The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06
Yankee Athletes
Start oday to
Win Olympiad
By MICHAEL j. MURPHY.
Trainer Of the American Olympic
Tnaps

Team.
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, July o.
Americas representatives for the one
hundred and eight hundred and ten
thousand metre runs are ht to go 10
tho mark for the trial heats az the
opening of the worlds greatest games
tomorrow.
On form and on the showing OF the
men since We landed here, Howard
Drew and Ralph Craig are the men
on whom We must count In the lho~
metre. The man who beats either
Drew or Craig will be forced to make
a new worlds record
Rau. of Germany, and Patching. OF
South Africa. are both dangerous
men. and In Howard. Of Canada, the
United Kingdom has a man who is as
fast as any sprinter in the world.
We are sure to qualify enough men
tomorrow TO give as an excellent
chance In the finals on Sunday. Six
men will run in each heat. and the
semi-hnals will also be run tomorrow
First and second men IL each heat
will run in the semi finals.
Owing to the decisions of the Swed-
iEh-c ommirtee-to-rll4 semi III alsiI4
the 500 metre run we have been com
PEELED 10 withdraw John Paul Jones.
With Jones In the 800, the team race
We would be asking too much from
him 70 make MIN run three times in
the 500. He will be held until Tues
dav for the 1900 and viii, undoubt-
eddy. do much better work.
In spite Of this misfortune. We have
an excellent chance to win most of
the points with the veteran Melvin
sheppard Ted Meredith, Dave Cald-
well. and Putnam, of Cornell.
Our strongest opponents seem 10 be
the men who finished behind Shep-
pard in the S90-metre race at the
London olympic. Emilio Lunghi, of
Italy, who was second in that race,
and who is now the holder of the
worlds record for the half-mile, and
Hermann Braun, of Germany, third
man in London race, are to be start
ers, and both look exceedingly good.
The 10000 metre run Is one In
which two foreigners, Jean Bouin, Of
France, and kohlameinen, of Finland.
have an excellent chance to upset the
men from the United States,
our hopes in this race are Louis
Scott. Of Paterson, n. j.. Lewis Te-
WANNA, of the Carlisle school. and
William Kramer Of the Long Island
A. G.
There is no chance for the xmeri-
can representatives in the iavelin
throw. We were compelled 10 leave
at home two of our best men, and
even with them would have no chance
for a place. The Films and Swedes
have developed this branch Of sport
so successfully that they can throw
the javelin farther with the left hand
than any America has with the best
hand, and the result will be fought
out between Sweden and Finland with
Saaristo. of Finland. a strong favor
lite.
The work of the marathon runners
continues good. Johnny Hayes IL
working daily with the men. and is
following out my Instructions TO the
letter John Gallagher of Yale. fur
nished the surprise of the trial race,
finishing more Than mile ahead of
the field He has shown the greatest
Improvement OF the marathoners since
landing. and looks ike a possible win
nef.
Today's workout was very satisfac-
tory. Gutterson cleared twenty-four
feet six inches. and Mercer twenty
three feet inches In the broad jump.
and the high jumpers all did well SO
that II il hard TO pick the best man
in this event