The evening world., 1912-05-20
nerlMs the Greatest Nigh Jump.
o. IN ths History Of Sport.
opovdat 1919. b. Ths PNs Puhaishias Co.
the New Yort verdi.

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- @oNoD HORNE OF Stanford UNI |
IL vsrsity. In California. 10 the
- greatest high Jumper in the
Ooe3a-sysatsst in all the recorded
haeeory OF sport. lie 10 . much better |
Jumper than even the ionstnvincibis
Nina Sweeney, whose record stood on
the record books for fotssn ysars.
Aamost all Of the other records Of
~ oid-umsrs have disappsarsd before
- attacks Of modern athlstss- swss-
ney's was last TO Withstand the a.
aou1ts. and 20 many great Jumpers
haws failed to break II that the . T.
So inoh psrformancs was regarded
WIN 3 sort OF supsrstiuous eve Some
thought Il never would BE- bsttsrsd.
.Dut George HORNE. IN. the Olymslo
ssyouss In California saturday. Jumped
q fest inches. completely so,ipslns
owesnsy's great jump. There 10 hot
~ slaghtsst doubt that HORNE viii be
80 o. the stars Of the Olympic team.
oal that his new record will BE- rsoog.
ulsod By the reluctant nastsrn o6aolais
al placed on record - the worlds
- high jump1ns mark.
0or1ns broke 0wssnsys record In Oaa-
o0Us16a short time $50. In the Inter-
collegiate meet between Stanford ana
~ Un1vsrsity Of California. THIS y
~ mose important annual msst on the
UAc30c Coast, and the onscials ere cars-
euny selected from the ~ c,ubA They
asO - sxpsrienosd men. and John n.
~ &shs Olympic Club 10 'ssoond - no
- - An,e,Soa In b1a hn0vi&dn AZ
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~ soo..
~ ~ =. ~ y. e0soaa,s. Who Ass slow
- oeeept ~ psreosuanes not made In
- nGne NOW Yoek. n
4e1ua Ress showed that he n "A hi,
~ form s~>Sn. ana. ,,uasan~ frum the
- - sdAed ovsr tan sset 70 the .1eft
- Y1sht ha.A" ,hos outtin~ rsoord.
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no Sveu batter nGures bssors ~
b6nson 10 ever. Mcdonald 4 putting
~ slbet over U.fsst now With his riCht
onD6. end ~ told me . couD1e Of Days
- that he was puttfnG about = feet
~ hi Let. II u Q strange thing that
49, two Rants should crop w Al the
~ time. whom their We hsn nsver
Nm seen b6fors, since Athletic sportu
or1enaSsd. Rose In g feet ana ( inuhss
~ -anA 1880 sS.out ~ cc,,rS. -hS
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6oxn 4 - incn 1sorter. bus Sros1sr
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49, Wv
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.'o.s psro'mAnce
Aessaitn OF nsrcereourS. thu
sseaov ssn'etss VINO Followed hi
Heat running OF lat weei- BY 5ogEing q
Suofees mile IN - ~ seconds. and hall
- oeW later runping the half In frac.
- eYer ! minute - seconds Consid
0so9 ne fact thai Meredith 10 onls
cneeea years OF ,sse. II 10 likely thai
HsV - one OF the greatest recort
oos0S IN NE world Within q year Of
~. Uvsu to-day no 10 nearly AZ grsa
emneer % me famous 'ohn Paul Jones
- nsses Tue Worids record Tor IN
H Jones. they tel' me. mas recently
- - tnA mue ~ cornell In the mar
re1Ieog time OF : minutes u seconds
ouoG three seconds under his world
sooeFe. Thi II remarkable year 70