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Show A Belgian Olympic Likely To Be the Most Spectacular of All Kings, Queens and .Presidents Will See Worlds "Best Athletes Americas Chances P V CMARut PADOOC1C. 8Pftl MTlNG f.OOO YARD a CHAMPiqm o material to Eby, but very nsely tne ttw mittee will wait till after the tryouta to se wl.at may be forthcoming. Heretofore the great event of the Olympic games has been the foarathon race, but thta time It looks as if ths climax of the meet vm be ths 1,500 meters. Two men of exceptlonsl calibre will supply the thrills in Joie Ray, ths Impetuous boy from Chicago vnd A. G. Hill, tha present English chare-lio- n for the mile. Ray has rtln mors fast mice than any amateur that ever lived jr.d le holder of the present American cham- pionshttr. which he ' won ' tart 'September in 4 minutes 14 5 seconds, while Hill has covered the same distance In exactly the same time. No two better amateurs ever met, and they excel ths ranks of the professionals . with tha exception of Oeorge and Cum-- mings, whose memorable race twenty-si- x years ago produced the professional record of 4:12 seconds, which has since remained unbeaten. Ail aorta of theories are now Indulged In as to what is liable to happen when Ray and Hill step to ths scratch together, but. only time can reveal ths result. As far as ' gameness, stsmlna and determination are concerned they are about evenly matched, but the only point possessed by the Saxon , la that he la speedier than the Chicagoan, as . chamhe is holder of the English half-mipionship In 1:551-- 5 seconds and is. said to be even still faster. Where the trouble to Jole might arise la In the final dash lor ths , worsted, where Hill's- - extra speed might carry him to victory. The only salvation that might appear feasible to the American la to run the Briton off his legs for the full Journey and then trust to his great lung power to carry him to ths goal at the finish. . Men. ,'N. Long To count on a single win In the long distance runs would appear to he little better than a day dream. With such a wonder as By JAMES S. MITCHEL. ' NOT HER Olympic la almost upon us, and (or tha seventh time since the Inception of the worlds greatest sporf carnival the American athlete will be called upon to maintain the prowess of his natlpn against the picked performers of the whole world on track and field. Each of the Olympics held In the different countries have teen remarkable for spectacular gran- deur, hut the- - coming one at Antwerp gives fair promise of being the most gorgeous of the lot WWWVAVWW; i All the crowned heads of Europe, all the MATT MCGRATH heads of republics, new and old, have promised to be present and already steps have been taken In the way of preparation for f rV i their reception. In fact the Olympic games this time will be an out and out victory serous foes in the dashes will be contribcelebration; and what will be more appro- uted by England, and they are W. A. H1U priate, It will be in the proper setting, that of the Polytechnic Harriers and Harold M. is, on the very site where a brave little Abrahams of Cambridge University, whose famous in English nation struck its first telling blow in the three brothers have been ' war, and the blow that proved to be the athletics for years. Both are young campaigners, and although they have never turning point In the fight been clocked to do better than ten seconds Governments Give Aid. they are as sound for these figures as any Not only have the foreign potentates, high raised in the British Isles or elsewhere. and low, given assurance of their sympathy Of the two Abrahams seems to be a better with the Olympics but several Governments and more aggressive competitor, especially have contributed toward the maintenance of as he has beaten Hill on level terms. In the teams. The French, Italian, Swedish, the' annual varsity meet between Oxford Norwegian, Greek and Danish authorities and Cambridge Abrahams won the ICO yards have donated large sums, and a tew have In 10 seconds flat, and when It is taken into gone so far as to engage professional account that the track was wet and that a coaches to school the prospective contenders strong breeze blew m the face of the runIn all the finer points of their epecialtiea ners it can well be Imagined what thl;-youn" For the first time In the history of the sprinter will do on a good track ha Olympics the United States Government has dry weather. He is said by those who bve -come forward with some help in the shape seen Trim to-b- e a of an offer to- - take the teams across the fellow, with no great style, but th most ocean on a transport, and while the policy effective method of tearing along, of any la- - commendable i wouKl be ctill bethrt - EARL andtpcjst(7le'we&t year.' beet teim in sjiTlcHwt,"tliC' yogniurrwrehtngiri-lt- t no little wonder, if the Government defrayed coached by. The young Cantab has EBY, the 5,000 end 10.000 meter runs, the 5.000 men to cost of all the Belgium. his brothers, and all they want is that