The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-24

Zone meter is equivalent TO 1897 inches)
Ernest w. Hoertberg is we'll known 10
American athletic adhereuts. He sue
cessfully coached the lrish-Ame1can a.
developed a number of Americas most
prominent performers on track and
field. Hjertberg is at present acting as
coach and trainer of the Swedish Olym-
Hiertberg tells of Americas chances in
the 1912 Olympic.
n BELIEVE America will score the
u greatest number Of points at tho
Olympic games at Stockholm next June,
America has the best material in the
world from the sprints to the looo
meter events. In the louger races
Uncle Sam entrants are equal TO the
best. AS for the field events, barring
the running, standing high Jumps and
the pole vault, the Americans are not
rated any better than the best the
other countries will produce.
American sprinters are far superior
to those Of any other country. Uncle
Sam has shown more men who can
travel the 100 meters in 10 40 seconds
than any other nation. Ralph Craig,
Gwyn Henry, Alvah Meyer aud James
Roseuberger are quartette, mat can
tear up the cinders for that distance IN
under 10 seconds. America should pm
great faith in these boys scoring at
the Olympic games. D. -
OF the sprinters in Europe, Rau OF
Germany looms up the best. Ills per
formances at 100 meters class nm Wlth
the best. lie will bear lot OF watch-
ing
The Americans also should rot over
| look ar underrate Stewart of Australla
Ho is a phenomenal spriuter for SIXTY
wards. If he learns to run LOO meters
with the same speed he shows in short,
er events he will be terror Englan9
| has great confidence in s. ID 'Arcy ana
d Mcmillan lauding the honorS III TINS
comnetifion. The former is an experl-
enced sprinter, but not dangerous
| one. The latter gained his reputation
as a sprinter in the Yale-Harvard ana
| Cambridge Oxford dual meet wheh ne
dashed 100 yards i'll 10 10 seconds, he
| has also been credited with 9i.o sec
onds. Sweden S best entry III tn,s ainn L.
will he M, Iindberg. He is yet SLOW
for the Grst 6fty Yards If he learns
| 90 cot away from his mark faster thah
bo does he should reach the finals III
the big meet.
II VERY prize for the 2oo meters
T. should he pocketed by The wear
ers of the red white and blue. None
nf the GOOD runners such as Rau, Lind
berp Stewart, darcy or Ople OF Ne"
| Zealand is capable Of doing - SECONDS
| Mcmillan alone of the foreigners can
| apnroach this time
Tho 4OO.metcr event also looks easy
| Cor tbe Yankees Ira Davenport of the
Ifn;versitv of Chicago, Melvin Shep'
-pard. Harry Gissing. James hosehper'
gcr. Melville Young and William haIes
! shonl5 6aht il out for the coveted
,nany and Black Of England have both
| dopo 4ql.J seconds for the TWO iur'
longs This is indeed fast time. pat
tho Americans can travel faster. opio
| tbo New Zealander appears TO be thc
/ only one who may give the Americans
Rramu IS the best foreigner In the
! S0n.metcr run. He has tTavelleo th,'
rontn i'm ! minute and % see9nus'
which proves that he has an eAee'iehs el,'
chance TO be among the leaders az ,me
IT Wide and Broiau in this race Both
nf them have stepped the distance III
o. : m;nute ; and 81 seconds. i hope, to ger
tbern faster before the big show oegins'
With With Sheppard, eissing. Edmundson I,;
and nrobablv Johu Paul Jones IN TINS
p,,ce there is no doubt that Uncle sam
will land the premier honors. A.,
With Jones. Kiyiat and kedland tne
Americans should not worry apon'
carving of the honor. IN the .ooo.
motor run. This trio is much faster
th.'n my combination the other coun.
tries can produce. D. r. .McNichol OF
England. and wide are the only ones
the Americans need fear, Eash has