1912 Magazine Article, Photos ~ American Athletes at Stockholm Olympics

Original illustrated magazine article that has been carefully extracted from a vintage/antique periodical. A look at the American athletes scheduled to compete in the upcoming Stockholm Olympics.

Illustrations/photos include:

ï Alvah T. Meyer, good for flat time in the hundred
ï John Paul Jones of Cornell University
ï George Horine, holder of the world's record for the high jump
ï M.J. Sheridan—a powerful man with the discus
ï Melvin Sheppard, king of middle distance runners
ï Kiviat, a sturdy middle and long-distance man
ï Rosenberger, who can sprint all the way in the quarter
ï Tewanima, the Hopi Indian who is booked for the marathon
ï Platt Adams, with a running broad jump of 25 feet to his credit

Title: Our Olympic Flyers

Subtitle: What we may expect from our athletes in their battle against the world at Stockholm

Author: Edward Lyell Fox

Publication: The Outing Magazine

Publication Year: 1912

Length (includes front & back): Approximately 11 pages

Approximate Page Size (in inches): 6 x 9¼

Condition: VG

This is an article only . . . not the entire magazine