New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
NO TRY0U7S FOR
 ALL TRACK STARS
Jack Ryder, Veteran Coach, Says
 Aces Should Have Rest

New York, April c5 R>--Thc aces of American track and field sports can Olympic hopes will rest this summer. all would be exempt from the tryout or elimination process, if Jack Ryder. veteran coach of Lloyd Hahn and other Boston A. A. stars, had his way about it.
 Hahn already has been granted this exemption, largely through Ry- der's influence. The great Nebraska and his coach will make an early start for Europe so that Lloyd may be as fit as possible for his tussle with Nurnli. Wide, Peltzer. Lowe and others in the Olympic 800 and 1,500 meter races.
 Ryder, however, feels it would bo the fair as well as advantageous thing 10 do to give all of the out standing stars the same privilege as Hahn, or at least to avoid the pos sibility of their being shut out of tho team in the tryouts.
 "Super-athletes like Paddock, Borah, Morgan. Taylor, Gibson, Hahn. Lermond. Osborn, Tierncy. Alderman, Congcr, DeMar, men who arc there, who are winners, men who can punish themselves unmercifully, should not be compelled, once they show indications that they can reach their peak in the Olympics. to go throUgh any elimination process,' Ryder holds.
 Would Finland take any chance of Nurmi not making the tcam?' Ryder asks. pointing out that at least two Films have recorded bet ter 50o meter time than the cham pion with the past year. Would Great Britain think of leaving Lowe at home,
 ''lor such American athletes sea voyage should be thing three or four weeks behind them when they stepped to the mark in the Olympics."
 'Thc Films" Ryder pointed out, know now their first string ath- letes and there is no possibility of any of them being left at home be- cause of failure to qualify in a final tryout.
 "Jn 1920 at the eastern tryouts. held in Philadelphia, the runners. as they stood on the mark, or the one mile run, were informed by the %, + b,, winner of this is sure to go 10 Antwerp
 Harold C. Cutbill won the race, during the gruelling last hundred yards. Racing Larry Shields, cutbil soliloqnized: I must win to so to Antwerp. l must win to go to Ant werp.' Did he go? He did not, be- cause he had reached his peak and was off form in he final tryout at the Harvard stadium.
 "In 1912. at Stockholm, this country had the classicst milcrs that ever represented her. Taber. kiviat, Jones, but none of them won be- cause they had no ample time to re- gain their form which they dis played before leaving the United States and because d slump was in- cyita ble after being forced to make their real objective the tryout in this country
 Not all the coaches agree that EyJers plan is practical, although they probably all would admit it's advantages and ability. from the competitive angle. Yet some of the athletes. and among them Paddock, prefer the present scheme Of things and the departure of the team as q unit after final tryouts.
 The main contention is that if is only fair to he legion of performers in all parts of the country to select the team by climinations. rather than show preference to hand picked group. But here's Rydcrs point of view:
 Fair play. Have fair play for the ordinary athletes if there are SfIll vacant brrths to he filled on inc steamer let those who will not even