Show ROOSEVELT GREETS I Ii i OLYMPIC ATHLETES i Says By George I am So Glad to See You Boys 1 GETS FLANAGAN'S HANDS I Receive Short Shor Address and Men Take Lunch as Guests at Sagamore 0 Oyster Bay Day N. N Y Aug 31 l. Sixty members of or the American Olympic team today loday vi visited ite President Roosevelt Roose Hoos velt cl at his residence on 01 Sagamore Hill Hi Tho The President and amI Mrs rf Roosevelt Roose volt velt vol stood the tho time front door 0 of the house and und a as each filed pa past t both the President and und his wife wie shook hands with him heartily and the PresIdent President Pres Pros ident paid a compliment to each man manas as a ho Ito was wa introduced b by James E E. Sul Sul- livan On tho tim veranda eranda sat st Mr and Mrs h Nicholas Lon Longworth and all al of the thc Pl Presidents President's children The first athlete to be presented WAS va John D. D Hayes c the Marathon r Heres tho the top top-nocher said the he President t. t as a ho grasped Hayes Hayes' hand handin in a vI vise like ko c-ko grip which mado made the he runner runnel wince This Is Js flue fine line hue lne continued the President his visitors visitor's hand up UI and amid own like a pump hadle handle And Mid I am so glad that a New aNew York bo boy won it I. I B By George I 1 am ant s so glad to seo see all al you boys bort to tile the M. M 1 W. W V. V Sheppard presented Pi I Pre President the Iho medal he ho won in the 1600 race Greeting Thanks thanks thanks I IL value this Fai said rad the Pr President Lets see Bee arent aren't you youa Qu a member of time tho X New aw w York police I force No 0 said ald Sheppard sadly they turned me ins Je down Well b by George Georgc I I. I I were still a commissioner said tid tho the President Frost Frost- Pesi I dent Ilent the Virginia sprinter he heTh said Tills This Th is simply phenomenal simply When Julia John ohn J. J Flanagan hove love In InI Insight insight sight his mighty might shoulders bloc blocking I the time doorway the tho President reached out out and amid grabbed both boUt of or Flanagan's hands I This is the 11 big man he lw said It I 1 pm nm part mighty glad to see you OU I When hon Taylor ay I 0 l the Iho negro runner hearty heart a came along he lie got ju just L u us greeting and anti when introduced d dI H. H I J J. J McGrath as at tho heavyweight hea man the President replied By Jove Jo he hc looks It I. I One b by one th the the- athletes filed pat past the Pi and to all I poke words of or encouragement al Then Thon the tho were d alorie to Mrs Ir r J wild spooled ot d them with a aIn a l i 1 c aU VJ n t Ut halt 4 1 t U UH I 1 tho 3 H alt UI he to r he Ii I II 1 am not hot un athlete hilt but do o bal eve In itt l how n to LO shoot und arid I am ami i proud of mj my Th Them ll tho the President said sid These These are arc sonic ome om of or m my trophies I with a swoop o of hl his haild about tho the Continued on II lage l'age c T 1 0 o S. ROOSEVELT GREETS OL OLYMPIC ATHLETES Continued from flom One walls of ot the tho room The Tho President continued eon coo Untied I 1 want to say ay ono one word of greetIn greeting greet greet- In ing to you ou I am sure surl that every otto one In America Is proud of or you O l I dont don't want vant to speak of It in hyperbole h but butI I think it Is the literal meral truth to aa say that the feat this team has performed has never been duplicated In the history history his his- tor tory of athletics r I I. I think It is o ll biggest teat feat that lint hn ever been IH pcr 1 cl i b by any tean of 4 an any natio n andl tl of or you Is not ilot a man on the thc team who ho docs does not nol deserve e his Ills share In Ino l Ie total credit It Is not only tho the mon men who won the firsts but Jt it I Is ever every man in 11 inthe the team leam that did his dut july duty as you all ull did who deserves es his share of ot tho credit I congratulate you ou all nil and I thank you ou all And I want to say Mr r Sullivan a word wOId of or special thanks and acknowledgment to you ou Without Without With With- out you ou wo would never cover have havo gotten them together and sent sont over such a team and our gratitude gentlemen IK It due clue not to those who were so glad to SOc sec you ou como come back victors victors there thoro arc are plenty plent of or tho those those those-bitt but but to those who In an any wa way contributed to send you abroad In 10 such shape that you ou could coult be he victors I think I could como come ty near passing a competitive examination on oil the thc records and feats of or each of you ou Now ow that we are arc here hero we must insist t not forget how proud prout we are aro of the American riflemen ant and revolver re men I You know I believe in straight ht shooting shoot shoot- ing for fot tho battleship or private citizen clUzen clU- clU I zen zell either cither one An Informal luncheon was served following the address while the President Pre Pres ident and SIr Mr Ir Sullivan nn hail haU a joint discussion lon seated sealed on a window scat cat In the dining room When Mr lr Sullivan referred to the I cries of or foul which the made at nt the time the President said Well weve we've won out a a tho the less attacking wo we do to the tho bette e will bo bo be o off otT IT offA ITA A team like e this dont don't need any excuses You have won a vieto vie vie- to tOr or ry |