The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-11


lie Gendre's chances for victory IN
"Why, LIE Gendre has a marvellous
future in track athletics" says inc
popular Georgetown coach. "Out at
iUrbana, Ill, last Saturday night, FOR
instance. though ne had never paid
much attention to hurdling. he went
right in against Carl Johnson, the
Michigan University champion. and
compelled him to break a record. Ana
then johnson won by but foot, lie
Gendre himself equaling the marx
Now Bob Is going to practice over the
sticks. He should be as good as Johh-
son before he completes at the rem
relays"
What has lie Gendre done to war.
rant all this confidence on the part or
his coach? Well, take a look at his
best marks:
100 yards, 10 1-5.
go yards. 81 As.
440 yards. 81.
Putting shot. 40.I.
Discus throw, 100 feet.
Javelin throw, 100 feet.
Pole vault, 11.6.
Broad jump, 23.S.
High jump. Gil.
A Wrong Comparison.
When lie Gendre competed at the
Illinois University indoor meet last
Saturday. against him in the hurdles
was Carl L. johnson, the intercol-
legiate champion broad jumper. Some
have compared lie Gendre with john
son to the latter's advantage because
the Georgetown star was beaten in
the 75-yard hurdles. or course this
is a wrong and unfair comparison. AS
a matter of fact lie Gendre is entitled
to the greatest praise for pushing
johnson to . new record for the dis
lance.
I'VE arrived in the midst OF biz
zard,- says John O'Reilly. Say. we
haven't got warm yet. With a short
workout on Friday afternoon. lie
Gcndre went into the hurdles the fol-
lowing night and he surprised me by
his form. He was fooled a bitsby the
Western method of starting and 30
johnson got off ahead of him.
81 honestly believe, though, that lie
Gcndre will beat Johnson when they
meet at the Penn relays. 1t will be
because lie Gendrc is accustom to
the Eastern method of slow start
AZ opposed to the fast start in the
West.
Nevertheless, with a bad start and
half frozen, Bob went out after John
son like a wild man. He chased him
all the way, never losing his form,
and hardly a foot separated them at
the finish The big crowd OF Illinois
students stood up and, giving their
own cheer, closed with a rousing one
Tor Georgetown.
Lauds Illinois Hospitality.
"And say. don't forget to say some
thing nice about the treatment we
~ ..sk
ing colleges and universities and eth-
letic clubs for years and years and
years, but never in all my expert
ence have I met with more courteous
treatment than at Illinois. And ev-
cry one Of the boys say the same
thing. Jimmy Connolly. who won
|. the mile in the medley, giving his
\ team the victory. wants. to be sent
right back for another meet That's
what he thinks of it. And we're all
of the same mind"
Getting back to that comparison.
johnson does not begin to be the
athlete LIE Gendre is. Indeed, the
Michigan marvel told the Hilltoppef
that he did not intend entering the
pentathIon at Philadelphia, in spite
OF rumors to the contrary. Hooked I'D
together in some of lie Gendre's spe-
cialties, Johnson would not have
looked like winner, great man that
he is.
Johnson is known in track ath-
letics more as a hurdler and jumper
than anything else. He won the
broad jump last year. at Cambridge,
Mass. with leap OF 23:10h. lie
Gendrc, with a badly strained tendon
in his leg. covered 22:101s for sec
ond place. Johnson tied for second
place honors in the high jump with
81. Landon, of Yale. winning with
Ca ..
EstabIiskeA New Record.
In the conference games in Chicago
last juno Johnson hung up a new
conference record for the broad jump
when he cleared 24.1. He made
another new mark in the high jump
with a leap OF 6.2H.
The Michigan star also took both
hurdles events. doing tho 100 yards
high in IS 2-5, and the 200 yards low
in % fiat But he did not compete
in any other events.
1t is unfair to compare an ALI
around athlete with any man in the
Iatter,s speciality. 1t Is, therefore
unfair to compare lie Gendre and
johnson for their abilities in the hur
dies, and yet at Urbana Jo Gendre
was good enough in a strange event
TO force Johnson to break a record
1t would be unfair to compare John
son with lie Gendre. IL they were
competing in the javelin, tho discus,
tho shotput or the half mile. These
are events which the Michigan man
does not pursue. He holds himself to
his own speciaIties. the hurdles and