New-York tribune., 1912-03-31
SETS ALL FEAR At REST
Olympic Games Programme Fa-
vorS American Stars.
ATHLETES WELL SATISFIED
Sprinters and Middle Distance
Men May Double Up in
Various Events.

Unless serious opposition should develop
to the two SUNDAY dates which the Swedish
Olympic committee has announced the pro-
sramme for the 1912 Olympiad is sure 10
meet with approval in this country. The
arrangement Of the preliminary and final
heats in all Of the track events has been
made in such q manner as to permit the
greatest amount of doubling up. The pro-
Sramme sets at rest the fear that the
American sprinters would not be able TO
compete in both the 100 and 20G metre
dashes and the middle distance men in the
500 and 100 metre runs.
According TO the schedule which has just
been announced the games will begin on
Saturday. July g. and finish on Mond1y,
July Is The 1oo-metre 2Oo-metre and 400
metre dashes the $40 and 800 metre runs
have been spread out over six days, so
that sprinter. II he had the necessary
endurance. could compete In the 100. 200
end 400 metre runs and the middle dis
tance men can easily compete in both the
so0 and J. 500 metre events. The trial heats
FOR the 100 and so metre runs are set for
the first DAY, with the finals on each the
following days
The 1o0-metre men who wish 70 compete
in the 200-metre instead of the 400 metre
will have a rest Of two days before they
are compelled to work again, while the
middle distance men will have a rest OF
one day. As a matter Of fact, this COM
petition will not be strenuous as that
made necessary BY our own intercollegiate
championship. At the 7. G. a. A. A. A..
meet men who wish to double up the 100
and 20 ward dashes have been known 70
participate in four severe races on the day
cf the prelminaries and four more on the
day Of the finals They will not be sub
iect 10 any such strain as this at the
Stockholm games.
IN the same I. {. A. a. A. A. games
men who wish TO compete IN both the half
and mile runs have first had TO compete
in the preliminary half-mle heats. and
then on the following day they qualified
IN the finals OF the half mile and the one
mile event. This. likewise. is 2 more Sc
we're strain upon the athletes than will be
the same competition in the Sn and l,5oo
metre runs az Stockholm, ss much time
has been allowed between the trial and
fina heats In the 40 metres In this event
the preliminary heats are on Friday. July
Y, and the final heats on Saturday, July *.
There never had been any fear on the
part Of the American committee that cur
representatives in the field events would
be in any way handicapped by the arrange
n1ent Of the programme. But there was
genuine fear that the sprints and middle
distance races would be placed so near to-
gether as TO preclude the possibility of
our men doubling up, as they did IN 1908
. fer able
to double up and TO score IN more than
one event However, men like Craig, Of
Michigan. Jones, Of Cornell. and Sheppard.
Of New York. are such phenomenal men
that they can DO this.
The dual games between Oxford and Cam
bridge last week brought 70 light but one
competitor Of Olympic csliore that this
country did not already know. He was
Ashington, OF Cambridge. and he won the
running broad jump with leap OF Z3 feet
II. inches When II IS considered that this
man also won the i0-yard hurdles. COM
p4ting in the rain, his broad jumping was
quite remarkable. and II he makes the I'M
provement which should be expected OF
him for the remainder Of the year he Will
cause some uneasiness In the American
camp.
The victory OF Mcmillan in the lolyard
dash was entirely unexpected though bis
performance OF 10 seconds for the distance
either stamps him as a world beater or
the time was not accurate. To run 100
wards on heavy track in pouring rain
IN 10 seconds fat is most unusual per
forrnance, and II Mcmillan really did II
under the circumstances referred TO. craig
will have TO be at his very best TO have
even a chance with this big Cambridge
man. Reports from England state that Nc
MILAN has been running the distance in
this time repeatedly, and he has been
cIocked by some OF the best timers In Eng
land. who insist that the times announced
for him are accurate. If such is the case,
bs bids fair 10 Re the best sprtnter that Eng
land has produced in many years. Both
Raker and Jackson. the winners OF the
bslf-nlile and mile races, respectively. fur
r,sbed no surprises. Both Of these men
are Of such a calibre as 10 cause tho
orestest respect among our own unusually
good distance men.
With the exception Of the broad jump al
resdy referred 10, the performances In the
field events were nothing unusual The
high tumping and shot putting would not
have done justice TO one OF our best inter
scholastic meets An American Rhodes
scholar furnished the winner In both the
hammer throw and the shot put, Ziegler,
y, oxford being a double winner. He, how
ever. will not re eligible TO represent Eng
,ord since he is citizen of the United
states. The same applies TO Lange, the
snrin,cr. who halls from Oklahoma.