Show PICKS OVER AMERICANS Morgan Looks for Athletes Across Water to Defeat Yankee Boys BELIEVES MEET TOO EARLY 1 Local I MX pert t Thinks s OI Should have Hn la c Been Set at t Later Dale to Get Gel Records B By Ily J John 1011 Morgan This interesting international athletic contest Is close chose al Rl hand hant and an anthe the tue Amen Amen- can contingent ent w will n make a great effort to CL carr cili off the lie chief chet honors I 1 have ha e just seen a partial list of oC the British entries entries en en- el tries and as U It I Is taken for Cor granted that tha the contest will wH be a fight tiGht for Cor supremacy between American and British athletes athlete I think a mom the time In English standpoint ma may prove pro e o of Interest to m mun many n readers rc A full ful and antI complete comp comparison lr on can no not 11 bo made at present a as the thc full ful list o of British entries s not to hand However seem seeni willing to award aarti the honors to the tIme Americans on the lie field events t with the exception of oC the broad JU as It I Is not yet el certain If IC OConnor O'Connor of af r Wali-rford Wali will wi co go 10 But lut If IC he lie does doe then themi 1 for Cor or one feel Ceel confident of oC that vent event going to the credit of ot the thc old coun coun- try Lr J However o e U It is s on the thc track en e events ts that flint the Americans will wi be he hard pushed IJ y the and anil anI It looks look favorable for the latter later winning nearl nearly ever every event ent e In the 10 Is lOr meter run tho the American Amerian run- run s will wi oppose Morton of or the South Lon Lon- don Harriers rs who is the best bestman bestman man In n the world today for Cor that event He lie J i H generally good for 10 seconds on the ICO 10 yards ards and has done the distance In 09 4 3 1 o several eral times the last lant lall occasion being leing at Toronto last List fall The rail same ame runner run run- nCI ner beat A A. A F. F Duffe Durel during tile the season season season sea sea- son of oC 19 10 times In n 13 events e th the sprinter winning twice tivice and anil the other a dead heat heal So tho the American runners will wi meet a tough prop prop- o on ther favorite Ca distance With fIb Ih regard to the luO 4 rUI run this will I also alMo be le an n open event The The only English certainty l Is Lieutenant Haswel of or Edinburgh h. h In this Ihl event I think the American runners will wi just about pull through h b by the thc skin of or their teeth The fhe American half hair mile mie runners runners Lightbody and Valentine will ivill wi be pitted against Corn Corn- Cor- Cor I wals of oC Cambridge e lor the meter 0 meter run run The other oilier English runners runner have not yet yel been selected selected for tor this event but with wih as us t a cerp certainty the time Americans have ha little IRtle chance of winning as he is us capable pable of or doing the half hul In I 1 51 1 l o. or at least hat three seconds better than Valentine I The rue American mile mie runners runner Sullivan Sll an and will wi be opposed 10 to Lieutenant Gough and Anderson n enon on the thel l meter meter run This should be a an easy cay event even l for tor tho Iho as In t time the he m mile mil Ik- Ik run un neither of oC the Americans can do much flinch Ouch better beter than 4 2 I. I while the thc three thi-ec arc always alwa's good for 12 and andi i better Cornwallis may run un his time Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the distance being li liVe 2 s. We Ve now come conic to 10 the mile five run anIn and andIn andin an In this event ent c the Americans American are ure hopelessly hopeless hopeless- J ly 11 sed The American contestants arc ure Bonhag W. W Frank M. M I. I Spring find anti the h liest st hut c ther can do b is hI S minutes forthe for lie distance On tho thu other hand hanel the British competitors competitor Churchill anti and I F F. F M. M Edwards Cambridge and Gough Cough the Scottish champion arc always s al good oot to do to dothe co the dl distance In 2 23 minutes imd tind under So o this should not b be a u race rac but hut a walkover for the nr In the thc lie hurdle contest Hu Hugo o Friend and andI tl I P. P C G. G Tea I. the tho Americans will wi meet meeta a tough lough In R. R S S. ach of or Glasgow Glasow a second IC-second IG man Last year the lie Scotchman defeated of oC Pennsylvania Penn sylvania on every occasion they met maci the thelast thelast last race of all being a veritable walkover walk walk- over Dyer for Cor the Gla Glasgow ow athlete So In this I vent the outlook is IH anything but ros rosy for tor the American athIN athletes With Ie regard ard to the great event of althe all all- al- al the he Marathon race the race the En English list I Is not Complete bit bet a n statement was Issued some time lime a ao o that Churchill Edwards of f Cambridge Aldridge of or the harriers and F. F F. F Appleby the thC worlds world's 15 l- mile champion are arc icing being trained for that ent c England's greatest runner and worlds world's champion lie th wonderful A. A has haM jl Just t been disqualified mind and Ind declared a n professional else he would have been heen a sure ure starter for tor this event If I th the Americans wish wh to make mak a n sho o show I lot ol alone win this event thc they will wl have hn e to tomake make nake u a wonderful improvement on the the- thc recent miserable time line ma made matle e In the Chicago Chi cago Marathon race when the event was wason enJo won on In o n the slow sow time of The English athletes should easily win the walking wa contest as RS all al records from Crom one to ill ri hours 1 Is held In the old count country With regard to the swimming contest this also should go so to En England a as all al In ali al all the Am Americans at present are an only In the thc kindergarten claw class when compared compard to English h al although 01 til- til thou though h I admit tho they are arc gradually creepIng creeping creep creep- ing up to the standard set by their English Hug Eng l lish hish h cousins Neither Britain n nor America merlea will ill bo ho fully represented In the the Olympic games owing to the early sea season Reason ol Jn In which the tho games take place Britain may be han ban owing to the lie absurd I held In c some Home select circles where the lie wish is hI for all al contestants tants to pa pay pa their own expenses which would hana nl all al hut I hut but wealthy university students think an arrangement has been made nd when when-by those thos who can ran afford It will wf re rely rl re- re ly iy solely upon their private purse am and those whose whole supply of monc money Is s of or the out of or the lie common cornmon com corn small order to be bo helped UH mon fund rund As iS the various countries of Europe ee as- as I France Germany and Austria Austria- Hungary have advanced rapid rapidly In recent Huns l' l years In general athletics It 1 would no not surprise surprise me n n the least Ilal to see noc some o othe or of orthe the non English non speaking countries springing a surprise on both of or us |