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and toTejx. Karfsdell, Jhe U. of P. sprinter who -wan the iOfhand 220 yards.- .' -"" ' ' - Smte the beginning " of1 the track-and-field -season.'European " , 7 - 1 BH IBB h Andre Tison, French weightstar. runners and junipers have train ed with constancy heretofore, un laiown. lilost of them have train ed under old 'American, cham pions,' and trainers, with the only pbject'ift view toeing argoodshpw- ing at Stpckholm. Ernest Hjertsherg, the old Pas time and N. Y. A C. runner, has coached the Swedes, and Jimmy Lighbody of Chicago has had charge of the Germans. Sensa tipnal performers have been de veloped in some countries and will surprise the world in the games. Rau, the German, does 100 yards consistently in 10 flat and was once timed jn 9 4-5. Hans Braun is the best European bet. Save when beaten by Sheppard and Lughi in the last Olympaid, he has never been headed at 400 or 800 yards. Paseman is the greatest all around jumper I ever; saw. France will have Jean Bouin, who for .two years has beaten every runner in Europe, in the in ternational cross-country cham pionships. Recently he ran with in 225 yards of the world's hour record, and broke the half hour record. He is "better than Scott was in the 5,000 metres try-outs at Cambridge. With the shot, while not ap- proaching Rose's records, France hasf Andre Tison, a full-bearded young fellow who can put 46 feet and throw the discus 140 feet. Faillot, the football jdol of France has done better than 49 seconds in the quarter and the furlong in 21 3-5 seconds. Arjiaud's, France's miler, will step 1,500 metres in four minutes, which will push even Abel Kiviat. Austria will be represented by Szalhmary, who jumps 6 feet 2; Mundy, who puts Jtjbe shot 45 feet