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Belgians Make Elaborate Prepar
King A Wert '$ Countrymen
Bid for Athletic Honors
Expect to Give Americans Hard Fight for Champion?
ship on Track and Field in Antwerp Stadium;
Well Fortified for Rowing Laurels
By Ray McCarthy
Belgium in general, and Antwerp in particular, are making elaborate
preparations to entertain Americans and visitors^ from other foreign
countries at the Olympic games to be held at Antwerp this year from
early April until the latter part of September. Sports in Belgium have
boomed tremendously since the wai, as they have in every other country,
and it is 1U> rasn prediction to say that the seventh Olympic revival1 will
surpass all previous meets. Interest in every land has ilared to a spark?
ling flame, that will not die down until the last event on the program is
decided. /
Although the Belgians" probably suf-<5"
fered more heavily than any other na?
tion in the war, they are quickly get- j
ting back to normal life, and in the
matter of athletics are now practically
Hard Work Only
Thraves Colors
S c o r e Victory
On Cuba Track
Mile. Dazie Shows Improved
Form and Wins the Ma
rianao Claiming Handicap
?-?
Special Correnpondenc? to The Tribun?
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb. 8.?Mile. Daile,
running in the colors of W. V.
Thravea, and showing improved form
over recent races, won the Narianno
claiming handicap, a six furlong sprint
for three-year-old* and up, at tho
Oriental Park course to-day. She was
coupled in the betting with Marso
John, and the books held the entry nt
4 to 1. Mile. Dazie was badly outrun
in the early part, but she closed gamc
lv and won by a head. The winner re?
ceived $1,850.
Diomed. well played, being backed
down from 10 to 1 to 6 to 1 at tho
close, finished with a rush and catch?
ing the leader 5n the last sixteenth
operating on a pre-war basis. The lit- ;
tie country still has enough young men
left to make a good showing in the j
Olympics, but they are planrfing on !
making: more than just a good showing
-the Belgians have let it be under
Stood that they are going to make a ;
itrong bid for the championship.
The United States is the only nation
the Belgians fear will head it off in its
drive for the title. While they con?
cede that the athletes from this coun?
try will undoubtedly make a most im?
pressive showing in the classic this
year, they are by no means willing to
admit that tho Americans will surely
carry away the top honors. If the
Yankees do achieve victory it will be
because they have the best team and
not because the other nations, and par?
ticularly Belgium, were weak in the
matter of athletics.
What Belgians Are Doing
L. J. Garcey, a most observing and
well informed Belgian who is in this
country at present as general agent of
the Belgian State Railways, is kept
busy daily distributing information
about the games and the plans of his
country for the Olympic. The writer
had a chat with him yesterday, and ob?
tained a lot of interesting information
regarding what the Belgians are doing
in preparation for the blue ribbon event
of athletics. ?
"Antwerp and its citizens and all the
other Belgians are planning to make
the Olympic games one of the greatest
festivals ever held in that country,"
said Garcey. "My countrymen have al?
ready begun preparations for this great
meet, and I am sure that any visitor
there this year will be amazed not only
at oui showing in the games but by
the manner in which we shall entertain
thosi ? : o come to witness the various
? performances.
recovered quickly from the
B Igiurn is now in a good po
?: hold the games. A club has
????? ?zed to carry out a program
? ? vities which will take place
si the splendid scenery of Ninghtin
? ? Park, the new park of Antwerp.
tidei the auspices of this club vari
? is functions are being arranged for
?- sitors.
"A vast Luna Park will be con
icted on extensive grounds, and the
municipality of Antwerp will, on its
own initiative, organize other festivals, |
so tl at the year 1020 will be for Ant?
werp a season of most interesting and
varu-d attractions.
Expects Keen Competition
"As regards the athletic contests and
the athli ? ? .?-.- selves, I can only say
m pre enl that I believe the keenest
? : i of competition will feature the
gan .'?. Belgium is planning
trong bid for the champion
? igh we realize the United
, bring a strong, well bal
am to Antwerp which will uii
ake all the others hustle in
; I on 1 he program.
