The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-27

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
The number of startling performances
made within the last few years have led
expert followers of athletic sport to be-
lieve that the limit Of man Gas far as
sprinting is concerned has been reached.
Since the wonderful performance OF Ar
thur r. Duffy Of Georgetown University,
when he covered 100 yards IN the world s
record time Of . IS seconds. at Berkeley
Oval last year. It has been thought that
the speed limit Of man has been passed.
True, this same opinion existed when the
old figures Of 8 As seconds were made, but
when the record was claimed by more
than a half-dozen athletes, IL was gene-
ally conceded that the figures would some
day be reduced. Now that there Is q man
who has done 3-5 seconds, athletic ex-
perts and enthusiasts arc not worrying
themselves looking around for q man who
can run the 100 In faster time.
At the intercollegiate last May, Duffy
took the 10o-yard dash In the fast time Of
0 As seconds, when it was thought he was
In poor condition. It was not expected that
Duffy would equal the worlds record. in
view OF the fact that he went to England
Immediately following the record-breaking
would run as fast as he did.
College trainers and men who have fol-
lowed the sport since boyhood days have
conditioned himself for the intercollegiate
local admirers might have been treated to
another record race, the like of which only
Duffy himself can furnish.
gCHCK'S FAST SPRINT.
While there was only one record made in
sprinting races during the last season, ath-
letio enthusiasts throughout the country
were treated to some rafting good sport in
the short-distance events W. A. Schick
Of Harvard, at the Columbia University
games last February. ran seventy yards
twice on the Same night. The fact that
Sohick made the record In the trials and
later equaled 1t in the final removed all
Of the officials, and the record was ac-
cepted as genuine performance.
In other short-distance events. where
records have been broken. the winning
watchful officials. At the Sixty-ninth
Regiment, last April, Pat Walsh and
Frank Rickert. both Of the New York A
sseon dey IN yt the Il eas %s
cause they did not win In the final there
was some suspicion. cast on the perform
ances and the records were not accepted.
RECORDS NOT ACCEPTED.
Arthur F. Duty ran seventy-five yards
in 10 seconds. beating Luther Cary's old
figures Of s-5 seconds, at Baltimore, last
May. Dufry's attempt was not in regular
competition. however, as he was paced by
q couple OF schooiboys. 50 the record was
not accepted.
The same fate was dealt out to the
Georgeown man later on when he was
timed 4 3-5 seconds for the D-yard dash.
The officials claimed that Duffy was shot
OF the mark, and when questioned about
1t after the games he admitted that the
starter was trife anxious.
The best race Of the year in the 220.yard
dash was furnished by Pat Walsh of the
New York A. C. at the Canadian cham
pionship Walsh travelled the distance In
q 3-5 seconds, or one-ffth of second
behind the worlds record. on a slightly
curved track.
There were numerous frst-class per-
formances In the quarter-mile run, half
mile and mile run, although. there were
In the Ao-yard run Harry Hillman Of
the Thirteenth Regiment and the New
YORK A. c. lowered the worlds indoor
record for this distance, covering the
quarter in the fast time Of 81 1-5 seconds.
GRANT A DISTANCE MARVEL.
Without doubt the best piece of run
ming witnessed In this country this sea-
son was the performance Of Alec Grant
OF the New York A c.. when he lowered
the American record for the two-mile
run, making the remarkably fast time Of
s:N 20. at the fall games of the New
York A. C., at Travers Island. The old
figures Of 1921 were made by the late
}, while lie Day at Berkeley Oval. on May
Alex Grant ran easy all through the
first mile Of the race The time for the
distance was 4:43 2-5. AS he travelled on,
however, he Increased the speed, and
when only few laps from home 1t was
discovered that he had chance to make
the record. He was cheered on and he
crossed thu tape In the worlds record
time of 9:27 2-5.
Over In England Alfred Schrubb. the
one. four and ten mile champion Of the
South London Harriers. upset the two and
three mile record. but at the former event
he exceued Schrubb covered two miles
In the wonderful time Of OIL The frac-
donal times tor the frst mile were as fol-