The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-08
WARM RIVALRY
AT STOCKHOLM.
OTHER COUNTRIES WILL DO
THEIR UTMOST TO STOP
WINNING STREAK OF
THE AMERICANS.

New York Feb. S.--The victories OF
American athletes i'm past Olympic
games have been SO consistent that
every other competing country is maxi
ing special efforts TO break the chain
Of trlumphs at the coming games at
Stockholm next July. II is expected
that entries for the track and field
events will be received from close to
two-scorc nations and subsidiary ter
ritories.
II is evident, therefore, that the
American team Ton the 1912 Olympic
meet will have to be bigger and bet
ter than ever before in order to main
tain the supremacy and status achiev-
ed in the preceding games Close fol-
lJwcns of athletics in this country be-
lieve that the mammoth me of next
summer will be lnorc closely contest
cd than ever before and that new
Olympic records will be established in
number of events.
That our tracts and field performers
will be big and perhaps winning fac
tor in the International games appears
certain from comparison Of the lat
est records available. In ordcr to Sc
cure definite idea OF what may be
expected the writer has made a COM
parison of the records made in the var
ious national championships of the
leading countries supporting such sport
during 1911.
Difference in Measuring.
Some variance is noticeable i'm the
general list, and il must also be borne
in mind that the track events in the
Olympic games are measured i'm met
crs instead of Yards. The meter is
about ga inches longer than the yard
Since most OF the leading athletic
countries, with the exception of Swcd-
en-, measure I'm yards. the comparison
afford interesting study, reprcscntiuE
as they do. the work of winners in
national championships.
Taking the 100 yards as the opening
event, IL viii be found In the title
meets of America, England, ireland. |
Scotland. Canada and Australia, three !
ran the distance in 10 see
)nds fiat. Americans won the Unit
I'd States and Canadian events. Bur-
-on won the Melbourne hundred in |
even time.
No foreign Splinter equalled j. Nell
sens time of u 40 seconds for the
,20-yard dash at Pittsburgh.
The same is true of Linberg of the
chicago 4. A., who did the 4iO in 40
seconds Dat.
Sheppard Best Middle Distance Man.
III the middle-distancc runs, Melvin
'heppard's time of / minute 81 Id
econds for the $50 yards is better than
hat shown by any winner of the 9TH
r country meets mentioned. kiviat of
he Irish American A. {. won the A.
\. u. mile title at Pittsburgh I'm
minutes 10 80 seconds.
The nearest approach to the time
vas made BY d. T. McNichol of the
'olytechnic Harriers In the English
!. A. A. championship at Stamford
fridge on JUL l. The nvc-mlc run
n the A. A. U. program was not dupli-
ated abroad, SO no comparison Is pos
ible i'm this event.
In the hurdles A. -. Shaws record
7 IA 3-5 seconds is surpassed by that
{ q. keddc.i ~ ;he Nv .orland meet {
rree-tenths OF scccnd. 'rhc D.
ara hurdle was not iun in the foreign
tie games. The pole vault and high
imp records made i'm the a. A. L..
leet were not equailed in any of the
Dntests mentioned. In the broad jump.
swever. Kerwan in the English cham
did about five inches better
nan Plat Adams at Pittsburgh
Coming down TO the weight events
is showing by a comparison OF the
arious records that members OF the
zeal athletic clubs did far better In
ne American or Canadian athletic IL
e meets than was the case in the [
competitions abroad. {
he margin of advantage is compar
lively safe In all the contests. All