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Show GERMANS NOT UP TO STANDARD Students Physically Inferior to Americans More Strong Men in Army. BERLIN'S STADIUM Nothing to Compare With It at Harvard, Syracuse or Pacific Coast. New York, Oct. 18 While on the subject of the affect that American sports and American athletics are hiving on the world at large It Is ir.iercastlng to note what rthur Krnenzlcin. who has just gone to Berlin Ber-lin to train the German athletes for the next Olympic games, sa? of his new charges. Kraeuzlein, in his day was probably prob-ably the best all around athlete In this country. Since he has retired fiom active participation in athletics athlet-ics he has valned considerable reputation repu-tation as a trainer. Of the Germans he says: "Physically the German student appear to be far inferior to the Americans. I doubt if any German university could get together the right material for ;i football team Germans Enthusiastic. 'The army, howeer, provides excellent ex-cellent physical discipline, and I am hoping to find strong men among the young soldiers. The enthusiasm and determination which the Germans are throwing into tho work is admirable. They are willing to work outdoors from April to November and then put !n the whole winter training hard Indoors. "The Berlin Stadium Is magnificent magnifi-cent There is nothing to compare with it either at Harvard. Syracuse or on the Facific coast " T he German Athletic commission, which recently made a tour of the United States, is planning to make use of the lessons learned there Carl Diem, head of the committee, has begun be-gun a serlos of public lectures on h.encan athletic methods illustrated w.th moving pictures." |