Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-11
KELLY AND COOK.
Two Young Athletic Stars That Are
 Forging to the Front.

Two young athletes have come in- to prominence lately who bid fair to make worlds records before they leave the cinder path and athletic field. They are Edward Cook of Chil- licothe, O.. High school and Daniel Kelly, University of Oregon fresh- man. Both are noted for remarkable performances in at least three events. Kelly Is the latest marvel to rise over the athletic horizon, and the full extent of his remarkable work Is just becoming public. In the re- port of the Pacific coast amateur ath- letic union games Kelly was credited with running 100 yards in 9 3-5 sec onds, thus equaling the marvellous feat of Arthur Duffey, the George town flyer who ran in this time at the eastern intercollegiate in 1902. The majority of athletic critics in the east looked askance at this rec ord and 1t will probably take some pretty we'll authenticated proof to secure its acceptance at later day.
 But when the other performances credited to this young man, about which there can be little If any doubt, are considered, 1t will be seen that Kelly must. indeed. be a real wonder. Not only did the western officials give him a record of 3-5 seconds for the 100 yards, but they also caught him the victor in the 200-yards dash in 21 1-5 seconds, thus equaling the worlds record. held by Bernard J. Wefers of George town, and made nearly ten years ago. There is far less likelihood of the timers making a mistake in a 22O- yards event, and if Kelly could sprint this distance in 21 1-5 seconds, his claim to having covered the 100 yards in 3-5 seconds certainly de- served some consideration. But Kelly had another performance little less remarkable than his sprinting. He al- so won the broad jump with leap of 23 feet 9h inches. Except the month previous, when he Is credited with having done 24 feet inches in the oregon state meet, this perform ance was the best that has been done this year on either side of the Atlantic. It was only this year that Kelly began to show his marvellous athletic ability. Last year he was badly beaten in the national amateur athletic union championships at Portland, Ore, by both Hahn of Mich- igan and Parsons. then of California. As he is not yet 21 years old, and in addition to the three performances credited above to him, has cleared the bar in the high jump at feet 10h inches. 1t begins to dawn on one that this Pacific coast athlete may yet astonish the eastern world.
 Little. if any less remarkable, Is the work of Edward Cook, the Chilli cothe High school boy. Under com petent timers Cook has been credited with going the 100 yards in 9 4-5 seconds in competition and has re- peatedly won his event in 10 seconds fiat, and beat 22 seconds for the 220 yards dash. Cook. in fact. has more specialties than Kelly. Not only can he sprint. but he can broad jump quite as we'll as Kelly. At the central amateur athletic union meet fin Chi cago last week Cook won with leap of 23 feet sIz inches. He consistent ly clears better than 73 feet. and Is said to have done 2i feet inches In practice. He also has a record of S feet 1 inch in the high jump and II feet inches in the pole vault. Cook is now slated for the University of Michigan. and under the instruction of Keene Fitzpatrick he ought to create more remarkable records than those he now holds