Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-16
A. A. i. is NOT PLANNING
FOR EVENT FEBRUARY 20
Has Not Asked That German Runners Time-I limit
Be Extended and 1t Appears That Invader
Is Not So Keen for Mile Test.

! York. in which he failed by four-fifths
| of a second to smash the mark for this
| distance, 2:43 3-S. set by Jimmy Con-
molly five years ago. Hahn. 1t should
| be said had no real competition. rum
ming the event practically against time.
Peltzer has competed in two races
| the 10o0-yard eXent at the Millrose
| games which he won in 2:l8 3-5. beat
! ing Raw Dodge of the Illinois A. c. by :
Yards: and the l.000-meter race at the
| Illinois A. c. games. in which Ray Con-
ger. the former Iowa State star and
! holder Of the outdoor mile record. beat
him by 10 yarCS on a slow track IN
1857. Hahn has often beat Conger IN
! doors.
| Fait Elkins. the national decathlon
champion. is expected to join his fell
low Nebraskan. Roland Locke. in New
York today or tomorrow. Both are
committed to the great adventure Of
winning places on the American
Olympic team.
| Neither should have any real diff
/ Guilty i'll establishing his claim, although
because Of the condition of these ath-
leteS. it may at first look that way
! Both had their tonsils removed this
| Winter and they are by no means in
! condition for competition despite the
| fact that they have been doing quite
lot of preliminary work at Lincoln.
Accompany them as guide. mentor
and friend is Father OConnor OF Lin
coin. When it is stated that this good
priest is one of the most popular men
in this land of tall corn. Ku kluX
and old-tine Puritanism. nothing more
need be written to show the sort OF
man he is.
Father OConnor is good man, a
great man, 10 know whom is to love
as we'll as to admire. and he is all for
Nebraska and he is all for sport
Elkins, who has Indian blood. as well
as oil wells in Oklahoma, appears to
be in better shape than Locke. who
is an impetuous. quick spoken chap.
whereas Elkins is quiet and likeable.
with terrific competitive temper in
the background: Locke expects to run
in New York on February 20 and Elkins
is entered in the K. Of c. septathlon on
February 90.
Both will add zest to the indoor and
outdoor meets in this section of the
country. They are products of the
teaching genius Of Henry F. ("Indian')
Schultz. track coach at Nebraska. who
has developed many great athlete in
the past decade. Schultz is beng con-
sidered for membership of the staff of
coaches for the Olympic team: the
writer knows Of no more valuable man.
Death of the Rev. Edwin G.. Crowds
calls to mind the beginning of a def
mite period of advancement in foot ball
Crowds. a great Princeton guard and
center from 1895 TO 1898. inclusive.
was one of the first pivot men of the
game to go down the field under punts.
Today there are scores of galloping
guards and rowing centers, but Eddie
Crowds was the first man 20 beat the
ends down the field. And the ends he
PLAYED with were Garry Cochran Lew
Palmer and Arthur Poe among others
somewhat less feet of foot. When he
hurled his 240-pound bulk through the
line he looked like runaway locomo-
tive and moved along as fast. A man
tackled by him stayed tackled.
Crowds was studying for the min
istry at Princeton. He vas one OF those
| kindly. rugged sons OF the soil who
have made their mark in foot ball. He
played foot ball as hard as he preached
and he vas four square in the pulpit
and on the gridiron. Living simply.
earnestly. foythrightiy, Crowds spent
his latter years ministering 10 the con-
gregat!on Of q little church IN Connec-
ticut He vas a good man and a great
athlete. and more than one c.assmate
was the better for having known him.
OF that championship Princeton
eleven of 80 years ago. Crowds is the
first to pass on from natural causes.
This speaks we'll for the game. its
PLAYERS and their methods C. :-a:2:.g.