The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-06
American Athletes, Comprising the Finest Team Ever
Assembled Are Sure to Carry Off Olympic Honors

To select the winners of the events
in the Olympic games at stockholm
is to pick the best American in the
most of them. In all but six OF the
twenty nine events Uncle Sans boys
may be counted upon to carry off
first honors. Those events are the
hop, step and jump, the 10,00o-meter
run, the 1n,000-meter walk, the stand
with pest iiHrru slfleiraWinR the discus
both hands. But in practically all
the other contests several Americans
are entered, each with better RECORDS
than his foreign opponents
Take the 200-meter run, Tor IN
stance. Here three Americans, Craig.
Cooke and Drew, are counted upon
to win first, second and third respec-
lively. In the 100 meter two Ameri-
cans, Drew and Courtney, are count
ed upon to win first and second.
Third place is conceded to Rau or
Germany. without question, In the
sprints the Americans stand out as
the fastest in the world.
In the 4o0-meter race we md the
dopesters figuring it out that Char
ley Reidpath of Syracuse will be re"
turned the winner. Caldwell, an
other American, should win second
and Braun of Germany. third.
In the 500 meter run viii come
race that promises to result in SEN
sationai finish and new worlds rec
ord Who will win is hard TO say.
Melvin Sheppard is given preference
for several reasons. He is noted for
his generalship; he is great cam
paigner; he has been to Sweden be-
fore; he has raced and won in differ
emit climates and he is as good now
as ever.
But to win he must not make a mis-
take. With John Paul Jones in this
race his chances will be only 1rac-
ton better than those OF the cornell
man. With Jones out, as Is likely, IN
order to save himself for the 1.500-nle
ter run. Sheppard will meet many
fast men. But most of them are nov
ices compared to the veteran.
Mcmillan, an Englishman, and Dav-
enport and Meredith, If they start in
this run even, will also probably
press Sheppard. Braun, the German
champion, must be figured for
place. Experts say he viii probably
finish third.
The /, 500-meter race Will go to three
Americans. They are Jones, Abel XII
Wat and Norman Taber OF Brown
university. The first two are record
holders ana Taber has forced both Of
them to their last ounce of speed.
Tel Berna, of Cornell university, is
selected for the 5000 meter race. He
is the best American at this distance.
If in his best condition, he should be
returned an easy winner with GEORGE
Ronhaz of the Irish-American A. G.
second, and Louis Scott OF the South
Paterson a. c. third.
lean Bouin. the French champion.
is expected to win the 1e,o0o-m meter
race. He has won scores of vic
| tories in Europe and his records
| there have been better than any that
Americans have been able to make.
However. two Americans, Kramer
and Tewaina. are selected to win sec
| ond and third.
THE marathon is regarded as the
most uncertain of all the contests.
| Mike RYAN, of New York, is the ia
vorite IN this event Cookery, the
| Canadian, who once beat Ryan in
/ this event when the latter was i'll, is
| expected to win second
| In the no. meter race John Nichol
/ SON of Missouri university. and John
| Case of Chicago university are count
| ed upon for first and second. - They
/ are the best in this country. and they
/ should finish as they did in the Penn
svlvania relay meet-inches apart,
/ with Nicholson In front
! In the 10000 meter walk three
| Americans viii compete, but all will
/ nrobablv be distanced. GouIding of
/ Canada. Ross OF England and Slas-
1 ing of Sweden are regarded as the
| point winners in this event.
PIatt Adams of the New York A.
/ c, may win the standing high jump,
| but he must do his best. S. Tsletiri-
tas. the Greek champion. who twice
pressed Ray Ewry in Olympic meets
is said to have improved. Adams Is