New Britain herald., 1928-07-28
OLYMPIC GAMES
 START TOMORROW
Greatest Athletic Fight in His
 tory Is Anticipated
Amsterdam. Holland July os (P-

Amsterdam, Holland. July 2s LP- tacular battle for worlds athletic honors any Olympiad ever has wit messed starts tomorrow when 2,50O stars from 47 nations meet in the first five events of the weeks cham pionship track and field program.
 Once again it is America against the world. Uncle Sams agile youths are equipped for the big tussle de- spite a succession of training diff culties and once more are favorites, but facing the strongest combined threat their supremacy ever had.
 Four years ago it was the Films and the Britons who upset Yankee prestige, especially on the track. The opposition is doubly strengthen ed this time, for Germany is return ing to the Olympic fold for the first time since 1912 and France has the most conspicuous set of title con tenders she has had in many moon.
 In the running events in which record breaking prospects depend almost entirely upon the condition of the much -maligned stadium track. the United States is better equipped than Tn any Olympiad since the war. Especially are her hopes high in the middle distances. In the field events where the texture of the cinders has no effect, there looms a Herculean battle of brawn and skill with the Americans pressed harder than ever, even in their pet events such as the s''": ." and the hammer.
 .. r"nvn and skill all will figure in tomorrow's opening
 Int.uue the shotput. amt hi"n jump as well as trlals Ill the 400 meter hurdles. 500 meter run and 100 meter dash. the sprint classic of the Olympics.
 America ought at least to split event in. the two field events for the quartet of Yankee jumpers. led by the Olympic champion. Harold Os- born. of the Illinois A. C.. and the Stanford stalwart. Bob King, appear to be the class of the field. In the shotput. America has four men cap- able of record performances to pit against the German ace. Emil Hirschneld, whose worlds mark of 5l feet, g 5-S inches has just been put on the record books.
 John Kuck of the Los Angeles A. C., has been showing the best form among the Americans with Herman Erik, University of Washington star. neXt best. but the Stanford pair of Eric krenz and Harlow Rothart are capable of rising to winning heights in a pinch.
 The Germans are banking heavily on the giant Hirschfield who in a final practice session showed the 16 pound ball the astonishing distance of 52 feet, one inch. under condi- tions which he will likely encounter during actual Olympic competition. The Teuton figures the long waits between puts. possibly as much as 45 minutes, will mean churning up of the circle so yesterday he work ed out on a soft surface. covering his feet with sand before putting the shot.
 Two other German-American tests promise to feature the opening day. the first giving the initial compari- son among rival sprint kings and the second exhibiting the 800 meter form of Lloyd Hahn. the Boston A. A. express and Dr. Otto Peltzer. for mer record holder. not forgetting the of Douglas Lowe. British holder of the Olympic title. and Seraphin Martin. French star. who set a jew worlds record for the dis tance fortnight ago.
 The German sprint forces suffered a last minute blow by the elimina- ton of Dr. Friedrich Wichmann who pulled tendon but the Teutons still have a pair of speed merchants in Richard Corts and Hubert Hou- ben to pit against the quartet of fly ing Americans. Frank Wykoff, Bob Henry Russell and Claude Bracey. Some of them are likely to meet before the days sec ond trials are completed. but the real tests in the semi-finals and the finals are scheduled for Monday.
 The result of the final American workouts have established Wykoft ond Russell as the principal Ameri- can hopes. McAllister who is exud-