The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-09
CHARLIE PARSONS
IS BEST SPLINTER.
Has Beaten All Of the
astest Men and Has
Record Of o4.5.
FOUR GREATEST
MEETS OF WEAR
pennsylvania Carnival, 1ntcrcol-
1cgiatcs, Western Conference
and American Cham
pionships Are the
81 Most Noted
Ones.

"Charlie" Parsons, who has been rep
resentng the University OF Southern
California this season. Is probably the
greatest college sprintI. OF tho day
Parsons is sure ten seconds man In
any race that he enters. He has done
@p4-5 seconds four timcs--oncc in Ports.
land at the Worlds Fair, in 1906; once
while competing for tho University OF
Wisconsin at st. Louis In 1906, and
twice In Los AngelcB, tho last per.
formance being In the dual meet be.
tween the University OF Southern Call
fornla and Stanford in March.
On the latter occasion the time was
taken by thoroughly tested watches,
and OF the four watches, ono showed
30 second. When Parsons defeated
Hahn at Portland In 1905 In o AS see.
onds, two Of the watches showed 0 3-5
seconds.
hahn recently announced his with.
drawal from further competition In
his prime the former univcrsity 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 superiority.
Will Go to Jamestown.
Parsons expects to compete In the
gathering OF worlds athletes at James
town during the coming fall. or the
fast ones who will run there the
Southern California man VIII be the
only one who Will have q clean REG
ord.
Among the trainers Of tho East and
followers OF track athletics the work
OF Splinter Is Judged moro by the
men that he has been able to defeat
than by comparison OF time actually
made. The East will watch closely
the performance OF Parsons in view
OF tho men OF putntion no has beaten
In the last few years.
-Four meets are the scenes OF each
years gnatest achievements Of the
track. and the records made by tho
great sprinters OF recent years have
been made almost altogether at these
meets. In April the Pennsylvania re.
lay games lead OF on Franklin Field
Philadelphia: in June the Eastern In.
collegiate takes place; in Juno also
comes the conference meet OF Western
co!legestin Chicago. and the final even,
OF the year Is the American Champion
ship meet
Duny's Record sun Good.
Duffy. OF Georgetown. holder OF the
worlds record OF 8 as seconds reign.
ed supreme among sprinters from 1895
to 1902. Duffy is described by sprint
ers as the IMAM with the fast star
and the terrific finish" He accom-
plishcd c-5 seconds, after years o,
hard training, against the nerccst com
petition.
The men who have held the centre O
tho stage since Duffy's time have com,
Into prominence In meets on Soldiers
Field, Franklin Field and Marshal
Field, but their greatest achievement.
have been accomplished In the two
American championship meets at tn,
st. Louis and Portland fairs.
The men who have stood out promi
nently In the last four years are Par.
z sons. OF Southern California; Archi,
Hahn. OF the University OF Michigan
Cartmell, OF the University OF Pennsyl
vania; Schick, OF Harvard; Blair, o
Chicago. and Moulton. Of Yale.
All OF these are consistent ten ia
performers. and Parsons Hahn, Schicl
and Cartmell have records OF Q AS sec
onds. Hahn is low out OF the running
He defeated all competitors in variou!
meets In the East and had his color
lowered only once. by Duffy, up t
the time he was beaten by Parsons q
the Portland Exposition. He won tn
Pennsylvania games for Michigan, dc
teating Schick, OF Harvard, after tn
latter's brilliant showing in England
In the last race Cartmell, OF Pennsyl
vanla. ran third by scant foot
ing Harvard in 1905, but is capabl
OF going the distance as fast as almos
any man In the country. Cartmell wo
the hundred at the intercollegiates Il
1906. in his second year, and repeate
his performance last Saturday wee
ago.
Parsons in 1904. at the st. Loui
H olympic games meet. defeated Cart
nell, OF Pennsylvania; Moulton. c
Yale. and Blair, of Chicago Fills tim
was As seconds. In 1905 at Port
land no defeated Hahn and Kelly, tn
timo being slightly better than A.
seconds.