New-York tribune., 1912-03-03

will not be discovered until after the spring
season opens
I'm the high jump the United states will
once more have the services Of Harry Por-
{cr. Of Cornell. who won the event in 1905
with jump of feet inches. Porter has
been competing constantly since the 1908
games, and with unusual consistency. TWO
other men who are expected to be quite as
valuable 10 the American team are Bur
dick. of the University of Pennsylvania
who has frequently jumped feet inches.
and S c. Lawrence, former Harvard
Jumper who has recently made a new in
door record of feet AZ inches Still an
other good man is Horine of Leland Stan
ford Junior University. who is credited with
having done feet inches. Grumpelt. OF
the New York A. c., is the best OF the club
men. with record OF feet 3 inches
Unless Irons. the Olympic broad jump
champion in 1908. can regain the form he
showed then this country Is not likely TO
be repre- sented by very many men who can
beat % feet Two such are A. i. Gutter
son. of the University Of Vermont. and f.
l.. Mercer, Of the University Of Pennsyl-
vania. both Of whom have beaten o feet,
and are expected to develop ability close
TO "A feet. 1t is the hope Of the American
committee that number OF first class
men win be developed for this event dur
ing the spring
No uneasiness is felt in regard 10 the
pcle vault for which event the United
States has half a dozen men who can clear
twelve feet and more The best OF the lot,
OF course, is n. S. Babcock, of Columbia,
the intercollegiate champion, with A record
of I2 feet SIS inches. though Scott. Cali
fornian, is credited with a record OF II
feet 1924 inches. Bellah, of Leland Stan
ford Junior University. has record al
most as good as Babcock and Scott have. A
number of former intercollegiate champions
have already announced themselves az can
didates for this event. Among them are
Gardner and Nelson. both OF Yale
In reference TO the weight events the
United States believes that It cannot he
beaten either in the hammer throw or the
shot put In the hammer throw 1t will
have McGrath. the holder OF the world
record Of 1S7 feet inches. In addition to
McGrath the American team will have
three men. in Ryan, Welsh and Talbot all
of whom have done better than 10 feet
IN the SnOt put Inc IUlleu Cldtt7 VIII } ioSO
all of its dependence upon Ralph Rose. OF
San Francisco, winner OF this event In 1908
Olympiad. Rose holds the present world
record OF 81 feet. which he made at San
Francisco in 1909. Two other very good
men. who can put the shot 40 feet and over,
are Beatty, of Columbia University, and
Mcdonald. Of the Trish-American Athletic
Club. In addition the team can have the
services of j. j. Horner. OF the University
of Michigan. and present intercollegiate
record holder with n mark close to AZ feet.
The resume OF Americas athletic
strength given in the foregoing represents
what the American Olympic committee
considers will be the nucleus of Its 1872
team Every effort is being made by rep
resentatives Of the committee In all parts
Of the country TO encourage the develop
ment of new material. II IS confidently
expected that many of the men now con-
sidered or mediocre ability will show
greatly improved form under the impetus
of the encouragement the American com
mittne is giving TO athletes in this coun-