New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-02
Canada Feels Her Athletes Abroad
Are Not Being Given Square Deal
WILLIAMS STILL
after new HONOR
Canadian SprininS Star to
Thy Again


year OLD boy the Canadians call Just
a running fool" isn't through Vet
Percy Williams, the new worlds
spflnttng champion. whose name was
never heard outside of the Dominion
before the Olympic games. celebrat-
ed his double victory, the first double
since 1872 when Ralph Craig of the
tnlted States, turned in victories in
both the Olympic sprints by getting
d sound nights sleep in preparation
Tor further efforts on cinder path in
the Olympic stadium.
He is sleeping like baby" P
}. MuIqueen. chief of the Canada n
delesa1lon. told the reporters Who
besleSod the schoolboy hero of the
ninth Olympiad last night, don't
disturb him, He must run in the
relays next saturday."
That is all Canada asks of her
Olympic athlstes-besides winning
the loo and 200 meter dashcs from
the pick OF the worlds sprinters. he
must run on Canada's relay team.
The fact that the freedom of the
city of Toronto. which he entered
ny he back door II months ago,
having worked his way from Van
couVer as waiter in a dining car in
order to compete in the Dominion
cham plonships. awaited his return
failed to disturb the peaceful rest of
this trim lad. Williams came straight
from the stadium after beating the
worlds best dash men in the 200
meter event had light repast of
tomato salad, cuCunhers and miner
al W&tor, then retired.
Il haven't taken my sweater off
since last Thursday" he explained
The officials Of the Canadian
team had been willing to let Will
liams scratch his entry in the 200
meter after winning the shorter
sprint, but he insisted on running.
Last night they offered to give him
a Well-earned rest Ivy replacing him
on the relay team. but he modostly
stuck to his determination TO see
his task through to the finish.
My work isn't finished yet" he
said. I'm see it through. keep me
on the relay team"
Williams. who will not be 20 years
old until next May. does not keep
any strict training regime. He is
neither vegeta rian nor a teetotaler.
Il drink and eat anything I feel
II in, H., l., =
his Canadian friends. although he
admitted that he had fewer troubles
in moderation on the drinking side
Of the equation than on the eating
side.
The NancouN er speedster is one of
the foremost examples of proof. ac-
cording to many of the training
theorists here. that the American
and French methods of training
against the watch" are all wrong.
Never in two years of his racing
career has Williams been sent out
to run against time by his trainer.
tie always races against some op-
ponent. with handicaps proportion
ate to their relative speeds. Will
liams never goes out to break II
seconds for the hundred meters or
% for 200. Instead in his training a
handicap man is placed several
yards ahead and he is instructed to
60 out and beat him
This, the experts aver. explains
the tremendous bursts of speed the
Cana dian uncorked a few meters
from the tape in both the 100 and
200 meter races when. after lying in
second or third places for the en-
tire distance, he simply left his OPP
standing still like a thor
oushbred streaking out from
bunch of selling platers.
When it is explained that the So
called selling platers emerged from
40 nations competing in the Olym-
pic games, Williams friends say it
is no reflection on the caliber of the
but their star merely
them when it comes to
the finish.
Canadian officials denied today
the reports that Williams was an
added starter on the Canadian
team. He is a full Pledged member
of the team they say, and was
brought to Europe at the expense Of
Canada.
Ottawa Ont, Aug. P-Percy
Canadian schoolboy VIM
ner OF the olympic 100 meter and
200 meter dashes has been con-
a second time by Pre-
mier w. X. Mackenzie King Fol-
owing Williams second triumph in
he 200 meters yesterday. the prime
sent him the following
able:
Glad again to congratulate you