he sending the CRACK t meter steeplechase and the msrathon It It would be only, paying back a compliment, mlght.be able to get away, .from the mark best we will be able to e- for when the American Expeditionary with more speed, when they expect him to tme of 49 5 seconds, that1 Is for thd" 440 looks as ths RELAY u few etrsy points here end Forces organized a team to compete in the do something like I 5 feconds for the cenJ there. The Swedes RUNNER. bis. meet at Paris the Amateur Athletic tury. The best recenj report about Hill is The race for the 500 meters will. If noth- - ,n Backman. who nothsvs a 1.hard custosier only champion of lA Union, out of its slender exchequer, gave that he ran as good as 10 B seconds on lf'ther bolder of the long AwyTNQ $5,000 to help the project. Besides, did not an uphill grass ectarse, which. If correct. hZK dlstsnoeBrftlsh faleVertf whd fed' the athletic clubs with men and money d means that he" lg sh owing well Inside the Rhodes scholar from South better ....... possr;::, than, the best we can now depend-upon. ' ' the srray ' thvir doty iir tliBlat mal-gAfrica, im- who such a favorable created NOTED POLK VAULTER. and navy men could be found who were the will be possible on the . A capital pression here by his great display In the It Is remembered that the Tloaton either athletes at college or from the clubs, English sprjjiters aftfg their annual, which half mile at thi University of Pennsylvania andWhen New Tork A. C. marathons failed to and in the long roster of those who fought takes placg at Stamford Bridge, London, on under reliable conditions and correct meet. some that unknown Pennsylvania, relay Except timing. Earl Eby of the University of unearth ths talent there Is but the slightran and bled and died, the names of thousands July S, shen all their foremost aspirants Pretty Much the same conditions will atthough It might be taken that the latter than might come out of the woods within the est chancs of anything promising from ths of athletes will ever be recorded, be on team out will next the month Eby rates as the strongest mid. future. Peter for plgea Olympic tach to the 200 maters, as the same men In order to collar the points rather Trtvoulldas, a Greek, won the for a airing. Aa to the- - material In the will carry the colors of Uncla Sam In both. with any serious Intention of annexing the die distance man in the United States and America Weak in Sprinters. race and will run for his native land ..... i of nn T.U- side ivhnm ill Coll tha ta.h at hath. a,,. . rail Ik.! .v,. ' Among the majority who interest them selves In the progress and development athletics an Idea prevails that the track seconos me nrst cay ot me renn relay .meet, j, wi , v, available for the' Amerinee land has, two men in u. M. uuuer oi uunand field team this time has only to take chard Belgium has a printer, able. It is championship. On that occasionIntercollegiate Oxof D. Rudd and It was a most singular coincidence that , C. B. and won the bridge University he h in the " ' j, the fteld- aod wader emaeh' bang.' to a tfi Claimed, ttf 'get' ria- df thd 100 the'teVh 'Ih "T20 yards In' 21 keconde. unquestionably' . ford wlo w ifi be "fleet" enough' '16 "beat- - 0 " Ruacr shouldTianS up tfie same figures The runner every one ill all to umph in every item of the twentyytWo 10 5 aecqnds, and perhapp faster. His only close what the seconds, and these figures are following day. to reckon. with la Christopher W. Git- which make up the standard set of cmpe-- v drawback Is an unsteady style while on hie Shrewd Judges have It that Rudd win 'have, will win the race In Belgium. ths South sham, who finished eeo - tltlona. No more foolish opinion coid well Sweden" la very sweet on Engdhal, Its show much faster time this summer, that end in StockholmAfrican, mark, hut It Is claimed that when this and who is at this stage That America wift capture fault has been remedied the Belgian will be imagined. who has he Is a much stronger man than the Penn-shofor the distance, championin record fohn. He already has arthe point championship in the surely ath- . have no peer at the 100 and 200 meter races 48.6 on the Stockholm track, but It is rylvanian and Is possessed of more courage moving letic section is fairly certain, f jt the glory South Africa and Australia ars supposed to big college event O, CX Hendrtxson of the worth while to remember that Butler took and driving power when It comes to a tussle rived In Belgium and will have the advan" tage of a couple of months training on the will not land on the Stars an& Stripes withhave exceptionally fast sprinters, but be- - University of California ohowwd his heels $o; "the measu.. of the Swede at the Englishmen the homestretch In Mayer of Cornell Olympia course. out some hgrd knocks, disappointments and yond some newspaper stories It Is yet a the field In gooc tlme, and among those who championship ofTast year." when ths Light , and Sprott of California the Olympic The United States competitors will meet stout opposition Is