The Havre herald., 1908-09-16
OLYMP|ANS,'
Feats of Some Men Against
Whom Yankees Will Compete.
SWEDES ARE DANGEROUS.

May Capture Many Running Events
With Lindbora, Svenbers and Lund-
hers-France Has Some Good Dis
tanee Men-Jarvinen, Finland's Star.
Now that the three tryouts are over
and the committee mas selected the
American team which is to battle for
Old Glory in the London Olympiad
something about the men Of other ma
uons who are going to compete in the
big games will make interesting read
ing for athletic fans. Uncle Sam Will
team that ever carried the athletic war
across the big pond. Collectively the
men form the greatest galaxy Of stars
that ever was gathered together un-
der one emblem. There's not weak
link in the chain, but there are few
places where the team might be
strengthened.
Sport followers are wondering why
Joe Forshaw was placed on the first
team and Alexander Thibeaux, who
has whipped Forshaw four times and
who won the middle west Marathon.
received berth on the supplemental
list; why Frank Riley was omitted
from the first team after having run
1900 meters In faster time than either
Of the western events was won in;
why Jacobs was chosen as pole
vaulter when there are a dozen men
In the country who have better records
than he has; why Narganes, the wres-
tier, got place on the team, and why,
Harvey Cohn, who has shown himself
to be one Of the greatest distance men
in the country, and George Cameron,
the king of the amateur cyclists, were
placed on the second team.
There are men on the second team
who have mighty good chance OF
scoring for Uncle Sam. When the com
mittee wakes up and gives Thibeaux,
Riley, Cohn, Cameron and others what
is due them, the old fellow with the
goatee, whether he twists the lions
tail or whether his own whiskers be
pulled, will know that there was put
into the field the strongest team that
America could get together
England, Germany, Canada and Fin
land are the only other countries which
have had their tryouts. The English
tryouts We're held In the stadium at
Sheppard's Bush, where the Olympic
games are to be decided, ON May 80.
With the exception of two events, the
results were not gratifying to the Brit
ishers and certainly not worthy OF
throwing q scare into the Yankees.
England's best men did not compete In
the tryouts. One will have to wait till
the northern counties, midland coun-
ties and British national championships
are heard from before a good line cam
be had on John Bulls form. England
has few men in the field events who
class with the cracks on this side of
the pond. In Con Leahy Ireland has
a dangerous man in the jumps, and
Nicholson Of Scotland has chance for
fourth In the hammer throw.
The German tryouts which were held
In Leipzig a few weeks ago, whileare-
sulting in the smashing Of four Ger
man records, produced nothing which
should cause the Yankee athletes any
worry.
Johannes Runge, who represented
Germany at the Olympic games in st.
Louis in 1904 and at Athens in 1905
and who till recently was undefeated
In his own country, was beaten by
Braun in both the 800 and 1,5OO meter
events, the records going In both in
stances.
The Canadian tryOuts were held on
June 6, some of the events being held
In Montreal and the others in Toronto.
The boys across the border hung up
some great performances. Galbraith
won the five mile in faster time than
did Bellars at Philadelphia. The pole
vault was won at IL feet 5 inches, the
1900 meter in minutes seconds and
the quarter mile In 49 As seconds. Con
Walsh, erstwhile member Of the Irish
American A. c. Of New York, threw
the hammer 161 feet 5 inches, and
Bobby Kerr won both the dashes in
good time. Bricker of Toronto cap
tured the running broad jump with
leap of % feet 21a inches. On such per-
formances the Canucks will take lot
of beating at London.
Sweden and France will be the hard
est competitors of the United States
and Great Britain. Sweden has been
In the throes Of an athletic fever for
the last two years, and her men are
showing such form as to warrant their
being dangerous antagonists.
In the 100 meter event Sweden has
Knut Lindborg, a consistent ten second
100 yarder, who has two victories over
J. w. Morton, the English champion, TO
his credit. Lindborg may cause sur
prise in the sprints. In the distances
above a mile Sweden will depend on
John Svanberg, who is capable of Civ
ing any man in the world a race for
five miles. Svanberg and Ivan Lund-
berg will carry Sweden's hopes In the
Marathon race. Neither one Of them
will be far behind when the winner
crosses the line.