The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-12-29


such picture is produced the sielnc coaches
q when he spoke last week of track stars The vivid
E,tlre of the huge Olympic stadium lo, Angeles
[nnv August afternoon returns. 1t the third day Of
even day event. Eddie Gordon had already been
%oNned worlds broadlump champions ON his day the
Enals in the 100 meters and POO meters be
H. betting was five one that the great and powerful
8ph Metcafc. the American Champion would Win'ho'h
ces The sidelinc coach knew, liked and admired Net
No both as a gentleman and as athlete Ihc tac'
Al he knew Toan longer which IS tanamoun 10 saying
~ he liked him longer and with greater preference did
\, enter into the picture when i came toopacing what
he railroad fare he Sdene coach had on the oiconc
he race. After all the sdclne coach was iuS Kid
netcen years old then that had missed out by one nch
+om being on the Olympic team himself And beng
4 es Of the Rocky Mountains which is long hy hike
tom home, common told him TO he careful win
4 funds.
4 ANYWAY the sidenc coach had 4 bunch that Eddie
foan was due to win both and acting the bunch
$aced his money upon and down Central Avenue JIM Los
ngees at very nice odds II one cnltlNates Inc habt
Catching individuals closely can learn many things.
Ehe sidene coach had watched Eddie Iolan u the IA.
&pna finals and had come TO thp concason that olan mad
trrown that race according to strategy that involved
rmng Metcalfe TO get what Wc Ing me sports world
N 'cocky" The sideline coach guess was that lolan
ksned Metcae to believe that hc could take The race a.
walk and as long as Metcate So hecFed e would ne
nine for picking in the r me WoflNs tNie. 80
BEVERLY had Toan planned III, sneak attack that e my
emory serves correct Tolan beat Mctcae during
sting trials-when the team Is picked The members
together for al least three weeks lola mover
en- permitted himself to he placed N he molieh le
Ewavs gave in TO Mctcae 50 trat 81 the tmc the
question to he Metcae had nothing but con
Bmpt for Tolan.
Well 70 90 on wJAthe story Of The final race when
HAN Metcalfe andIseoiEe simpson Of the nted States
Enath of South Africa flores Of Argentina Brurner OF
rmany toed the har% hat afternoon n lhc 90 meters
&ewone in the Stands with the exception of the delne
Bah were thinking not of whether Mctralte woNd SIM
4, rather would Metcalfc a record n So dong hey
set: shot off the marks like bullets and came pumping
kwn their lanes as onlv real spnicr~ know There wee
toft rrhtn M "A
I'M. humping legs ritfcd teeth >treichlnf stretching
be- hing. all the way home h'N hl ttt l"l'N l''"n
nj Raph Metcalfc had .ccmingl, tied lQ not sou
the stand could believe that Mctcalie had lost ln act
confident were they that Ralph had Won that 'n'F
ere emarkng what a nice race was ah 'oh'',i
the sure possibility of Ncitalte Winning c neN VNm-
You could have heard the hearts Sink when the
dge announced that Iolan was FIRST AND Mr'"'le nv
bonswriters all over the country cilte'f'a li' iuk
IA not until the pictures taken hN AN eject lo nhnEl"P,
ktre published was the general howl suhsdcd Alnoupl
f howl subsidized the general impression hi' loi"i W.
in N the hundred was fluke stu persisted W'" wy
*heine coach decided to double u' ON ny Pe1AlF ~
ban After ALI the hardest 70 WIN IN Keen 'nmi''l
n is the short 100 yard dash mainly because me s''
IS or failure in this particular rave hnReS on 49,"
Er Furthermore, can be an eN'NenfHt s'"i'''
Hd yet not get good one everNiime ne heeVs T.
The reasons are obvious enough but prevent going
on tangent we had bette stick 10 the race III ','e
p0 meters between Toan and Metcale. Wy sthe'"'
j ctiOns proved right IN the lVV meier iNN' 49,
Ian was never known as good starter ana ~ l''i
he'd to beat Ralph to the tape. 1t was Obvious 'na' W
Esafe bet to rely on Eddie winning the wv m'le'S' "v
use Eddie was "fnisher and IN the w meters N'"
BED what YOU don't have time 10 use M the ~" ,oo
lily to add speed after running at top sPe'u ~ i0
HrdS. ~
The race was run on curve ana l9e "ig the
Bggered giving the appearance of handicappng rne
IN nearest the inside lane known as tle pol ~
&riners came up out of their holes nicely ana eNe,s
ID was useless to try to determine VINO was Nne'e "
they reached the straigha-way some =" "ius o"
fe race When they hit that point loian was ""o" ~
#ot ahead of Metcalfe which was insgnlleah'
he race was so young. But suddenly suankS s s
&ppened Metcalfe made bid TO take the eau I.om
Dian and Eddie denied him. Eddie turned on mole
DIVER when thew reached $50 yards Tolan vas al poNs
live his legs pulling with his arms, getting ieSe J
4gy from Heaven knows where He was diN'nH ~ nI,
ID low at the tape that he almost fell on ms race; W.
fe to the utter mystfcation OF the crowd wsu
mentary control of his rhythm and was passed S 'o'
n Simpson. 49, roai
Well there's no question about who was 'le ne
hampton then Toian immediately became me ne'o u.
day. can see him in the hour OF ms 'ap LIVED
%cending the winners platform. while the oahu
te Star Spanged Banner and the American SI@k
sed on the winners fIagpole My it was "onue'i"
Yes track produces a number OF uhlorpe''" va.
Senses and incidentally Eddie Tolan recalls ,' wi. ,bc
|ories In the near future the sideline coaeh WI W.
.oy Of how Eddie was made to break me worm
n I'd become national collegiate sprint Champion