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G THE o STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. HURSDAY, JULY 11, 1929 SPORTS. VEN ; : SPORTS. —By BRIGGS 1 WELL® FELLOWS WE :D‘ID A G60D DAYS WORK FoR MISTER ROBERT— WouDER IF HE REALIZES How MUCH C{ED\T 1S DUE 2.3' 1S AT S0 Hur ! WhaT - Do ou THink of ME! [ MAY' BE ONLY A NOMBER Tere BUT 1 HELPED Him ' SINK A 12 FooT PuTT THAT TIED ESPINOSA THAT PUTT WAS ReaLLY SToP PUSHING You LoT b H SHUT TRAT Fool. o American Classic. By the Associated Press. HICAGO, July 11.—The muddled question of 3-year-old su- premacy of the season may be still more muddled as far as the country’s leading colts are concerned, after the running of the $60,000 American classic at Arlington Park Saturday. ‘The threat against the ranking of Clyde Van Dusen, Blue Larkspur, Windy City, Dr. Freeland and & host of other excellent colts is Rose of Sharon, Mid- western queen of the turf. The J. N. Camden filly has conclusively earned the title of the best on Midwestern tracks, and has displayed form enough Add to these the five or six indoor 4:13, and you have the sum total of t| 2rformances between 4:12 and e efforts of all the great milers of ail time. In view of these figures, Nurmi’s world record of 4:10 3-5 is an almost superhuman feat. To suggest that any one will cut 10 full seconds, or even 5, off this figure is taxing the imagination. Only six modern runners have ever bettered 4:13 either indoors or out.| Imagine these six—Jole Ray, Tabor, Nurmi, Ray Conger, Lloyd Hahn and | Edwin Wide—lined up for a mile race | on a day when each is at his peak. | Your mythical four-minute miler would | have to beat this sextet by nearly | yards! | ‘The constant smashing of records in the fleld events is purely a matter of improved technique. Give the To return to the four-minute mile, the only chance will be through the introduction of some stunt such as feeding the runner oxygen during the performance. GEORGE P. MEADE. Not Seen—Anyway. ‘T will be a long time before any one crowds the mile close to 4 minutes, but it might be remembered that in | practice Nurmi has run the mile around modern pole vaulter the old-style |4:08. There were many at the Olympic heavy pole, cut out the “jackknife,” |games of 1924, when Nurmi was at his make him keep both hands still and | pest, who believed he could do 4:06 if 12 feet will be the * e was 15 1900, Where weetd Hie isni® | he would train for that distance. to make her worthy of serious con- sideration as a classic winner. ‘The giant daughter of Light Brigade- Rosa Mundi smothered all opposition in four of the leading filly events of the oF JEALOUS HUSSIES, . JUST BECAUSE BoBBY THINKS MORE oF ME PUTTER UR.. [F 1 HADN'T CHIPPEDYTHE BALL UP T THE GREEN PERFECTLY THE TURNING PoiNT of THE GAME - You WooDS AMD BRASSIES AND 43 TWE IRONS DID THE TRiICk EAR SIR: Several times recently you have mentioned the pos- Detroiter Comes to Front in iy FiIIy May Further Muddle the English professional, hung up a record of 4:123;, and since then ORAY's two 'runners have been able to cut under 4:13 under conditions that ALAN J. GOULD cendency of Kenneth Doherty, slim, 23- when_bespectacled Harold Osborn, the Doherty not only has equaled Osborn’s for the 10-event racket. 1. Second to Tony Plansky in the national championship at Philadel- 7,706.650 points, helping to force 4. Winner of national champion- Until he went to the College of the college track coach, he no thought case of a “hunch” cn the part of “Ken is a great competitor,” said ihe Penn relays in 1928, Even Hoimes his remarkable consistency. His best N VA SR AR Bl ondr N NN R AN B A RS HMBOR . B o e e F e it B bt et A R et SO DR b d 0TS e s e i Lo i SO, SO L ol S R LA SR R AL et SR . 