The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-03
PARSONS RECORD
IS BEST AMONG
THE SPRINTERS
Has Defeated Cartmell
and Schick in Fast
Time.

LOS ANGELES. June 3.-"Charlie"
Parsons. who has been representing the
University of Southern California this
season. is probably the greatest college
sprinter of the day.
Parsons is a sur Ten seconds man IN
any race that he entei-. lie has done
As seconds four times--once in Port
land at the Worlds Fair in 1905, once
while competing for the University of
Wisconsin at St. Louis in 1906. and twice
In Les Angeles, the last performance be
ing IN the dual meet between the Uni
Sersity Of Southern California and STAN
sord in March
IN the latter occasion the time was
yzaen by thoroughly tested watches. and
.. the four watches, one showed 10
seconds. When Parsons defeated Hahn
at Portland I'm 1905 in 40 seconds,
two of the watches showed 9 30 sec
onds.
Hahn recently announced his with
drawal from further competition. IN
his prime the former University Of
Michigan star was the closest rival OF
the Californian but his withdrawal
leaves no one in the running over whom
Parsons has not demonstrated his SUI
periOrity.
Parsons at Jamestown.
Parsons expects 70 compete in the
gathering OF worlds athletes at James
town during the coming fan. OF the
fast ones who will run there the South
ern California man will be the only one
who will have a clean record.
Among the trainers Of the East and
followers of track athletics the work OF
a Splinter is judged more by the men
that he has been able 10 defeat than
by COMPARISON of time actually MADE.
The East will watch closely tie per-
Torrance Of Parsons IL view OF the men
OF reputation he has beaten IN me last
few years.
Foiyr meets are the scenes of each
years greatest achievements OF the
track and the records made by the
great sprinters OF recent years Nv e
been made almoSC altogether a. these
meets. In April the Pennsylvania relay
games lead of on Franklin Field Pnll3-
delphia: in June the Eastern INTERIOR
lcgiate takes place; in June also comes
the conference meet of western coz,
feges in Chicago. and the final event Of
the year is the American champ m
ship meet
Duffy Was the Best.
Duffy. OF Georgetown. holder Of tn
worlds record of 3-5s. rcigned supreme
among sprinters from 1875 TO 1892. Duny
IS described bv sprinters rs the maj
With the fast start and the terrNc nm
ieh - He accomplished COS, after year.
OF hard training. gaInst Ulc heroes
and ran with the same pounulnS Sliio
The men who have held tile center o
the stage since Duffy's time nave COM
into prominence I'm meets on Soldi[s I
Tield, Franklin Field. and Marshai
Field, but their greatest achievement
have bean accomplished in the tW'
American championship meets, at n
ST. Louis and Portland fairs.
The division games Of the Amaleu
Athletic Union have also seen Lrillian
performances, while the more sInportan
college meets throughout the countr!
occasionally contribute their snare.
The men who have stood out DrOmi
nently in the last four years are Par
sons. of Southern California; Archl
Hahn. OF the University of Michigan
Cartmell. OF the University Of Pennsyl
vania. Schick. Of Harvard; Blair q
Chicago. and Moulton, of Yale.
All Of these are consistent ten fiat per
formers. and Parsons, Hahn, Schick ar
Cartmen have records Of Sos. Ham
is now out Of the running. lie defeate
all competitors IN various me- tS IN III
East and had his colors lowered Onl'
once, by Duffy, up TO the time he wa
beaten by Parsons at the Portland Elk
position. He won the Pennsylvani
games for Michigan, defeating Schick
OF Harvard after the latter'S brillian
showing I'm England IN the last rae
CartmeIl. OF pennsylvania. ran third b.
a scant foot SChiCk mas competed httl
since leaving Harvard In 1905. but IS ca
Dable of going the distance as fast a
almost any man I'm the country. Cart
nell won the hundred At .be interCOl
legiates in 1906, in his second year. an
repeated his performance last Saturday
Parsons in 1904. at the St Louis Olym
pic games meet. defeated Cartmell, n
Pennsylvania; MOultou, Of Yale, an
Blair. of Chicago His time was 4-5s
In 1905 at Portland he defeated Hah1
and Kells. the time being slightly bette