Show Irish Hammer Thrower Proves Colorful Star Dr Patrick Versatile oil on Track Field Gets First Lessons in Weight Tossing From Front Paddy Ryan Ryun Former Champion By CHARLES W. W PADDOCK Famous American Sprinter The Thc most colorful field competitor in Europe toda today is Dr Patrick OCal of Ireland Thou Though h a large largeman largeman largeman he is extremely extreme extreme- r man J ly active and one onel Jt 1 of the best natured fi sportsmen I ever t. t met OC a is is good in aIm almost as t or t every even event t. t He ls is the Olympic champion cham- cham pion plon in III the hammer hammer ham ham- r mer throw and the thet b best e est s t high jumper and andL I discus in Ire Ire- r man Ire l IJ land and The doctor became interested v. v in n athletics f. f p. p t through h r 0 ugh padd Paddy R Ryan y a n former 0 I mer pa laddock worlds world's record holder in lit the hammer In the good old days the giant Paddy who now scales a meager loved oved to take part in field meets around New York The boys bos would gather jather from near and far for competition com com- petition in their respective events and when the they finished and sometimes before they would open tremendous beer kegs and qua quaff each others other's health until sunset After the war In which Padd Paddy fought alternatively as a corporal and anda a private being broken as regu arly as he was promo promoted led America did not seem the same to him lim so he went back to Ireland where to this day he still throws the hammer lammer feet or more just as he did twenty years ago In this favorite event of his in which he has made a champion out of his pupil Villie Par For hola jola of Finland will be bc another strong contender Villie as a big overgrown country bo boy took part in m the Antwerp Olympics as a and by sheer strength rather than form managed to o win His record was not astonish astonish- ing ng however and after being beaten eaten badly at Paris In 24 he hc decided to try his hand at hammer throwing He has been so o successful the past two or three years that he ranks second only to in Europe today of Sweden is also good But it itIs itis is not likely that any of these boys I will beat Ed Flanagan of Boston wh who now throws for the Los Angeles Athletic Ath letic club Franz Dauda the new worlds world's record record rec rec- ord holder in the will wIil have a real battle on his hands defeating Hirschfield and of Germany German Darayl o of Hungary Hungar Hart of South Africa an and of or Latvia And splendid as these European champions arc are none non of them will have an easy time of i it against Leo Saxton of New Nc York o or Herman Brix of Los Angeles Neither will wm Winter of France Ho Hoffmeister Hoff Hoff- meLster of Germany Rem s of Hun gary ary or Kivi if Finland find it easy easygoing easy easygoing going in m the discus against our American Ameri Amen can aces Bobby Dobby Jones of Stanford university and Paul Jessup of Wash ington From start to finish there will be color drama and close competition in inthe inthe inthe the track and field events Fortunately Fortu Fortu- nale for American hopes the European European European Euro Euro- stars represent several countries and it is improbable that any nation can gather together sufficient strength to defeat our stars though inland Finland Germany England anc and France Trance should make a splendid show ung ing ng More important however than victory will be the opportunity for forthe forthe forthe the athletes of ot the thc world to cement cementon on the field of or play lasting bonds of friendship Sper Newspaper r Syndicate |