The Washington times., 1924-05-22

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More high class fields than thos
spirits and 400 meter races, for il
IN any sectional meet in this count
What section Of the country can
boast Of such a galaxy of sDrinters
rs the following sextet, each Of
whom has negotiated the century
or furlong under veens, and who
at present are among the leading
contenders for places on the Ameri-
can Olympic team:
Loren Murchison. Newark: Louis
Clark, Baltimore; Francis Hussey,
New York; Chef Bowman, SYRIA
cuse; Robert McAllister, New York;
Frank Conway, Penn State; Alfred
Leconey, Philadelphia.
The field i'm the 400 meters IL
Just as impressive. It is headed
BY Jake DriscOII: of the Boston
A. A., who proved by his 49-sec0nd
performance for 449 yards in the
East VS.. West 1,6OO-meter relay at
Iowa City recently, that he has
regained his 1922 form and is
fit and ready for the stiff racing
he will encounter I'm the Eastern
and final Olympic tryouts in the
Yankee Stadium June !, and the
Harvard Stadium on June Is and
ID, respectively.
The other Eastern double.furlong
runners expected to meet the Hub
Hlier in the Yanks ball park are
Allan Woodring, Olympic 200.meter
champion, who won the intcrcolle.
giate 440-yard title last year; j.
Nuy1AA ed a
orange and black of Princeton to
many championship victories in the
hurdles, and ran second to Wood
ring in last years intercollegiate
quarter: Walter Koppisch, Columbia,
who ran his quarter at the Penn
relays last months under 40 seconds;
Tom Campbell, Yale captain last
year, who is specializing at the 400
meter distance this summer; Roy
Robertson, of Boston; Vernon
Ascher, of Georgetown, and Vincent
Lally, the pride or st. Anselm's
A. C. of the Bronx.
Pass along to the mile and we
find Lloyd Hahn, of Boston; Wal.
ter Higgins, New York A. c.; Jimmy
Connolly, Newark A. c.; Larry
Shields, Philadelphia; Newman, West
Point, and possibly Kirby. Of Cor
nell.
The long-distance races will prob
ably bring together Earl Johnston,
OF Pittsburgh, national five-mile
champion; John Ronig, Philadel-
PHO; Verne Booth, Baltimore: jim
my Henigan, Boston: Albert Michel
son, Stamford; ROLAND. Payne. Col
by; Elmer McLane. Pennsylvania;
Marvin Rick, New York A. c.. and
several others.
The caliber of the athletes avail.
able for all of the other events on
the Eastern Olympic program.
nineteen i'm all. is of the same
high order. and track fans this
side of Chicago need have no
worry that the East will not have
It's share of representation on the
American Olympic team when it
sails from New York on the
America, June 16.
The numerous inquiries which
the American Olympic committee
the necessity Of athletes competing
in the Olympic sectional tryouts
for track and field has caused the
the subject.
According to Fred w. Ruben,
secretary of the committee, quite a
few athletes have been laboring
under the impression that they may
90 dirct to the final tryouts with
out competing in any of the pre-
limtnary trials. On this subject
Mr.. Ruben has the following to
say:
Some Of the local athletes in
particular have expressed the desire
to side.step the Eastern tryouts in
the Yankee Stadium on June Z, but
they have been informed that every
athlete in the Eastern district who
have not competed in any other
recognized tryout will be required
to toe the mark on June Z.
All athletes desiring to com.
pete in the final Olympic tryouts
at the Harvard stadium on June
1914, must participate in some one
OF the Olympic tryouts which have
been designated as such by the
American Olympic Committee. In
addition to the nine sectional
Olympic tryouts and the Army and
Navy tryouts, the American Olym.
Pic Committee is recognizing the
important college championships
such as the Collegiate A. A.
]. A. championships, Western Con.
ference, Pacific Coast Conference
and other championship meets of
similar caliber, as official Olympic
tryouts and the athletes who com.
pete in and qualify in such cham
pionships will be accepted in the
final tryoutS at Boston. The only
exceptions to the foregoing will be
In the case of walkers and steeple.
chase runners. The committee has
ruled that these latter athletes can
go direct to the final tryouts with.
out competing in the sectional
trials"
IL remained for the MillrOse A.