Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-25
NEW EFFORTS TO
| DEPOSE PADDOCK
FROM OLYMPECS
BY FRANK GETTY
(Un1Ued Press Sports Editor)


effort to disqualify Charles Pad
dock, veteran American sprint star,
was made by the British delegation
today at a meeting of the executive
committee of the international
Olympic committee.
General Kentish, the British dele
gate, at a secret meeting of the
committee last night, quoted Lon
don newspaper article in which it
was charged that Paddock had
boasted four Americans in the 100
yard dash at the Paris games in
1924 agreed to make successive
false starts in order to tire out
Harold Abrahams, the British star,
but finally did not do so.
kcntish was asked for proof of
the affair. He had none and it was
absence of further proof to the in
International committcc-as Kcntish
had requested.
The charge has American officials
worried though Paddock has an
ahbi. He told the United Press that
he did outline such possibility as
General kcntish suggested but only
as what professionals might have
done in similar race. Amateurs,
Paddock insisted he explained,
would not do such thing.
General Kentish, IN prcferring his
charge produced clippings from the
London newspaper News of the
World. The newspaper said that Pad
dock, during radio talk in the
United States, confessed an attempt
to frame Abrahams by the false
starts. 1t was added the scheme was
tried at the Stocsiolm Olympic
but for various reasons was not
tried at Paris.
The fact of the matter seems to
be that Paddock made an injudicious
radio speech in which he tried to
outline the hypothetical difference
between amateur and professional
running. He did not succeed in max.
ing himself clear.
Paddock speech was published
in the United States in the maga-
zine The Sportsman of Boston.
Sprinters Annoyed
General Kcntish was advised to-
dav TO refer the matter direct to
General Douglas Macarthur, head of
the American Olympic committee
who before the charge was made
had received from Paddock an OK
PLANTATION that some consider to be
satisfactory,
Jackson Y. Scholz and the other
sprintcrs involved in the question
as competitors at the Paris games
are disturbed that the British are
raising the point because they fear
it will reflect on them, despite their
!, complete innocence.
4 Nothing of the kind ever happen
ed, - said Scholz. 1--WE were. horri-
Sled when we first read the rcputed
speech of Paddock but Charley has
informed us that he was misunder-
stood coraplcte.' y
American victories in six track
events were predicted today after
the Olympic coaches timed their
athletes in workouts.
The officials refused to reveal the
times made or to say upon whom
they were depending for the first
places. At the same time il was an
nounccd that the United States
stood good chance to win at least
four field events.
Margaret Jenkins, California girl,
has been making some impressive
uarks in the discus throw and is
catain to finish high in the Olym-
pisd.
John Wcismullcr chccrcd the
hcarts of the coaches by displaying
his old time form in the 100 meter
swim He did me distance in 81 10
seconds.
Six girls survived the tryout for
the relay swimming team. They
were: Eleanor Gcrrati, Susan Laird,
Albina Osipowitch, Josephine Me
Kim, Martha Norelius and Adelaide
Lambert.
The following Americans have
been selected to act as officials at
the Olympiad by the commission of
the International Amateur Ath-
lctics; Gustav Kirby, chief Judge of
finishes; Charles Dicgcs, timer; A.
-. Albert, Jacob Stumpf, Fred
.Rubien and Joseph McCabc, Judges
EOt men 5 events; Laura Heron,
Judge of women S events; William
Kennedy, Inspector and John Taylor,
starter.
Hugh McGraw was barred on the
grounds of professionalism.