12 : > by . . : % erty’s Iuse lo -Aroun ampionship Is a Fhenomenal Achievement PROWESS m: S“M ] WONDER WHAT BOBBY JONES’ GOLF CLUBS THINK ABOUT? RUSE UF SH ARUN TH E SPORT I Fbp"‘}"H’M- b s i sibility of a “natural miler” running a mile in 4 minutes flat. Beed forR. US'HE WouLn A study of the record books proves that such a performance ust two men in the world, Norman Tabor and Paavo Nurmi, have "Rapi i i n Y ttered that figure in outdoor competition. Through a span of 43 i A 3-Year-0ld Title in % Oshorn’s Shoes. the international federation would recognize on the record books. Agsotidted Press Sports Editor. One of the most phenomenal athletic year-old Detroit youth, to the peak of all-around prowess. Tllinols schoolmaster, was forced from the heavy work of track and field com- record of winning the national decath- lon championship twice in a row, but Four definite mile-posts indicate the astonishing rapidity with which Doherty h Penn relay decathlon, April, 1928, with a total of 7,041.338 points. phia, July, 1928, with 7,600.52 points. 3. Third in Olympic championship Paavo Yrjola of Finland to new world record of 8,056.20 points to ship for second time at Denver, July, 1920, with 7,784.68 points, a new ity of Detroit, Doherty startled no She with his athletic. ability. Until he vhatever of engaging in any particular Competition, much less the decathion, Holmes. In Doherty’s sinewy frame anG cool disposition ~ Holmes noted Holmes. “Notice the way he gets in his best jump or performance when he is then did not realize what a prize he had uncovered. events probably are the broad and high jumps, pole vault, discus and javelin, . y GRANTLAND RICE YOUTHIS AMAZING THREAT IN STAKE; -y C is beyond the realm of reason. Back in 1886 W. G. George, NEVER BE. WHERE HE IS 7 years, with all the thousands of mile races that have been run, just ol SRR RS achievements in years is the rapid as- There seemed a yawning gap to fill petition, but in less than two years also established a new American record climbed to the top. They are: 2. Winner of Olympic tryout and at Amsterdam, August, 1928, with win. American record. caught the eye of D. L. Holmes, the the hardest of them all, It was the decathlon possibilities. pressed.” That remark was made at Doherty 15 not flashy, but wins by but he never is far down the list in | the others making up the decathlon. He seldom wins more than one or two firsts, but is a strong finisher. herty seems 1o making the Redskins bite the dust. Last year Fait Elkins, the Nebraska Indian, was picked as America’s best decathlon bet, but he broke down at the start of the final trials, which Doherty won. Recently _at Denver Doherty not only displaced Elkins' former American rec- | ord, but outlasted the newest Indian all-around _star, Wilson Charles of Haskell. Twice 'this year the youthtul Charles has set a world record pace | in the first half of the decathlon test | only to find out that the last five events are the hardest. PR BUCHANAN ATHLETES TRIUMPH BY A POINT| ‘Wheatley and Emery boy playground track and fleld athletes will compete tomorrow on the former's fleld in one of the series of pre-conference meets leading to the city champlonships to be held August 2i. Two meets were carded today. Brookland and Bur- roughs athletes were to compete at Burroughs, while Stanton, Ketcham and Congress Heights were to vie at Ketcham. Buchanan triumphed over Wallach in a hotly contested dual affair yester- day, 83 to 82. Robert Havden of Wallach, who won | three first places, one second and two thirds for a total of 20 points, was the individual star. Summaries: OUND CLASS. 