somethfng almost as cerwhat the alleged wonders can do trailwd In behind him were.R. 8. Maxam and Blue president captured the title In the good tion committee might find good second string hjtstuinhllng block In the high hurdles. Jfc tain Earl Thomson', whd Is now" a student at the 1905 Olympic With ths exception Dartmouth Collega. Is a Canadian and will at London, America has, always reigned eu- -. represent the Dominion, so that his service preme in the eprl'ts. and not alone with and his worlds record of 14 5 seconds will ' first place, but lth minor points did the be. lost to our team. It is possible that Fred fleet footed mtp swell the grand total In .a preemtnerffwtyl It is to be feared that By JACQUES W. REDWAY, F.R.G.3. both animals and human beings may aiso countries from England. Grave doubts as to brought on the disease In a human being, Kelly, the winner of 1112. may round Into at his very best hs could the case wllUnot be the same on the Belgian and communicate the. specific bacillue whether or not the black death was the hut that several bite were pretty sure to be shape, but even OtANITT may well stand In fear of carry hardly hop to cope with Thomson.- - There stadium jptxf. August as some dangerous' of the disease. A species of flea apparently bubonic plague have been expressed by varifollowed by infection. v are a two diseases, typhus fever and the native of Egypt ft bears the contenders hstfe already appeared here and The experience with bubonic plague In dlee, few likely men foe the 400 meter bur-- ' appropriate ous authorities. I base s laymans opinion ' there in the Old World. and they may score in that event What makes It bubonic plague, which are slowly name Pules cA eo pit seems to ba the prime that it wss the bubonic plague from the fact Ban Francisco a few years ago has added we have not a tipField Contest Will Seva . the Day. dubious Is that to-dof the Is It in and it the this" loegs" disease. valuable carrier, la originated almost thgt the knowledge that their aftermath as an species way concerting westward making same over bubonic found the as In top sprinter who could be relied upon to of the world war. rats and the a not American team should score ' advanced California on were Infected rata Whey always .nfected plague by only ' Ordinarily, when condi- from the Orient parasite J must confess also that the influ- - the' bacillus bearing fleas; the infection heaviest la in thh field event . A 'dose , rjfttle off- - the 'century in better than is common enough . route It In 5 are 10 seconds tions normal, typhus b.y be kept under throughout tropical Asia, the East Indies enza variously called 'Spanish" 'and "Rus- spread to the" ground squirrels of Contra analysis of the possibilities Indicate that It evens" or the 100 meters Of course It Is unknown what ths tryouts control and Its geographic limits may be and Africa. It does not occur in Northern sian" is traced from ths same locus and has Costa county, carried probably by the com will rest with ths whales," such as Pat -next month may show, but at present we circumscribed. But the conditions hare not Europe and the Infected insect puxaaitio on followed pretty nearly the same hues of mon are numerous there aa Ryan. Mstt McGrath. Pat McDonald. Arils have a few .nen capable of 10 seconds for been normal and in a the brown rat of that part of Europe Is of a advance. The locus Is somewhere In the in other regions w her dry summers pre- - Murks and Merchant to nave the day for large part of Europe dlferent species. It does the 100 yards and no better.' occur in southern region of Chinese Turkestan; the exact focal vail.- - Ths stetistlcs-o- f the progress of the the United States. Except the unforeseen the dlseaef has reached an epidemic Stage Russia, however, and most One of the strongest and iroet consistent-sprinterlikely It came point does not eeem to be known. From the disease do not furnish all the Information happen we should account for four places, that is past control. Already sporadic cases there from beyond the Caucasus e Charles Paddock of Loa Angeles, Mountain show that thg common' li the hammer, SC pound welrbt, pole vault, beginning of the fifteenth century outbreak desirable, but hsve reached the American continent and it In any case the flea is the carrier of the in Europe followed at Intervals roughly esti- flea may be the they who is supposed to be able to cover the censpecific carrier of ths bacillus broad Jump, and with fat oolnt tellies In n be hound to the U while in troublesome factor bacillus which Causes bubonic plague. mated at about thirty years apart Apparand that rodents othei than rata also ara th high Jump, 15 pound a hoi apd discus tury In 14-- 5 seconds, but It is worth ' As a matter of fact the bubonic plague ently tha disease has seldom appeared to distributers of ths Reas.' . to remember that when be runs" anywhere next few years. The carriers of the typhus throwing. Ws need not expect much ta the outside of California hi, form ,bd been bacilli, in most Instances