The Harrison times., 1920-05-15
FRANCE AT
ANTWERP
BY HENRY WOOD

! I United Press STAFF Correspondent
PARIS, April 24.-By MaiD-France
will be represented at the Olympic
Games at Antwerp this summer by
about 100 athletes. selected out Of the
$50 men who have been preparing for
il.
Frances preparation for the Olym-
pics has rather been a "non,prepara-
ton" according to members OF the
preparatory committee but there are
| many reasons which make il easy TO
understand, first of all because there
has been no budget voted to help the
men who were selected to start train.
ing, and also because track is now con-
sidered in France as a sport which
does not pay, contrary to football and
boxing which do pay.
However the French do not come
to Antwerp without chances at all;
although their stars have been beaten
previously, they are worth consider
ing. There are five of them, among
whom four went to the Athens Olym-
pics. Here are their names and IL
ties:
j. de Fleurac, president of the pre-
paratOry committee to the Antwerp
games, eX-lieutenant in the French
army, who is the champion Of France
for the fifteen hundred yard run.
NJ. Rauguenau, ten times a cham
pion, the first Frenchman who ran
eighteen kilometres in one hour.
G. Poulner, ex-director Of the Join
vile school, champion Of the eight
hundred yard dash, for France
Doctor Bellin du Coteau, the only
physician in France who trained in
track while he was student in med
icine and who participated in the final
at Athens.
Maurice Renard, another French
champion in the 1900 yards run, who
went to the Stockholm games.
These five men who are among the
best trained have, of course, many
chances to distinguish themselves at
Antwerp, but according to very good
information, the four following men
should be watched and are now in
fine condition.
E. Ferry, who won the 44O yard dash
in 5O-3-5 when he was only IS years
old.
l.. GuillemOt, the recent winner of
the cross-country in England
NJ. Dennis, who won the 1900 me-
ters run in minutes seconds.
/ A. Bouchard, one of the first plac-
ers in the marathon.
Some of the we'll trained men are:
Jean Arnauld, another 1900 meters
run record man; George Andre and 81
mon Paon, the latter very good disc
hurler.
The French track club has organ
ized an all-round championship in
France starting May a. the winners to
come to Paris for the French cham
pionship that will select the French
representatives at Antwerp.
The French union Of Athletic So
cieties is scheduled to start elimina-
ktion events on May 8, which will be
considered as a selection to the first
degree. These events are open to
| two categortes Of athletes:
/ On one part, the beginners under %
yeras of age who will be admitted in
the sixty metres dash, the three hun
dreds metres dash, the thousand me-
tres run, jumping, vaulting, disc throw
ing.
On the other the athletes, members
of clubs attached to the Union, who
will participate in the hundred metre
dash, 400 metre dash, 1900 metre run,
| 10 metres hurdle race, voting, 500
metres four man relay.
As long as sports will not be a part
Of French education, instead Of "a
little gymnastics" as it is generally,
France cannot expect to produce men
who will have real chances at the
Olympic games, despite their good
will and the good condition Of those
who will go this year and for some
time to come.
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