Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-08-17 | Page 4 | Taking it Hard.

TAKING IT HARD The Americans won many trophies at the Stockholm Olympic games and it is half comic comie an anh and h half ll pathetic the wa way that the hc English an and German German Ger Ger- man papers take that fact to heart They seem scein to feel that it is a n national disgrace but finally ascribe it all fo to the superior American athletic training One p paper per says the resl result lt was j inevitable because of American enthusiasm and almost religious train train- ing Another paper dc declares that the Americans race with their heads as well veIl as with their legs The funny thing is to sec see how those peoples a ac ross oss the sea ea are worried over the matter better work by the the British British British Brit Brit- P But ut the world world- will vill sc see ish at Berlin the games will be celebrated in iii 1916 There is already a loud call for training schools and the p purpose is is' evidently to wipe ipe out the thc disasters of 1912 That is one beauty of the English character It will squirm terribly over a def defeat at but there is never any th thought of quitting Rather the id idea a always is to look the time situation in inthe inthe inthe the face find what the weak points point were and then p pr proceed cea to correct them It It is this disposition that has kept England to the front for a thousand athletes expect a a. much y years s as and American may t competition four years he hence ce than th they i