The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-27
GERMAN SPLINTER
PROVES A FLYER
RAN IN HUNDRED METERS EQUALS
TIME TO RECTOR, WALKER
AND JARVIS.
BEATS CRACK SWEDES
Us LIKE TO he FACTOR IN OLYMPIC
GAMES FROM SHOWING RE-
GENTLY MADE IN GER
MANY AND SWEDEN.
BEATS CRACK SWEDES

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-According
to advices received here. Germany
has produced a first-class sprinter,
and this man, who il little more than
IA beginner. is likely to prove a STUN
bling block to the visitors at the
Swedish Olympic games next year.
The name of the flyer Is II. Rau. and
and gold of the Berlner Sports Club
OF the German capital Quite recent
Iy in the indoor Olympic games at
Berlin Rau gave a fine display of
sprinting prowess and something
which means that the visitors from
America. England a--d other countries
will have to look to their laurels at
Stockholm next year. The German
covered the fifty meters in 40 sec
onds. figures which. If closely calcu-
lated. compare with the best on the
record books OF any country in the
world to-day.
Estimated according to the English
statute measurement. the distance is
So yards and feet, so that on a
rough calculation the sprinter was
covering SIS yards. that is allowing
for a. little loss of ground at the
start. The time was a shade Worse
than 5 3-5 seconds and il is worth
remembering that American sprint
records for and around the half CEN
fury distance do not show any bet
ter figures than those accomplishe ID
by the German.
No American Record.
For the so meters there is no
American mark on the books, but
there is a record of 5 2-5 seconds
for SO yards done at different lines
by different men. the record for s ]
yards is 5-5 seconds on the Yankee
record list and the mark made by
Rau is anywhere from three TO four
yards better than this.
This comiie season will be the
third one on the path for ltau. In
The course OF last year he hung up
some creditahie performances. one
being of special interest, at the in
teFnation meeting at Stockholm.
Word had got noised around the
north of Europe that the Germans
had a real tiptoppcr OF sprinter.
and the Swedes. who are getting pref
ty cocky about their runners Of late,
made fun OF the reports about the
young German. The banter some
how or other reached Berlin. and II
riled. Eau mach that he iBnedt-
afely sent his entry Tor the stock
holm international. Nothing pleased
the Swedes better fer they wanted a
chance to show up the German and
incidentally to display all they had
of late learned about the secrets Of
sprintng. lsau was opposed by the
faster OF the Iindholm brothers. Eek
berg and Beijborn. the great Swedish
flyers all heating 9 As seconds for
the TOO yards In private and already
sure winners in the olympic games
next year.
Rau Wins Easily.
II they had been doing marvellous
thing for the trainers watch they
failed to duplicate them against Rau.
who made the field look like hacks
in both the 100 meter and zoe meter
races. His time for the leo meters
was 10 4-5 seconds and these figures
equal the best Olympic record. among
che joint holders being such cracks
as Jim Rector. Walker, "a South
Africa, and Jarvis. the Princeton
sprinter Of ten years ago.
The Germans victory was no luke
for irs turned out 4 little iater in
the day and won the 2oo meters in
% as seconds. the Swedish wonders
being in his wake 1t Was a bad
drop for the Swedes, who thought
they had the sprint honors of their
own olympic as good as won, and
ever since the trainer has been kept
busy trying to explain why the Swedes
did not win.