50-yard dash—Won by J. (Buchanan); B. Bech (Wallach); (Buchanan). Running broad jump—Won by B. (Wallach): J. Cavallaro (Buchanan); Miller (Buchanan). 22 relay—Won . Blumbers, Cavallaro C. Miller Beck C. by Buchanan (J. T. Kines); 85-POUND CLASS. d dash—Won by G. Thomas_(Bu- R. Hayden (Wallich); B. Wynes ‘Won_by R. Hayden : 'S, Blumberg (Buchanan); T. omas (Buchanan). Running high jump—Won by R. Hayden (Wallach); W. Beck (Wallach); Blumberger and Boise (Bichanan), tied for third pla 360-yard relay-—-Won by Wallach (Pet Bresnahan, Beck, Hayden): Bu- ehanan. second, 100-POUND CLASS. 60-yard dash—Won by G. Thomas (B B, Bresnanan (Wallach); R. Ha ch). ng broad jump—Won by B. Bre nahan (Wallach): M. Blumberg (Buchanan); R._Hayden (Wallach). Running high Jjump—Won by Hayden (Wallach) and Martin (Buchanan), tied for first place; Blumberger (Buchanan). second. ar Thomas. Mat second, Wallach. 115-POUND CLASS. yard dash—Won by A. Tolson (Wal- lach); W. Gill (Wallach);" W. Hill (Bu- chanan). Running broad jump—Won by W. Gill (Wallach): T. Hawks (Buchanan); M. Blum. berg (Buchanan) Running high_jump—Won by Barker (Bu- ehanan): Hill (Buchanan). Wallach (Bry vard relay—Won by Johns, Gill, Tolson)'; second, ay—Won by Buchanan (G. Blumber, Wiblitzhouser); 70- UNLIMITED CLASS. 100-yard dash—Won by A. Tolson (Wal- 1 Sam Moscow (Buchanan); A. Johns Jump—Won by Gill (Wal- | Johns (Wallach); Blumberg (Bu- ). nning high jump—Won by Wallach (Bu- | n); Rawm (Buchanan);. Blumberger n): Td relay—Won by Wallach (Bres- nahan. Johns, Gill. Tolson): second, Bu- chanan, TEXAS MEETS EAST IN TENNIS COMBAT CHICAGO, July 11 (#)—Texas and the East today were to open the battle for championships in the fifth annual United States intersectional team tournament on the Chicago Town and Country Club courts. The Texas-Eastern Association clash was the only one on today's program, with the Missouri Valley and Southern teams meeting tomorrow. Texas will be represented in the tournament by James Barr and James Quick, while Julius Seligson, former interscholastic titleholder, and Eugene McAuliffe of New York, were the East- ern threats. The program led for two singles matches and one doubles engagement, with pairing to be made immediately before the opening of the tournament. Midwestern and California teams drew byes and will not go into action until the semi-finals Saturday morning. The South will be represented by Bryant Grant of Atlants, Ga, and Cliff Sutter and Don Murray of New Orleans, and California will Keith Gledhill and Ellsworth Vines. The Middle West, defending cham- pion, will depend upon Emmett Pare, Chicago, national clay court titleholder, and Paul Kunkel, Cincinnati star. hall of Des Moines, Iowa, Wray Brown of St. Louis, the Missouri Valley. take delight in| | Donovan is | strong unlimited class teams, including NIBLICKS ARE A JUNK LOoT oF THAN ANY OF THE REST oF You, YU HAVE To BE Roudi AND MADE THE PUTT POSSI\BLE - WHERE 'D HE BE~HUHT POLICE NINE LOOKS TOFIREMEN CLASH Intends to Be in Best Trim for Annual Game to Be Played Labor Day. \; \/ possible shape for their an- | nual Labor day diamond battle with the District Fire- | men, and to that end are gunning for | games with unlimited division nines for every afternoon for the next two months. Service teams are specially challenged. Officer Spless is booking for the Bluecoats at Lincoln 5570 after 6 p.m. Maryland A. C., which entertains Brentwood Hawks, & Prince Georges County, Md., rival, in a double-header at Maryland Park Sunday, is after games with unlimited class teams to complete its schedule for the last part | of August. Call Lincoln 4164. Ortell, Gartland and Hodges are toss- | ers who so far have been added to the Foxall A. C. base ball team as the re- sult of a membership drive which will end July 20. Foxalls, who play host to Petworth- -Yorkes: Sunday on the Foxall diamond, are desirous of contests with George- | town A. C., Mount Rainier, St. Mary’s | Celtics, Brentwood Hawks and other | front-rank unlimited class nines. P. V.