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Show Olympic Schedule H Hurts American Athletes H A LTHOUGH the Olympic games will tonsumo almost tho entire month "f July, tho most important Events of tho track and field Bectlon wllbbe confined con-fined to a period of ten days, from July 6 to 15. During this period ajl of the sprint race, tho middle and Jpngr distance dis-tance events, the Jumps, welgtyrthrow-Ing welgtyrthrow-Ing and hurdlo races will be held There Is now a certain amount of; dle-natlsfactlon dle-natlsfactlon on tho part of the, Aiwe""1' cms becauso tho Swedish Olympic committee has so grouped the various events that It will bo extremely difficult diffi-cult for tho American athletes to dou-bio dou-bio up In events, as thoy did at the English games In 1908. This, however, will not be such a hdndlcap, as nupposed. becaUW It is very rare thit the samo athlptean win to big championships, even with a day or two of test between performances, perform-ances, Olelvln Shcppard-dldUhpj in 1003, when h won the- 800 and 1,600 meter races, but his was a mc-flt' exceptional excep-tional performance. In the 100 and 200 meter hurdlo races, which lend' themselves them-selves to doubla performances better than any of the other events, thero was H np one capable of winning both. Be- j causo of the grouping of them the H American committee will tako the pro- H caution of sending a bigger team than H usukl, uo that there will be plenty of H men for every event without requiring: H any to double up. Although the Swedish committee has jH not positively arranged the schedule H by days, the following' Its the Hat of events which will comprise the track; H and field section: 100 motors flat, 200 l meters flat, 400 meters flat, 800 meters fiat, 1,600 meters flat, 5,000 moiero fta, jJ 10,000 meters fiat, Marathon race (40,- H 200 meters about twenty-five mllos); jf hurde race, 110 meters; walking rare. 10,000 meters; running high Jump. H standing high jump, hop, step and jump; pole Jump, throwing tho Javelin H (with javelin hold in tho middle), best H hand; throwing the Javelin (with Javo- Hn held In tho middle), right or loft H hand; throwing the discus, best hand: H throwing ,tho discus, right vand left H hand; putting tho weight, best hand; B throwing tho hammer. . ., H |