Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-27
HAVE BETTERLUCK
THAN THE|RR|vALS
Suffer Only tsinor Injuries
While Foes Lose Some
Star Performers.
4 BY ALAN r. GOULD.
Associated Press SPORTS Editor,


AMSTERDAM. Holland. July 27.--Ir
spite OF training difiiculties which
forced the team to seek half dozen
different practice grounds In and out
side Amsterdam. American approaches
the Olympic track and field champion
slnipe, starting Sunday, with prospects
OF q sweeping triumph undiminished. ,
Though there have been some slight
casualties and minor ailments among
the Yankees they have not experienced
the hard luck that has beSet other
teams. including the Germans and the
Australians.
Unless the injury ink reaches out
now. an unlikely occurrence In view of
the fact that most OF the hard work
has been completed. the United States
viii enter the competition probably in
as good. If not better. condition than
most of their rivals. although the Firms.
the Britons. the French and the Ger
mans were not handicapped by the
necessity of making long sea trip to
Amsterdam.
The Germans. however. were harder
hit by casualties. including Or. Wich-
mann. crack sprinter and member of
the record breaking German 4oo-meter
relay team, wichn,ann pulled tendon
In yesterdays workout. DR.. Otto Peltz-
er's condition also is uncertain. He
has not fully recovered from an ankle
injury but is entered in the a00-meter
trials on Sunday.
Aussizes Lose.
The Australians lost two track stars
through injuries There had been some
fears IN the American camp that Frank
WykoH, sensational Young Californian,
would suffer i'll effects from q slightly
pulled tendon, but the form he has
shown In the past few days has dis
sipated this anxiety at least in the
coaches minds. Flying Frank" as a
result, still rules the American 100
meters favorite
Henry Russell former Cornell fash.
and Bob McAllister, New York's flying
cop. also are reckoned as strong con-
tenders, the latter considering himself
q man of destiny in this event. The
other American ertrant, Claude
Bracey Of Rice Institute, Texas, has not
been running In his best form. The
Texans legs have developed some sore
ness and he has not worked out as
much as the others
All four American Sprinters have
prospects of fairly easy time Of il
IN the opening trials on Sunday.
Eiehty-seven competitors have been
drawn In 10 heats. the first two In each
heat qualifying for the second trials
later ON the same afternoon.
The cosmopolitan group of rivals In
eludes such stars as r. Corts and HUI
bert Houben of Germany. Porritt af
New Zealand. George Hester Of Canada,
W. D. LegR of South Africa and Pepe
Barrientos Of Cuba.
Lermond Ii III.
Leo Lermond In the latest American
casualty. He Is suffering from stomach
trouble, hut he has plenty Of time 70
recover. since his event, the 5000
meters, still is week on.
The failure of others like John Lewis
az the Detroit I. NJ G. A.. member OF
the i.600~nneter relay team, to recover
The form he showed IN the final try
cuts az Cambridge has affected Ameri-
can prospects. but the few such In
stances are more than onset cy the
remarkably good DEVELOPMENT among
the field men, such as the hammer
throwers. shotputters, discus beavers
and high jumpers.
n excellent condition are such vet-
Grams as Lloyd Hahn. Charley Pad
dock. Ray Harbuti and the entire mara
fi1on ercup. headed By JOie Ray. Others
like Joe TSerney of the New York A. G..
in the 90 meters. have displayed
marked improvement over their try
out performances.
The involving Of Paddock IN new
debate over hts amateur standing ana
activities haze not affected his serious
efforts 70 stage great comeback.
Hahn VIII BE Busy.
Hahn. the Boston A. A. Express. <
faces three straight days OF 60o-meter
running and then two more Of i.5OO
meters. The heat drawings promise him
little more than good workout In the
first trials on Sunday. Lloyd has the
German. EnseIhardt as his chief foe.
along with Korpeia Of Finland and WAL
Ger OF Canada In the nth heat. COM
priSing eight starters. three 70 qualify
for the semi-finsls. Ray Watson Of the
Illinois A. C. has the toughest assign
Ynent. facing Harry Larva. who has re-
placed Paavo Nurnil as the Finnish
hope and Pat! Martin of switzerland.
bat these three are the class Of the
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