Igians already have begun
training for the games. But training
. oui sense of the word differs con
ider from tho meaning there.
Whei a Belgian athlete trains for an
t-ven ' limplv puts in longer and
prp.el :c at his particular game
ami works out under a competent in
? does not eschew smoking
and drinking, as the Americans do, in
fact, he coi tinues to indulge as freely
eai . and drinking through his
train : . p< riod arc! up to the time of
the contest as he did before.
"I remcmbei that the English were
quit? ? -i several years vago, in the
yeai th: the Belgian crew won the
Henley rowing regatta, to see the
oarsn my country smoking
cigarettes a short time previous to
> Bl rt of ?he event. However, the
Belgians pay little heed to diet or other
th?orie; ... their training. Hard work
comprises most of their training, and
when ti. y want to train harder they
?impl ? prac! ice harder.
"In thi Olympic games this year we
an <>... confident that we shall carry
off the honors in several of the events.
Th< rank? of our athletes have been
sadly depleted by the war, but. we feel
we have enough good athletes left to
make a good showing.
Rowing Popular Sport
'Tor instance, the Belgians always
wake a good showing in rowing, and I
expect to see them do particularly well
in the crew races. Rowing in Belgium
i* probably the most popular sport
among the young men. In shooting I
"?so look to see the Belgians finish
Bmeng the leaders. Archery is another
Bport which is held broadcast over my
?and. and is nearly as popular as shoot?
ing in that country. Yes, 1 think cer
taiiily we shall do well in archery.
"In the equestrian games, in swim?
ming and in athletics, 1 feel we have an
equal chance with any other nation,
'ncluding probably the United States.
The Belgians do well in all these ac?
tivities and if we can muster enough
capable men we will be heard from in
these events. Fencing, wrestling and ;
cycling ahould be added to the list in
which Belgium turns out some good
performers.
"Then there are the weights and
dumb-bells, gymnastics, and one or
two others that might be added. In
ice hockey, in polo, in tennis, in foot?
ball and in yachting?particularly
yachting?I do not think Belgium will
"lake much of a showing, for these
?Ports are rarely indulged in over
there. t
"That about sums up the prospects
as they appear to me at present. Con?
cerning individuals I can't say much
?? yet, because I don't know exactly
?ho is who in sports just now. I have
just come to the United States from
Belgium and I do know that things are
progressing in a rapid manner, that
interest is swiftly giving way to en?
thusiasm; that England and France
**? planning to invade our land with
* boat of good athletes and that the
usted States will be forced to extend
5*Mlf at all times In order to carry
?ff the honora."
Motor Corps to Lend Aid
Colonel Helen R?ssel Bastedo, com?
manding tho Motor Corps of America,
'as announced that, providing there is
* let-up In the infiuensa epidemic, the
corps will cooperate with the 5th Com?
pany, 13th Regiment, in staging the
"iooklvn-Seagate marathon liin on
k?bruaiT 23.
Training Belgian
Athletes Undergo
TI7IIEN an American or an English
athlete begins to train for an
event he firs -tarts on a special
diet. His slee. , his eating and
everything pertaining to his phy?
sical well being are carefully ar- I
ranged in a system from which he
seldom deviates. This system of
training supplements the actual
practice of the athlete in his spe
cialty, whether it be running, jump?
ing, rowing or swimming.
The Belgian athletes have no par?
ticular system of training for a con?
test. Long and hard practice com?
prises practically their only train?
ing, and nothing else matters much.
They do not give up drinking or
smoking: in fact, they do not
change their mode of living one
iota in training or out.
Nevertheless, the Belgian athletes
have always shown up well in past I
Olympic meets, and their perform?
ers are particularly noted for their
endurance. Fans who witnessed th*
six-day bicycle race held in thr
Garden last December will recall
how the Belgian pair, Speissens anrf
Buy se, continued their attempts
almost every sis hours during tht |
whole week, to lap the field.
