The Washington herald., 1908-01-19


world at the London Olympic games next
sumner the followers Of field and track
sports are figuring on the chances Of the
two leading countries.
While France, Germany, Australia, and
many other foreign countries will be rep
resented at the Olympic games, it is gen
orally admitted that the real test will be
between America and England. A COM
parison of the performances at the anna
teur championships of America and Eng
land and at the intercollegiate and OK
q ford-Cambridge meetings would indicate
that America should have little trouble
in repeating her splendid victories at the
Athens Olympic games.
All distances in the Olympic arena are
measured by the metric system in order
10 comply with the universal custom Of
the majority Of the competitors. 1t is
probable that America will carry of the
short distances, while the English flag
may be run up after several Of the long
distance races. The Britishers feel fairly
safe with the mile and tWo-miIe runs. ten
mile walk. and tug-of-war. The half is
doubtful, but the 100, 220. and 4i0 events
are conceded 10 America.
Sheridan Rest with Discus.
The javelin and discus should go to
Sheridan. if he is sent over. At James
town Sheridan threw the discus in the
free style 10 feet 50 inches. and in the
Greek style thirty-two feet less. No one
except the Greeks themselves practice
what is called the Greek style unless,
like Sheridan, they had TO practice IT to
win at Athens.
The Marathon run will be held over the
roads from the arena at Shepherds Bush
10 Windsor and return, past Eton and
Harrow. With Bellars, New York Ath-
letic Club; Daily and Bonhag Irish-Ameri-
can Athletic Club, as the first string Of
American contestants this country Will
be well represented but there are several
good lOng-distanCe men in England who
VIII probably give the Americans a good
argument The comparison of the New
York Times made last year at the two
leading championship athletic meetings in
America and England follows;
In the 100-yard dash HUFF. of Chicago,
won at jamestown in G.10 l-5. but Cart
nell, of Pennsylvania, did even time al
the intercollegiate championships. Nor
ton won the English championship in
o:l0 10 with CartmeIl second the fastest
time being 0.10 S-5 by RoWen in the fifth
heat In the inteT-university sports Ok
and Cambridge made dead heat in
t-t-2. which was the best time ia Eng
land. The record is 0i09 80.
In the 30 yards Cartmeu Of Pennsyl-
vania, covered the distance in the inter
collegiate in 0:21 As, while HUFF won the
event at jamestown IN 0:22 Is. George
captured the English championship in
0:2 40 while Morton ran a NTH Of a sec
-ond slower in close race.
The 40 yards should be close. J. B
Taylor, of Pennsylvania, ran the distance
at Jamestown in 0.51 but al the inter-
cOllegiates he showed the fast time Of
0:4S 4-5, or an improvement on his own
record for the event two years ago. +.
r. Montague won the British quarter
mile championship in 0.52 30, not the fast
est time shown, which was 0.51 3-5, by c.
c. Davies in the first heat. Lieut. Halls
well did 0:4S As in 1906. and is reported TO
be as fast as ever. The worlds record is
0:l7 4-5. held by ". NJ Long.
sheppard Best Half Miller.
There Is a great disparity of time in the
records of last years amateur champion
ships Of America and England in the half
mile. At jamestown, Melvin W. Sheppard
put 1:55 Is 10 the credit of America, which
is within two-ffths of a second OF the
best English varsity time done by Corn
wallis and West Fairburn- Crawford s
time for the English title last year was
1853 30 The best time ever made was
1.53 10 by Hewitt an English profess
sIonal in Australia, but the worlds anna
teur record is KnpaUicks, 1:53 2-5. made
in New York twelve years ago Darling
won for oxford against Cambridge in 2.00,
and against the other college cracks Guy
Haskins Of Pennsylvania (who had just
lowered the record for the meeting in the
mile) won the half in 1;57 As.
In the mile the long distance abilities Of
the Engltshmen may be expected to give
them a better chance j. p. Sullivans
time at jamestown was 4:29. against
4:22 2-5 by BUtterfeld at the English
championships. Guy Haskins put up
4.20 5-5 at the intercollegiate champion
ships. which is nearly three seconds bet
Ter than the record for the meeting. Lloyd
was not asked TO extend himself TO win
for Oxford in 4-2& Butterheld has done
4la 40, and Observation-Disclosures an
other Englishman, won looking over his
shoulder in All As. The worlds record is
4.lZ&4, made by w. G. George in 1886.
The Br.tishers may make a better
showing In the hurdles. as the timber
is fixed on the other side and they
run on grass instead of over easily
displaced hurdles on a cinder path. so
that the times made on the other side
challenge more than usually favor
able comparison. Forest Smithson. Of
Oregon: II. L. Hillman, New York Ath-
letic Club and Shaw. of Dartmouth.
are good men. The former did 0.1R g-5
In the American championships against
Groening's Ole As In the British meet
ing. Powell, OF Cambridge, won this
event In the interyarsity meet in the
same time as Smithson. The record is
0.I5 Is. held by A C. Kraenzlein. Gro
ening ran 500 yards last September in
the worlds amateur record of o;S6 SIS.
British Weak in Jumps.
Con Leahy, of Ireland, won the run
ming high jump at the jamestown
meeting with feet l inch, but Mofitt.
OF Pennsylvania, topped this by IA
inches at the intercollegiates. The
worlds records in this event are held
by Americans. who are also first In
those standing jumps which dc not
appeal to Englishmen The best run
ming broad jump at the English cham
plonship was % feet 1 inch which is
not as good as Young's distance for
OAIofd, and more than a foot less than
OConnors jump in the championships
OF 1906 None Of these came uD to %
Ieet II inches, by which Dan Kelly
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