Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-26
BY ALAN J. GOULD.

Associated Press sports EditoT.
AMSTERDAM, July 26.--No records
NAV be broken on the new Olympic
track. as Head Coach Lawson Robert
son of the American team asserts. out
a new high mark for Olympic sQuawks
already has been established ana may
be broken again before the games start
next Sunday
The additional debate over the Pad
dock case, although more comic tnan
otherwise, has added one more argu-
n,entative item to the list already, IN
Guiding complaints over training condl-
tions. objections to the olympic track,
KICKS over the scarcity of tickets In q
stadium seating $4,000. and scraps over
the selection Of officials.
Much of the debate. such as the
latest outburst over Paddock Is regard
ed bv most of the officials, particularly
the Americans, as trivial. A good zeal
of it perhaps, is due to the proverpiai
critical tendency among athletic groups
on edge before competition, but the Oh
ficials are likely to breathe sigh OF re-
lief when the actual contests replace
the debates.
Issue Seems Slated TO Die.
Unless some further evidence Is turn
ed I'M. the latest issue concerning Cnar-
lev Paddock seems slated to die death
similar to that of the case debated be-
fore the Americans left for Amsterdam.
The motion picture charges. wnicn ~
home were Quashed summary alter ne.
ing revived two months after tney mac
been investigated and PADDOCK exon
Grated of any faint or PROFESSIONALISM
now are coming in for much discussion.
Likewise Paddock's radio Talk, eoins
back to the evening OF tour years ago,
were brought up again tooay Dy Vie
British Olympic committeeman 1en'
KentiSh. -.
any definite action, by the one Douy
having to do with track and tieid eng
ibility. the international Amateur Atm
letic Federation, there seems to De httie
likelihood that they viii be pursued
As q matter of fact, Gen. KentiSn, AZ
fer handing a batch Of clippings ana
expressing his own personal views 70
Fdstron,. president of the !. A. A. f.,
declared that he, KentiSh. was con-
vinced that 1t was not worth while TO
nress the case. Edstrom himself mean
while appeared satisfied that there was
no cause for disbarring Paddock after
he had had q conference with American
officials. although he declined to make e
definite statement In advance OF the
meeting of the federation.
No Records to Be Broken.
Although opinion Is sharply divided
as to the quality Of the new Olympic
track. which still Is being worked On
with the games only three days on,
the verdict OF the majority, handed
down by Robertson, is that no records
will be broken, especially not In any
of the short distance races. The track
lacks life or the proper foundation 70
promote real speed. according TO the
Yankee sprinters, half q dozen OF whom.
tried out the stretches and turns Tor
the FIRST time yesterday.
The American track and field squad
trained In four separate places yeSter-
day. giving sample Of what difficulties
have been encountered In finding de-
sirable locations for practice. Twenty
two members Of the squad tried new
place at The Hague while the Sprinters
worked out on the cinders OF the new
track In the olympic Stadium. The
field men practiced at the police park.
while the remainder of the squad con-
tinued to use the old practice field
which has bIighted numerous olympic
hopes via the route OF twisted ankles
and pulled tendons.
Only the competitors In the field
events, who have been comparatively
unhampered by the bad conditions.
and the marathon runners, who prefer
rough going, are not complaining.
The team Of six American mara