El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-15
INTEREST GEHTER5
IN OLYMPIC GAMES
Smithson, Star Hurdler of
Pacific Coast, Sure of a
Place-Others Named.

National interest which is manifest
in the probable makeup OF the United
states team which viii compete In tns
Olympic games at stockholm. sweden,
In July, the result OF which is ludlca-
tive OF the title Of world $ champion.
becomes more concentrated as the time
draws near for the team selection com
mittee 10 make its nominations. which
are TO be governed by the results OF
the tryouts scheduled for san Francisco
on May IS for the Pacific coast con
tenders; Chicago, the week following,
for the middle west asplrants, and at
the Harvard stadium, Cambridge, j une
5, for the athletes Of the east
While many athletes viii be on the
anxious seat over the prospect OF max
ing the team. the wealth Of keen COM
petition which viii ensue In each OF
the series viii warrant many a heart
ache by those who VIII be knocking at
the door, but who viii just lack the
class which makes an olympic per
former.
On the other hand there are many
men distributed throughout the states,
who, although they have not qualified.
have, by virtue OF their past per
fOrmances,' and their well known abil-
ity TO measure up TO championship form
W henever they set themselves TO the
task Of preparing themselves for
something on track and field out Of the
common. practically got their tickets
seWed up IN their Jeans
sheridan StH There.
While among our athletes viii be
several who won Olympic honors in
London four years ago, but one OF
them who viii make the journey, Mar
Tin j. Sheridan. viii repeat mis- bid for
one OF the challenge cups. as he is the
holder OF the Montgomery prize FOR
discus supremacy- Sheridan has al
ways been the man OF the period with
this missile since he became prominent
in athletics. and all Of his work this
spring has been directed toward the
continuance OF his position as the pre-
mier man at this game.
Frank Irons. the Chicago lad who
electrified the world at Shepherds
Bush with his wonderful leap of p
feet s II Inches. will again be on the
list when his favOrite game Of broad
jumping is called. He has been leaping
well over % feet since being able 70
do outdoor work this year. and seems
destined to duplicate his previous sue
cesses.
The most wonderful hurdler from the
Pacific coast, Forrest SmiJhson, is be-
ing heard from weekly a sports in the
west, where he is said 10 be topping
style, which promises TO place that
event in Uncle Sans column when the
summing up IS made.
Then again there IS that other west
ern athletic star. Ralph Rose, whose
usual wont IS TO toss the 16 pound I
shot farther than man ever before I
put the sphere and who is shaping
all OF his preliminary work toward I
M =
Stockholm.
Sheppard at Work
Mel sheppard the hero Of the London 4
DIympics, when he won the double /
event-SOO meters and 1.500 meters-is /
again hard at work preparing himself Z
TOR contests which ne admits will be u
harder than any in which he ever en- z
gagged. for he will have as an oppon-
ant the redoubtable John Paul Jones
lf Cornell. the athletic sensation Of Z
asst year through the winning of both
half mile and one mile races at tie
ntercohegiates, when he gave over to
me Keeping of Father Time records in !
-ach event and a worlds amateur {
! ark OF An 10 2-js, for the longer
Matt McGrath. the worlds record
colder with the Is pound hammer. will
De another OF the men who is assured
I, place on the team, while with Pat
9cDonaId the giant Irish-American
,hot putter, and Russell Lawrence /
2edlty or the New York Athletic club. I
good care Of
N the jumping events strong con-
SIueIs VIII De found In Harry Grum-
'sll, INC national champion high Jump
r F4alI adams. the American broad
imp title holder and winner OF many
'ther Jumping CHAMPIONSHIPS. and Har-
> baDcOck, the intercollegiate
= an plon pole vaulter, who rose to the
'ccaslon last May with a leap of u
Get By inches. while Mike Ryan. bv
rs winning the Boston A. A 25 mile
ace on PatrIOrs' day. earned the right
attempt to duplicate Johnny Hayes-s
uccess IN the famous contest against
mt the United states on the Marathon
Ian.