Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-24
EXPERT VIEW Of
OLYMPIC GAMES.
Some Europeans Who viii Make
Americans Hurry in Their
Events.
GERMANY AND FRANCE ENTER,
And Rapid Advances Made Recently
In These Countries Indicate They
VIII Figure In the Points

Perhaps no sporting event In The
world secured the universal recognition
attending the Athens games for every
good male takes peculiar delight i'm
seeing the kind OF male from his coun-
try excel In athletic events over the
kind developed IN another country An
glo-Saxon blood runs TO victories, and
demands them, while In recent years
German conservatism and French ner-
Nousness are developing each towards
greater efficiency IN action, so that tho
American conclusion that the Athens
games this year are candy for the
Americans with only the Engishmen In
the running against them, are hardly
applicable.
In order to get view other than
American the News" has secured from
John Morgan we'll known as an expert
of Soccer" or "Socker" football,
statement OF the European entries and
the relative standing VI the Americans,
compared with them. Mr.. Morgan's rel
view follows
AN EXPERTS VIEW.
This great interna tional athletic fes-
tival Is close at hand, and critics on
this side have already sized up the
chances OF the American contestants.
1t Is taken for granted that the con-
test for supremacy Will be between tho
two great branches Of the English
speaking race. America and Britain. II
Is quite probable. owing to the advance
IN athletics made In recent years, es-
Ipecially by France. Germany, Austria
Hungary, that I'm more than one event
athletes not using the English tongue
may spring n surprise on both OF us. !
have before me partial list Of tho
British entries for this contest. and 50
will compare their chances with tho
Americans. As up 10 the present mo-
ment the complete list OF British en-
tries is not to hand thorough COM
parison is not possible, but enough en-
tries are TO hand to make even an IN
complete comparison interesting read
Ing to those who take even an ordinary
kind OF interest in International ath-
letics.
II can be taken for granted that the
American athletes will win the major
fly OF the field events. ms the British
ers ara not ssngulnc OF any but tho
broad jump, In which their faith Is pin.
red on r. O'Connor OF Waterford. wha
O'Connor has not yet definitely decided
10 attend the meet, so without him the
British chances are anything but rosy.
IIhowever, I'm the track events. the
British athletes mean To make n desI
perate effort 10 sweep the slate, and
the Americans will have TO strain them
selves desperately to carry off even one
event. First let lis consider the 100
meter run.
THE sPRINTS BRITAIN's.
The American sprlnters entered are
Archie Hahn, w. u. Eaton and SchicE
Of Harvard, all fast 1907 yard men, but
however fast they are they Will be up
against tough proposition IN Morton
of the South London Harriers, who "
credited with the fast time OF Q AS on
several occasions. As proof OF the
sprinting caliber OF this natural athlete
who has no faith In training II may be
stated that during the season of 1904
he beat Duffey, the famous Georgetown
Splinter. In 10 out OF 10 events. AS he
generally finishes strong am confident
that the nine yards extra that lie be-
tween 100 yards and 100 meters win en-,
able him to overhaul and beat any of
his competitors. This runner Is also
good for the 100 yards in IL fiat.
CHANCES IN THE QUARTER.
The American quarter-mne runners
entered for this event ARE Hlman and
Hchick Up to date the only British
competitor Is Lieut.. Haswell of the
Royal Highland light infantry. Thn
Will be the most open event of the se-
Iies. Haswell's average time for the
40 yards IL somewhere U am not quite
certain about the 81 seconds mark. 80
! am inclined TO award the honors to
the Americans I'm this event
U,NGLISHMEN AT HOME IN RUNS.
Now we are coming TO the longer dis
tanCes and the longer they are the
shorter the Yankees chances OF vim
ming. For this event are entered thu
American half-mile champions, Light
body and Valentine Only one English
runner Is certainty thus far, viz
CORVALLIS of oxford, who in the hall
mile Is good for the fast time OF / "a l-b
three seconds better than Valentines
best record. II Is nearly foregonp
conclusion that the Americans win lose
this event
OUTCLASsED IN 1900 METER
EVENT.
In this run the American contestants
win be the mile runners Sullivan and
loIUdSs III lilS race the American
runners viii be fairly outclassed, as the
best time any OF the American runners
can do for the mile is aga; while on the
other hand the British runners already
entered. Hawtrey, Cough and Anderson,
are all good for i;20 and even better
while II Is also highly probable that
CORVALLIS may compete His time for
the mile In last seasons Oxford-Cam-
bridge meet was ar 2-j. While Ameri-
ca turns out but a few runners who can
do the mile under i30. the various
cross-country clubs OF Britain turn out
annually scores able TO do the distance
IN that time.
FIVE-MILE RUN \ CINCH.
In this event the Americans are not
only beaten but also hopclessly out.
classed. The American runners entered
for this run are Bonhag, W. Spring and
W. Frank Neither ~ these runners
IS able 10 do the distance under IS
minutes, while the British entrants
Churchill and +. NJ Edwards of Cam
bridge and Cough OF EdinburRh-are
each and all good for less than IS min
utes. British athletes VIII not be any
where near fully represented I'm this
event, as neither " the above mem
toned are champions In this event. but
they are far superior TO anything that
the Americans can Pitt against them.
THE HURDLES NOT EASY.
In this event the Amerleans--p G.
l'eavltt and Hugo Friesd--will nnd a
tough customer In r. :. stronach. the
Glasgow crack, l6-second man. This