The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-22
u. 5. DASH men
TOP TENTATIVE
OLYMPIC FIELD
Negro Trio Stands Out
in COntrasct to Poor
European Talent
BY VIRGIL PINKLEY

Omitted Press stan Correspondent
Rome-American sprinting stars
eligible for the 1888 Olympic
games at Berlin need not fear Eu-
ropean competition on the basis of
an international survey.
With such stars as Jesse Owens,
Eulace Peacock and Ralph Met
calfe, United States negro trio,
America probably will find South
America and the Orient the keen
est competitors.
European sprinters as whole
are below par and there is not a
standout dash star who can be
counted on to win a majority Of
races.
OF the European contingent, A.
W. Sweeney and c. B. Holmes,
Great Britain, j. Sir, Hungary, M.
B. Osendarp, Holland, and the
Germans Wieder and Berchmayer
are the best.
Britain's Best Too Slow
Sweeney, British empire cham
pion, has best times Of 9.S for 100
yards and 21:6 for 220 yards. He
Is, however, three-tenths of a Sec
orid slower than Americas aces or
little Yoshicka Of japan who re-
Gently ran 100 meters in 1913 Sec
onds.
Osendarp gives promise of be-
coming a great 200 or 400 meters
runner since his long, easy stride
and powerful running are more
adaptable to these races than 100
meters, He has times Of 1917 for
100 meters and 21.7 for 200 me-
tiers.
At the age Of 80 Berchmayer
still leads the German sprinters.
He competed at Amsterdam in
1928 and in Los Angeles three
years ago. 1t is doubtful II he can
maintain his top form for another
year and survive the heats neces.
sary to bring a man to an Olympic
spirits final. He will, however, be
running on his home track and
will encounter no difficulties in
climate or travel. He has a best
time of 1O.5 seconds for 100 meters,
as has Wieder.
Hungarian Star Erratic
]. Sir, Hungary, has times of
1915 and 21.5 for 100 and 1000
meters respectively. He won the
Britist A.A.A. championship at 100
yards In 1894, but this season has
failed to reach his best times.
other leading European sprinters
and their times follow: Kovacs,
Hungary, 9.S for 100 yards; II. 8.
Yates, Australia, 21.s for 220 yards;
Hansen, Norway, 1917 for 100
meters; Hanni, Switzerland, 1915
and 21.7 for 100 and 220 meters;
Stanberg, Sweden, 1917 and 21.6
for 100 and 200 meters, Kovacic,
Jugoslavia, 1917 for 100 meters.
New Middle Distance Stars
Europe shows unusual strength
in the middle distance events,
however.
Great Britain has a strong group
of 200 and 500 meter runners cap
able OF repeating the impressive
Hampson and former British
Olympic stars at Berlin.
A. G.. X. Brown, Cambridge uni
versity sophomore who promises to
become the fastest 400 meter rum
ner ever to wear union Jack
shield, heads the British team. AS
q freshman he ran 440 yards last
spring in AIS seconds. To go with
Brown, Britain has F. A. r. Hun
ter and w. Roberts. These one
lap stars can shade 4s seconds and
will approach AZ seconds fiat given
good weather and keen COMPETE
ton.
OF the Continental runners,
Stromberg, Sweden, G. Guillez
and Boisset, France, M. Henry,
Belgium, Tavernaria, Italy, and
Hamann, Germany, are the choice
of large field, all having times
Of 4S.6 seconds or better for 400
meters.
Swedish Runner Powerful
Stroemb berg, q powerful runner,
has best time Of 21.6 for 200
meters, showing he has the speed
to run this gruelling race.
Great Britain or italy have the
best chances of winning the 500
meters.
The British quartet includes j.
c. Stothard, Cambridge university
star, r. Scott, q young school boy,
J. v. Powell and T. Fl. Scrimshaw.
Stothard has a best time Of 1880
for $50 yards. He also has races
of 3:04.S for three-quarters Of a
mile and AIS for one mile to his
credit.
Lanzi, Italy, recently ran 500
meters in 1:52.5. Bicci, another
Italian, has been timed in 1855,
which IL hardly fast enough for
olympic standards. Luigi Beccali,
Italy, who won the 1900 meters
title ut Los Angeles has q best
time Of 1906 for 500 meters,
made in 1898, but he probably will
run only the 1900 or 5000 meter
racea Mt Berlin.