Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-16
By LAWRENCE FERRY.

n YEw YORK. February l6.-So
far as the A. A. T. is con-
~ cerned Or. Otto Pelt2er. the
4 star German runner. is not
counted upon to meet LLOYD
Hahn in the Casey mile at the X oi
c. games III New York on February 20
The fourteen-day period III which
under the ruling Of the German ALL
tllorities. Pelt2er was permitted to COM
pete in three races will have expired
long before that date
The A. A. u. is making no move C
Urge the sports body i'll Berlin TO extend
the limit originally imposed and has
no knowledge that Peltzer has done SO
other than what has appeared TO this
effect in the press
II the doctor is seriously intent upon
meeting Hahn and has gone so far as
to request oiSpenSation enabling him
10 90 this. the chances that the two
great runners will meet on the last
Cay of this month may be regarded as
favorable.
Conditions All Right.
Talk that Pelt7er would b, at a great
disadvantage running on a board track
should not be accepted as important
AS a matter Of fact. aside from the
negotiation Of sharp turns. faster times
can be made indoors than out.
In the distances peculiar to board
tracks. such as the fifty and sixty
yard dashcs. the times are faster than
have been made outdoors. The out
door ouarter-ni.e record is better than
the indoor time. but it should be borne
in mind that outdoors the 44o is
straightaway while indoors it is not.
And the ilurored-yard dash out
boards. But these two are rather ex-
ceptional If YOU take times for all
distances indoors and out. it will be
found that they break about flfty-flfty
In the matter OF comparative records
At any rate. the chances are that
Peltzer indoors or out, would prefer to
meet Hahn al some middle distance.
such as the half mile. in which the
German holds the worlds record. than
ct the mile They say that the doctor
does not feel altocether at home n the
10 reason 10 believe. in view of the
travelling he has done Of late and lack
@. adequate competition. that he is
pining 10 measure strides with the
Eebraskar.
Hahn. who has not been beaten in
two years. IN which period he has par
ticipated IL more than 80 races. has
been going through the current Winter
fl splendid form Victories in nine
straigh. events are on his list. and had
II not been for breaks of various sorts
he would have added to the world rec
ords in his possession. which now in
c,ude the 1000 yards. 1000 meters.
$500 meters and three-quarters OF a
mile.
At the < Of c. games in Brooklyn,
OF January Z. he turned in SO As for
the halt-an indoor world record-but
fects. And in ST. Josephs Catholic
games IN Newark on January IS. mis-
take in timing forced him to run an
extra lap II the l,00o-yard event. rem
dering him unable TO sprint in the last
lap. Otherwise he would probably have
broken his own world record.
His Other Victories.
Aside from victories in these two
meets. Hahn thus far has landed first
Ia the following:
Mile at the K. OF Civilian c. Prout
memorial games IN Boston. Time. S25.
over a small track OF almost IL laps 10
the mile
Thousanc-yard handicap in Newark
A. c. games Time, AIS Is.
Hunter mile al 3. A. A games IN Bos-
ton. Time. 4:22 As
Rodman wanamaker mile at Mill
rose A. c. games. New YORK. Time,
4:ls 3-5
Taousand-yard run at brooklyn Col
lege games. Time. ar Is.
Eat-mtle invitation race al Fo-dham
University games. Time. J IS 2-5.
Two-ta1Yds mile a. E!ks games New