New-York tribune., 1921-02-24
Craillen1ot Hurt
InCarden Race:
l. Going Home
Sponsor for French Runner
Praises His Cameness;
viii Return Next Summer

Josef Guillemot, the 5,000-meter
Olympic champion, is preparing to re-
turn to France. The little corporal,
who lowered the Tricolor before the
speed of Joie Ray and others at Madi-
son Square Garden last Saturday eve
ming, will leave without having another
chance to demonstrate his ability as d
distance man, but it is expected that
he will return next summer.
The Guaranty Club, which brought
the former French soldier here, an
nounced last night that CULLEN OF
would sail just as soon as his injured
foot had healed and that under no cir
cumstances would he compete here
again on his present visit.
in answer to the criticism that Gull
lemot was not in condition for such a
Johnston, chairman of the Guaranty
Club Athletic Committee, said the
champion assured him he was fit only
q few moments before the race and
that the injury occurred just before
Guillemot reached the halfway mark
Of the 5000 meters.
Johnston's Statement
Johnston's statement follows:
When Guillemot landed here he was
apparently in tip-top condition, and his
first workout at Columbia conhrrned
lunba he developed sore foot, which,
for the protection of the Guaranty Club
ha3nf 5Re Ths Was dons ON
Wednesday OF last week. and the picture
disclosed an old injury. which the two
days running on the boards had appar-
emily aggravated. The club had the SER
vices of three of the best bone specialists
IN the city on the case. and IT was their
ntyin hnt r. faAU =
proper treatment the soreness would dis
appear. and he would be in good shape
to compete Saturday night. The doctors
visited him every day, and one of them
made final examination before he went
We insisted with Guiliemot right
along that he should not compete II the
foot panied him, or II there was any
danger OF permanent injury. He stated
pain had practically disappeared and he
would be o. X. His warm-up before the
race apparently supported this statement;
He pulled up lame arter the race, and
the foot was very sore Saturday night.
Monday the club officials decided on
second X-ray. The second picture dis-
closed a complete fracture Of one Of the
bones OF the right foot, due entirely 70
the pounding received in running Satur-
day. The doctors say that Il will be at
least one month before he viii be able
competing again for az least three
months. He w,;h therefore, not com
but will sail for France v,.nin the next
few weeks. or as soon as he Is able to
move about.
that Guillemot ran the last half OF the
race on his nerve ard grit alone, as Ihts
the middle OF the race, when he started
10 lose hold and drift back.
Needs Longer Distance
Guillemot is one of the best runners
developed in years, but in the opinion
of the writer he will have to wait until
the outdoor season before he can hope
to take the measure of "Chesty Joie,"
and even then he will not go to the
post carrying the burden of odds-on
money, unle $ the distance is consider
ably further than 5000 meters.
The Frenchman showed in his debut
here that he is not at his best at one
and eighths miles. He warmed !
up slowly, and even had he been
on the boards he would not
eral months 20 train on the cinders, it
is generally believed that Gullemot
in a race of not less than 5000 meters
would be an even bet against Ray, but
he will hardly give Joie any kind Of a
race over the short distance, either on
the boards or out of doors.
Bernie Wefers jr., New York A. c.;
Loren Murchison, Illinois A. c.; Eddie
Farrell, Brooklyn College, and Bill
Stevenson, Princeton, will be among
the starters in the special O-yard !
scratch invitation race at the games
Of the Samaclar A. A, scheduled for
the 22d Regiment Armory March l. |
Murchison has two legs on the trophy. (
The Knights OF Columbus A. A. will /
aold its annual games at the 1st Regi- |
ment Armory, Newark, next Thursday I
night. The "Caseys'" usual card will |
be in effect, and number of local |
champions have entered.