New-York tribune., 1921-02-15
French Runner
Displays Fine
Form In Trial
Cuillemos Impresses on CO.
lulnbia Track; To Run
Only One Race i'm u. S.
By lack Masters

Josef Guillemot, the famous French
distance runner, who arrived last Sat-
urday to compete in the 3,000-mc ter
race at Madison Square Garden next
Saturday against Joie Ray, John Romig,
Walter Higgins, and possibly "HaP
Cutbill, has been besieged with invita-
out the country, and particularly in the
East, but most likely his first appear
ance here will be his last, at least for
some time.
1t was learned last night that the
little French corporal will return i'm
mediately after the Guaranty Club
games. 1t seems that he has been
granted furlough from the army for
the especial purpose of competing in
! he single event in this country and is
Inder orders to report in France for
service upon completion of that race.
This will be quite blow to the many
promoters who have figured on in
| ducing the Olympic champion to show
/ IN other meets. Guillemot's APPEAR
ance in other games would have been g
great stimulus to the sport here, but
his visit, even though it be a short one,
will tend to liven up things.
First Race Over Boards
| Seldom does an athlete travel 900
miles to strange country for the sim
| gle purpose of running slightly less
| than two miles--a race which will be
over in less than nine minutes, but
Guillemot has done this, and he is ex-
tremely anxious to make a good im-
preston Upon the American public.
That the Running Foop will nave
no easy time defeating Ray was made
clear last night, when he admitted tAat
he had never run on the boards. No
doubt this will prove a handicap and
he will have to be considerably faster
then Jos to Offset the disadvantage.
/ Raw has shown marked Improvement
since his downfall at Antwerp, where
he failed to qualify for the race wnch
| Gulllemot won in fine time. Joie is a
veteran on the indoor track, we'll
rersed in all of the tricks of the tra1e,
| and a hard man to beat in the final
| sprint. Romig and Higgins are quite
/ fast, but it would appear that the race
would be between Ray and the French
man, with Higgins third choice.
Gui,lemot will work out daily at the
! Columbia University outdoor board
rack and hopes to become accustomed
to the wood before the big race. He
took his initial spin yesterday in the
presence of large crowd.
Shines in First Workout
! NuliiemOL ndu MS uISk "OlAOuG llA
this country on the little outdoor track
at Columbia, and he made a great i'm
preston upon many critics who
! gathered to see how the Frenchman
would act on the wood. He took the
sharp turns like a veteran and had
no difficulty whatever in keeping
"straight,9 although there was no
/ guiding pole.
His arm action and general running
rorm were particularly good, and his
physical makeup won the admiration
| Of those who wat2ued kim, Guillemot
weighs 1913 pounds in running tQgs,
and stands feet inches. He is en-
dowed with ideal proportions for an
athlete and gave every indication of
possessing remarkable speed and
stamina. His chest development is as
great as if not greater than that of Joie
Ray, and his legs are tapered from
bulging powerful muscles at the thigh
to q loose flexible calf of normal size.
! His ankles are very small.
The Frenchman was quite "fussy'
about his footwear, More than nine
pairs of shoes were br Jught out be-
fore he could decide which would be
most to his liking, and he finally Sc
ected shoe which had no heel
Through his interpreter, he. explained
that he could not run in a shoe with
[ a heel on it, because he was on his
oes all the time.
In all the Olympic champion nego-
tated about two miles, but most Of il
was a jog. He sprinted down the
stretch few times, but it was plain
to be seen that he was not travelling
at top speed. 1t is expected that he
ill be ready for trial spia over the
| 900 meter route tn-nanrroM