| Teceiving chaZenges at Cleveland 6071. Henry Hiser is after capable players | to fill vacancies on the Hyattsville All- Stars, created through the loss, because of iliness, of Richmond Reeley, catcher:; | Eddie Marosy, pitcher, and Heany and Baker, first basemen. A, B. & W. Busmen, who entertain Union Printers Sunday on the Arling- ton, Va., diamond at 3 o'clock, are seeking more Sabbath matches with teams in_ the unlimited group. Call Manager Deuterman at Clarendon 807- F-5. Warren Snoots will hurl for the Busmen Sunday. George Francis, Kennedy A. 3 moundsman, will strive for his eighth straight victory Sunday, when his nine engages the Bowie Motor Co. team at Bowie, Md., at 2:30 o’'clock. Brown's Corner and Cadillac tossers were to face this evening at 5 o'clock on Monument diamond No. 4. Cadillacs have listed Bolling Field for a game Sunday at 2:30 o'clock. Spengler Post ballers will meet tonight at 334 Maryland avenue north- east at 7:30 o'clock to arrange to at- tend American Legion outing Saturday at Marshall Hall. Spengler and Victory Post nines will meet in an exhibition game in a feature of Saturday's pro- gram. Bond Bread All Stars, who have won 12 of their last 14 starts, expect stern opposition in the Black Sox to be met in a double-header Sunday at Union Park, starting at 2:30 o'clock. Bond’s nine are after matches with ASHINGTON Policemen are | determined to be in the best | Mount Rainier, Hartfords, Berwyn and Georgetown A. C. Call Metropolitan 5350 during the day or Atlantic 4127 after 6:30 p.m. Eight and Forty team tossers were to report for a game this evening at 5 o'clock on Plaza Field. Virginia A. C. has a diamond but no opponent for Saturday. Unlimited class teams interested should call Manage: Gorman at Alexandria 1819 or 190. Sunday games with out-of-town un- limited class teams are sought by Tre- monts. Call Pete Ciango at Columbia 9214-W before 11 a.m. or after 6 p.m. All employes of St. Elizabeth’s Hos- pital are urged to report for practice to Capt. Gilbert Howard in an effort to develoo the strongest possible team to represent the institution. 1931 LATONIA STAKES INCREASED T0 $60,000 By the Associated ‘The Latonia cham s an annual 13%-mile feature of the & value of vision of $49.000 to will be amongthe highest | price specials for 3-year-olds in the! country. NETMEN CLASH SATURDAY. Edgewood and Acacia and Woodridge and Kann racketers are to meet at Henry Park Saturday afternoon in Cap~ ital City Tennis League matches. the latest encounter We defeated Acat 1to0. Edgewood Club w‘:oanumqu :‘Alil.l“lut Life Ins. Assn.. In FOXX GOES BELOW .400, BUT HE GETS TWO HITS By the Associated Press. Babe Ruth, Jimmy Foxx and Paul Waner were the heavy hitters of the Big Six yesterda: ith two safeties apiece, but Foxx plunged below the .400 | mark for the first time in many weeks | as he required two games to register his | two hits. He still leads the Big Six by a good | margin. Semi-official revisions in the | figures retarded Ruth and aided Horns- by slightly. The Babe now is pressing the Rajah for second place. The standing: 7 Ott, Glats . Gelirig, Yankee: UNION CARMEN WIN IN LEAGUE BATTLE | Union Carmen advanced yesterday in | the hot battle for the flag in the Terminal morning loop, scoring over | Capital Traction, 12 to 6. These teams, along with Potomac Yards, league leader, and Washington Terminal, are engaged in the struggle for the gon- falon. A big fifth inning, when they scored ten runs, carried the Carmen to victory yesterday. Johnsons scored ten runs in the first inning to gain a lead which they held to trim St. Joseph's, 22 to 16, in the peewee division of the Vacation League. ‘Wonder Boys collected 23 hits as they pounded out a 13-4 victory over Shapiros, in the French insect loop. A game between Try-Me Aces and Brookland Boys' Club nines, carded in the senior section of the Capital City League for Saturday, has been post- | poned. The new date will be announced DEL RAY A. C. OPENS ITS NEW CLUBHOUSE ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 11.—The new clubhouse of the Del Ray Athletic Club at 101 West Oxford avenue, Potomac, was formally opened last night at the monthly meeting of the club, which has grown to be one of the strongest amateur sport bodies in Northern Virginia, since its formation last March. Virtually all of the 60 active and honorary members attended the meet- ing, which was presided over by P. P. Clarke, president, and one of the most active in the organization of the subur- ban club. Benjamin D. Clark is secre- tary and treasurer and the only other executive officer, there being no vice president. Plans for foot ball and basket ball teams next Fall and Winter were started last night. Willls H. Edmund, who coached the Alexandria High School foot ball team to the State championship last Fall and also developed strong base ball, basket ball and track combinations at the local institution, has assumed his new post as superintendent of public recreation at Danville, Va. Edmund will coach the George Wash- ington High School teams at Danville next term. Alexandria Municipal Playgrounds Base Ball League game scheduled today between the contenders for the junior title of the city, Yankees and vers, has been postponed until 5 o'clock to- morrow afternoon at Haydon Field. E. E. Lawler, jr., of the Old Domin+ ion Boat Club, has been named a timer | for the Middle States Regatta Associa-| tion’s shell races at Baltimore on Labor day, September 2. CANADIAN LEADS YANKS IN SENIOR GOLF EVENT SUNNINGDALE, England, July 11 (#)—T. P. Matthews of Canada yes- terday won the medal round in the senior golfers’ competition, which was confined to American and Canadian golfers. His net score was 70. Georges Lyon, another Canadian, who still is at it at the age of 71 after a record that includes eight victories in Canadian amateur championship, turn- ed in a net score of 82 to tie for sec- ond place with Dr. A. Gregg of the United States. Au ': Bodies, Ihdi-l-z‘_ -pnn:.dx ‘::Nov i TRO 1% _Block TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EMAN’S, 7th- & F RESULTS. L ue. Terminal Morning Loop—Union Carmen. : Capital Traction. 6. | Prench's Insect—Wonder Boys, 12; Sha- piros, 4 Vacation Peewee—Johnsons, seph’s. 186. Vacation Midget—Civitans, 5: Elks, 2. GAMES SCHEDULED. League. TODAY. Terminal Evening Loop—Washington Ter- minal vs. Express. Morning Loop—Railway Matl ‘Washington Terminal. Big Print Shop vs. Washinston | GAMES WANTED. morning — Parmer Legion Post Gunior), Holland. Hyattsville 1024, Saturday — Rockville (unlimitedj, Rock- o'clock— | ville 2 7 p.m. Any afternoon about 1 or 2 o'cloc Washington _Policemen (unlimited), Lincoln 5570 after 6 Service teams specialiy challenged. Sunday — Montgomery County _ All-Stars (yalimited). Joe Dawson, Rockville operator afte m, Friday 12 p.m. 22; 8t. Jo- Anacostia Eagles (unlimjted). 30 1o p.m. Want #ai 0 o'clock on Congress Heights diamond. Saturday—Foxall A. C. van, Cleveland 6071, diamond, FRENCH LEAGUE SCHEDULE. TOMORROW. Poxx vs. Tris Speakers, Fairlawn, § o'clock. Insect Div TODAY. Gas Light. Departmental—G. P. O, vs. Naval Hos Government—Union Print ve. ard. Departmental (colored)—Navy Yard vs. Agriculture. VACATION . Insects—Di B Civitans vs. Nye House—Plaz: 1. Hoover vs. Friendship—Hoover. 8:i5. Tazlors "vs. Neighborhood House,” Hoo- Senators vs. Nehis, South Ellipse, 1i o'clock. Hess vs. Wonder Boys Club, West Ellipse, 11_o'clock. Shapiros vs. Sam Wests, West Ellipse, 1 oelock. CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE SCHEDULE. Unlimited. SUNDAY. Auths vs. Dixie Pigs. Bl Miller Aztecs vs. Pres: Ellipse. St._Joseph A. C. vs. Edmonds Art Stone Co.. Plaza Tremonts vs. Browns Corner, No. 4 Monu- ment. (All games start at 3 o'clock.) Brentw ks awarded | capital A. C. Tnseets—Divis A. Yankees vs. St. Joseph's—Missourl ave- nue, 11. Peewees. Buddy Myers vs. St. Joseph' avenue, 11. Missouri | TOMORROW. Terminal _Evening Loop—Pullman va. Southern Rallway. Morning Loop—Capital Traction & rds, hompson’s Dairy vs. Western Government—G. P. O. vs. Interstate. Departmental—Treasury vs. Bureau of En- sraviog. Departmental (colored)—Agriculture vs G.P. O. forfeit over Seniar, SATURDAY. | . Brookland Boys' Club vs. Try-Me Aces, No. | 4. 3 o'clock. SUNDAY. Hartfords vs. Montrose, No_3. 1 o'clock Bostonians vs. Kaufmans, No. 3, 3 o'clock. Roamers vs. No. 9, | o'clock. Miller Furniture, VACATION LEAGUE. 4 Midgets. = Junior. Elks vs. Plaza—Plaza, 10:15. SUNDAY. O'Bricns vs. Langleys. Plaza. 1 o'clock. Ty Cobbe vi. Lionels, No. 10, 3 o'c] _Potomacs Murphy-Ames, o'clock. Goriiithians ve. Calhouns, West Eilipse, 1 ocloe Vic Sport Shop awarded forfeit over Mard- teldts. Insects—Division A. Yarkees vs. Gray Eagles—Missourl ave- nue. 9: | Warwicks vs. Nye House—Missourl ave- nue, 11. i Peewees. Red Sox vs. Blueges—Missouri avenue, 11. INDEPENDENT. Today. Eligabeth's Hospital Red Cross vs. Re. erald Publishing Co.—8t. Eiizabeth's, view-Hi 5 g'clock. Browp’s - Corner - vs. Cadillac—Monument diamond No. 4. Ameriean Legion. SUNDAY. Victory vs. Walcott, No. 9, 11 o'clock. Delano vs. Victory.' No. 9.'1 o'clock. .Georse Washington va. Spengler, No. 4, 11 ocloe Eight and 40 vs. Lincoln, No. 10, 1 o'elock. INSECT. SATURDAY. Glyde Milans ve. Sem Wests, No. & 11 ek, ©Brookland Boys® Club ve. Lionels, No. 4, 1 | clock. Corinthian-Gailagher, postponed. SUNDAY. Eastern All-Stars vs. Georgetown, Ellipse. 11 o'clock. SCHAAF TO FIGHT WISTORT. CHICAGO, July 11 (#).—Emie Schaaf, Boston heavyweight, has been signed to meet Pete Wistort of Chi- cago in one of the main matches of the Chicago Stadium card July 23. TOMORROW. District Piremen vs. Howard Hall Hornets —8t. Elizabeth's Hospital, 3:30 0 clock. SATURDAY. !?enlltr Post vs. Victory Post—Marshall Hall, Md. (exhibition game). SUNDAY. Union Printers vs. A., B. & W. Busmen— Arlington. Va., 3 Brentwood Hawks Maryland A. C.. double-header—Maryland Park, 1:30_o'clock. Bowie Motor Co.—Bo- wie, Md., 2:3 ., 2:30 o'clock. Chadillac Co. vs. Boliing Pield—2:30 o'clock. Hiser's All-8 vs. Jeflerson District Md., 3 o'clock., s 'vs. Black Sox, dou- . 230 o'clock. Petworth-Yorkes—Foxall vs. Croome, Md.—Con- o West | Z , Boite nature—a natural-wood box in a smart new design that is capturing smokers’ fancy everywhere! You'll be proud to have it in your desk, library or locker-room. Equally inviting (unlimited), Dono- | ‘Want game for Foxall | ‘Webcos vs. Ruels. South Ellipse, 1 o'clock. | Middle West, the Latonia Oaks, Ashland Oaks. Kentucky Oaks and Illinols Oaks, winning the Latonia event while carry- ing top welght of 126 pounds. Saturday she will carry 116 pounds because of her allowance for sex and number of races won. E. R. Bradley's Blue Larkspur arrived at Arlington Park yesterday in perfect condition, and ranks as the favorite for the country’s richest race. The arrival of the Belmont and Withers Stakes winner, and the announcement by Qwner Pred Grabner that Windy City, victor in the American Derby, would | be a starter, made certain the smartest | ;ae:e of 3-year-olds in any event of the | ear. Although beaten in the Defender | Purse Tuesday, Dr. Freeland, Preakness | winner, showed he had recovered from injuries suffered at the post in the American Derby. Clyde Van Dusen’s | owner, H. P. Gardner, expects the Man o' War colt to redeem himself for failures since he won the Kentucky | Derby, and Karl Eithel, Fairmont Derby | winner, is ready. y. Eighteen 3-year-olds are listed as| probable starters, including two fillies, mer throwers be with the old solid wood handle, instead of the present flexible wire contraption? Mike Sweeney in 1896 high jumped 6 feet 5% Inches to a record that would probably be standing today if the Californians had not invented the “roll” that is so close to a dive that it just gets by the rules. In the broad jump some genius found that he could add a foot or so to the dis- tance by “walking in the air.” And 50 on. But the runners have no such tricks to turn to, and so their records improve | but little and they are slowly but cer- tainly approaching an irreducible min- imum. Wendell Baker of Harvard and the incomparable Lon Meyers, both in their prime around 1885, ran the “quar- ter” under 48 seconds, without the use of the crouching start or modern scientifically built tracks. How many quarter-milers in the world today could beat them? “Maxey” Long's straight- away quarter in 47 flat has stood un- touched since 1899. The half-mile mark has come down by successive frac- tions of a second for a total of two sec- onds in 34 years. Obviously another cut of two seconds during the next generation is less likely. The “hundred,” even accepting Simpson’s recent 9 3-5, Rose of Sharon and Frances Milward, the latter victor over Clyde Van Dusen. | Windy City and Dr. Freeland in the | classic trial Tuesd; has been clipped only two-fifths of a second since the invention of the crouching start less than two full strides in 40 years. Improved equipment and faster tracks have had something to do with many |modern records bevond a doubt. An- other point is that thousands are train- |ing and being trained today against | the dozens of 20 years ago. Yet in | many instances the improvement of rec- |ords has been slight. What the human limit is for the 100, the 440 and the | mile is open to debate, No human to- day is equipped to stand up under a 9- second clip. The same is true in regard |to running the mile around 4 flat. As heart and lungs are now made, they could never stand the strain of a 4- minute pace without collapsing or run- | ning into serious results. |*¢JF Schmeling,” writes Old-Timer, “had Jim Corbett's ambition for developing speed and skill when Jim | was coming on, the German might make | the greatest heavy-weight of them all, {for he can also punch with any of | them.” | No fighter yet has ever used as much | brains and as much hard work as Cor- | bett did on his way up. Unless possi- bly it was Tunney, who lacked Corbett’s physical g ~lifications. 1f Schmeling | has the ambition to work as Corbett and Tunney worked, especially the for- | mer, he might easily rule the heavy- weight crowd six or seven years. 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