Evening star., 1924-07-02

ne marathon, the classic and con-
cludins feature of the games, has
sixty-two entries from twenty-two
nations. Aside from the six Ameri-
cans VINO are generally accorded to
nave excellent chances in this event.
ne most prominent entries include
ahnes hoIehmainen of Finland, vic
ror IN 1870, but whose condition
makes his success again doubtful .
Jun i.ossman of Esthonia. who was
second in 1920 and who is the favor
.1e tnls year with many: El Ouafi.
rprench Moroccan crack, and Auguste
Broos, Belgian. who was fourth at
Antwerp. The Firms are pinning their
chlef hopes on Albin Stenroos.
Hon Is in Pole Vault.
Despite previous word reaching the
Amercan camp, Charles Hof the
norwegian star, whom Lawson Rob
erlson pronounces the greatest all
IN the pole vault, for which he holds
the world record. The belief still
prevails. however, that injury to his
heel may keep him out of his favorite
on the three others in which he is
entered-the 400 and 500 meter runs
and the decathlon
Now that Joie Ray has been with
drawn from the 1.500-meter run, in
terest in this event is centered on the
prospective clash between Paavo
Nurmi of Finland and Edwin Wide of
sweden, the sensational Scandinavian
rivals who have had many close
races, though Nurmi has invariah hlv
been victorious. Both are also en-
tered in the 5,000-meter run. Wide
set world record for the 5000
meter run a year ago, when he COW
ereo the distance in minutes 80 2-5
The soo-meter run. which has
drawn 67 entries from 81 nations,
now is expected to develop the keen
est battle among the middle-distance
1nen: 4-; 1t Is predicted that the star
c. Enck, Ray Dodge and j. H.
Waters-will encounter the stiffest
opposition from the Englishmen, Doug
las Lowe and G. II. B. Stallard, while
Norway has Hoff and Sweden has
Sven Lundgren There will be added
interest If Nurmi runs.
Plan Opening Ceremonies.
Details of the formal program OF
mally usher in the eighth Olympic
games Saturday, were announced last
night by the French Olympic com
mittee.
Heading the procession of athletes
representing A. nations will be d
notable array of international and
Olympic dignitaries, including Presi-
dent Doumergue of France, the
Prince of Wales and the Shah of
Persia South Africa heads the
athletic section with Argentina sec
ond. The United States athletes will
be seventeenth in the parade, POSI-
tions being arranged alphabeucailF.
Oaths of loyalty on behalf of all com
petitors viii be taken by George
Andre, veteran French hurdler.
The ceremony, which will include
speeches by President Doumergue ano
Count Clary-the latter president OF
gan at 3 o'clock. Four military bands
Will add color to the program.
Rivals Practice Together.
Americans and Films. chief rivals
met Yesterday for the first time dur
ing the workouts at the COLO pes
Stadium and mingled in fr1endiS
spirit on the battle-ground where they
will fight it out for the world ath-
letic supremacy.
The largest crowd which has as
yet visited Colombes, including sew
eral hundred American enthusiasts
nearly all of the two score nations
entered in the games, but the princl-
pal attention was centered upon the
Firms, who had their first workout
since their arrival Monday, and upon
the Americans, who showed i'm
pressive form in the hardest two
hour workout they have as yet had
here
Nurmi, who is entered in six events
at distances from 500 meters to 10000
meters, was among the first to take
the track. He was quickly joined by
Joie Ray, the American mile cham
pion, who gave the onlookers a thrill
by carrying his Finnish rival at a
fast pace in a 1.500-meter workout
which assumed the proportions of an
impromptu race.
Ray, under wraps pulled out
from little group of runners. Nurmi
responding to the challenge and
quickly following, moving easily with
machinelike stride, but not so
smoothly as the title American
Rounding the last turn, they spurted
Ray keeping two yards ahead to ar
informal finish, then pulling uI
while the Finn kept on for several
additional laps.
Not Due to Clash.
A meeting of these rivals at theil
favorite distances of $500 meters ha.
been prevented. as Ray is not en-
tered in this distance, but it is likely
that they will match strides in the
3,000-meter team race, one of the
concluding features. 1t developed