Evening star., 1924-07-05

luncheon.
independence day, however, wa
with the training for the Olympic
Notwithstanding it was the third su
performers who are slated to appea
petitions wound up their workouts
called to start in their events.
The others were given a stiff
grounds. while in the afternoon, {
mess hall was turned into gymnasi
Head Coach Robertson declared that
the American athletes are in the best
Of condition. There are still a few
cripples, but the large majority of
the track and field men, as we'll as
the boxers. wrestlers, swimmers and
oarsmen, are on edge.
Few on Injured List.
Sprained ankles put three stars on
the injured list temporarily. Ralph
SpearoW, the "parson," pole vaulter,
turned an ankle after clearing the
bar at 13 feet 6 inches. equaling the
former world record made by the
Norwegian Hoff, but the mishap ap-
pears slight. and he is likely to be
ht in time for his event. which is
only to be called next Wednesday.
Otto Anderson, University of South
ern California. entered for the de-
cathlon, twisted his ankle, and H. NJ.
Osborne, Illinois A c., also suff
an ankle injury in his first work out
since recovering from the effects of
a strained back, which necessitated a
brief hospital visit recently. He will
be handicapped badly for the high
jump. which starts tomorrow. but
ought to be fit for the decathlon a
week later.
Swimming entries comprising forty
three men and twenty-six women
were made by the American team for
the champlonships to begin July 10
at Les Tourelles pool. The stars of
the squad are Johnny Weismuiler,
entered for four events-the 100 and
400 meter free style, the 800-meter
relay ana water pole-and Gertrude
Ederle, who leads the feminine con-
100 and 400 meter free style and the
relay.
Hawafians Gain Places.
Mariechen Wehsleau of Honolulu and
Miss Ethel Laskie of Chicago, while
the mems list includes the khana-
moku brothers, Duke and Sam. There
Florence Chambers of San Diego
gained a place in the 10o-meter back
stroke over Miss Doris O'Mara of
New York. the favorite, and Matilda
Shurich. the thirteen-year-o New
York schoolgirl, youngest member of
tne olympic team, won place in the
200-meter breast stroke over Ruth
Thomas of Atlantic City, her older
rival.
Helen Wainwright, aT-around wom-
an star. gained place. in the 400
meter free style and relay, but lost
out to Miss I-askie in the 100-meter
free style and to Carol Fletcher, Los
Angeles, in the fancy diving.
Clarence Pinkston. San Francisco,
earned places in all three of the
mems diving events. Pete Desjardines,
Miami, Fla, won places in the spring
board dive and high and plain styles
Three entries were made in each of
the swimming events, except the re-
lays, IN which eight were permitted,
and the water polo, in which eleven
were named.
Boxers Are Chosen.
American boxers who will enter the
ring for the Olympic championships,
which start on July Is, also have been
selected. Spike" Webb made his Sc
lections after tryouts in an impre-
vised ring to determine the entries OF
third man in two classes. These tests
brought victories and coveted places
for Jack McDermott of Birmingham
Ala, in the 112-pound class, and for
Carl Madeira, Pittsburgh, who out
fought Lester Maybe, United States
I
Two places in these classes already
had been decided. Fidel La Barba, Los
Angeles A. c., and Ray Fee, Olympic
CLUB, San Francisco. among the fly
weights. and E. G. Greathouse. Wash
ington, Pa, and Eddie Eagan. among
an American Rhodes scholar, who
won the Olympic lightweight cham
plonship in 1920, Joined the team
here.
other entries, of which three are
allowed in each class, two competing,
include:
11S-peund class-Joe Lazarus, Cor
nell University, and Harry Marcus,
Cleveland. 126-pound class-Joe
Salas, Los Angeles; Harvey Wallach,
New York; Jack Fields, Los Angeles.
fs5tpound 5,ISnrss Glass, elass,Ersd Boylstein,
Ben Rockwell, New York. 147-pound
class-Al Mello, Lowell, Mass; John
Reni, Cleveland, Ohio; Hugh Hag-
gerty. Pittsburgh. 16e-pound class
Ben Funk, Yale University; Adolph
Lefkowitch. University of Virginia.
Il5-pound clasS-Tom Kirby, Boston
Murray Gitlitz. New Haven, Conn.
George Mulholland, Indianapolis.
Records Are Accepted.
Four world records at distances of
one mile, three miles l.aoo meters
and 5000 meters made by Paayo
Nurmi. sensational Finnish runner,
who is expected to be one of the
! brightest Olympic stars. were off,
cially accepted by the congress of
the International Amateur Athletic
Federation.
While gaining this reniarka able
| distinction, however. one of NurmTs
previous reeords--for the 10000
| meters-has been displaced by a new
| mark set by fellow ceuntryman
This was the time of SO minutes
| S5 4-1o seconds made last May in
Finland by Willie RiteIa. present
American distance champion. who re-
turned TO help his native land in the
IOlympioS 1t supplantS Nurmi
former world record of so minutes
10 is seconds.
| Altogether the federation accepted
six new world records, the last one
being in the pole vault, where the
mark of AL meters equivalent to
10 feet 81 incheA made by Charles
Hoff Of Norway at Copenhagen a year
| ago, was accepted to replace his own