Peon Five Meets
Columbia Team
Here on Thursday |
INTERCOM I.JCGl.Y TF. LEAGTJI3
BASKETBALL STANDING
College. W. L. Pct.i College. "U*. L. Pet <
Penn ..2 o 1.000 Colum. . 1 1 .6001
Vale . . . :; 1 .7501 Prince. . 2 3 .400!
Cornell . 2 2 .6001 Dart. ..0 3 .00? i
Three games were, chartered for de^
cisi?n this week in "the Intercollegiate j
Basketball League. The University of
Pennsylvania, champions lust season!
and leader in the current campaign,
will hold the court in two of these j
contests, while Yale, in second place, i
will ?gure in ?he other game,
After a paspive period of two weeks, i
because of mid-term examinations, the;
Columbia five will swing into action
again Thursday night, Lincoln's Birth- j
day. Pennsylvania will furnish th?
opposition in this Alumni Day feature,
The Quakers are the traditional rivals!
of the Blue and White quintet on this j
occasion, but this week the game lakes1
on added interest because of the tight'
race for the league championship.
The Columbia-Penn clash is ex?
pected to be the crux of the season'
for both teams, although it is rather!
early in the race for one or the other
to be eliminated through a defeat at'
this stage. However, the outcome is*|
expected to have great bearing on thbj
ultimate standing. It is figured that;
Penn will have easy sailing if it over-'
comes Columbia Thursday, and by the <
same token Columbia is expected to j
make a hard fight for the title if is
vanquishes the formidable Penn out- i
fit.
The Columbia tossers have been put '
through u special course of sprouts,
by Coach Claus Benson the past week.!
Particular emphasis was placed on l
team coordination and passing. Ben?
son also concentrated on his squad's j
most glaring fault and weakness, the
tendency to make too many personal!
fouls In the two games played to |
date the Blue and White team has!
committeed thirty-seven fouls, and]
their defeat was traceable to thi* i
cause.
Having disposed of Princeton andj
Yale inside of four days, Penn hasj
no apprehension regarding its ability'
to overpower Columbia. Next Satu)r-|
day night, Lon Jourdet's Red and Bluaj
aggregation will travel to Hanover to
administer .the fourth straight defeat to
the feeble Dartmouth team. The same
evening, Yple will travel to Ithaca in
the hope of repeating its victory over
Coach Ortner's five. j
New Orleans Entries
First race (iwo-fc/ear-olds; claiming:;
purse $700; three Turlongs)?Automatto
Red 115; No Fooling, 116; Frank Moody.
115; Voorlin. fir.; Morning Fare, 112; Pe?
tunia, 112; Mattie B. Kent, 112; \S antah,
112- ?.Toe Goodman, 114; ?Get Em, 114?
?Repeat, 111; Omar K., 115. Also eligible:
Centimeter, 116; Freddie, 115.
Seoond race (four-y.ea'r-olds and upward;
claiming; pur?o $700; six furlongs)?-Ma
hony llf- 'Fort Bliss. 11H; ?Ultra Gold,
?11; '?Assume. Ill; A. N. Akin. 10>?: 'Jla
neuvre, 101"; ?Trusty, 106; Bonstelle, 104;
?Bon Tromp, 103; ?lack Garner. 100;
?\merican Eagle, 100, Marie Ruppold, 95.
Also eligible: 'Flfl' II, 98; ?Bringhurst,
101; Ponlight, 109: Pullux, 108.
Third race (three-year-olds: purse $800;
.lubilant Purse; six furlongs)?ira Wilson.
106? Ace of Trumps, 104; Rory O'More.
104? The Archer. 101: Bucfelaide, 104; Re?
peater. 104; Bally Bell, 104:?Furbelow, lpl;
Flying Witch, 99; Atulu, 99; Alivan, 99;
Lady in Black. 98.
Fourth race (three-year-olds and up?
ward; purse $1.000; Hopeful Puree; one
milo)?.Siesta, 111: Night Wind, 110: Wood
atone HO: Rancher, 110; Qertnus, 103;
Osgood, 10C; Docod, 10t1; Jim Hastings, ?6;
Tho I,amb, 93.
