Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-21
Americans at Home Approve
Increased Olympic Rivalry

Satisfaction Is expressed In this coun-
try that American contestants in the
Olympic games, although winners on
their final showing. met with stronger
competition than had been experienced
! in previous world contests. 1t IS 1eit
that this promises greater future
achievements for all the nations and
| that American teams will be spurreo
| to more effective efforts. Some COM
ments indicate a belief that a poor
showing in some events simply meant
| that opponents had better training IMAM
previously and greater purpose 10 VIII.
son the whole. we aren't SO sure
h,,t that II has been good thlng lor
MS TO be taken down peg or tWo' 10
And out that We aren't quite so gooo
as we thought we were, says tne
Omaha World Herald, while the rev
York Evening Post predicts that com
petition in 1882 viii be all the Keener
FOR the results of 1928" advising ulat
III we are going to continue 10 isloIe
those sports in which Europe Is mors
greatly interested and more Skllliui
Than this country. it is not without
value to the Olympic games that We
are at last being challenged In our
chosen field"
IF we won all the track events. as
we cleaned up in most OF the helo
events. we might get unoearanly Su-
perior and perhaps oyerconndent, sug-
costs the PaSyaic Herald. and the MUS
geoon Chronicle considers 1t infinitely
better" If We were Ito lose the next
meet altogether. not because OF lack OF
spirtt In competition, but because OF the
development of better athletes else
where. 1t would stimulate interest III
the games here as nothing else could
Il
",rbe reversal of form of the Ameri-
ran contestants" To the ST. Joseph
News press. lis rather bitter dose 70
swallow" but that paper THINKS II
NAV be sweetened by the tnonght tilat
IN The trials of skill no one country
can claim superiority; that IL Is
who,esome thing to have numerous
countries share in the honors, ana that
the results will make for q better un-
derstandins and a closer relationship
among the peoples OF the eartn.
.There is credit enough Tor the
Americans" declares the CIeVelano
plain Dealer, sin the Victory u Wun,
And to the foreign athletes WHO W.
better than our own IN the races soo9
snortsnen in this country VIII extend
Denominations. II they were not SUI
nsrior 10 our own in some field OF atm
ietic endeavor. there would be niue m
terest i'm the Olympic games, Inc
plain Dealer Is of the opinion that IL
az this wears contests seemed 10 m
dictate. American supremacy III athletiC
events is based upon strength ana SSili
rather than speed. that fact aiorus no
valid basis for regret A.,
Explanations are as many as the
sands of the sea" according 10 the
Nashville Banner. but, referring To
charges that politics governed the Sc
lection of the athletes, that the ELM
jnation contests were held too late" and
Ia other criticisms, that paper COM
ments. ut has seemed that amateur
athletic associations of all sorts have
been afflicted with All irresistible urge
Ia make themselves ridiculous ON
grand and international scale. and so
ii may be better further on. In all
events, II will hardly be worse, though
that reflection Is admittedly poor COM
fort"
1T would be foolish TO abandon the
Olvmpics on the ground that they are
failing to promote international good
will 10 the extent hoped for" In the
opinion of the Worcester Telegram,
THE thing to do Is for all countries,
especially America 10 strive for little
higher brand OF sportsmanShip next