Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
RAY STEPSFAST
M|LEA ANTWERP
a..Ietes of All Nations Work
Out in Stadium-EngIand
Loses Montague

Antwerp. Aug. IL. = The olympic
.,od;nm was filled with spectators to
soo The athletes of many nations prac-
I .;co in track aud field events. The
Ilcs BOUTS occupied several hours, the
otb,stcs representing Egypt, south Al,
r;ra France. Japan, England and
r,Scho Slovakia. a few Americans
were among the men on the track ana
field . ,,,o,ol
.nj fined BY rival coaches. Rudd. the
dTnr,;sh sprinter and middle distance
,'nncr worked out impressively. Joie
Roy the American miller, breezed a half
n,;lc inst outside two minutes. while
T";llcmot. the famous French distance
.,on ran 1000 meters in wonderful form
and finished strong.
Tho Swedish track team, sixty eight
strong, arrived in Antwerp in charge
~ Coach Ernie Hjcrtberg. famous as
a distance runner in the United States
Sftnen years ago. The team left Stock
holm Sunday night-on a private train
n siy ears, using their own engine and
cool and bringing food for the athletes.
The train came through Germany.
Hicrtbrrg. talking to the Associated
Press correspondent this evening. said
hp did not hope TO beat out the Ameri-
cans in the track meet. but that he ex
ne,tcd his team to finish second to the
Americans. He said he had some very
good men who could win first places in
ease the Americans are not in top form.
Twenty five Swedish newspapermen
accompanied the team.
The manager of the japanese team,
after seeing the other athletes work
ont declared the best chances the .Iapa-
nCsc had in the Olympirs were in the
marathon and the 10. 900 meters race.
The advance guard of the English
team says the team will be small one.
hut the entrants are high class. Mon
taguc. who ran in the relay race at
the University of Pennsylvania games
in the spring, had been ordered retired
from the team on account of weak
heart.
The Americans did their principal
work in the forenoon. but a few of the
navy athletes were out in the after:
noon
The high jumpers have requested that
the event be competed from grass
take. off in place of a dirt pit. as the
latter is so soft that it gives them no
foothold The divers want the auto
mobile springs under the springing
board replaced by wooden block and
O lighter board used in order to give
more snap at the end of the plank.
Otto WahlP, manager Of the swimming
team. has been recalled to New York on
business.
Judge Barthow S. Weeks. of New
York, arrived in Antwerp last night.
Gustavus 2. Kirby. president of the
American Olympic committee, is expec-
ted tonight. Judge Weeks and Mr..
Etrh,- pooInI 70 10
tails with the Belgian committee.
Coach Moakley said a few of the
American team had .been affected ad-
versely by the voyage. but that others
Of the team would improve over the form
shown in the Boston tryouts. AS an
example. he pointed to G. w. Paddock,
Of the Los Angeles A. G.. The sprinter
who, he said. was going faster than
ever and improving under the coaching
Of the hest experts in the United States.
In the 400 meter hurdle race trials
each runner ran alone. There were rain
squalls at times and the track was
slow. but the unofficial timing showed
that the men did fast work. Floyd
Smart. Chicago A, a. was credited with
doing the distance in 81 seconds (thc
worlds record is 80 scconds) and Frank
Loomis. Smart's clubnate, and J. X
Norton, of the Olympic Club. San
Francisco. in "a 10 seconds. J. NJ.
Watt, Ithaca. New York. Charles ID.
Daggs, Los Angeles, and W. II. Meanix,
Boston, were caught at 81 seconds fat,
and a. G. Desch, Notre Dame Univer-
sity at - 2.5.
Three half. milerS tried the 500 meters
together. Thomas Campbell, Yale, was
timed at l minute IS seconds and A.
\, ,Sprott, Los Angeles, ) of a Sec
ond slower, while; Allen B. Hcllfrich,
New York y. c., was caught ut
minute IS 50 seconds.
lhe trials were watched by the
australian, English and japanese ath-