The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-30

Philadelphia. Jan. 29.-Nathan j. Cart
nell. the former University Of Pennsyl-
vania Splinter. the first collegian to win
professional worlds championship on
the cinder path. has left England for
Philadelphia. and will walk off the Merton
al New York on Monday, and after pay
ing a visit to Nike Murphy, the man who
taught him the racing game, and DR.. J.
II. Engel, his closest friend, he will go TO
the University Of North Carolina where
he has been appointed as track coach.
Cartmers career as a college champion
needs no rehearsing. for he twice broke
the tape In the !. c. A. A. A A. cham
pionships in the 100 and 90 yards events,
end was only beaten once. by Billy Shick,
Of Harvard, and this in the first year Of
the fleet Southerner In the championships
Failed in Olympic Games.
The career OF the Red and Blue runner
was to have terminated in the Olympic
games at Sheppards Bush. England but
prior to the games Cartmcll was bcscised
BY bois. which made training impossible,
and he was beaten by Reggie Walker, OF
South Africa, and James Rector. OF the
University Of Virginia Those who knew
the condition under which Cartmell ran
hardly expected him to start. but he was
too game to quit trying so long as there
was a chance 10 win the event
Defeat at the time he had planned 10
retire nettled CartmeI. and nc determined
10 fF7F
/ Rector had gone into retirement, but the
man who had beaten both Cartmell and
/ Rector-Reggie Walker, Of south Africa
was going TO England. and Cartmen went
over TO meet the wonderful South African.
Carly Faster Than Walker.
Little was said about the departure OF
CartmeH for England, for the adage Of
/ the ring holds forth as sternly on the
track. and few expected Cartmell to do
more than make a creditable showing
For a month nothing was heard Of the
Red and Blue flyer. and the public had
! forgotten him and HIS quest.
"CartweH faster than Walker" read a
cable dispatch and the world knew that
the swift Quaker runner had beaten the
fastest man in the world. and the sons Of
Ben Franklin raised a mighty shout Be
fore him Cartmell swept the amateurs.
He beat Walker over all sorts OF stretches
Of ground until there was no doubt as 70
the better man. Then he determined 10
do daring thing and put himself 20 his
limit
A. F. Postel. then the professional
worlds champion. had been for several
wears the unquestioned king Of the Ciuder
path There were few amateurs who
could give him a workout but C6rtmell
posted a forfeit in his quiet way, covering
the champions money which he always
had on deposit al one OF the newspapers.
The men were 20 run three races at
three distances The first was 70 be at
ID yards. the second at $50 Yards, and
the final race was 20 be selected BY the
flip Of a coin. I'm case that each OF the
men won one Of the first two events.
The pro fighter is always better than
the amateur. the pro runner is the same,
and Carty realized that he was toeing
the mark with the fastest man in the
world. and he carried a lot Of money to
beat the English crack, for Carly has
shown some wonderful trials over the
different distances.
PoSteI Beaten and Retires.
The races were run. and the great
Yankee speed king startled John Bull by
beating their sterling runner in two sue
ces=ive heats. and then Postel, admitting
his defeat. quit the game and publicly
stated that CartmeII was the speediest
man ne had ever met Cartmell had
backed himself heavily 10 win. and he
earned about SloooO as a result OF his
victory. and he was the first college grad
uste to ever win a professional title on
the cinder path.
All champions in England must stand
ready 70 defend their titles when chal-
Ieaged. and a standard side bet is offered
Cartmeu has been a champion for a
month. but no one has dared 10 OFFER a
wager that they can run faster than the
worlds Smpion. who was trained on
Franklin ield
Having ''come back successfully. Cart
nell decided to come back to the land
where he was taught how. A little col
lege I'm the South. North Carolina. urged
him TO become their track and field tutor
and CaTtmeI accepted. and ne is return
ing to America TO teach the Young Amer
leans the great game of running.
Had me desired. CarmelI could have
taught a Northern college and been highly
paid for his services but he decided 10
teach those who come from the part Of