Fifth race (Ihroe-year-olds and upward;
claiming; purs? $700: one mil? and ?ev?
enly vards)?Plodra. 110; Glass Toi, 110?
?Yow?il 110; Grcenmlnt, 103; 'Gourmand,
103; ?liar One. 107; ?James, 106: ?Th?
Belgian II. 105; ?Grove A., 941 ?Pirate
McGee, 91.
Sixth race (three-year-olds and up?
ward- claiming; purse $700: one mile and
seventy yards)--Chick Berkley, 112; Por?
ous 110- ?Nepperhan, 110; Lorena Moss,
106' Hir Grafton, 103: Xashotuh. ??4; ?Pin?
dar! 91; Keep, 89; ?Kirsb, 86.
Seventh rac? (four-year-olds and up?
ward; claiming; pura? $700.: one mile and
a sixteenth) -Souper Stalwart, 112; Gleip
ner 112; Bogark 112; Bortodano, 118;
Tre'ntino, 112; Charming, 107 ljOrnery. 107;
?Cupital Otv. 107-: ?Gordon Roberts, 107;
Ponderosa. 107: *-Mab. 102: ?Stitch in Time,
102' Mis? Sterling. 102; ?Bethel Hill, 97.
Also ??ligibie ?Triumphant, 100: Aigrette,
ioO: Dfpaeori I MS* :'?'?'??' '
at ion s for 1
took tho load and won in a gallop by
fix lengths. Littlo One was second,
half a length beforo Elain Heather.
Lady Ivan, another long ?hot, was
returned tho winner of the second
race. She assumed the lend quickly
and always held the race safe, though
she-was hard pressed at. tho end, but
won by three-quarters of a length. Old
Eylers was second, with Homan third,
a neck back.
Gordon Russell, at 10 to 1, gained a
nose decision in the third event, de?
feating Bevclry James in the last
stride. Harlock was third.
Slippery Silver, under Cormody's
good ride, got up to win the fourth
raee by a neck from War Tax, with
El Corenel third. The results:
First face ($600; three-year-olds; claim?
ing-; flvn and a half furlong?)?Dlomed,
109 (Kedcrla). 6 to 1, 6 to 2 and 0 to 5.
won; l,lttlo One, 101 (Brown), 8 to 1. 6 to a
und 6 to 5, second; Plain Heather, 102
(Carmody), 6 to 2, eren and i to 2. third.
Time, 1:07 2-6. .Sea Prince, Sentry, Lenora
F.. Northern Belle, Director James, tie's
A Bear und Hello Tardner also ran.
Second raoe t$<"'00; three-voar-oldn and
upward; claiming-; nix furton}rs)--Liadv
Ivan, 112 (MoCrann), 6 to l, fi to 2 and
*8 to 6, won; old Eylere, 102 (Barnen), * to
1, 8 to 6 and 4 to 6, ?econd ; Homan, 59
(Kreger), 10 to 1, 4 to 1 and 2 to 1, third.
?Time, 1:14 1-fi. Ralph B., .Town do Valet?,
Chansonette It. Naomi Walton, Baccarat,
Blanche Donalton, Native Son and Twenty
Seven also ran.
Third raoo ($C00; three-year-olds and
Holding Se1
?? ? i'/; Vi -n '.?f, iKJsraa
1 to a H?;,?lat!?i)- " to B, 7 to 10 and
Child H?rin^;mT1",10- 1:i?2-B. Unwise
uaw'nM1 U ,AlJ[?800: .?hree.yea.-old> and
won \v, n'?.C' !??? J- 3 to 1 and 8 to B,
So B ?nd 4*.n r (Cl H?Ward), * to l.
im n??..i J 5> "???"n"; Kl Coronel,
?ar?y^' *\ firJ?f&L Post.'
? Rockaree, Royalty ;,n(i Palate also ran.
