The New York herald., 1921-01-31
FRENCH ATHLETES
IN PENN'S RELAYS
Combined Universities Of
France to Send Team Here
in April.
WILL RUN IN MILE RACE
Andre, Best Continental Quar-
ter Miller, Will Lead the In
vading Aggregation.

Spcc;al Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 30.--France VIII
be represented athletically on American
soil this spring and the Gallo invasion
will be In the shape of a mile relay team
which will appear in the University OF
Pennsylvania relay carnival at Franklin
Field on April 30 and 80. The french-
men who will come will be picked from
the leading universities and are expected
to make good showing. AT any rate
the advent of the team will be the nrst
ATTEMPT of the Frenchmen to cross the
Atlantic in search OF athletic glory. and
no matter what they will do it must be
admitted that Penn has obtained an at
tractive item for it's fixture this year.
Definite word was received at the uni
versity to-day about the coming or the
team, and it was stated BY the relay
MANAGEMENT that the Frenchmen will be
here early in April and, like the OXFORD
Cambridge team last year, will do some
training on Franklin Field before the
date OF the games.
The information supplied about the
personnel Of the intended visitors Is
rather limited and is confined to refer
ence to a letter written by George Andre,
who is without doubt one of the most
versatile athletes in France and who will
lead the team.
Andre began his athletic career as a
high Jumper and at one time was said
10 be capable of clearing height Of 6
feet 3 inches, and at the same time he
figured well as a discus thrower and
shot putter and now and again TOOK
turn at the all around programme. Not
finding the field events exciting enough
ne took a fancy to hurdling and sprint
ing and even showed that as distance
runner he possessed some qualities OF
stamina
In the Olympic games of last year at
Antwerp Andre competed in the l,600
meters and 400. meter hurdles and 400
meter relay, and although they are COM
uetitions which call for athletic abilities
of a widely different line the Frenchman
did well in all three by earning places
for his country. In the 400 meter hurdle
he came in a good fourth and In the
carly part of the race did so well that
he looked like a winner. When the win
ner's time was announced the French
partisans did not blame Andre for losing
when 1t was learned that Frank LOOMS
Of the American team had set up new
worlds record of 54 seconds. distance
Of about five yards separated Andre
from Loornis.
In the memorable 1900 meters, where
Joie Ray went to pieces, leaving two
Englishmen to finish respectively first and
second. Andre was well up all the way
and forged in to sixth place on the drive
for the finish. Since the Olympic games
Andre has been paying all his attention
to the quarter mile running. so that now
he is the speediest man for the distance
on the Continent
Andre made one of the team which
finished second to America In the 400
meter relay race at Antwerp. and IL is
said he will bring the other three men,
bers of the team with him. They are
Dalvart. Ferry and Mercery. They have
improved since the Olympic games. az
they worked on points which they learned
from the Americans and Englishmen in
Belgium. 1t has been stated that they
lost the 400 meters because they lost
ground in passing the baton. and this
fault they have since remedied.