Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-20

for the mile run. For his especial ben /
eft second tape was set at the mile I.
mark, and after reaching the 1900 /
meter tape first Kiviat continued On
the mile, but there was a fatal hesita-
ton at the end of the 15OO-meter mark
and It was AIS 3-5 when the Irish run
ner finished the mile, just one-fifth OF
a second behind Jones present world
record. and Kiviat was a very much
disappointed man when the result was
announced to him. At the present
writing there is no question but that
Jones is superior to Kiviat, but it is
question which man will prove the SUI
periOr under the climatic conditions
which will exist at Stockholm.
In addition 10 these two consIdera-
| ton must be given 10 Taber of Brown
and VI. ". Sheppard. Taber has the
distinction Of running dead
I heat in the mile with Jones
at the intercollegiate, while
he was only yard and a half behind
Kiyiat in the 150O-meJer run at Boston.
/ Taber is capable Of any amount of
hard work and may prove the surprise
+ at Stockholm. Sheppard himself must
not be overlooked, because of his great
speed and experience. If Sheppard
had been pitted against Jones in the
one-mile at the intercOllegiates cham
piOnships. and the Ithacau had run
the sort Of race he did there is no ques-
ton but that Sheppard would have
beaten him. This is because of Suep-
H
quarter mile. Under those circum-
stances he should have Travelled the
last quarter in less than d minute,
which would have been fast enough
10 have beaten Jones. Kiviat is very
much the same sort of runner as was
W. c. PAUL, the old University Of
Pennsylvania miller Kiviat is not a
Splinter and must have his pace So,
from the very beginning. This is why
either Jones or Sheppard can beat him
out in a fast trial quarter
In the 5000 meters the United States
will have two good representative Ia
Berna Of Cornell. Scott OF the souch
Patterson A. c., and George BOnhag.
Berna was somewhat Of a surprise to
the club men when he defeated them
so handily at Boston, but Englad in
particular has so many high class dis
lance runners that il would be folly TO
make any predictions concerning the
- final results. The same holds true of
the 10000 meters run, in which Kra-
q mer, of the Long Island A. c., is Amer.
iCa's best man.
As was the case In 1905 the Mara.
thOn race is a gamble. -Four years
I ago the Americans had not the slight
est hope of winning this great event
yet TO the establishment Of the athletic
world they furnished three OF the first
four men 70 finish And stranger still
the Americans who did the scoring
were not the ones whom the experts
5 expected TO score. These results may
i surprise. In spite OF the fact that NJ
Z Boston, he is not necessarily the ia
vUritc OF the American candidates
j Ryan did not finish at London in 1905
% and unless he has improved a great dea
. in staying qualities there are a mum
Der OF men on this years team who
u can beat him out. a great deal is eX
d Tected OF Lewis Tewanimi Of the Car
isle Indian school, who finished il
good shape four years ago. With HI,
experience and improved endurance
Tewauimi should be a dangerous con
70 testaut from the start
u The chances are that the United
u states will not be nearly so strong il
$ the hurdles as in 1905. -Four years az,
L this country furnished men who scored
u first. second third and fourth. but Jue1
e. vii be fortunate to do so this year
e Unless il be Case of Illinois or NichO
son of Missouri there is not a consis
tent - % seconds man on the Amer
lean team. Blanchard of Boston. Wit
m won the event in the tryout last week
II is not a finished hurdler. nor are an,
of the other eastern men selected
Both Case and Nicholson are Credite'
l. with doing ] ; 2-5 seconds, but the
have yet 10 demonstrate that they ca
consistently do this In view of thi
weakness the news from England tina
Anderson Of oxford university recon
fIy did 10 10 seconds is most Dispute
W ing
d In all Of the field events there I
e. no room 10 question the supremacy @
I'd the United States. With such me
rs as HORNE. Erickson. EnriEht. Grun
T. Tolt and Thorpe. only a uhenomeEs
m jumper can secure a point from III
OF Americans in this event. There
Or no reason 10 be alarmed because Ho
10 inc failed 20 qualify in the tIyouts a