FARRELL GIVES OPINION ON OLYMPIC PROSPECTS

"We have no man who has officially thrown the hammer 180 feet, but there are several Americans who can reach the 160 foot mark, and they are bound to improve by July," E. L. Farrell, University track mentor said yesterday, as he continued his series of interviews with the CRIMSON, discussing America's track prospects at the coming Olympics.

"It will be a hard battle for the first place in the event, as we must face Skald from Sweden, who has officially done 180 feet," Farrell prophesied.

The coach then explained that the Americans would probably take the second, third, fourth, and fifth places, as Ide from Penn State has done 162 feet, and Linn and Black have reached the 160 foot mark. "Then of course there is McGrath, who will compete in the Olympics for the fourth time, and has thrown the hammer a distance of 170 feet," Farrell remarked.

Turning his attention to pole vaulting, the mentor considered the results of the past spring, when in one afternoon, 13 men had vaulted as high as 13 feet. "Sabin Carr holds the world's record, having cleared the bar at 14 feet. Now that Hoff has joined the professional ranks, there is little chance of the Yale track captain's losing his honors. Barnes, who forced Carr to his record with a vault of 13 feet nine inches, ought not to be very far behind the record-holder. The best men Europe can put against us are Dane, who has done 13 feet, and Reed and Lindblad, who cannot even reach that mark.

"In the shot put we can compare very favorably with Europe's entrants. Houser from California, winner in the 1924 Olympics, Swartz from Wisconsin, and Kuck from Kansas have all done 50 feet. The scores we have from Europe were the records established a year ago. Vahstedt from Finland ranks highest with 48.3 feet; he is followed by Brechenmacher and Janssons, both men being able to put the shot 47.3 feet. All these men have greatly improved, and can throw nine feet further, although no such results have been officially recorded."