The Washington times., 1924-06-02

According to American Olympic
Committee officials the athletic
talent this year is better in quality
and quantity than in years. The
athletes. too, are full of confidence,
which goes long way toward sue
cess. Many athletes will compete
next Saturday who are sure of
place on the American Olympic
team. Not a few will go TO the
post who will prove thorn in
the side of some leading stars.
The claim made that the big ma.
1ority of the Olympic team will be
made up of athletes from the
Central and Far. West sections is
by no means borne out by the
records of the athletes entered for
the big meet next Saturday.
When the sprinters take the
field athletic fans are going to see
one OF the greatest competitions
in the history of the game. Owing
to the wonderful performance of
Francis Hussey, the sensational
schoolbOy runner, interest will be
centered in the showing he will
make against the veteran athletes.
He has not as yet been pitted
against such sterling sprinters as
Loren Murchison, Louis Clark. Chef
Bowman, Robert McAllister, Frank
Conway and Alfred LeConey, and
the results of the sprints at this
meet are being awaited with the
keenest of interest. Those who have
seen Hussey perform recently say
he is going to make the veterans
90 some to beat him. Z The Ameri-
can Olympic Committee has en-
listed the services of the expert
timers of the New York Timers
Club to hold the watches on these
stars.
An impressive field is entered in
the 400-meter race. tt will bring
together those two war horses
Jake Driscoll, of the Boston Ath-
letic Association; and Joe Tierney,
the Holy Cross runner. Both Dris.
coll and Tierney made record-break.
Ing performances during the indoor
season. DriscolI ran the 44O-yards
in relay race of 40 seconds and
Tierney set a new worlds 5O0-yard
record.
Driscoll and Tierney win en-.
counter Allan Woodring, J. Coard
Taylor, Walter Koppisch, Tom
NeAAAP0CAlt ivy LNODCItSOu, t0TAOn
Ascher and Vincent Lally in the
race. The latter has been. training
for the. event during the past month
and will be one of the most worthy
opponents the field will have to
contend with.
:, Another cOrlxing race will sure
develop in the One-mile event.
Lloyd Hahn, of Boston, who twice
defeated JOie Ray, the Chicago
flyer. is the tOpnOtcher. Hahn
VIII meet many of the biggest.
rivals. in this event, including
Walter Higgins, of the New York
Athletic Club; Jimmy Connolly,
of the Newark Athletic Club:
Larry Shields, Philadelphia: j.
Newman. West Point. and j,
Kirby. OF Cornell. 1t should be a
great race. All the men are
keyed up to the highest pitch for
the battle.
The longer distance races-will
probably bring together Earl John. |
ston, of Pittsburgh, national five.
mile champion; John Romig, Phila.
delphla; Verne Booth. Baltimore:
Jimmy Henigan, Boston: Albert |
Nicholson. Stamford; ROLAND Payne,
Colby; Elmer McLane, Pennsyl.
Vania; Marvin Rick, New York
a. c., and several others.
The caliber of the athletes avail. |
able for all Of the sother events on |
the Eastern Olympic program. |
nineteen in all, is of the same high
order, and track fans this side of |
Chicago need have no worry that !
the East will not have its share of |
representation on the American |
olympic team when it sails from