The sun., 1910-10-09
ATHLETICS ~ SWEDEN.
\ Cambridge Z nv Ner~Iiy Athlete NJ seat
OF NeNt OI, mpIr Games.


from now uuth the spring ~ ia,a IN"
doiugs OF track and held sport IA Sweden
Will he interesting the world over. prin-
,ipsllv on a,,urut of the fact that IN June
oi that year the OLYMPIC games viii tab"
place a. Stockholm 1ha' the SHed"-
will bs pTepa red 10 win on their own ground
- certainly. for they have already started
to lay tho lines for strong international
team though ol course only time can re-
veal what success they will meet With
quite recently the Allemania IdTotts klub
ot Sto, kholm held Messing on champion
ship lines a nd there we're some firs' rat, yer
forman,e- For instance Braun. the Ger
man champion and Who j. Hlzo eN-Engli-h
Champion. won the half mle IN the crack
ing time of minute 8, Is seconds. figures
vht,h are as good. II no, better. than any
thing done this year The new rule oi
an,hidcN'srtr IN the held events came
into us.. and II caused the defeat of l.eu q
ming. the holder Of the jaVelin record
Ne REFORMED we'll with the right hand,
but whom " came 10 the left he could not
do much. and was beaten
one OF the most prominent English
visitors Of the games was = Ahrahams
Of cambridge University. who won the
running broad Jump In speaNins Of his
visit ha say, The only event in witch
| -corrd a success vas 'he running broad
r.mp. and l managed - cover - ~ meters
u feet inches hea'ing Wens'ein, the
German jumper. by three inches ERu.
the German sprint"r. won IA" 100 and 200
meters. hu' Eraun vas the hero Of the
meeting Ils von the eco meters in - -
seconds and the half mile easily in minute
s., IS seconds r.a'lv think he would
h. unbeatable a, tha half nov lie has
such a splendid turn OF speed. and simply
flies away from his men al the finish " ide
the swedish champion. vas second IN
mtnu'e - - seconds and = b Mann
could not touch she rair Wide won the
mil. n minutes - 3-i seconds. beating
Mann who wa- second bv 10 seconds In
IN" ~" dI-tano" events. 5.upn meters and
Iu. ~ meters, tual"s va- '"rv successful
hI- time for N" LATTER distance. nearly
= t-I miles. va~ 81! minutes = seconds. but
this vas on rough grass course. A. Ioale~
would no. run IN the cement
! must admr that the looN- ~ ~" track
would frigh'"n good many English run
ncr-. nu' "a" must admit that athletics m
eVpe,i r" md ih" grounds aud track up 20
oar English stand ards vet In my own
case dd not show up 10 my best form. a.
Z Ia event WAS decided under an electric .
light and could not get near he takeoh
hut 'he SN-dISh ordcial- were such splen- |
dd spor'.m .men. and found them anxious !
30 uieas- all the visitors and ready 20 con /
10 any complaint that was made IL proper
manner
I"uDhing swedish athletics generally J
hey are going ahead very rapidly You will .
Wha' - fine impression he Swed.- T
rreatsi N llos. even though they we're not D
world h-aters except where they spec ializ~d.
