Evening star., 1936-07-08
HASSTAR ARRAY
FOR ALL CLASSES
Firms Favorites in Javelin
and Weight Competition
Will Be Keen.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Annotated Press Sports Editor,

nj mainly to an extraordinary
" group Of agile young men who
have consistently displayed
their ability TO outjump and outvault
the world, the United States figures
to dominate most of the Olympic field
events.
Postwar years have developed keen
opposition in some specialties, espe-
cially from the Japanese, but the
Americans have sustained record
breaking pace in enough events to
warrant expectations that our lads
will grab substantial number of
points at Berlin in August.
At their best, this country'S ath-
ietes are capable of sweeping the
high jump and pole vault, in spite of
Japan's potential challenge in both
events. Our record breakers in other
speclaltieS, such as Jesse Owens in
the broad Jump and Jack Torrance
IN the shotput, may be harder
pressed, but they have shown their
ability to come through under such
circumstances. We will have a good
chance to take the hammer and dis
Gus throws. but comparatively poor
prospects for winning the javelin,
decsthlon and hop, step and jump.
U. S. Suffers Setbacks.
The United States already has suf-
9ered some setbacks Eulace Peacock,
national broad Jump champion and
rival Of the great Jesse Owens, failed
to recover from leg injury. John
Lyman, our second best shotputter,
and Keith Brown, world record pole
vaulter, have retired from competition.
The pole vault loss was offset by the
feat Of George Varof of San Fran
cisco. who set a world mark of IA feet
inches at Princeton last Saturday.
Germany, despite recent losses from
injuries. apparently will join forces
with Scandinavia in challenging
Americas weight men. The Teuton
Woellke. credited with better than 81
feet this year, looms as real barrier
for Torrance, world shotput record
holder. In the discus, there's a real
battle in prospect, with Americas Ken
Carpenter, Singer Dunn and Phil
Levy, if they survive final tests, meet
ing Germany's Schroeder and Swe-
den's world record holder. Harald An
dersson, among others. Carpenters
recent toss of 173 feet rivals Schroed-
er's best toss of l74 feet 23s inches.
both pushes being beyond the world
mark
Besides Chuhei Nishida, 1888 run
fer-up in the pole vault, Japan has a
newcomer. Suye Dye. credited with
II feet 8 inches. Americans are pretty
well justified, however, in entertain
ing confidence that their consistent
14-footers, led by Varoff. Bill Seton
fornia. will uphold the best traditions
of United States performers in this
acrobatic speciality.
Hammer Throwers Look Good.
Possible loss of the discus, won by
John Anderson for the U. S. A. four
years ago, may be Offset by recapture
of the throwing champion
ship. Latest reports indicate DR..
Patrick O'Callaghan, Ireland's two
time champion, will not be at Berlin.
Meanwhile, the Rhode Island contiu-
gent, headed by Henry Dreyer, Irving
Folwartshny and Bill Rowe, has been
achieving from ITO to 180 feet with
the hammer. Finlands Vile Porhola.
1892 runner-up, and an Esthonian
named Annamaa, who has done 174
feet, are the best European prospects.
Despite notable improvement by our
javelin throwers this year, with Alton
Terry, a Texan, achieving a new
national record of 226 feet 234 inches,
Finland dominates this event. The
Olympic champion, Matti Jarvinen, is
better than ever. He recently tossed
the spear past 253 feet. His chief rival,
Gerhardt Stock of Germany, with
mark of 242 feet, has been side
tracked by an injury.
Similarly, the hop, step and jump
appears out OF the reach of any Amer
ican, including Roland Romero, who
has done SO feet 4 inches. Australia's
Jack Metcalfe, claimant of a new world
record at 81 feet ess inches, likely will
be rivaled only by the japanese con-
tingent. Japan has captured this event
in the last two Olympics, with Oda and
Nambu.