The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-30

1t took the, runners longer the day before the race to journey out to the start at Marathon in rickety vehicles than it required most of them to run back on the following day. That was the race Billy Sher- ring of Canada won.
 Billy Frank of the United States was third that day and fin- ished ahead of Harvey Cohn, who. planned to accompany him on bicycle. Cohn got a puncture, but Frank kept right on going. After finishing and receiving a bronze medal as third prize, Frank sat down beside the track to ex- anime. the trophy and was saying, half to himself, half to anyone who would listen:
 That's a heck of thing to run more than 26 miles for. It's not very much to give the kid when I get home."
 A prince of the royal house of Greece heard Franks reflection, stopped, talked with him and, on teh following day, returned with handsome cup emblazoned with the royal crest.
 Henigan Dependable
 The 1908 race dripped with drama. Johnny Hayes of New York beat Dorando of Italy after the lat ter had been disqualified for re- ceiving illegal aid. have always thought that if Dorando had been content to walk around the track on the last lap, he would have been able to keep his feet and win. But the plaudits of the crowd stirred him, he tried to break into dog trot and fell. Adrimers picked him up and carried him across the fin- ish ahead of Hayes.
 So far as marathoner can be judged, Jimmy Henigan of Boston, who won his place on the squad in the Boston race early in the spring. is a dependable runner. Hans Oldag of Buffalo. winner of the Baltimore marathon, is an experienced run- ner. Whitey Nicholson of New York has been many years in the game. How they will fare against Ritola, the Finn; Zaballa, the Arr genuine; Kin On-bai and Con Tai man who won at Boston, and others, is more than anyone can es- innate. Marathon running knows no exporting"
 Finn's Have Threat
 Now about the decathlon. Paavo Yrjola, who hung up a world re- cord of S053.290 points to win the two-day test at Amsterdam, is one of Finland's best bets. But he has rival in Akilles Jarvinen, his team mate who created an unofficial re- cord of 8255.475 points two years ago. Incidentally, Jarvinen is one Eof three brothers. Eino, Matti and Akilles, all of whom will be field event members of this Finnish team and whose father, w. Jarvi- nen, won the Grek style discus event at Athens in 1906. I'm convinced that the Films. with Sievert of Germany, are the men we must beat in the decath- lon. Our chances rest entirely on three mid-westereners: Jim Bausch. former Kansas University football star; Wilson (Buster) Charles, former Haskell Indian athlete; and Clyde Coffman another Kan sas University all-round perform CT. Bausch has a best record of 8103.25 points, better than Yr- jola's Olympic mark. but far short of Jarvinen's best.
 Harold Osborn scored our only decathlon victory in the 1924 Olympics, although Jim Thorpe the old Carlisle Indian star, eclipsed his field in the 1912 games, only to have his honors taken away be- cause of an earlier act of profess sionalism.
 A new race on the Olympic pro- gram is the 5O,000-meter walk, the marathon of tn. walkers. The distance is about 31 miles. Crosbie of Baltimore, Chisholm and Hinkle, both of Los Angeles A. C., out walked the field in the final trials at Palo Alto. All can say is good luck to them, or anyone who sees sport in walking 31 miles for the fame and glory of his country.