put they ars coming along hy leaIs and
bounds Their native r~cord~ are imrrov-
,ng Irudholm j. ,red'ed with ~ as I
seconds iug th" ion m"ier~. bu' | do not
hink ihs' "an h,, ,ahrn -"r.oHsN = 20
Ipun'"dly authentic ndholm Was rim
n'ng -""ond 20 Braun when showing 81
49,, uri.i- 'yr The s,u meters Mids has run
rh. IHf mile several times IN minute -
-"'uui. aui D." mile m = minutes = l.i
already seen What they can 10
D." only defeat they have - hat th"y
30 not run themselves ou' perhaps th- -
on .dar,-,I a deta,'. boz Z ,ar'alnIy j. from
a compel tive s~p"' ! saw q Marathon
Np' unr ut rh" '"mp.i tor scanned ~ the
..s-r dszr,... 4 l-r r..~-'-I Ih-V finished with
e fine -prini, t"os . long breath sud walked
tWaN tg.i a- 70 'h"E hti been "ui for
~. great adysutns. hey have over -
: M ~. matter ~ up',unal physical tram
ur Nhi,h brings their Youth into The 0rId
y -prr' ".iuII poi Win . sound heart sound ,
Ing- and sound umh- IN"rV swedish
lrr. 10 England there are compulsory
games 90 The great public Schools. bat - -
a
"rt ~ AZ. iha' he j. uun'. over thrr" the ,
-. l- different II q Nouth - o"rtIfisd a-
offering from weak heart he phv-lcal m
-p",'pr takes hIm IN hand and u-rS ever
i-"- 70 II r'uyfi"u ne heart Their system d
= rhl -'al CuliIf" : 7ir-rh Vet 'urionsly
,rus,rr- IA lr..h AR n vuu travel N
.ailvt, carriage With M" natives you Will
lrarIv dNhy> md -" slndow- closed and
r Is sthetr phy-,qu. uhich vii Sl,. them =
IN adNantRge over ~ when their athletes
io '"utin"nc" ip -p"cialil" The swedish
EhN ~..lI raining > -frul - opposed 10 that
-. AL ,all"n ~h'ch tni"r- The develop.
men 1t ,erfHIn muscles ~ the -Npeu-a Of !
''n"r- Tor instance. l~mininz the
'"fld - T"g"ri holder With the lavsltn, Vet I
ie Nl- drf~tf..I the other day bsCau~- the.
E~thnI Of -s"Tlng points i for the Compel ,
ur- 10 throw Nfl hU'i hands. and then the '
w best tuToVs. rISir and l"i'. are added T
ugc' her l."uuIug. Vho j. -p,', Ialt-' I
a. far and away best vith the right, Dui ,
'i'h the left hi throw Wa- not nearly a. y
'otnf u' ytr' sweden IN the most democratic
uinrry VA the World. Ia England our men A
.roup into club OF different standings. and 1
her" are even tin.t"uf 'otsris- IA ON. club
n sweden ih" athletes all group together
nj IN" Highest innI"ur"- the lowest The I
riu'ipal patrons ~ sport there are the
pUug officers 10 the army and navy SOm,. ,
Z he principal r"rioTfn"r- are IN the army .
Mind YOU, 10" grnetal sNeraEe II ability
= in England. nor have they IN" -normou- r
lumber ot at,l"t"- that wr develop The =
"
b . 'hin2 uuknov q there. The Roodathlste
Iu- almost ever, lhink IN hiz Club and
her" l- very h'tl" chance Tor the man - : /
EHdrrtts ability
10" ~Vs,i"- ar" ysr. foLId ~ FngIi.b ,
thl"t"-. 'ud ''l l.ll r"i"rr"d 10 ingIaui
= N" mother Ot athletics aud sweden a. '
~ pupil They would very much Iiks to- !
- iev oi our geSt men over there from \
me 10 time and would welcome = home ,
ud homo match wtth England nr with IA !
~ ding Ergl ,lub or university h
irum Whist I have sHid vou viii under
'prd that ve should NOT have much 20 giy, 4,
WAY Iu any -,ICh contest In tho eanti,us /,
- urw men for this branch ~ sport, m ! q
" hu not wake Up we shall he ieft "A great =
'rI more badly ~ 1912 than w~ WeTs ia :
So Tor not oulS sweden but other cont rte- =
'" moving ahead very fast IN athletics
lev wears Ago "" would have lauRheI / v
The id"a Of being beaten by a Z 1ontinentsi 4,
1li miller. hut " Hrsun - fam con vinC.d
street ahead ot our h~-t man / thIuE
h"piard would find hts match IN him nov :,
]" can run n quarter IN 4H, too. Vhich would
'dN" our l-a-t "NIsuU"nt ~ he rear Uut '
- ~ held -,ent- that Ne shall 70 doWn l
ipNi h"h ny unless ttef" - great dcyeiot,- ! u
'"nt neat year Vet thiuE Ne have tR. ,
~ material. NJ that H. wanted r. tho uesns ,
H"'ri'Ufg % ihr ti"id Events Asso =
hl"N ht- H"ne us boat tpg 81! the 81 ! y
'nths"u'"u' It field events hat there il u
~ fnh'h 10 - done before We rau hopa 10
~" prominent place IN the 1911! Olympic