Show U-So U H Hurdlers World Beaters S Simpson Ys f r Missouri Mis ouri Boy Cha Ch of of World Declares A Americans Will Show Way at Olympic Games EDITORS EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE NOTE Bob Bob Simpson Simps n the worlds world's cha champion pio hurdler h hotels hda da daI I the official record for yard high hurdles of and the low w of 23 3 He has quit tho the am amateur game however and will not at the Antwerp Antwerp Ant Antwerp I games l l-e is therefore best qualified to pre predict li t who will be who vho in inthe in inthe inthe the hurdling events of the 1920 Olympics c. c I By Robert I I. I Si 1 SO Track Conch Coach University of Missouri I Written for forthe the United Press ess Copyrighted d by United Press ress I In forward t to th the Olympic games and the hui who what will comI compete com corn pete we turn with some Inte interest t to pre previous I records made matte b by both European al and American r athletes et I Of r the European og countries the he Eng English n lieu lish and Swedes will sh show w up best beef In the high hurdles But ut Australia will outrank either of ot these None however ver can strictly speaking be compared to American Amen Ameri can cart hurdlers V Wilson of ot Australia Is about the about the nearest nearest near near- est st In ability t to them He has lias run tho the hl I in The The- 1 best record cord that swed Swedish h hurd hurdlers er i have made is while 1 the e Englishmen i have never beaten that I In America t there e ve tc teen who Ti have e ruiL while l sl si f men nen have officially r run flat l t They I I IThompson rare ar are Smithson Kelly Murr 1 Murray y Barron Thompson and Simpson The worlds world's record which is held by Bob Simpson I is is He lIe has run officially six or seven times and twice officially The probable contenders in the Olympic lym- lym pic games games' this summer r for r Sweden will willbe willbe be Levin and Hultin for Australia WIlson Wilson Wilson Wil WIl- son and Kendell and for Thompson has just announced that he will run for tOr Canada instead o of oC America and he will be a strong contender for forthe forthe the honors The Art American ri rican an representatives will probably b be picked from the following I I Fred red W. W Kelly Carl Johnson of or Michigan Michi Michl- gall gan Smith of Cornell Erdman of Princeton Barron 0 of Meadow Meadowbrook rook A A. C. C with a possibility t of oC ne finds 1 ts Inthe in inthe inthe the coming track aeson In the the- Olympics at London Lonon on Smithson Smith Smith- son of America won the high hurdles In m 13 15 flat flatS flatS' which i Ia J the the present Olympic record Fred W. W Kelly them In 1 15 10 1 io r at tre the leW 1912 91 Olympics rog s tl held rJ in Stockholm Thus in order to break the theS present resent e Olympic record o the e time must S c no e under OW 15 iS seconds co upon etl tl first leSl glance Fred Ired W. W Kelly elly- elly of the d' d States and Earl Thompson of Canada arc are the only two vo men who h appear P to have VO a chance chanco i at ob breaking ln this liis I record Jo The e metre low hurdles e has haa s not be been an Olympic e event rit since fg 1901 o If IC r It wore were j the American l lw hurdlers would show their superiority easily over competitors Hillman of America ran ItIn it itIn itIn In In the games at St. St Louis in 1904 hold metro They will however a a. hurdle race An American holds holds' the worlds world's record for tor the HO yard hurdle ra race e. e which Is a longer race than the rho m metro metr tr event This This' record of was made by Bill This time i is better than a any foreigner O I of has eie ever i lt Vun nb the s shorter r distance ta of metres In 1904 1901 Hillman ran this this race race ot of 00 OO roe me- tres In 63 53 lat flat I Possible candidates candidates In tho the United States for or this event are the the Loomis ml brothers and Smart al all al alof of the G GJ Ch cao of Athletic association Bill Sylvester Missouri University and House a d J JO Johnson of f. f Illinois A. A C. C t There Ken i is ff a f wild fiel UT of- of contenders though and ne new ner men may may- spring up a at ata a anI any In Olympics Am America has has' al always ci- ci ways been supreme In inthe the hurdles hurd and It is up UI to the present day American hurdlers hurdlers' to 10 keep leep up the old time standa stand stand- a ards I |