body lice and fleas, always has followed much travelled trade India east of the Indus River, but this, may in its westward advance the plague al- Javelin, as at the present moment there are . routes. The epidemic described by Justinian, prove an error of fact found to. b little better than mediocre. are well known. ready has reached the American continent four men In Europe able to hurl the spear The prevention of the bubonic plague is a about the middle of the sixth century, The oriental rat which is usually the brown It la sporadic at Vera Cruz and Tampico;. It over 20 feqt, and that L feet further than wss Along- vmh Paddock there is Brown of Princeton University and Lf Coney of La- - more difficult matter, for although the spe- - brought to Europe from the Nile delta. It Hit Is the chief factor In carrying ths in. in pretty certain to reach port of tha United the American record. Te go on pest pf flrs which csitt the plague nee there is not a Pols vaulter In fh spread over Egypt and from Egypt. It fected flea. The brown rat travels in willing Btete during the summer. Tha fact that It faratte. sho ws Ineligible to nm ln.him-e- lf sre not travellers per se, the rats which ara was carried to Constantinople, where need not give alarm if, the werid wha'esn touce rnnit roM of hif the vessels, steamships, river barge and FrelchT 'la intercollegiate. Either might consider ' fleas to The are a him hosts mark ths great travellers mortality exceeded 50.000 In the course of a car It smuggles itself Into boxes and bale Uf precautions are taken namely, to pre- - world record of 12 feet 5 14 inches, made lucky if the watcher gave Thence It reached Italy and brought by caravan season. of . IS eecond for the 100 yards. For a "oriental rat la any sort of rat that la few week The wanderlust of the vent rats from leaving peat laden ships, and Sol Butler of Dubuque has a while last fall there were high hopes that gathered by ship calling at Oriental porta France. It also followed a Pbrnnlclan trade animal is strong, therefore its spread along also to prevent the landing or the entrance record of 24 feet 1 inches and should h Bill Hayes, the national champion. might For the greater part it tr the brown rat or route along the Barbery coari of Africa. So trade route The brown rat Infect the of unetery'red merchandise from infected make the team-an- d repeat tha performance round Into a ie Olympic flyer- - H spent a the black house rat species that are com- tmo knows the total number of victims of black rat. and when the rata auPcuoib to the locality, flwt ho matter how ceheful port he win be In a clahe by hlo.ee if. term at Notre Damet University, and while mon la every continent Perhaps the rat i of the disease, but ft probable ran Into millions disease tb fleas forsake them 'and become authorities may be sporadic cases will problll be found to be weak in the America The procession of the black death. In the ' parasitic upon man. There seems to be a ably occur. There need be no fear that walking events, especially If Oeorge Gould-ir.- g. there disappointed his pert leans by hie poor the rice fields in China and India are infected hacillua not the but A fourteenth will oa an which difference bring more a cinders. reach work the of opinion bearing flea; powerful strong by to the life span of it century, snuffed out epidemic stage, however. If the Canadian, should again flash oa tha minion Hvee In western tb Infected flea, but probably It doe pot humanity desire to exterminate the bubonic c -- ne' End re, the on armed Err'isft beet sprinter wtth a reking stride, ltwaa thought migratory they need not be considered as than twentjr-fibe carriersi that when he was thoroughly wound P of "ils population-fand tne artist, te the beet of tb European materially exceed sixty day plague stamping It out at the infected poft Europe about Tbs common fie la known to have been ollowed A pbyrictan kyig in practice In Java I realmost exactly the asms route would exhibit e grend turn of tpeed. but If of the world la work St the wrong end of and Is about on a pa.- wCh tVIliiena Plant, the timber of which record n carrier In at least on locality where the Armenia. Egypt, the Balkan Peninsula. gret that 1 cannot recall hi name to.d ms the trouble. Extermination must hegtn In the American champion, hot relthrib could he poser a bubonic parue became almoet an epidemic Italy. France. Bpeln and an western Europe. that a single bile of sn Infected fi- -a holders era modelled be ba yet te show it bet to stay with the Canadian het at hie jl la tbf and region of Central A'sta. the pretmem 'Be far as It Is now known our uot dan- - It is likely that other Ineects pereeltle upon It seems te have spread Into Bcaadlnavtaa marked bv a characteristic spot rarely being to find tb focal ore best ls Di-tan- ce 2-- E1 ,t .f V n 's - ert- 1-- U-- ,- 5' -- - I -- aelec-myste- ry 4 ' Halting the March of Bubonic Plague Rests With Us H - ay .. k -- 4-- flea-whi- 4' 2-- ch s lhrlee per-for- bciuhad -- .lt vl one-quart- er - f v rrr |