Evening star., 1924-07-04

Inasmuch as the first two men will
qualify in each of the first trials for
the semifinals. there is little likeli-
hood that the Californian will be in
danger of failing. even if the unex-
pected should happen and he is beaten
by one or the other of his strong OPP
ponentS
Other outstanding instances of en-
counters of American athletes with
prominent foes occur in the distance
events. Marvin Rick. n. Y. A. c., in
the 5000 meter steeplechase. will
meet Elvin Wide, the Swedish star
and Willie Ritola. the Finnish Amer
lean ace, while John Romig of Penn
State, in the 5,o0o-meter race, curl
ously enough, will encounter .she
same pair of Scandinavians.
Rick also has third rival in Ryan,
the widely heralded Irish steeple-
chaser so that his chances of quail
flying are doubtful, although the first
event as well in the 5,000-meter
steeplechase will qualify for the
finals. Romig. if he continues to i'm
prove as he showed in today's work =
out on the Colombes practice track.
should push both Wide and Ritola
at least ciinching a qualifying place.
Buker to Meet StaIIard.
In the 1,5Oo-meter event Ray B.
Buker. Illinois 4. c.. and w o. Spen-
Ger. Mississippi A. and NJ, have been
drawn against two British stars. the
former meeting III. NJ. Stallard. noted
Cambridge crack. and the latter op-
posing u. J. A. Lowe, also a Cam
bridge man. but as they are the best
in each heat, and two qualifying
places for the finals are provided, all
four should survive safely. Lloyd
Hahn. Boston A. A. and Ray Watson,
illinois A. c.. the other Americans in
his race, should have an easy pros
pect to qualify. Hahn meeting the
only opponent of note in Llewendahl
of Finland Nurmi Finland's ace.
also will have an easy path to the
finals in the l,50O, which he will run.
on the same afternoon, July 10, but
he is not drawn for the S00-meters.
Easy for the Sprinterx.
Aside from Paddock, the American
sprinters have no great obstacles in
the semi finals. Chester Bowman,
Syracuse University; Loren Murchi-
son, Newark A. c., and Jackson v.
Scholz, New York A. c., will not
meet any dangerous rivals in the 100
meter heats, though Murchison has
RlVaS, a promising Argentine, against
him in the first heat of the seventeen
composing the trials on the opening
program next Sunday. The finals will
be contested Monday.
In the 200-meter dash Bayes Nor
ton, Yale. will oppose the Canadian
star, Coaffe, who ran indoors in the
United States last season under the
colors of the Illinois Athletic Club.
Scholz has Halme of Finland as his
opponent, and George Hill, University
of Pennsylvania, will toe the mark
against Matthewman of England.
But the Americans should have little
difficulty in winning.
J. c. Taylor. New York A. c., in the
400-meter run, meets Dustan, the
speedy South African, and Schuyler
Enck, Penn State, draws Houghton of
Great Britain, but otherwise the
Americans in these two events have
no prominent opposition in their trial
heats, in which the first three qualify
The only remaining features of the
draw worthy of mention are in the
400-meter hurdles, where c. F. Coul-
ter, University of Iowa, meets Wilen
Finnish star, and in the 110-meter
hurdles, where F.. B. Johnson, Illi-
nois A. c., encounters the veteran
Frenchman, Andre.
Relay Teams Well Placed.
In the relay racing the United States
has drawn Sweden, France and Lat
via in the sixth heat of the 4O0-meter
event, and Spain, South Africa, Cam
ada, Holland, Mexico and Poland in
the third heat of the 1,600-meter
event. The Americans oppose France,
Spain, Mexico and Sweden in their
heat of the 3,00O-meter team race.