The evening world., 1912-02-28
Jones the Greatest Runner
America Ever Had, and His
Form Shows Him TO Be Long.
Talked-ot "0ne.Fifty Man."

Oovy4Sht. 1912. ~ The Pres Publis,inS Co.
The New York World.
= DIN PAUL JONES OF Cornell has
begun training for the tryouts that
will decide the makeup OF the
American olympic team. Golng into
the tryvuts for John Paul Jones In a
mere matter OF form. A team wouldn't
~ an American team without him. for
ne not only the greatest runner in the
country to-day. but the greatest that
America ever had. bar none.
believe fully that John Paul Jones
san run Q half mile In one minute and
Atty seconds nat. I believe that he'll do
II before hs retires from the track. All
~ needs 10 q little training especially
~ the half mile. q good day. a good
rack some competition. and The
thing viii be done"
And this isn't just q wild guess. al
eAough the feat Ia far ahead OF any
thing accomplished yet by n runner.
Jones has shown form hat shows him
10 b the long talked OF 'one-nfty man"
There have been great runners In the
pas&. Charlie Fitzpatrick was a grand
hsif-miisr when he broke the worlds
record. and Sheppard was running like
Q streak two or three years ago when
he cam within a NTH OF a second of
Kilpatr1ck's famous figures. I min. SO 2-S
-. And Emilio IIunghi was the SEN
aation of the day when he ran In min.
rs sc. and made the record that
stands OH the books to-day.
But not one Of these men classes with
Jonss. In the intercollegiate CHAIR pion-
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a second OF Tommy Connects nfteen-
ysaY-oh record for the mile. and then
went out and ran q half mile. breaking
the intercollegiate record and coming
withia . second OF Lunghl's great per.
Torrance. II Jones had not been trained
f0 the mile. and had not been pointed
scr q record breaking mile that day, he
., mould have completely smashed the NJ.
urOe Tor the half. And he can do II Just
- easily this year.
m athlete John Pnul Jones 10 in
. class by himself. Years ago.
wren no was a small boy. the
dsctnss said that he wouid die OF con-
sumption within a year. Tn boy deter
mined That he wouldn't die. lilo kept
ovt OF doors. took long walks, and as
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:, rm n. soa,sn', no vsrS ,.., -,
fnGt. but he stuck TO 1t. lie cured HIM
self. To-day his lungs are extmor-
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" ehe hrst :" yards Jones togses
along win n Ieisurely. hstless air. an,
The two unner ahead Increased the,
load. Preble by Ave yards. Bodlev n,
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YHGA h''e "hn aoou' ne'u MS own
Theh' IN the th'rd' ne turned on a mas
nihcent burst OF speed. still runnin
without any apparent effort. lie b,
van 10 null the leaders down. comIn
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'e"es' juice 'ones' IL was sue
S"nn'ns ss not even the great shei
ard Rad ever shown. Vet Jones WI
onl. Ioping along.