Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-03-13 | Page 6 | Paddock Seeks Berth on 1928 Olympic Team

Seeks Berth on 1928 Olympic Team PHILADELPHIA March 12 AP Charley Charle Paddock coast sprinter will be a candidate for lor the United States team in 1928 he stated in a letter to H. H Jamison Swarts manager of the University of Pennsylvania rela relay carnival made public toda today I Paddock was invited to compete In a special serIes of sprint races at the carnival for April 29 and 30 long f with Roland Locke the Nebraska Ne- Ne braska sp speedster and other stars In a letter to Swarts declining the invitation Paddock stated that he would woud not be in a condition to compete corn com pete at the relays reas but that he was la laying ing plans for a comeback in inthe inthe the tryouts for the Olympic team Entries for the carnival continued to pour in With seven weeks re- re colleges and schools have sent In their entry This is only three ninety three Jess than the total total to- to tal number of entrants last year Institutions heard from include Notre Dame University of Michigan Michi- Michi Jan gan Michigan l State Alabama Poly Poly- Emer Emery of Georgia Georgia Tech Marquette l Ohio State and WIsconsin