| Show RESIGNS AS I OLYMPIC SHOT Ogden Man Refuses to Submit to Uncertain Situation G L Becker Ogden s famous announced he be had S I withdrawn front from the American Trap Shooting team which Is la to lo compete In tn Paris next month 1 loI I Several Se eral weeks wees ago I Mr r Becket Beelel nas 00 named a as alternate In the I western trapshooting division Frank of or and I Hughes of ot South Dakota were ere named as liS principles to represent the western division on the trace team Early Inlay In May lay The Tile Associated Press carried the tho announcement that thal the eligibility of ot and Hughes Hughe was sas questioned On 8 Mr Becker received ed a telegram I from Frank Stoop Stool of ot as tallow follows Troth and Hughes asI I from Cram Imm team Wire YOUl decision I TS D On the strength of ot this tale tele telegram gram grant from a 11 person authorized by Captain W H Ii I AW cell ot of the American Olympic team to make appointments telegram definitely stated staled that the to two principals had withdrawn with aith- drawn Mr lair Becker Bocker wen went I Into con con- con conference ference terenee with hi his iI friends At their request ho agreed ed to cancel previous engagements and toI I leave his business I to mal make o the trip In lit view low ot of the tile Ca favorable ad- ad ad advertising Ogden and Utah would reecho e b reason of oC having haing a man manon manon manon on the team He lie wh wiled ed his acceptance or of o the InvItation to be on OR the team and I later In answer to hi his telegram ILS aas told lold the sailing salling date I TY GRO GROWS C And then hen after aCter he had made arrangements for tor the trip came word ord that thal and I were acre re fighting tor for re-In- re reInstatement statement re-ln-statement statement TIl This left Mr Beeer Becker in a high high- highly highly I ly uncertain predicament lor l'or several das days the grew grev with none of ot the Olympic officials able to lo tell him whether he ho should get ready to sail sali all or not Tho situation grew Intolerable to Mr Ir Becker Believing the alt sll- sit situation was nas unfair to him he wired to lo Stoop the tollo following leg Ing ide- ide tele telegram gram grain ot of withdrawal I based decision to accept upon our definite statement that thal had withdrawn Was Waa 05 surprised later to leal leai n a ot of o tight t for tor reInstatement I do not wish ish to tobe tobe tobe be Involved In the controversy and andam am too busy to lo go so to Ne New Ne York on an uncertainty Therefore un- un unI under Under un under I der the circumstances ask you OU to release me TROLlS TS A PORTLAND Ore May 24 24 Frank M ii Portland trap trap- trap shooter barred recently flom the Olympic trap shooting team train on a achal chal ge ot of professionalism leaves today for tor Washington D P DC C lii 11 an effort erfort to lo persuade the Amer Anier- AmerIcan American ican bean 01 Olympic mple committee to rca res- rescind res rescind cind the order by which he w a is barred declared e de- de departing departing de departing parting that he land had repeatedly be- be besought be besought sought the committee by telegram and letter to grant him a hear hear- hearIng hearIng hearing ing on tho the charge against him but bul had received no reply Van Vari Various ous oils trap shooting In Inthe inthe Inthe the northwest hive hie made similar requests In his behalf according to but none has hos ben been an- an answered answered an answered nn |
