Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-12

ances on the cinder path and on the
field the fact should be borne in mind
that many events which were on the
regular program years ago are not
looked upon as STANDARD" at the pres.
ent time, writes Walter Eckersall.
Consequently marks made in these
events stand because races of such
distances are not run at the present
time, such as, for instance, the 81
yard dash, 660-yard run, 15-mile run
and 200-yard hurdle race.
The standard events are the 100,
220-yard dashes, 440, $50, mile and two
mile runs, 120 and 220-yard hurdle
races, shotput, running high jump,
running broad jump, pole vault, discua
throw and hammer throw. The rec.
ords in these events have been broken
innumerable times, and hardly meet
takes place that one or more OF them
is not equaled
In the 100-yard dash Dan J. Kelly
ran the distance at Spokane, Wash, in
0:09 3-5, but his record was not al.
lowed on account of a favoring strong
wind blowing on his back. The Off.
cial mark for the century dash today
is 0:09 As, held Jointly by J. V. Crum,
b. ]. Wefers. J. II. Maybury, ]. II.
Rush, Clyde Blair Archie Hahn, Dan
J. Kelly, A. c. Parsons and n. ]. Cart
we'll
In the 220-yard dash there should
be a distinction between a straight.
Z
Wefers ran the distance straightaway
in 0:21 Is, and on fifth of a milo
track he negotiated the distance in
0:21 As. On a quarter of mile track
j. H. Maybury went in 0:21 As. Around
a turn on one-third mile track p. J.
Walsh ran it in 0:21 3-5, but Dan ;.
Kelly went the route around a slight
curve in O:21 is.
MaXey Long holds the undisputed
record in the quarter-mile run, both on
the straightaway and around the cir
cult. At Trayers island in 1900 he ran
the distance straightaway in 0:47 and
around a 352-yard circuit path he
made 0:47 As.
In the halfmile run c. H. Fitzpatrick
made the phenomenal time of :53 2-5
in 1895. This record has not been ap-
preached, and from the present out
look it is not liable to be beaten for
some time. Fitzpatrick also holds the
Union college.
The mile record is held by T. P.
Conneff, AIS 3-5 made at Travers
island in 1895. This mark has been
approached on a few occasions, but
has stood, and it and that of Kilpat-
ricks show the superiority of the mid
die and long-distance runners of ten
years ago.
The twomile record, 9:27 As, is held
by Alexander Grant, and was made at
Travers island in 1903. There is not
runner at the present time who ap-
pears capable of beating this mark.
Rowe, the Michigan two-miler de-
serves commendation for the new
college record of 9:34 As, set at
Franklin field last April. Alfred
Schrubb holds the worlds two-mile
record at 9:09 3-5, made in Glasgow,
Scotland, June II, 1903.
The 120-yard hurdle record is held
by A. c. Kraenzlein, at rs 1-5, made
in Chicago in 1898. The former Penn
jumper also holds the American col
lege record jointly with S. Chase of
Dartmouth and F.. G. Moloney of Chi
cago, at rs 2-5. JohGny Garrels OF
Michigan went the distance in :15 10,
but his record was not allowed by the
conference committee because
strong wind was blowing at his back.
The record for the 220-yard low hur-
dies, which is ten hurdles, each 2 feet
6 inches high, is also held by A. c.
Kraenzlein, at :23 3-5. He holds the
college record for the distance in the
same time. This Kraenzlein was a
great all-round athlete and held the
running broad jump record for time,
and also was a sprinter of ability.
In the shotput there is one man who
has it on" all of his rivals, but there
is a strong possibility his records will
meet the same fate as those Of Duffy's.
At the present writing Rose is liable
to suspension from the A. A. u. on
the grounds of professionalism. His
shotput record now is 49 feet az
inches, which beats all his competi-
tors, with the exception of Wesley w.
Coe, by several feet. In case Rose is
let out by the A. A. U. the record will
fall to Coc, who has a mark of 40 feet
6 inches. G. r. Gray in 1898 put the
ball AZ feet, which stood for a num-
Der of years.
In the discus throw, Martin j. Sheri-
dan holds the undsputed title with a
throw of 143 feet inches, made at
New York September 8, 1906. In the
Olympic games at Athens he threw
the missile, free style, 1877 feet 1-3
inch.
Throwing the 16-pound hammer, in
cluding the weight of the head and
handle 172 feet IL inches, was the
record at Long Island City in 1904 of