Evening star., 1928-06-19
DUEL IS PRESAGED
BY RECORD FEATS
Kuck, krenz, Adelman and
Schwarze May Represent
America in 0IympicS.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The beef and iron brigade is forming
20 the right for the big Olympic heavins
contest. This year the athletic beef j;
tossing out the l6-pounG iron shot to un-
heard of distances. at home and abroad
to herald the prospect of a record-bust'
irs battle Of Drawn when the big fellows
start Inassaging their implements in the
7-foot circle at Amsterdam
For going on 20 years the boys hao
been shooting at the 5l-foot record
hung up in 1909 by that famous Mich
iean mammoth. Ralph Rose, but IL
wasn't until this Spring that they
finally brought it down. Once softene6
UP the record began to be kicked around
with ridiculous ease, Out in the Pacific
Coast John Kuck, the sturdy Kansas
product. got in a flight of 81 feet y
inch. A few days later he put the ball
out an inch or so farther although this
mark wasn't allowed. In practice Kuck
has been credited with heaveS of around
81 and SIS feet.
HirschfeId's Mighty Heave.
Before the echoes Of Kucks record
toss had died away news of a sensational
heave by a German, Karl HirSchfeld.
came from abroad. HirSchfeld was
credited with a mark of 81 feet 9i2
inches. which If he can repeat it at
Amsterdam ought 10 be good enough TO
win.
Kuck is the outstanding shotputter in
probably the most consistently good
group the United States has ever had
Four years ago the big three were
Eouser, Hills and Hartranft. Hills is out
81 competition now, and the comebacks
OF the other two. including Bud Houser,
the champion. are doubtful This year
there are at least a half dozen college
or club stars doing close TO so feet or
better.
Herb Schwarze of the Illinois A. C..
broke the world indoor record last VIM
ter in the National A. A. u. champion
ships. with mark Of 49 feet 67s inches.
Dave Adeiman Of Georgetown, the in
door intercollegiate champion, has bet
tered 49 feet consistently. Besides
Houser and Hartranft out on the West
Coast there are Eric Krenz. Stanford
sophomore Bif Hoffman, Elmer Gerkin
and other huskies.
1t would be difficult to pick the
best four out of this group, but unless
Houser breaks into the list again Kuek,
Krenz Adeiman and Schwarze may be
nominated.
The first Olympic shotput champion
ship in 1896 was decided by a toss of
80 feet 2 inches, mark that high
school boys would be ashamed Of now
adays. The Olympic record of so feet
35s inches was set in 1912 by Pat Nc
Donald, the big New York policeman.
as the elimination of one of the great
est rivalries of the old weight-heaving
era.
Mcdonald and Rose Stars.
!, Mcdonald and Ralph Rose, then the
world record holder, we're two central
figures OF this long standing duel of
beef and Drawn. Two mightier mortais
never have toyed with the i6-pound
ball. They may not have had quite the
technique of some Of the modern weight
men, but for sheer bulk, strength and
competitive spirit they never have been
surpassed.
Rose had won two previous Olympic
championships and was anxious TO
make it three. From the start. this
1912 tussei was private night. Whit
ney, another American, was the third
Qualtfler for the finals. but his best
putt was q yard and half short of
the best OF either Mcdonald or Rose.
Pat, on the first attempt in the final
got on his tremendous record ileaye.
breaking Roses 1904 Olympic mark. II
clinched the title, for Ralph was un-
sble 70 touch II in three attempts.
Neither Mcdonald nor any of the
other American competitors were equal
70 the task Of checking the Firms In
1920 and Porhola broke through TO take
me Olympic shotput Championship
from America for the first and oniy
time Houser Hills and Hartranft, I'm
isning l-2-3 in the last Olympics. got
revenge on the Finnish stars.