Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-15
NERICANS WILL
HAVE PLENTY OF
COMPETITION
Olympic Games This Summer
Will Be Better Than Usual;
Uncle Sans Boys Will Have
Work Cut Out for Them.


New York, March i5.--According
70 reports received by the American
olympic committee from various
countries whore track and field sports
flourish, the American team viii find
competition kecner az the Stockholm
games next SIMMER than In any pre-
vious international meet. The revival
of the Olympic meet has done much
20 stimulate interest among national
tiles which heretofore have not shown
much disposition TO adopt this form
Of athletic competition. II IL most
unlikely that any country wherein the
sport Is just attracting public atten-
ton and interest will carry off chief
honora az the meet scheduled for next
July.
There ~, however a strong possi-
bllity that here and there a compare
lively unknown entrant VIII forge 20
the front and score first place ia ono
event, thus upsetting the predictions
Of the athletic sharps AZ the present
writing Il would appear as though the
real battle for premier honors lay be-
tween the United states ana English
teams. The latter country would be
far stronger were q possible to- use
the athletic strength OF her colonies
for the Olympic games. bat Canada,
Australia ana South Africa compete
ing as separate teams VIII compel the
English committee 20 rely solely upon
the athletes OF the British Isles for
her team.
Tho result cannot be forecasled.
therefore, with any real certainty. for
both the United States and England
may lose points when least expected.
Because OF the aigo and callbcr ~ the
team which H. expected to represent
this country. the United States viii
Undoubtedly be favorito for first
place. but d few upaets would reduce
the margin Of victory 90 n point where
the loss Of premier honOTs would not
be impossible. The faet that Canada.
Australia and South Africa are pre-
pairing to send strong teams 10 the
olympic games portcnds some hard
struggles on both oinder path and
turf for the American athletes.
The South African colony h making
strenuous efforts 70 send a small but
high-class team 40 Stockholm. a
public subscription 20 defray tho ok.
penses Of the combination h hcina
collected and from the material
available 4 is expecied that this en-
try viii bear keen watching by the
American competitors. The sum Of
$40. 900 Il desired to finance the trip
90 the team, which win probably CON
siat of eight men, every one OF whom
= performer well above the aver.
age, 80 far ~ the colonies are cons
corncd. South Africa Is noted for lta
speedy runners and rarely has Il been
without an outstanding aprinter. since
1850 no fewer than eight runners
have been credited with doing ten
seconds fiat. There IS "A young sprint
or named Reuben p0voyF of whom
much o. expected. while the real hone
De Cliff sulin. the present South Afri-
can champion, ie-year-old youth.
and much like che professional, A.
~ postlc. Ia shape nne style This
runner a. lightning fast ON the start
1T the holes. and, being a Durham
boy. has had the advantage OF train
ing with Major Taylor, the Tasman-
ian professional, and later With hit
townsman, Reginald walker.
George n. PATCHING. who "a crack
at 100 yards, is really az his best IN