Evening star., 1936-07-27
LASH,CUNN|NCHkM.
HARDEST WORKERS.
Indiana Harrier Will Run on
Opening Day-Venzke
Worries Coaches.
BY GAYLE TALBOT,

worries OUdCIIcS.
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
~ ERLIN, July 27-The coaches
- Of Americas Olympic teams
began cracking their long
IL whips in earnest shortly after
sunup today, as their charges entered
= the final week of hard practice before
the start of the games.
For the first two days after reaching
Berlin all hands were permitted to
exercise on a hit-and-misS basis, make
up lost sleep and sort of get the blare
of orchestras out of their ears. But
from now on there will be enough
regimentation in the American camp
to satisfy even the Germans.
Some athletes need to put on weight,
others to reduce, and each is going to
get the works until his coach looks
pleased. Providing yesterdays warm
sunshine holds out few more days
there will be a beautifully condl-
toned American track squad ready for
the starting gun.
Indiana Don Lash is the lone ex-
ception to the program. AS his event,
the 10000 meters, will be run on the
first day of competition, next Sunday,
he practically will complete his stren-
uous preparation today and begin to
taper off. He has worked harder than
any one in camp except Glenn Cum
ningham and is in splendid form.
Torrance Trains With BaSketers.
ONE of the largest problems is to get
Jack Torrance, the overstuf1ed
Louisiana athlete, down to his best
shotputting weight, believed to be 275
pounds. He was better while playing
basket ball than at any time since, so
he was put to work with the Olympic
cage squad.
The only other one of their charges
giving the track and field coaches any
real worry was Gene Venzke, the
smooth-striding Pennsylvania, who
appeared definitely to have slipped
past his peak. The concensus was
that two Kansans, the veteran Cum
ningham and the newcomer, Archie
San Romani, would have to carry the
torch in the classic 1,500.
The wrestlers had not been able to
reach a decision in five divisions as to
the No. l man. Coach w. H Thorn
was determined to choose his repre-
sentatives in each weight before night
fall
They settled matters in the feather
weight and heavyweight classes yes
terday, when Francis E. Millard OF
North Adams, Mass, and Roy Dunn OF
Gate, Okla, won the assignments In
their divisions. Dunn took a quick
fall over his heavyweight rival. Howell
Scobey of Lehigh, and Millard pinned
Frey Parkey of Temple, Okla.
The other five tests, conducted un-
der Olympic rules, resulted in draws
with the light-heavyweights, Ray
Clemons, of Duke, Okla, and Charles
Mcdaniel of Bloomington, Ind, finish
ing even for the third time.
The mems and women's swimming
teams were anxious to have their first
try at the championship course next
door to the Olympic Stadium. Pre-
viously only the divers had sampled
the genuine Olympic water.
Olympic Pool Is EAST"
TT HAS been pronounced by Mrs.
Eleanor Holm Jarrett, the ban
ished backstroke star, the fastest
water" she ever saw.
Better weather yesterday aided in
staving off another mild epidemic of
head colds and sore throats. Head
Track Coach Lawson Robertson said
none of the athletes was affected
seriously, but he was troubled by a
cold himself.
I'VE have been handicapped by
rainy weather as well as the reaction
from the long and tedious boat ride so
far, but generally speaking the boys
are in fair shape and better spirits" :"
he said.
lens to solve if we expect to produce
our best performances.
There is no doubt we will be up
against particularly keen competition
all along the line. The japanese
jumpers and vaulters, and their dis
tance ace. Kohei Murakoso, particu-
larly have impressed U.s. And no one
can overlook the chances of the de-
Tending champion, Luigi Beccali of
Italy, in the 1900 meters"
Robertson announced he would
postpone final selection of the relay
teams, both 400 and 1900 meters, un-
til August a. in order to pick the best
conditioned combinations.