The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Will Be
WELL REPRESENTED
IN OLYMPIC GAMES
Should Surpass Events at
Athens, St. Louis, or
London.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-Now that the
interest attendant upon the holding OF
the Amateur Athletic Unions indoor
championship games has subsided. and
has permitted the followers Of track
and field athletics to view what trans
pired in quiet, 1t is evident that the
United States will be as well. If not bet
ter, represented. at the Olympic games
In Sweden next summer than at Athens.
st. Louis. or London.
The performances at the Garden were
far BETTER than had been expected. The
fact that records were broken so freely
means q great deal, but the showing
of the rising youngsters means even
more. Alvah Meyer, billy" Kramer,
s. G. Lawrence, the Boston jumper; ].
J. McEntee and r. H. Kaiser are just
few of the younger element who popped
up and who must be favorably consid-
cred by the American Olympic commit
tee when the time comes to select the
team
Prior to the holding of the meet it
was officially announced that the win
ners in the various events would be seri-
ously regarded as possibilities for the
sors G esrS mps a
and now that these athletes have
gained distinction 1t behooves them to
keep In condition and to repeat at the
outdoor trials next spring.
The statement that all OF the winners
will be selected is too broad. Some un-
doubtedly will be lef. behind. because
not all of the performances were good.
but very few. Most Of Of them caHid
scarcely have been better.
Probably the best work. or. rather, the
work which caused the most comment.
was done by Alvah T. Meyer, of the
the "seVentyAf,ve," e. .sixty" spai"e ana 'i5g' 3"
was good to look upon. No matter how
fast his opponents Travelled. he appear
ed to be able to go them one speed
watched him that he can cover ground
| even more rapidly than he did. This is
not an inference that the others I'm the
three events in which he competed and
won did not push him. but 1t is true
| that they did not appear to be making
| him go at top speed in order to breast
| the tape a winner. He. for one, Is prac-
tically sure of place on the American
| team.
| Billy Kramer, the Long Island Ath-
| letic Clubs distance runner, is another
VINO seems to have fine chance Of go
and might have lone even better than
he did in the five mile. except for the
fact that there was no enc who gave
him any kind OF battle. This. is re-
bothered his figures OF 25 minutes II As
seconds.
The victory of r. II. Kaiser, of the
| New HOtk A. ", III the one ana tnree-
mile walks. was something OF sur
prise. He showed staying powers that
| characterize him as one OF the most
! likely to enter the walking events al
the Olympiad. incidentally, it is in the
| walks that this cSuntrv will probably
lexperience difficulty. England has somC
| fine long distance walkers.
AS a high jumper S. c. Lawrence, OF
the Boston A. A, is practically insured
a pace. He had a hard field to bea'
and jumped superbly. He established 1
new indoor record by clearing the bal
at 6 feet 2S inches, In. the outdoor trial
in the spring he will undoubtedly haV,
keener opposition. 1t seems, however
that he will be able to acquit himsel
commercially. providing he retains tn
form he showed Tuesday night.
Abel Kiviat, of the sh-American A
C., also Is almost a certainty. He brok
Melvin Sheppard's old record In tn
/ 900 yard run by covering the distanc
in 2:16 1-5, and also won the 600-yard run
handily.
OF course several of the veterans ar
. sure OF being accorded places on tn
American Olympic team. The commit
tee probably will select Matt" McGratl
in the weight events and George Bon
hag I'm the distance runs. while Their
|, are a raft of others who could be men
toned who probably will make tn
: team. Incidentally Louis Tewanima, III
Carlisle Indian, may cpme In for lit
tie consideration as a distance runne
! when the team Is selected.