Show 0 liGION ropy Copy for tor This Department Supplied by National Headquarters c. c of the I Amerl American n Legion SERVICE EX-SERVICE MEN IN SPORTS Olympic Games Will Recall Ancient Ancien t Days When All Athletes Were Fighting Men Until the Oxford-Cambridge Oxford relay team went to the tite Pennsylvania relay carnival a short time ago and won th the e mile mUe r relay lay race from some of the fleetest fleetest fleet fleet- est teams in the United States AmerIcan American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean athletes looked upon the Olympic games to be held at Antwerp as being designed more or less for tor their ow own particular amusement The victory o othe of the English runners at Philadelphia was something of a shock and some som e are willing to concede that tha t the Stars and StrIp Stripes s may not after all break tape first In all the events events Contrary to general belief there willbe willbe will willbe be quite a sprinkling of ex service ex-service me mein men In the tho American team One athletic expert has estimated that CO CO 00 per cent centor cen or more of the competitors will be veterans veterans vet vet- erans of some branch of oY the service Many of these on form should be placed place high In the events Athletes the Athletes the ama ama- travel travel at so fast tast a pace that they do not remain at their top form font I f far long but many of the ex service ex-service men still are leadIng In track trac and field We have bave for Instance Pat Pat Ryan former artilleryman for the artille artillery rY Is an Ideal branch for a hammer hamme f thrower T P- P Pla of to la fill din ill t. t A r ham n U pI plon pion n and the record holder In th the Inter-Allied Inter games games in In Paris a year ago ag o he me was only allowed to give an tion The French were afraid that Pa Pat t would d mess up some of the spectators spectator If It he were permitted to put the tine full ful 1 heave Into the hammer Earl W. W Eby Is one of the best middie middle middle mid mid- dle die distance runners In the United Unite States He De won the meter race rac e and finished second In the meter SOO mete r race rac at the Inter Allied games Nick is a likely winner winne of the Marathon Nick not only serve served In the world war but he was nutting g around through the Mexican expedition under PershIng Nick was such uch a an expert t at k k p. p that he be was known t to o two armies as Soup Ex service Ex-service service men are are looming up In al all 1 sections as candidates for the tine AmerIcan American Amer Amer- r ican scan Olympic team The Tho Middle W Wes WeRt st t I Ar Arr I I r t 4 4 r Jp 11 g I f f. f lI t ml r 1 8 i NICK Is putting up C. C E. E Higgins In two of th the ancient sports the javelin and discus this dis cus cos events California Is banking on Charles Paddock to take the and meter races He lIe won both of these events in fn the Inter Inter Allied Allied games I |