Evening star., 1928-05-08
BY TED MEREDITH,
Famous Runner World and Olympic
Champion

Famous Runner world and Olympic
Champion.
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IRON every point Of view. the 300
l. meter run will be the feature
race of the Olympic games at
4 Amsterdam this Summer.
Germany has as her champion
Herr Doktor Otto Peltzer holder Of the
worlds S00-meter, 880-yard and 1900
meter records In setting those records
In 1925 and in beating Paavo Nurmi in
establishing the 1,500-meter mark Pclt-
ger made himself the hero OF the Ger
man athletic world
England has Douglas Lowe. who was
just a few feet behind Peltzer when the
German broke the 880-yard record in
the 1925 English championships. Lowe
Is the popular Olympic 300-meter title
holder and an unusual runner. who this
year is going even better than ever.
Canada will be best represented in
the 800 meters by Edwards. student
at New York University Edwards has
run some fine races indoors this last
season and has only been beaten by
such runner as Lloyd Hahn.
1t was principally through the run
ming OF this colored athlete that New
York University won several fine two
mile relay races, one Of them being for
the I. G. A. A. A. A. title.
Edwards, according to his coach. does
not know his real worth over the
half mile and has never come out o.
a race distressed
The United States has It's Hahn oi
Nebraska and the Boston A. A.. who
during the Winter made the startling
time Of 81 2-5 for an indoor half mile
Hahn has a string Of victories behinc
him from his last years running. Thel
number we'll up into the thirties ant
most of the times have been remark
ably fast
France. for the first time in its ath
letic history. has real half-mile cham
pion. Martin has covered 300 meter
in / SO As. time which has been beator
only once in winning the Olymp!
championship.
Switzerland also has a Martin. HI
was second to Lowe In the 1924 race
and. having seen that contest, car
appreciate the Swiss runner. He wa
fun of running at the finish. and oni!
his inexperience kept him from a wiz
even over Lowe.
This event has an international colo
such as no other Olympic race evel
pIESSitLEu. anu AlIt Va lilE III
pals is far above the average.
Both Martins are dangerous. but thel
lack two things which go long way
to help runner in time of stress
experience and tradition. They may
gain the experience before the Sum
mer classic comes off, but the lact
Of a winning background for their coun-
tries will be handicap.
Peltzer was in the United States dur.
ing the Winter. and ran three races
But he was far from being in his
championship form of 1925, That does
not say he won't be at Amsterdam.
rather expect TO see him in rare form
for that race.
Lowe will be a tough customer Hav.
ing more speed than any of the others
and having demonstrated a racins
heart, ne will have somewhat OF ar
edge.
Hahn's indoor running, great as i
was. will have TO be. improved upon
for this race. He has the stuff beyond
doubt. but he has never been tested
as he will be when he meets these
runners In an Olympic event,
The United States is rather rich ir
half -milers. Ray Conger. Illinois A. c.
found himself last Winter on the boarc
tracks. and the encouragement he go
should round him into great man al