The Calumet news., 1912-06-08
SPORTING
NO REASON TO
FEAR BRITONS
OLYMPIC MATERIAL
APPEARS TO BE MUCH
STRONGER. TRYoUTs
TODAY.

London, June S.--Rritish sportsmcn
are greatly pleased over the success OF
the Olympic games tryouts held at
stamford Bridge. This elation was net
due so much to the records, which in
the main were not startling, but be-
cause the games were marked by a
large entry list, and were attended by
10000 spectators, in striking contrast
to the meagrc entries ana ATTENDANCE
If the tryouts which preceded the 1908
Olympiad. Critics declare that there
has been real revival Of interest in
track and field sports and whale they
are still hopeless of ceemg the Union
Jack dying at Stockholm in a ma
lurity of the events they feel that the
British team will make good show
ing.
In the sprints and middle distances
several good records were made not
ably the time of Secdhousc In the 400
metres. He covered the distance In
isiR seconds thereby equaling Hil!-
mans Olympic record. If the Black
ing qualities he will be the man thc
American quarter miicrs viii have to
beat at Stockholm.
If John Paul Jones of Cornell does
not appear as n member of the Ameri-
fan team the English runners may
have chance Of breaking the tape in
The half and mile runs, as the records
| made i'm these events compare favor
ably with the best American perfor-
nances over these distances Mann, ui
the Polytechnic IIarriers. took the halt
md Cottrill. Of the Hallamshirc Har-
riers, was first in the 1880 metres, the
distance closest TO the mile.
In the short dashes the university
sprinters, who were kept out on ac-
,cunt OF examinations were missed. and
it is quite likely that Macmillan, of
Cambridge after u priv ate trial will be
| selected by the Olympic committee as
the mainstay of the British team In
the sprints. His ten Hat over wet
! track in the annual oxford Cambridge
! field day stamps him as a formidable
opponent lot any SpIlntels
No Unusual Records.
In the longer distances no records
worthy OF note were made. The Mara
thon was run in the excellent time of
hours sc minutes 55 2-5 seconds, but
the winner was Corkory, young
Irish Canadian, and the second man
across was G. w. Gitsham, a dusky
member of the South African Olympic
cam.
Any average college team in tho
United states could have beaten the
,ntrics in the field events. The only
onsolation which the critics can draw
from this division is the fact that
Fsaker jumped six feet in the high af-
or tying for first pla 20 with lcat
II 1--WE feet eleven inches. but that was
before they heard that six feet was not
wen good third place IN the recent
acinc Coast College Conference meet
The best that E1axman could dc
with the hammer was a toss Of 1874 feet
Sts inches, which Is not likely to take
better than third place al Stockholm
Quinn, Of Dublin. put the shot 4i fee'
ioit inches. but the news received her-
that Rose recently heavcd the iron bad
ss feet indicates that he will have t.
improve vastly IN the short time intci
vcning before tdc s.Aics. licn@c. son
with a. discus throw OF ~ ic,t 5lz
inches. made good Impression by his
style. and he is looked upon as sure
point winner.
The trials did rot develop any new
material for the British team. but they
simplifcd the task Of the selectors
for with the exception of the university
stars kept out by examinations, the
hest athletes now performing on track
and field were numbered among tho
entries. This is fortunate. for when Il
Is all over the critic will have no op-
portunity TO declare that the judges
did not make the best possible sclcc-
tion from the material ut hand.
American Try Outs.
Boston, June S,--Not only are records