Mel Sheppard

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1Before 1906 no official US team was selected for the Olympics, though curiously, there was a selection race in 1900 for the marathon team. It was over 15 miles, and won by Arthur Newton, a 17 year-old from Upton, Mass. H

Before 1906 no official US team was selected for the Olympics, though curiously, there was a selection race in 1900 for the marathon team. It was over 15 miles, and won by Arthur Newton, a 17 year-old from Upton, Mass. H

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Language: English - Date: 2013-06-17 02:36:56
2The Irish American Athletic Club: Redefining Americanism at the 1908 Olympic Games

The Irish American Athletic Club: Redefining Americanism at the 1908 Olympic Games" ©2001 John Schaefer/Archives of Irish America, NYU page 1 At the beginning of the twentieth century, many intellectuals believed that

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Language: English - Date: 2001-10-19 11:18:42