The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-30
MARTIN ERIDAN IS
PICKED KING OF ALL
TRACK ATHLETES.

| Continued from Page Thirteen.)
comparison of the two men show thai
they would have been equally valu.
able to college track team
hraenzlein's collegiate competition
was in the eastern intercollegiate
meet exclusively, while Garrels com
peted two year I'm the western confer
ence track meet and q single year in
the eastern meet In 1898, six years
before Garrels stepped into the ath-
letic limelight Kraenzlein entered the
eastern intercollegiate, winning the 12C
| yard hurdles dash and the 220 yards
low hurdles. The next year he won
| both the high and the low hurdles and
the broad jump, setting a mark of "a
| feet AZ inches in the latter event, His
last year of collegiate compel ton, 1900,
was his best, naturally, for in that
year he won the 100 yard dash. the 100
yard high hurdles. tie 220 yard low
hurdles, and captured second in the
broad jump.
Records of the Athletes.
Garrels' collegiate work was little, il
any, less remarka BILE. In 1905, in the
conference meet at Chicago, he won
the 100 yard high hurdles, the 22O yard
low hurdles, and the discus throw. The
next year in addition to winning the
same three events as in 1906, he Sc
cured second place in the shotput. In
1907 Michigan went to the eastern
intercollegiate, In which no discus
throw is included. That year GarreIs
won both hurdles and took second in
the shotput Tie comparative figures
of the two men give general idea as
to the relative merits:
Kraenzlein. Garrels
100 yard dash 80. :101-5 :1o1-5
100 yard hurdles. 1895 :151-5
220 yard hurdles. .:3S-5 "a
Broad jump. .....2 "a #. Az in ......
oHoIput ''''....' ........ 4S TT. in
DlsCus tHFoW.s... s,......14S TT 2 "a in
A mark of 10 fiat is claimed for
kraenzletn in the 100 yard dash, but
this never was allowed.
Interesting as It Is to compare these
TWO great athletes in n attempt to de- |
termine which would have been the
more valuable for a college track team.
It does not answer the question by the /
results Of the contests for the worlds
all round championship in recent years |
and the records made by Sheridan in
winning that contest. This wonderful
giant of the New York police force is
without a rival who can set I'D a
serious claim, backed by past perform
lhces' Ihere may be athletes who
,ould push Sheridan hard for the title,
'ut the best answer to that argument
s that they never have done it. and
Until they do actually wrest the honors
rom the present worlds champion no
me can deny him the all time suprem-
ICY.
Horner's Claims Considered.
Joseph Horner, mentioned elsewhere
n this article, is the greatest of pre-
tent day college athletes, and if we may
his performances in the var
Gus events that go to decide the worlds
I'll around championship there is good
'eason to believe that he coulL push the
present champion the limit or his abili-
y. Indeed, If nothing other than pastl
were Of necessity to be
1T Is probable even that the
man would win. provided he 4
underwent thorough course of train
ng for the contests. His records in
learly all of the events of the all
round championships are superior to
hose made by Sheridan, and he has
rted eight of the ten events required
he half mile walk and the mile run
lone having escaped him,
The records of Horner, made at var
BUS times in actual competition. and
Sheridan, made in last years con-
est for the championship, are here
iven: