Evening Star Newspaper, May 27, 1926, Page 43

SPORTS. College Pole-Vault BARNES OR CARR APPEARS CERTAIN TO BETTER MARK Yale Coach Declares Hofi' *s Visit Has Stimulated In- terest, But Hasn’t Helped Style—Low Hurdle " Mark Tied Only Once in 28 Years. By the Associated Press . N nors, Yale track coach, “the fiftieth EW HAVEN, Conn, May 27.~The coming of Charley Hoff from Norway “has stimulated interestin pole vaulting among American collegians this Spring, but to my mind,” declared George S. Con- annual intercollegiate track and field championships tomorrow and Saturday, nevertheless, would have seen a new record in the vault. “The truth of the matter is that the way of ideas on pole vaulting,” Lee Barnes of Southern California, contributed flothing new in “And it also is true that in Olympic winner, and Sabin Hoff has e said. the 1924 Carr of Yale we have the two most talented sophomore pole vaulters who have competed in half a century of intercollegiate competition. “T have no thought of belittling that there has been a strong influence by foreigners of this event by American collegians. “Tn these davs, when anything short of a 13-foot performance is considered hardly worthy of attention, it is easy to overlook that the 12-foot mark in pole vaulting was reached for the first time by an I. A. A. A. A. compet!- tor only 17 years ago. The improve- ment can be traced in no small degree 10 the adoption of the bamboo pole. Simultaneously came the introduction of the slide grip which helped greatly in the development of techniqu Yale Men Make “Slam.” “In 1907, at the I. C. A. A. A. A. meet, Waltér Dray of Yale came with- in 1, inch of the 12-foot mark. The following vear four Yale men—Dray, Gilbert, Nelson and Campbell—swept all the points in the pole vault, and =0 far as I know that is the only time on record that a ‘slam’ was scored by a single college. It was then the bam. boo pole made its appearance. Since then progress has been steadily up- ward, even though the present record of 13 feet 1 inch has been on the hooks since 1912 to the credit of a Yale man, Robert A. Gardner, now captain of the American Walker Cup golf team. “While the pole vault has heen on the prozram since 1877, there were no noteworthy _performances until the early '00s. Refore that the champion- <hips had bheen won at less than % reat and rarely better than 913 feet.| The first American to introduce any real skill was Hugh H. Baxter of New York Athletic Club, who made a new American record of 11 feet 5 inches either in 1885 or 1888. This was a wonderful feat with a wooden pole and it was not until 10 years later that C. T. Buc of Penn cleared 11 feet in the 1. A A A A games, to hecome the first college man to make that height. Another Big Advance. “The next substantial advance was made by W. McLanahan of Yale in 1804, when he cleared the unheard of height of 12-feet, half an inch. Yale then ruled the roost for eight years. Then Harry Rabcock of Columbia came along with a new record of feet § and a fraction inches only to have Gardner break his mark the next vear with the amazing per- formance of 13 feet 1 inch—the first 13-foot performance in history, 1 helieve. ““The only othe- feet in the champ n B. Sherriil of Penn hotder of the indoor in tercollegiate mark of 13 fest. who did the same height at the 1925 outdoor championships. “Perhaps by the time the I. C. A A. A. A. 1® on the eve of its centennial celebration the introduction of some new scientfic vaulting methods will have created the possibility of a 15 or 16 foot vault.” Hard Records to Beat. By tha Associated Press PRINCETON, history of the ch: and field meet of the T.C.A.A.A.A., which celebrates its golden anniver- sary at the Harvard Stadium to- morrow and Saturday, has nothing more unusual than the fact that only one man in 28 years has equaled the champlonship low-burdle record of 23 3.5 seconds set by Alvin C. Kraenzlein of Pennsylvania in 1898. That one man, said Keen Fitz patrick, veteran Princeton coach, was James Wendell of Wesleyan, who tied the mark in 1913. “There have been other good low hurdlers, such as Johnny Garrels of Michigan and Coard Taylor of Prince- ton. who have won titles in fast time,” Fitzpatrick declared. ‘“Last vear Kenneth Grumbles of southern California won the titla in 24 seconds flat. He is another of the rangy type hest fitted for low hurdling. Must Be a Sprinter. ““The man who does it must be a 10.second sprinter, as was Kraenz- lein. 1 have heard stories to the ef- fect that the Pennayivania’s ire was aroused when he went to the mark in the 1898 final. As T recall it. the track was mud covered, yet Kraenzlein lipped one full Second off_the record. each 13 meeting man to TIRE STORES | 2104 Pa.: Ave. N.W. 9th & P Sw. N.W. 12th & H Sts. N.E, 2114 14th St. NW.~ Hoff’'s marvelous ability. It is a fact in the development he low hurdles was added to the 1. C. A. A. A. A. program in 1888, and the first man to improve 26 seconds was Jim Lee of Harvard in 1890, who, incldentally, was the first competitor to make fast time while taking elght strides between the hurdles. Seven strides between each bar is the ortho- dox style, but Lee mastered the feat of taking off first with his left and then with his right foot. Listed among the record-breakers was Harry Wil- liams of Yale. ““The technique of low hurdling is as different from that of high hurdling as night is from day. Over the high barrier it is essential to bend one’s back as the hurdle is cleared, but there is no time In low hurdling to do much bending because so much de- pends on straightway speed. Tech- nique must be largely ignored. “It is an asset to be a good 440-yard man in the low hurdles and I should call between 5 feet 11 inches and 6 feet S NAVY ATHLETES GAIN PRIZES AS STUDENTS By the Associated Press. ANNAPOLITS, Md., May 27.-—Three Naval Academy varsity athletes have garnered coveted scholastic prizes of the 1926 graduating @lass and one of them, John Sylvester, crew man, has battened down the hatches over two separate awards. Sylvester, whose home is in Wells- ton. Ohio, will receive the class of 1871 sword for excellence in practical and theoretical ordnance and gun- | nery and the Thompson prize, a navi- rating sextant, for excellence in prac- { tical and theoretical navigation. i Flippin of Somerset. and lacrosse Charles H. Lyman IR. L. will receive letter: teams, and 3d. of Newport, commendatory |CAPTAINS ARE ELECTED | | BY TWO V.M. . TEAMS LE GTON. Va.. May A. Crociett of Roan v jace for the past two i elected captain of the . all team for next Spring. | besides pitching mo: | during the 192® scas | leading batters. Edward M. Yates of Flint Hill, Va.. was chosen captain of the track team for 1927, For the past two years Yates has been V. M. L's best bet-in the javelin throw. . Yater was also elected president of the athletic council. 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C, T Record Is Expected to Be Smashed in Meet This Week End HARVARD IS HOPEFUL OF CONQUERING WEST By the Associated Press. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 27.— Harvard hopes to prevent the inter- collegiate track and field crown going West again this year when represent. atives of 32 colleges meet at the Har- vard Stadium tomorrow and Satur- Although it lost to Yale last Satur- day by a third of e point, Harvard possesses real power on the track. It counts on Yale to take enough points in the fleld' events to prevent victory by one of the three West coast -.entrants. > In Miller, Harvard has a good dash man, who i3 expected to tcore. Ru sell of Cornell, Barber of California and House of southern California will be formidable opponents. Miller will enter both the 100 and 220 yard dashes. For the quarter, half, mile and 2 mile events Harvard has .tried Coach Templeton of Stanford, whose team won the Pacific coast conference meet a week ago, expects to devote the major part of his 12 men to the fleld even! Southern California’s 15 entrants, all of whom seem likely to survive tomorrow’s trials, will be divided between track and field con- tests. ! | BASE BALL SECRETS y Sol Metsger. To Pick Up Ball 20T THIS Although it may seem a far sim- pler methqd, big leaguers never try to pick up a ball off the ground with one hand, as the player on the right in the illustration is doing. Use both hands like the player on the left. Then there is no chance of the ball slipping away from you. BAN OF HOFF IS UPHELD IN FINAL A. A. U. ACTION By the Amolisted Press. BOSTON, Mass., May 27.—The com- mittes on foreign relations of the A. A. U. has voted not to approve further competition by Charles Hoft, Norwegian pole vaulter in this coun- try. The_ decision was made public today by William C. Prout, committee chairman. The committes announced that it had found it impossible to obtain certain information ot Hoff's activities, but had made its decision on the basis of the informa- tion at hand. It wag announced further that the committee did not intend to pursue any investigation. but would be content with refusing Hoft permits for further competition. The Norwegian athlete has been under A. A. U. suspension since charges were made against him based on alleged exorbitant expense accounts, activities In connection with motion picture rights and re- fusal to keep engagements on plea of condition. Chairman Prout issued the follow- ing statement: ‘The committee on foreign relations of the Amateur Ath- letic Union has been conducting an investigation to determine the advisa- bility of giving further permits to Charles Hoff, the Norwegiah pole vaulter, for competition in this coun- try. The committee has found ft im- possible to obtain certain inforndation regardipg some of Hoff's activities, WELL, let that go. I’m ready to admit that so far as pipe tobacco is concerned, YT've got ideas. And if insisting on a tobacco that won’t bite the tongue or parch the throat is “being fussy,” you can write “‘guilty” alongside my fame, but on the basis of the information in hand, the committee has voted not to approve further competition by Hoff in this country. “The committee recognizes the right of any athlete to refuse to compete in any meet when he feels that he 4s not in proper condition to do him- egarding some | | selt justice, or because he feels he is in need of a rest. For this reason the action of the committee is not wholly based on Hoff's refusal to com- pete at & meet in San Francisco, in ich he had agreed to participate. “When Hoff first came to the United States he was advised that, since he speaks perfect English, had enjoyed the benefits of a. college education and considerable business experience, it was unnecessary for him to be repre- sented by an interpreter, manager, attorney, agent, friend or relative: that the Amateur Athletic Union had no authority to diclate as to what meets he should enter, and that he was a free agent in every as long as he conformed to the rules of the Interna- tional Amateur Athletic Federation and the Amateur Athletic Union. “‘Some phases of Hoff's activities in this country have been very unsats. isfactory to the committee and have become more 80 in the past few weeks. Mr. Hoff is a guest in this country and is the outstandirig athlets of, all Norway. For these réajions, the com: mittee does not intend to pursue any investigations, but will content with refusing permits for further com- petition in this country.” and I won’t even appeal the charge. I can’t speak for anybody personally I smoke for pleasure! So I smoke Prince Albert, I’ll say I do. Right after breakfast, on up until I switch off the light for the night. Pipe-load after pipeload. Day after day. Prince Albert treats my tongue as gently as a mother handles a brand-new baby. PRING else, but GRANGE WILL STICK TO JOB AS ICEMAN By the Associated Pr WHEATON, IIl, May 27.—The ‘Wheaton iceman—so far as the world at large knows the only one the town ever had—will be back on the job this Summer. Red Grange, who stepped from the tail-gate of a Wheaton ice wagon into the spotlight of the athletic world and thence beneath Hollywood's kleig lights, is coming home to peddle ice for six weeks as training for the pro- fessional foot ball season. The famous halfback will leave the movie lots in July to resume the work that kept him in condition’ while he became the outstanding cellege foot ball player of the country at the Uni- versity of Illinols, from where ho last Fall went into a profitable career as a pro player. At presént he is en- gaged in filming a play at Los Angeles. “Red says he's pretty soft and he's coming back to the ice wagon for what he says is the best, conditioning work in the world,” his father announced today. CARBERY GIRLS ANNEX MATCH AT SCHLAG BALL Carbery girls took yesterday’s most important playground achlag ball game from their old rivals, Peabody, by 4 to 2, and incidentally moved into first place in the Plaza division of the league. A large gathering of rival rooters was on hand. '}/{"1‘(’ 1 N\ e teningtar BOYS CLUB Conducted by ROBERT C. McCLELLAN * Star Boys Cfub should know how to swim. L. B. Handley, a coach on the last Olympic team, lists the reasons as: Means of physi- cal improvement through constant recreation, self-protection, heaith and the ability to save a life should the occasion present itself. There are only two real reasons why every normal boy is not a. swim- mer. . The first is the lack of interest. The boys who take no interest in water sports either for exercise or pleasure are the same boys who sit 1dly by while their mates play ball and other games. Whether they have a liking for competitive sport or not, they should at least indulge in some pastime strenuous enough to exercise the muscles: Swimming is the ideal exercise for those who for some reason or another are not active in other sports, since it combines an element of pleasure and freedom of movement not prev- alent in most lines of athletic =n. deavor. EVERV member of The Evening The second of the reasons men.| tioned above is the fact that a sur- prising number of otherwise fearless boys have an inherent dread of the water. This is called one of the ob- E an York NO STARCH ONE PIECE WILL NOT WILT ECONQMICAL 12 Styles, 30 Cents Bach Phillips-Jones, N. Y. They tell me it’s the Prince Albert process that cuts out bite and parch. Fair enough. I'll testify before the well- known world that P. A. is the coolest, sweetest, most genuinely friendly smoke a fellow can get on this planet. You sus- pect that the minute you throw back the whiff of real tobacco. hinged fid on the tidy red tin and get Now, I’m telling you to be fussy about your smoking. Many a pipe-smoket has fooled himself when he should have been soothing himself with P. A. I say it pays to be fussy about anything that means so much toa'man, What do you think? .-f'fio oth ¢f~},£6b¢cco is like §t! SPORTS. stacles that must be overcome before any one learns to swim. 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