The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-19
By Ed. ]. Hughes.

A while ago, it was believed the athletic world would again see a repetition of the wonderful successes of two brothers on an American Olympic team - parallel case to that of the famous Adams brothers Platt and Ben Adams, it will be re- called, cleaned up in the jumping at Stockholm in 1912. In the interim between awhile ago and the present, however, Tedford Cam, one of Americas greatest swimmers, has been injured in a taxi accident, prob ably eliminating him from Olympic consideration; but his brother, How ard Cam, still remains in excellent health, which means much to the Stars and Stripes, athletically, at least.
 Howard Cam is an all around ath- lete, par excellence. When he re- gains his form, impaired somewhat by a strenuous basketball campaign last winter. he should cut a glitter ing figure in the pentathlon and the shot put. He is practically assured of berth on the Olympic team, if for no other reason than his splen did effort with the 16-pound shot in the recent intercollegiates. Howard, representing the N. Y. U., captured this event with a remarkable heave of 45 feet 101 # inches. This bettered Pat McDonald's mark of 45 feet 8 inches, when the burly Irishman won the American title last year. Arlie Muck is another Olympic hope in this event for Uncle Sam was only able to better, Cams toss by an eighth of an inch when he garnered the title in 1917, and in 1916 when the ponderous Westerner again won the American honors with the miissle his mark of 47 feet 2 1s inches fell considerably under Cann's figures. Arlie, however. made 4S feet II X in 1915 when he was also crowned the American champion. Ralph Roses worlds record of 51 feet made August 21, 1909, still remains for shot aspirants to heave at. however But to drop comparisons and get back to Howard Cam, possible point winner at Antwerp.
 Cam, like John Paul Jones, worlds record holder for the mile, was weakling when a youngster. Jones, it will be recalled. suffered from a weak heart. The doctors gave him a year to live. Not much longer. Jones went to Cornell, took up athletics, and became the greatest nl1ler 1n the WOIlO.~ mC1Qentally Sd1H- ing robust edith. Cann's case wasn t quite so serious. He was merely a frail youth Under the care of his ia ther, pr. Cam, director of ath- Ietics at N. Y.-U., and a nerve spec ialist the delicate Howard began course of physical recons truction. To- day he stands 6 feet 1 inch and is an almost perfect specimen of humanity In his high school days Cam was football and basketball star and in terscholastic high hurdle champion of greater New York. Cam turned to shot putting when he broke leg playing football, which also -neceS.si- tated his abandoning hurdling- A year later in the preparatory school athletic meet he broke the inter scholastic shot put record with put of 4S feet 10 inches.
 Before the war Cam achieved success with the javelin and discus, and continues to improve with each instrument. Last winter this versa tile performer was awarded cup at Atlanta for being the best amateur basketball player in the United States. Walter Camp also selected him for his second All-American football team, Cam being the mainstay of the N '. U. eleven last fall