The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-13
AMERICAN TEAMS
ARE HANDICAPPED.
Track and Field Conditions in
Paris Races Deemed Tn
favorable.
YANKEE ATHLETES HOPEFUL.
Experts Rely on Their Apparently
Superior Ability to Overcome
All distractions and De
feat the Europeans.
YANKEE ATHLETES HOPEFUL.

Paris. July I2-The thlrty-fve American
athletes who Will compete on Saturday
for the amateur championships Of the
world in connection with abe exposition
finished tr,.niug this afternoon and viii
TEST tomorrow.
The Princeton men were the first on the
field. going out early this morning. They
seemed to be in the best of spirits and
condition and prac;iced very hard. The
Michigan men spent the day upon the
grounds. taking light exsrci=e early in the
morning ana again in the afternoon The
Pennsylvanians did most Of their work
early in the day. but the Georgetown attn
letes We're the list 10 leave the grounds
Duffy Of GEORGETOWN University has
slgh, cold. He still conn iains Of the soggy
character OF the turf going, but all ex-
pect him 10 win the 1oj meters as handily
as he did the i0)-yards dash in England.
orion. Of the University of Pennsylvania.
felt much better after a nights rest and
appeared to be elrer his usual good form.
The extreme heat here has done no harm
TO the Americans. Among the runners not
a little uaeasiCcss Is felt because Of the
difference In the methods of starting prac-
ticed in the United States and in France
Every possible means, however. will be
taken To- assure the Americans against 4
handicap through lack Of knOwiedse of the
rules and the language IN vogue here The
hur,ilers also fad difficulty in gauging the
hurdles. which are six inches higher, and
because of the change from a cinder 10 u
turf takr-0ff.
PoIe-VauIters' Troubles.
The pOle-vaulters are troubled by the
fact that the Frenchmen. instead of resting
their poles. which have an iron spike at the
end. in the dirt, rest them on raised
wooden platform, and as the Americans
are unaccustoned to this method they are
compelled to rest their vaulting sticks upon
the ground. which gives them a handicap
that much higher. The broad jump take-off
has an incline, which IS diScOncertfng TO
the Americans. But, in psite OF the sitfua-
tion. all are hopeful. and every one expects
America 10 carry OF the hurden or the
prizes, rs she did in ENGLAND.
Four Days Programme.
The meeting will begin at a. m, on Sat-
urisy and will be carried on four days On
loi-meter and 4p)-mster, ec0-meter and l5OO-
meter fiat races, the iO0-meter hurdle race,
the high jump, the broad jump, the pole
vault and the weight throwing and discus
throwing events Will De Contested.
ON Sunday the finals OF these events VIII
take place. except those IN which American
college representatives viii compete On
Monday the sixty meter nat race. the 100
meter hurdle race, the hop step and jump
contest. and the 4,cVc-meter steeplechase
will be held.
run; ana on the Sunday following the soOo-
meter relay race will take place. In this
thirteen nations will participate. Of those
America has by far the largest number Of
entries Germany has eleven. England eight,
Australia one. Austria nine. Denmark four,
France nineteen. Greece two. Hungary
seven. Ireland two. Italy three and Sweden
eight.
NJ Sweeny the worlds champion high
hummer was an interested spectator of the
lmericans' practice this afternoon.