The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-05

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NEW YORK., June Atnerfce's
chance VI slctpiy u The olynpfc I'M
fernational athletic champ onshi psf
Eat London Il his summer looks like "A
Sctnch 81 the lead tpe variety on!
the eve OF the setec lion ot The man
who VIII defend i Uncle B Sans track
and Held horrors 1T the British capt
TAI NJ Isl sviden &, that tho Olympic;
commit will find 1T d. Comparative;
|lya easy maj tier 70 seiec athletes who
Will compare more an faForabiyS
with the best that Europe and AUS
tralias can produce. While the score
may be somewhat lower than IL was
"a ] BOG at Athens. owing to@changeIs
conditions. it Is almost certain that
the Stars and Stripes will wave VIC
toriously many times in the British
stadium at the Franco.B British Exhi-s
bition. e n 81: X 81 N "a
Two years ago England. Australia
and Sweden were America greatest
rivals. Such will be the case this
year. Where IN. 1906 the British ath.
letesS had q long Journey to make anil
also to combat climatic conditions,
they3Fwill be at home this year, with
every thing In their favor. LONDON
will suit the Swedes better than Attn
ems. On the other hand, once again
the Americans are forced to make a.
long Journey and then face adverse
climatic conditions, for 1t has been
proved In the past that our runners
are always at disadvantage when
competing in England. Some OF the
best men In the United States may,
not be able to make the trip because
Of their business. But despite these
obstacles Americans should win IL
past records count for anything. 4; I.
At all previous meetings where our
runners have met the crack Britons
In the quarter half i and mile
runs Americas chances have been
long ones at the hest. but there NAV
be another story this summer. when
the cream OF the worlds athletes
gather in London.
The greatest quarter miller in this
country to-day is John B. Taylor, the
negro runer OF the University OF
Pennsylvania. If he lis in condition
the man who beats him at this dis
lance will have to set up n new mark.
\ Coming to the half. mile run. Amer.
fca's chances of success seem cspe.
4 cially good, with Melvin w. Sheppard.
Of the FIrish.American Athletic Club,
and Guy Haskins, OF 4 Pennsylvania.
to carry her colors. At Jamestown
last summer Sheppard did 1 SIS Is,
X The 1.50o'metre race Correspond.
i Ing to our mile) has I always been
England's strong point. But to un.
:, hold America there is Lightbody, Of
Chicago. the two-time winner. OF this
championship. besides n host OF 9th.
ers. Guy Iaskins ran in 4:2ois-5 at
the intercollegiate championships
and Is the fastest college man In this
country, IL not in the world. Lloyd
won for Oxford lastyear in 1928.
The next distance run on the Olym,
pic programme after the mile is the
five mile. For that race we have
such men as Fred Bellars, OF the New
|. York Athletic Club; George Bonlag,
OF the 1rish.American Athletic Club,
and some great cross-country men
from Cornell and various athletic
clubs. 555.
i 1t Is pretty safe bet that America
will win both the spirits. rs she has
N. ]. cartmell. Of Pennsylvania. in
tercollegiate champion for two years:
Hun Of Chicago. winner at James
town: Dan Kelley. holder OF the
worlds record; Charles Farms. OF
California; Archie Hahn. winner OF
the 100.metre race at st. Louis AMI
Athens; Seltz. OF the New York Ath.
letfc Club. and scores OF others. Every
one OF these men has run the 106-
yard dash In even time. 1t is seldom
that Briton does better than Oslo
2-5 and O:22 2-5 for the 22O-yar.l dash.
4 For the 110.meter hurdle race
America has among others, Johnny
Garrels, OF Ntichigan; Shaw, OF Dart
mouth; Hubbard, OF Amherst: For.
rest smithson. Of Oregon. and Harry
Hillmnn. OF the New York Athletic
Club.
Ray Ewry will be depended upon
to win the standing broad anu the
standing high jumps. rs In the past.
He is without n peer In these events
The standing broad Jump was taken
off the intercollegiate programme in
1880 and the standing high jump the
following. year. Neither is in favor
among tho college athletes. and