New-York tribune., 1908-02-02
OLYMPIC MEN
THE CANES 1T LONDON.
Team Should Be Stronger than One
Uhich Went to athens.


summer but it is possible that the score VIII be
somewhat lower than it in 1905. when
Uncle Sans men carried off first honors at
Athens Conditions will be different and they
will undoubted1y prove a handicap to the Amer
ican runners and jumpers who strive for points
in the British stadium.
Two years ago England. Australia and Sweden
were Americas greatest rivals. Such VIII pe
the ca Sc this year. Where in 1905 the 6ritish
athletes had long journey to make ano also
to combat climatic conditions they will be at
nome this year. with everything in their favor
London will suit the SWcdes better than Athens
On the other hand once again the Americans
arc forced TO make long Journey and then face
adverse climatic conditions for II mas oeeh
proved in the past that our runners are always
at q 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 America
should win if past records count for anything
At all previous meetings where our runners
have met the crack Britons in the quarter. half
and mile Americas chances have oeeh
long ones at the best. but there may be another
story this summer when the cream of the worlds
athletes gather in London
The greatest quarter miller in this country to-
dsv is John B. Taylor, the negro runner of. the
University of Pennsylvania If he is in condi-
ton the man who beats him this distance will
have TO set up a mark Taylor holds the
intercollegiate record and there have been only
two rrnners-Maxey Long and Wendell Baker
who have been faster for the $40" This rec
ord is As As His worthiest opponents will be
F. II Montague the British quarter mile cham
pon g. c. Davies and Lieutenant Halsweil-
The latter is the fastest of this trio and equaed
Taylor's record in 1906.
SHEPPARD AND HASKTNS
Coming to the half mile run Americas
chances of success seem especially good. with
Melvin W. Sheppard. of the Irisr-AmeriCan Ath-
Ietfc Club and Guy Hsskins. of Pennsylvania. TO
carry her Colors At jamestown last summer
Sheppard did SO s. Haskinss best time is
somewhat slower. but he is a consistent runner
and is steadily improving His greatest per
fnrnanCe was at the intercollegiate games in
1907, when he the mile and half mile races
with only short rest between events. Amer
ica's other stars this distance Andrew
Clarner. of San Francisco: Eli Parsons of Yale
and Frank Sheehan, of Boston All of them
in 1856 or close to it. Darling won the
Oxford Cambridge at this distance last
year in 200. but that time not he taken
as a criterion. The half mile looks To be Amer
ica's race. however.
The 1,,O0-metre race corresponding to our
mile) has always been Englands strong point
But to uphold America there is Lghtbody. OF
Chicago. the two-time winner of this champion
ship. besides host of others. Guy Haskins ran
in 42Os5 the intercollegiate championships
and is the fastest college man in this country. if
not in the world. Lloyd won for oxford last
year in 4;2S. At jamestown j. P. Sullivan capt
ured the American championship in 4:29 The
English title by Butterfeld in 4221s
1at hos inns iS 4 IIer1-
derson. another Englishrlan. has covered the
distance in 4:1I4s. This should prove of the
greatest races of the Olympic meeting. and
of the fastest. Captain Rowe. of Michigan. may
try for this event. 1t will be remembered that
he won the intercollegiate two-mile race in
9::'4+5. six seconds faster than the old record.
ENTRIES FOR FIVE MILE RACE.
The next distance the Olympic pro-
gramme after the mile is the five mile For that
race have such men Fred Bellars. of the
New York Athletic Club. George Bonhag of the
Irish American Athletic Club. and some great
cross-country from Cornell and various
athletic clubs
1t is pretty safe bet that America will win
both the sprints. she has y. ]. Cartmen Of
Pennsylvania intercollegiate champion for two
years: Huff. of Chicago. winner at jamestown:
Dan Kelly. holder of the worlds record: Charles
Parms of Califarnia. Archie Hahn, winner of
the 1OO-metre at St Louis and Athens:
Seitz of the New York Athletic Club, and scores
of others Every of these men has the
lOO-yard dash in even time. 1t is seldom that
a Briton does better than 0:1O2s and 0:2222s for
the 22O-yard dash
For the 11O-metre hurdle race America has
among others, Johnny Garrels. of Michigan;
Shaw. of Dartmouth; Hubbard. of Amherst;
Forrest Smithson. of Oregon. and Harry Hill
-Iur In FIN
land they run the hurdle the grass. but
that should not prove handicap TO the Ameri-
cans Smtthson won the American champion
shin in O15A while the best time the Brit
ish meeting was O:164s. slower than the times
made at many OF the schoolboy meetings in this
country The 4OO-metre hurdle race. of the
Olympic events is the place where Harry Hill
man will undoubtedly shine. This event is
rarely found at American meetings. and is not
in favor with the athletes of this country Hill
man is proba bly, the fastest American in this
particular event, and good enough to win in
England
RAY EWRY FOR THE JUMPS
Raw Ewry will be depended upon to win the
standing broad and the standing high jumps. as
in the past He is without peer in these
events The standing broad jump taken off
the intercollegiate programme in 1850 and the
standing high jump the following year. Neither
is in favor among the college athletes. and
Ewry's understudy will probably come from an
athletic club.
Mofett. OF Pennsylvania. may prove the
worlds champion in the high jump. He is by
far the best in this country at present. His rec
ord ia s feet ga inches. made at the intercolle-
giates last summer. Con Leahy. of Ireland won
the event at jamestown with jump of g feet /