Evening star., 1932-07-28
OS ANGELES, Calf, July 28.-
Who is the most interesting

athlete quartered at the Olym-
pic village among the 1000 sets
Of tense human systems now waiting
for the starting gun?
One vote at least must9go to Patrick
O'Calleghan of Ireland, hammer
thrcwer, decathlon star and boxer. I
dropped by to call on Patrick just
as he was having rundown and for
q half minute I thought some one had
carted one of CALIFORNIA; famous red
woods into camp.
DR.. O'Callsghan not only weighs 240
pounds but every ounce Of this is iron.
Carrying all this displacement, he has
high jumped above feet inches,
and that gives you some idea of how
active he is
He is a much more powerfully built
man than Jim Londos or Stranger
Lewis ever thought of being and you
get the impression he could take them
together and break them like brittle
sticks.
"I expect to enter the hammer
throw" he said, "and the decathlon.
After that / may take shot at the
boxing, but that will depend on how I
feel" He happens to be one of the best
amateur boxers in the world. He will
be something TO look at and good eye
full on the side.
A MOTHER vote goes to Lord David
n Burghley, captain of the British
team, VINO looks something like
Georges Carpenter. Lord Burghley is
the only athlete in the world who can
look at IS RembrandtS hanging in his
own home and then take warm-up job
through 40 900 acres without leaving his
own domain. Yet he is the most demo-
cratic member of the village, keen,
alert, gracious and always ready with a
quick smile and unlimited courtesy.
Without admitting the same openly
he figures the 400-meter hurdle race
will be a battle between himself and
Facelli of Italy, and most others think
the same. Here is great competitor.
He beat Faceln in one hurdle race,
where everything went black at the
last hurdle and he ran 80 yards beyond
the finish line, because he couldn't gee
the tape and ives afraid he would fail
too soon He won by foot. Here Is a
human being worth knowing. He fig
ures that Rampling at 400, HampSon at
300, Thomas, Cornes and Lovelock at
1900. the latter o New Zealand Rhodes
scholar. will be able to take good care
of themselves.
A MOTHER unusual figure happens to
n be a slender, young looking
sprinter by the name of Percy Williams
of Canada. He was good enossSh in
1928 to win both the 100 and 200 meter
races at Amsterdam.
I watched him as he sat around and
heard almost every sprinter's name
mentioned but his own-"They can't
beat Metcalf and Tolan'-"Watch this
young Pearson of Canada"-'Don't t
overlook that German Jonath. He Is
another Padoock"-"England has two
great kids"-Wiliiams listened, sitting
half hidden back of the debaters. with
faint smile on his face.
He Is in the toughest spot the big
camp knows. He has two Olympic
titles to defend-and he hasn't any
body in the way but big Metcalfe, the
Marquette meteor; Tolan, Jonath and
six or eight additional sprinters who
can move in worlds record time. II
Williams feels the strain he doesn't
show it.
II feel fine" he said. IT haven't any
aEb's. I think I am running about as
wei as ever
NoU might cast a vote, along some
i what different lines, for one Al
berto Lowell, the black barrage from
Argentina. Lowell is the Argentine
heavyweight. and as good a Judge as
Walter Monahan sees in him the re-
minder of Jack DEMPSEY when the
Manassa Mauler was 90
Lowell started punching sailors the
day his ship left Buenos Aires. He
has been punching every opponent ht
could find ever since. He nailed hi.
first opponent here in 10 seconds fai
for a sudden dream.
He comes in weaving and punching
with both hands. just as Dempsey usec
TO do.' Monahan says. "He is one o.
the best looking young heavyweights
ever saw-fast. hard hitting, savage anc
aggressive. What puncher-if he anc
Fesry happen to meet they will heal
tae echoes IN Honolulu. And If Hoge,