Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-03

Detailed reports from the Transvaal
stamp r. f. Walker. the South African
runner as a truly marvellous performer In
sprint races, but they leave a sparkle OF
doubt as to whether or not the winner OF
the 11O-meter race at the Olympic games
actually covered the leo in 92-5 seconds
recently. says the New York World.
True. he was timed by five watches
which registered %. but there Is ult-
ference of opinion as to his start. those
at the starting post say he did not get
away until the pistol was fired. nut those
at the tape and in the press stand say II
looked to them as though he beat the
gun. Another thing which Will make MS
record hang in the balance is the TACT
that a slight breeze was blowing down the
course-very slight and. the reports say.
mot strong enough to aid him seriously.
Race Was Phenomenal.
HE race on the whole was little short
Of phenomenal, though. He gave all MS
opponents liberal handicaps ana Won Ds
three wards from the second man. VINO
had a handicap of ten yards. inns was
In his heat. and was summarized by
sporting writer who was OIL the Jul A'
follows: T.
..1O0-yard handicap7s First heat: Il. 70 IT,,
Walker (scratch), first; r. Robson 10
yards). second: u. A. Stupart GA
third. Time 2-2 s T. A Hspn ean IN yards,
J. Hener u41a YARDS. They got aw .,s
well. Stupart being best off. beating me
pistol by over yard. whist rat
ne. too did not beat the pistol hosoel. 81 "
an excellent start; with series OF pounus s
he jumped into his sliue anu
his field rapidly. ras .nd
Green was passed at seventy yaIus. Gu
no was level with Robson at eighty yarus,
thence. travelling at terr,hf pa p three
Yards ahead of Robson, who ebat stuart
Inv another. half yard. The t'me Is a
South African and world S re.oiu, 80
whatever was the matter Win .ne 60,
gavenny track, the wanderers 10 po'
level A.. Ono, nc
was generally reported. He got away
badly and was beaten five yaros. liz
winner of the final covered the If
In 9o-I seconds, but he was III reeeip' vi
an eight-yard handicap.
Postle's Great Sprint.
With the report of Walkers race comes
one also of a worlds sprint1ng record pe-
ing swept off the boards by A. b. Fost'e'
the famous Australian professional run
ner. He won a 7O-yard dash and was
timed i'm Z Lie seconds, thus lowering by
q tinv fraction of a second the mark held
by w. A. Schick, the former HarvaLo
runner. and Bobby Cloughen or the lIi SUI
American Athletic Club who Travelled the
distance in 71-J seconds. Jimmy Rec-
tor of the University of Virginia Is the
only American whom Walker fears most.
American experts who have timed nun
dreds of races give slight credence 10
Postle's new mark. They claim that
while the best watches in this country
record a fifth of second accurately, they
have never seen one that could click on
sixteenth of a second with any pretense
of accuracy They claim that II similar
watches and method of timing were IN
vogue here all sorts of freak times would
he recorded, but none of them would pass
muster when it came time to accept tnem
"Jack" Carpenter Out Of Athletics
Jack Carpenter, the we'll known ath-
lete, said to Star reporter this morning
that he is out of the athletic game for
all time and that he has no intention OF
showing himself in running toys on the
cinder or tanbark paths again. Mr.. Car
penter is a member of the Maryland
Athletic Club. having Joined that organi-
cation year or more ago, and ran under
its coIors several times. but he will not be
a participant in the coming George
Waship9task snneet.- either from Baltimore
Dr. this city. Mr.. Carpenter said:
You can't make it too strong. l have
mutt athletics for all time"