The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-20

SHORTON
RUNNERS
Distance Runners Neces-
Sary for Americas Sue
cess at Olympic
Games.

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-It may seem
rather previous 20 comment upon the
probable outcome OF the clash between
Uncle Sans distance men and John
Bulls flyers at the Olympic games, 10
be held at London IN July, 1903, but as
this feature Of track sport is admittedly
our weak point. it behoOves us TO get
an early start and make a lengthy and
well-timed prearatiOn for this meet
Owing TO our weil-knOwn strength IN
distare es under one mile. and the sweep
ing victories won by our men IN these
events at Athens last year. little need
be gaid at the present time concerning
the men who will look after Uncle
Sans claims TO supremacy in the
shorter distances. But too much can
not be said in the way OF promoting
interest in distance running, encourage
ing athletes who show promise Of de-
velopment. and urging our seasoned mea
TO their best efforts.
The distance IUns to be held in Con
nection with the sIeet as recently an
nounced, are 1880 meters, four miles,
ten miles, and a three-nile team race
In this latter event five men VIII be
allowed to represent each country, the
/ first three men OF the five 10 count IN
| the score, the team scoring the smallest
/ number Of points winning
England Strong on Mile
For the mile. England has Butterfield,
] tile present champion. and McGough,
both Of whom are capable OF doing bet
ter than minutes % seconds. and pos
/ slbly one or two others. However, with
/ such men as Lightbody. Haskins, shep-
I pard. Rodgers, Coe, Sullivan. and Cohn
/ to choose from. Americas chances look
very bright. ali Of these men being
/ capable OF close TO minutes 70 seconds
But in the distances over a mile our
| men show up poorly by comparison. Tie
4 best men running at present are Rowe
II and Hull OF Michigan; Magoffin, OF
n Cornell: Bonhag, Irish-AmeTican, and
/ NebTtch. n. Y. 4. c. The three former
mentioned have confined their efforts to
college running and have rarely run
! more than two miles III competition
Rowe and Magomn, however. are sea
soned men and can probably run -four
4 and FIVE miles just as well as two miles
/ They. certainly showed q surprising turn
! Of speed in the recent intercollegiate
, meet, Rowe winning from Magoffln z,
/. ten Yards in the excellent time OF
minutes "a seconds.
Rowe is a very gracelui ana easN
: runner and his form should help min
/ materially in the longer distances Ne
brfch. while he Won the cross-countf9
/ championship last fan, has never dons
( himself justice on cinder track nls
best races being recorded or the boards
Bonhsg Developing.
Bonllag has run some fast races TIL;
= past winter, but his records suffer b.
/ comparison with those of the best mel
In England. Bellars. \. 7. A c. an
Collins, l. A. A C. are comparatiYei'
! new 10 the game and will impTev'
greatly during the present season an
may possibly snow championship form
in the fall Uncle Sam Will have Z
look to these seven men to supply ma
t-.rial for his entries in the three an
four-miIe events
For the ten miles-well, we have no
had a ten-mile event in some tirQe, ans
. il is hard 10 say just who Of the presen
crop Of runners could be relied on
John Joyce is making determined el
n fort TO get back in the game. ana I
he can show the form ne displayed i
1853, will probably be one or the se!eS
, / tons DAILY, Carr, LORI, Frank. FoW
7 Ter and Spring should furnish materia
for this event, which Will likely prov
| our hardest problem.