New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-22
Linder Appears To Be
Strongest Runner of
Athletes From the r. S.
By Jack Masters

The Olympic marathon, the most in
teresting event of the Olympic games
will be decided to-day. starting and
finishing in the big stadium at Ant
werp, and the United States will 90 to
the post without her premier long-dis-
lance runner, Frank Zuna, of Newark.
Both luna and Arthur Roth, of Dor
chester, Mass, will be unable to com
pete because Of sprained legs.
America will be represented in the
twenty slx-mlle race by Carl Under,
Of Quincy, Mass; Joe Organ and Jack
Webber, of Pittsburgh, and Charlie
Mellor, Logan Square A. c., Chicago.
Our chances, even with Zuna in the
race, we're none too bright, with such
a wonderful array of foreign talent of
known ability competing, and although
the four Americans reported in excel
lent condition, the best we can hope
lor IN the classic is place, unless
past performances are to be disre-
Under Seems Best
Llnder appears to have the best
record, having finished first in the
American marathon at Boston in 1919
in 2 hours 90 minutes 13 IS seconds
and third in the same race held this
year, when he was clicked in hours
81 minutes "a seconds The Boston
course IS slightly more than one mile
snort OF the regulation marathon. for
which Macarthur, the winner at Stock
holm in 1912, was timed in 2 hours &c
minutes 54.8 seconds.
organ, Mellor and Weber, Of the
american team, all have performed
Wen IN races in this country. but
neither Of the three is rated with
luna. Roth or Under.
Inc loss of Arthur Ross, because of
t ta!t TO round into shape, will be
Ielt almost as keenly as that of Zuna
1t is difficult to understand whv snch
a corps of distinguished trainers as
we sent abroad were unable to do bet
YET WIN the marathon material
\, under his coach, Harry Coates. of
Newark, Zuna has always been in fine
shape for his races, and the fact thai
ms legs are in such condition as 70
keep hlm out Of the race must be CON.
strueo as a reflection upon the ability
OF our coaches or attributed to ten
Gays or training on the steel deck Of
'ne transport on which the team sailed
Men L. S. Must Beat
barring the proverbial black horse.
mere are the men our athletes will
nave to beat in the marathon:
Mi DIseina'nen ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Finland
TriyouiiS, .'........... England
Kim '''.'''..' Greece
S h,nm ................ Sweden
Ci,shar. .--......... Sweder
Town nam ''''............... South Africa
pt ''' ................. Canada
'''--''''- ............ italy
of these eight men Hannes Kohle.
malnen appears to be the most danger.
Gus. The Flying Finn" who holds
nineteen worlds records, is reported
20 De in wonderful condition, having
Deen training in Antwerp for the las,
three months. He had begun to regain
MS oid-tlme speed and endurance quite
while before he left New York.
ne Finn. who had been out of com
petit'on for about two years, startled
the athletic world by winning the re-
cent modified marathon held through
( the streets of this city when it seemed
that he had no chance whatever. With
honlemainen in form his chances Of
winning the classic are excellent
Inc British are banking on A. R
Mills, who won the trials held recently
in that country in impressive style
and there may be something to thi.
entry. Mills is farmer and reputee
TO be natural runner, although ht
mas had very little preliminary train
ing and no coaching.
feter Irlvouildes, former Morning
side A. c. runner of New York, vii
start for Greece with big reputati ton
based principally on his winning of ths
last Boston Brockton marathon. Tn,
Greeks here as we'll as on the Other
side are betting the family silver ches
on Peter to win, but it is hardly likel,
that the game little Greek will taks
first honors, although he should finish
close up.
Kim Must Be Watched
Kim, Of Sweden in this race. wor
the trials held in his country from hi
teammates, Wahlin and Asruner, il
time that was said to be quite fast, ane
this man may prove troublesome to thu
field, but Sweden has a better bet /,
Hans Schuster, former Morningsid