Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-28

athon race at Greece two years ago, and
of four minutes twenty and three-fifths
seconds.
But the Swedes are on the ground al
ready with two men much better than
Svanberg, who this time will be reserved
for the longer distances. The new ones are
e. Bjorn and r. Dahl, both of Stockholm,
and they are said to be much speedier than
their public performances would indicate.
In the international meeting last year at the
Swedish capital Dahl won in four minutes
/ elven and nins-tenths seconds and Bjorn
was close on his heels. The German try
outs did not bring to light anything speedy,
the record of Braun of Munich being four
minutes and four-fifth seconds. These
same figures won the Belgian champion
ship last year for A. Matagne.
The record down for l.. Steuder, the
Russian champion, is four minutes thirty
four and four-fiths seconds, and the rec
ord of.the Finnish champion is four minutes
twenty-five econds. South Africa will have
a man in the race named c.. Hefferon, who
at the very best will hardly prove Danger
Gus. as he has done only four minutes
thirty-five and four-fifths econds for the
mile. With regard to the placing of Light
DOuy, CnlcaSOs Dun ana rowe, MlCllSdI'
and Sullivan, the Irish Amateur Athletic
club, the other American selections in this
event, it is hard TO say what they will do.
Lightbody has never been headed for the
distance, a fact which adds greatly to his
credit, though he certainly never met any
man of the Butterfield caliber during his
| career. Dull and Rowe are good men and
well inside the 4:SO class for the mile, but
Sullivan will, in all probability, find the
heavy English atmosphere a little too much
for him.
FiVe-MiIe n FOrIOr nHOpe.
What America will get out of tine five
mile is little better than a forlorn hope.
II Bellars, New York Athletic club, the tor
notch Yankee selection. expects to be any.
where near the leaders at the finish he will
have to show more than a miEute faster
than his tryout. His time at Philadelphia
was twent-six minutes forty-four seconds
rather poor going when compared with the
English tryouts Of Voight in twenty-five
minutes twenty-isx and two-fifths seconds
It is hard to figure where Eisele, New YorH
Athletic club; Bonhag, Irish Amateur Ath.
letic Club. and Trube, New York Athlete
club, will be wheD the winner hits the
finish line. AS far as can be judged nov
the battle for first place should be between
Duncan. the English four and TEN mile
champion, and. John Svanberg, the Swedish
champion. The pair met twice last year
the distances being four. and five miles
and on both occasions the Swede won
The time of the five miles was twenty-fou
minutes forty-seven and three-fiths sec
onds, and it is remarkable that this ha
only once been beaten by an amateur, ant
that was when shrubb made his world.
record of twenty-four minutes thirty-thre
and two-fifths seconds.
with such men as Duncan and Swan
berg on the path it can easily be imagined
what the pace will be and what chance
twenty-six-minute man will have for a few
points. The Frenchman in the race vii
be l.. de Fleurac, who came to England
last winter, and in the dual match agains
Cambridge university easily beat the bes
of the Cantabs. The other continental en-
tries will hardly make a showing in thi
event.
SteepIe Chasers and Hurdlers.
II is understood that the jumps in IN.
two-mile steeplechase are pretty stiff an.
this will be the worse for the Americans
Elsele. il he runs, is not the very bes
fencer. and he won at Philadelphia becaus
ne had more speed between the fences
Trube Is more in the habit Of cross-countr
work and should make out a little bette
than Eisele. There will be a host Of Eng
fish cross-country runners in for this an
4 they should easily swipe the three places
with such high hurdlers on the America
team as Shaw. Dartmouth; Smithsor
Multnomsh Athletic club, and GarTel,
e Chicago Athletic club, all three place
y seems secure, except some wonder come