Evening star., 1924-07-03

feet, as have T. J. Lieb and August
that this quartet will clean up. l..
to 200 feet, appears to be the best of
J. X. Brooker and Ralph Spearow
are showing fine pole vault form and
de Hart Hubbard is in condition to
make a formida BILE bid for honors
in the broad jump and the hop, step
and jump.
Training Is Slowed Up.
Rain and official functions COM
bined yesterday to put the training
of the American Olympic athletes in
the background temporarily. The
first bad weather encountered since
the team left the United States kept
all but the swimmers idle most of
the day. while a formal luncheon
rendered by the American olympic
committee to d notable assemblage
of international Olympic authorities
and other prominent personages, in
cluding Marshal Foch at Rocquen-
edence over the athletic preparations.
So completely did the formal
gathering occupy the scene at Roc
qUencourt that the teams dining
quarters were taken over to provide
for $50 guests, the athletes being
sent to Versailles for luncheon.
Col. Thompson welcomed Marshal
Foch and the Olympic OFFICIALS OF all
tin. president of the international
committee. and they responded ap-
propriately. After luncheon the
guests were entertained with brief
workout of the boxers and wreStl9rs,
and inspected the American camp.
The track and field squad appeared
IN excellent condition and Coach
Robertson was satisfied to give the
n
stiffness. He plans to resume hard
training today, taking most Of the
men for practice to track just out
side the Colombes stadium, where
the theory of uninterrupted hard
work, again went through their PAGES
today.
Others Also Handicapped.
The Americans are not the only
team to be handicapped by injuries.
according to information reachlng tne
American head coach. The crack Brit
ish distance runner. Cottreli. VINO
was counted to score in the 5,0eo ana
10000 meter events, was badly nutt
in an accident just before the Brltish
trials, and was therefore eliminated
from Compel tition. while Guy Butler
of Oxford. a i00-meter star is Suner-
ing from an injured tendon. 1ur
ther misfortune has happened 10 the
Britons Coach Robertson says he mas
been informed, through the dlsquan-
fication as an amateur of Grlfnths,
half miller. because he had accepted
compensation for d race elght years
ago. -,
trials to determine entries in the sew
eral events, which close TO-DAY. MaIle
chen Wehselau. the young Hawaiian
girl srrang a surprise by conquerlng
Gertrude Ederle, the world record
holder. at 100 meters, free style. MISS
Ederle finished third, being beaten
also b. Ethel Laskie of chicago. Inc
time of the winner was LIZ ., "iiiCn
hettered the Olympic record by two
ffths second and was only three
ffths second short of Miss Ederle
E,lizabeth Becker, Atlantic City,
clinched a place in the womens hlgn
diving. beating out Alma Mann OF
Panama in competition for the third
entry place.
Changes Are Certain.
The council of the international
Amateur Athletic Federation anu
the international olympic cofnlilltttee !t
agreed at a session yesterday on the
general outline of plans designed 10
reduce in the future the length OF
the Olympic program. I
According to Frederick w. Ruben,
American member of the council, the
governing organizations have oe-
cided on drastic cuts in nearly al
branches of competition, ellmliiatiHS
events or lesser linpol ldHSt eiiN
fning the games to compact scheo-
uIe of not longer than three weeks
instead of the complicated ana drawn
out arrangements prevailing thls
The final decisions: however; were
not made, the result of which was
recommendations to the international
organizations governing various
sports, such as track and helo,
wrestling and boxing, to draft pro,
grams eliminating non essentials ana
reducing the expenses which are now
making the Olympic games serious
burden to many nations. These bodleS
will file reports which will be acten
upon finally at next years meeting
Of the international Olympic com
nittee, Ruben declared.
The federation council which gov
erns the track and field events mas
practically decided to cut three
events from the athletic program. but
1t has not finally determined Whlch
events will be dropped. Apparently
those which are most likely to be
discarded will be the cross-country
run. the decathlon and the 10000
meter walk, which would eliminate
ALI valLinr- events from thu Olympic
schedule Several nations desire that
the hop. steD and jumn. the steeple-
chase run and the 3.0o0-meter team
race also he eliminated
The rugby competition, in which
the Americans were victorious in
1920 and this year, has also been
marked for removal. as 1t attracts
limited interest and entries. The
Americans have also made known
that they favor the elimination of
inc