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CHARLTON AT LOS ANGELES
Hot Opposition in '400 and 1500 Metres
By W. S. SHARLAND
NOEL RYAN'S selection in the Australian team foKLos Angeles depends on what form he can show
over 440 yards. Ryan's best fwra is exhibited over the shorter distances, and lie prefers them to the
8S0 yards and the-mile.
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If Rvan cannot malte the grade and no Olympic relay team is despatched to Los
Angeles,
Charlton
win again have to be the bulwark of Australia in swimming.
The tests at the National Games will
help towards a final selection of the team.
Mitt
! view of his previous experience,
gained at Paris and Amsterdam.
harlton will be a formidable opponent
or all competitors at Los Angeles. He
ill miss an old friend in Arne Borg.
ho has turned professional. This pair
ave had some thrilling duels.
A tremendous task awaits Charlton.,
reat swimmer as he is. he will tind that:
he opposition has improved.
STRONG KIVALS
His most formidable rivals in the I51W
etres — a race that Charlton should
early win—will.be Jean Taris iFrancel,
akino (Japan). Takamura iJapan),
rabbe (America). Hulassy (Hungary),
nd Gilliula <Aiaenj.it.
Recently Takamury won a 1500 metres
ace in Japan in 20min. 2sec„ defeatng
Makino, who trwam 20min. 27 2-5sec.
n August, contests were held between
apan and the U.S.A. Makino had his
evenge by defeating Takamura, while
ie also defeated Crabbe. The time was
0min. 9 2-5sec. In Europe Halassy. the
ne-legged Hungarian swimmer, won
he 1500 metres in SOinin. 49sec. Taris
ompeted, but was off color.
In 1928. Charlton when defeated by
org over the 1500 metres, swam the
istance in 20min. 2 3-5sec. just 3sec.
lower lhan the best time registered by
r
Takamura. Charlton was suffering from
a cold on that occasion.
It is considered that Charlton can
better Mmin. for the distance. If he
does, he must clearly win at Los Angeles.
U.S.A. have produced another
star in Gilhula.
One great thing about Charlton is
n,„( \le always a fighter, and
alw make-a race of it.
In the 400 metres race, Charlton's pro-
spects are not so bright. At the last 1
Games he was second to Zorilla, the sur- I
prise winner from the Argentine, who j
caught both Charlton and Borg napping
Jean Taris, of France, may be the winner
of the 400 metres. He is credited |
with the world's record of 4 min. 47 2-s
sec. This was accomplished in a 33 IS j
metres pool. If Taris had had to swim
in a 50 metres pool, his time would have j
been about 4 min. SO sec.
In the U.S.A. v. Japan contest, J. Gilhula.
of U.S.A., was successful. He swam
400 metres in a 50 metres pool in 4 min. |
57 3-5 sec.
Japan's record for 400 metres is held l
by Yokayama with 4 min. 56 2-5 sec.
Mokiuo's best time is 4 min. 57 sec.
Charlton's host time for 440 yards « |
4 min. 59 4-5 sec. The quarter-mile is
about two and a half yards longer than
400 metres. As Charlton swam this time
over 110 yards laps, it can bo seen Uiat ;
he is little inferior. Noel Ryan may
swim well under 4 min. 59 4-5 sec. in the j
Svdnev championship.
Baranv. of Hungary, is likely to be a
dangerous competitor in the 400 metre...
but Paris would oppear to have the best
chance.
Baranv. of Huugary. is highly fancied '
Tor tile 100 metres, and may break Weiss- ]
muller's record of 59 sec.
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