Ll??mlB??Th?.?,?,IOO! ,Mftr"^o Handicap;
?or r ?V *(ui:{lti,V'-0.Ula *na upward; six
lurlongs)??M le IJar.lo, n4 (Wooda). 4 to
'Pick ,U? ? '' / 0U> 1' won; Sirocco, 10?
s, on V^ini 'vt' ? to \ tt,ul 4 t0 &? ?econd;
r ,, - 'ih.r?! (A:irl"1??). 6 to 1. B to 2 and
M. ?r.i',;- nhVh? Ae' ,1:11<-6- Top o' th'
Morning, Right Angle, Currency, skiles
ran? '?CoupledI. ? "d *MRnw J?hn also
Sixth race .1800: handicap; three-year
old? and upward; claiming; miio and a six?
teenth)?Freemantle, 101 ?Carmody,, .i to
2. even and I to 2, won; Cromwell, 128
(Mountain), 2 to 1. 4 to 6 and 2 to 6,
second; ? Legal, 104 (Kederln), 6 to 2
lallte-, Je llaon. ?War Spirit and Scratch
?: \ crdict alao ran. ?Coupled.
j Seventh race (?BOO; four-year-olde and
?upward; claiming; mile and one-eighth) ?
i Attorney Muir, 104 (Tyron), 4 to 1, 8 to 6
? and 4 to B, won; RogroHBo. 107 (Carmody)
Lu? ,(Kv,,'"?-, L1-".2- even an<* i to 2,
third Time, 1:58 3-5. Sasenta, Fly Home
and O'Malley also ran.
(renth Reviv
Havana Entries
(TUESDAY)
First race (three furlong?: maiden two
ye?r-olds; purse $600)? Vic Munoz. 11.0,
Bloomington, 110: Spugs, 111; Dorothy.
Ill; Firefly II, 111; Anna Magneto, 111;
Katherine Beal, 111; Felix M, 114,
Painter, 114.
Second race (h?k rurlongs; three-year- !
?olds and upward: claiming; purse $'?00)? i
I x.May Cralg. !>1 ; xClip, 91; xVenetlan Boy,
106; xDoc Kloethe, lO?; xMagic Mirror, ;
, 107: xAppIo Jack, 109; xPrtnce Bonero. !
109; vLlthollCk, 109; Lillian! G? 109;
I Roundel, 111; Glider, 111; Leona. 114.
Third race (six furlongs; three-year-olds
i and upward; claiming: purse $600)
| xl/iclnerator. !?J ; xSnow Queen, 104; xAm
bassador III. 104; xPresumptloii. 100;
xWIll Soon. 106; xLackrose, 106: xLauip
! poet, 109; Herder, 114; Bulger, 117.
Fourth race (stx furlongs; three-year
! olds and upward; claiming; purse $600) ? -
' xOoldstone, 100; xFlrst Pullet, 101: xSky
! man, 103; xAvlon, 103; xEnos, 106; Stiletto,
! 106; xSlster Susie, 108; Doubting Thomas.
i 112; Dirnltri, 116.
Fifth race (one mile and a sixteenth
four-year-olds and upward; claiming;
purse $600)?xBuster Clark. 100; xDuk
Ruff, 100; xZoie, 101; xCandle Light. 103;
'? xAssumption, 103; xPretty Baby. 10<i; Miss
.Sweep, 108; Plantares?. Kid; Baladin, 110:
Fairly, 110; xWood Thrush. Ill '
Sixth race (one mile and fifty yards;
four-year-olds and upward; claiming;
i purse $700)??Lucky Pearl, 90; xW. Ward,
9.1; xTIope, 92: xLarlat. 96; \?i Mlley
hrighl, 97; xJehn W. Klein, 100; Hocnl'r.
1 107; Monomoy, 116.
xApprentic? allowance claimed.
al of Olympic Game
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attire to carry on until the sea?
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Spring clothes.
Men's mixture sack suits re
priced fifty dollars.
A fitting range of sizes.
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