Evening star., 1936-06-24
MARQUETTE FLYER
SEEN "2OO' VICTOR
Coach Willing to Wager on
Him-German Held Best
in DeCathIon.
nv FRANCIS 7 POWERS.

~HlCASIO, June "a SOu JtIl-
nings, Marquette University's
track coach, was encountered
~ wandering around Stagg Field
during the N. C. A. A. meet; on bus
mans holiday. as it were.
How is Ralph Metcalfe running?"
you asked
We'll, how about us making little
wager?" retorted Conrad. Say we
wager that Metcalfe beats Jesse
Owens in the 20o-meter trials at
Randalls Island and again in the
Olympics at Berlin? Does that an
swer your question:"
How about betting that Owens
beats Metcalfe in the 1902" your cor
respondent queried
mo, I won't say that Metcalfe can
beat Owens in the 100. Perhaps he
can. But 1 am certain he will be the
winner in the 200 meters Ralph is
training nicely and is just coming to
the peak of his form. BY another
week when the open Olympic trials
will be held at Milwaukee, Metcalfe
should be ready to step out. Any
talk that Ralph is on the down grade
or that he has not trained well is
strictly the bunk He'll be Just as
good in the 200 meters at Berlin as
he was at Los Angeles four year:
ago" Jennings is the last word on
Ralph Metcalfe and his flying feet.
Siefert Big and Fast.
COME other coaches came along
~ and the talk drifted from one
thing to another. until some one men
toned the decathlon. Jennings took
the floor again.
II don't think there is much chance
of any one topping Hans Siefert oi
Germany in the decathlon. saw
him two years ago when I took
group of American track stars te
Europe Siefert is graduate o1
Hamburg University and I'd say III
was about "a years old. He weighs
220, but is feet 2 inches tall anc
so we'll proportioned he moves like
the average l75-pounder. Just TO giv'
you an idea of what he can do in tht
decathlon, we'll check his perform
ance in the 10 events:
The German can do the 100 meters
in Ill seconds. the ITO meter hurdles
in l46 the 400 meters in .54 fiat ant
the 1900 meters in Alb. On the f1elc
he will pole vault 13 feet. broad juml
around 25 feet. high jump 6 feet
inches. throw the discus between IA;
and $50 feet, pitch the javelin 19l
feet and put the shot so feet. I don
think United States will have any maj
who can equal Siefert in the all
around championship"
Peacock Believed Out.
IT IS general opinion that Eulac'
- Peacock, the Temple Universit,
Star, will not be able to win al
Olympic berth. Peacock still Is pay
ing the penalty for pulled muscles an
has been unable to reach the form
which enabled him to beat Jess
Owens in the A. A. U. championship
last Summer. A few months ago
was believed that Owens, Metcalf
and Peacock would be United State
representatives in the Olympic sprint
and that the Temple man would sec
ond Owens in the broad jump, Will
Peacock out there will be the chanc'
for some sprinter and jumper to vii
a European trip by meritorious per
formance at Randalls Island.
Jennings one of sports finest stor.
tellers, then came up with a yarl
about Metcalfe and Ed Gordon, tn
Negro broad jumper, during the last
Olympics. Jennings and Georg
Bresnahan, the Iowa coach, were ou
motoring one morning when a ca
sailed past them, carrying, Metcalf'
and Gordon. The coaches set out IL
pursuit and soon overhauled theil
wandering stars.
Where are you boys going?" Sc
verely demanded Breshnahan.
We're going over to the studio fo
O movie tryout," replied Gordon.
Don't you know that if you monke.
around in pictures it will professional
ize you?" snapped Jennings. "Yol
turn around and get back to tn
Olympic village"
"Okay," said Metcalfe. II didn'
think so much of the idea any how
You know what those movie mel
wanted me to do, Mr.. Con? The.
wanted me to play an eskimo anc
let some one chase me-"