Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-06-06 | Page 9 | Olympic Hopes

oPs 1 IY BURC aeS F S 5 r j 4 5 hr m m mi s RALPH I METCALFE From the ranks of ot the unknown stepped Percy Williams Canada schoolboy to world-wide world fame fax in two brilliant bursts of speed at the 1928 Olympic games And from southside Chicago and Marquette university campus will bound Ralph Metcalfe seeking the same achievements at Los Angeles this tills summer Let Wykoff and Tolan get all the glory they want in the meters recommends the husky dusky I Marquette l sophomore When they brush with him In the meter dash he expects to show them the way to the tape At the Drake relays Metcalfe trimmed a fast field in the century in 95 seconds carnival and world record time But he admits that he cant can't get started fast enough to run his best at yards He prefers the furlong where his blasting finishes usually carry him to the tape first Through high school at Tilden Tech and thus far at Marquette Metcalfe has been known as a warm weather athlete He is big and strong strong 5 5 feet fee 11 and weighing pounds which pounds which will fortify his chances in the many trial and semifinal heats of international international competition If It Metcalfe is denied the chance to enter the Olympic games it may be bc because of a technicality He is receiving re rc- receiving financial aid from Marquette for his services as a trainer to the football football football foot foot- ball squad Trainers and coaches are held in the same professional light by Olympic bodies However Metcalfe could be listed as the football trainers trainer's train train- cr's ers rubber and nd be thoroughly hl clean of professional proCessional charges