The Detroit times., 1912-05-29
CRAIG GOES TO TRAINER
FITZPATRICK FOR WORK
BEFORE OLYMPIC TRYOUTS
Leaves Wednesday for Final
Training UnderPrinceton
Instructor.
FEARS FOR CONDITION
Thinks That He Has Not Had
Enough Work to PutiHim
in Best Shape.
BY REkNoN.

Ralp Craig. the Detroit sprinter' VINO
a generally conceded to haTe'his place
as aImember OF the American'olympic
teamS cinched, leaves the CITY Wee
nesdaA for Princeton, where he VIII
train under, the direction OF keene
F,tzuatrAck, formerly of the univefs-
ity OF MAshigsn. until ,June.s, at which
time thsl tryouts viii be held at Har-
ward. Pig -
craag hAmself,is very doubtful OF his
ability to- Smaks a position'-~dtn the
worlds tgraltest athletes to represent
American atl Stockholm, IN the 'dashes
He sayslthati he 10 in very poor con-
ditionN -
! For "A month Craig has been work
,no almost tevery night at the ID. U.
s. grounds There, in company wiz
Paul MaxSn. a former y. Y. o. anu
Trinity poSe vauiter. VINO wiz aIs'
try for the american Olympic team
The speedy Deroiter fears that tae
work he has bem, TO DO mas oeen
altogether too Vittie to put him In ths
mink. While AZ Michigan, Where ne
made the graAest reputation OF his
starry career, he thad three and four
hours OF work iegtsry day. In prepare
tion for his woxkthis summer, he has
had from 5:SosfnNthe evening until
dark
Craig is employed by Frederick
stearns & Co. FNs3 position keeps
him inside constantly, However. MS
EMPLOYERS have taken n great inter
est IN his athletic work and have
granted him time, off 90 train here and
10 take the trip east for the tryouts
when he has made his place on the
American team, he will be given q
leave OF absence TO go to1Stockholm
For a month Ralph has been pranc-
ing tp and down the cinders at the
d. u. S., working hard and steadily
with Ahe compart onship or'nobody b.
his fellow athlete, Maxon. Occasion
ally. Coach Fryetsof the university
school has slippedt the athlete a wore
Of announcement, but steady, lone
some plodding has been his usual fate.
Not until few days ago has he let
himself out at all. He speeded up
oversize paths the latter part Of last
week. doing the 100 in loops. The
220-yard dash he completed in % sec
onds. He has done the century In
As. and the longer dash in 81 1-5.
Craig has chosen Keene Fitzpatrick
as the trainer under whom he shall
do his final work beforee entering the
tryouts because of the fact that Fitz-
patrick Is the man under whom he
attained greatest distinction at Mich
igan. Craig feels that his old trainer,
knowing his needs, can help him more
than any other.
Fitzpatrick, as Is we'll known, Is one
OF the greatest trainers sn athletes in
the world. After makingTan enviable
record at Michigan, he went to Prince
ton, and his success there has been
unparalleled. His championship foot
ball team Of last year was always In
the best Of shape.
Craig might have done his final
work at Michigan under the great
Kraenzlein, but that trainers plans
after the intercollegiate.
While Ralph is very conservative in
his opinions OF his chances OF max
ing the Olympic team, his friends have
no doubt but that he will sail with
the American stars
Paul Maxon, the pole vaulter, who
has been working out with the spriut.
er, 70 taking things easy just now
He injured his ankle when alightinz
after vault last week, and 1t has
bothered him so much that he ha;
been unable to indulge in any bu,
light work.
He will leave for-the east just {:
week after Craig, going direct to BIOS
ton. He has obtained leave of ah
sence from the Edison illumination,
Co. for the tryouts.
While Maxon HASN'T put forth hi
best efforts yet by any means he MAJ
been clearing the bar at over IL feet,