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Show TO TRY FOR OLYMPIC GAMES ! American Athletes Expected to 8wcep Do.ird at Stockholm Emiill Army to Make Trip. That AuktIiii will n nd abroad an alhli-tlc team tl.it will tueep the I" i:i r.l i hi th.. olymiilc Kiunea nt Stiichh'olin next Biinimi'r la the prediction pre-diction of nil rnllowera of aport. Ac-cordlnir Ac-cordlnir lo Hie pinna of tho American Olympic commltlcn the nthletea who will carry thn atnra and strlpea In tho hut t lea for w orld honor a 111 bo the greatest aggregation of champions eve- gathered together. Thnt a small army will mnke th trip I evident from the enthusiasm displayed In nit purls of the country slnro the call for f'O.Oun was made hy the Olympic committee. In tills elty several thousand dollars have been aiibaerlhed already and In Chicago, Chi-cago, Ht. I.oiiIb, riilladelpliln, Huston, San Friinrlsco, I.os Angeles and Port-lnnd, Port-lnnd, Ore., plans nra under wny to add tiioiihiiiuls to help defray the expenses ex-penses of the team. It Is the Intention of tho American committee to havo every section ot Hie country represented north, south, enat nnd west. |