Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-01
ATHLETIC PROGRESS
IN TWENTY YEARS
Series of Charts Prepared by the
Late James Il. Sullivan Show Adj
vance In Track and Field Sport.
TIGERS COACH IL NO STAR
Eastern Gritiiron Enthusiasts Will
Closely Watch the Work Of John
Harland Speedy Kush-lmpor.
tnnt Lawn Tennis Meeting.

~ odd years Is given In Il series Of
charts prepared by james j.. Sullivan,
just previous to his death. The found
CT OF the Amateur Athletic Union
worked out the advance In each track
and field event since the organizat on
of the Amateur Athletic Union in 1855.
The lo0-!ard dash figures were re-
duced from 10 seconds Nat to 40 sec
onds by j. Owens, Jr., in 1890. For M
teen years they remained there, seven
sprinters tying the time in that period.
In ln06 - j. Kelly cut another one
nth of a second off the record. and last
year Howard Il. Drew euualed KEEL
ly's figures The 220-yard record held
at - seconds by Wendell Baker. in
1888, was cut to u ID seconds by Bcr-
ME Wcfcrs in 1896. aud Ave runners
have tied these figures since that date.
Baker also held the one quarter OF a
mile figures OF l1a, seconds from 1883
to 1900, when MaXey Long cut the
record TO a. seconds fiat This time has
stood for fourteen years without be-
ing cqualed. The l20-yard hurdle was
set at II 30 seconds by :. Chase in
1885. Three years later Alvin Kraenz-
lean cut fifth Of n second off these
figures which time was not surpa Ssed
until r. ". Kelly made ID seconds Nat
in 1913. j. l.. Hremcr. Jr.. did the 200
hurdles in "a 80 seconds in 1895, and
Kracnzlein reduced it whole second
in 1885. During the past sixteen years
but one hurdler. j. l.. WENDELL has
cquallcd 233-5 seconds
In the distance runs w. @. George
held the mile record at !; minutes. 81
% seconds, from 1852 to 1885, when
Tommy Connect did 4 minutes. ID 80
seconds In 1911 John Paul Jones cut
the time to minutes, IL % seconds.
and two years later Tapped another
second out Of the record where II now
stands. Eddie Carter set the five mile
Vi; AZ, y .ls TN,
1887. This stood for twenty years
During the past seven years the record
has been lowered three times, the pres
ent holder being II. Kolehmainen, who
ran the distance In - minutes, 20 LIS
seconds in 1913. Carter and Willie Day
held the ten-mile record at ~ minutes
rs "a seconds and - minutes, IS 2-5
seconds In 1856 and 1889 respectively
Not until 1904 did George BonhaR sur
pass Days time. Then Kolcmainen >set
the present time Of IL minutes, 20
seconds. TWO years ago.
In the field events advancement has
been among similar lines. w. Is. Page
set the high lump figures al feet, 4
inches I'm 1887. Mike Sweeney raised
them to feet, as inches In 1895. Geo.
| lIorine did feet. I inches in 1912. and
Ed Beeson added 5l-6 Of an inch to
Iiorine's record last season, In the
broad JUMP there was gain of foot,
AZ inches between 1856, when Mall
colin Ford did IS feet inches. and
1900, when Mycr Prinstein cleared "a
, feet, ~. inches. In the hop. step and
jump Ford set the record at ~ feet,
Is inches in 1854, and d. j. Ahearn
holds the record to-day with 40 feet,
IL inches, showing a gain OF feet az
! inches in ~ years.
In the pole vault eight vaulters have
held the record since 1857, when Hugh
Baxter cleared the bar at IL feet, .
inches. To-day the record is Is feet
"a inches, held hy NJ. $. Wright. The
giants, who toss the 56-pound weight
have gained II feet. SIS inches since
1854. when G. A. j. Queckberner's
throw of ii feet. 3L inches. was con-
sidered remarkable
The shot put record in 1887 was held
by q. Gray at 10 feet II inches. To-
day Ralph Rose is credited with IL
feet fiat. made in 1909. This gain OF
{ feet. inch. made by three perform
ers in II period OF 23 years. Gray, Rose
and Coe, all holding the honor from
time to time Although Rose is dead
II is likely that his record will stand
for some years to come.
The work OF John Harland Speedy
| Rush as football coach at Princeton
University for the season OF 1919 will
be followed With more than ordinary
interest by Eastern gridiron enthus
lists next autumn. Rush's appointment
! is another example OF those rare cases
where a prominent university football
squad has been placed under the
charge OF a man WHO made collie giate
athletic record In lines apart from foot
bail. The new Tiger coach followed the
game while student at what is now
known as Grinnell College. but after
entering Princeton devoted his time to
track athletics AS "a sprinter. he was
one Of the hest ever developed At the
| Orange and Black university. In 1895
| he established his record OF nine aud
four tifths seconds for the l0u. and
won second place in both the 100 aud
Iiu at the intercollegiate games of that
year, running second to Tewkshury, OF
Pennsylvania, and Jarvis, Of Princeton.
respectively. He also holds the y. \.
L. record of nine and fourhfths sec
onds for the 100. with Owens. Wcfers
Maybury, Schick. Blair. Eaton and
Parsons.
Like Bop G.uppke. the famous Univer-
sity OF Illinois coach who never played
football. Rush has developed Al num-
her of high class elevcns while acting
as coach at University School, Cleve-
land. Ills coaching ability is further
attcsted by the fact that 4 number OF
his pupils have made all-Amcrican
: football and track teams after entering
Eastern universities from the Clcve-
land school. Personally. Rush has the
necessary character and tempe ramcnt
thorough student Of athletics, a leader
and strateGist and combines with his
other qualifications the ability TO in
spire confidence and friendship His
friends and admirers are unanimous
in predicting that he will succeed I'm
putting Princeton fotball on the high
plane which has been the aim OF uu-
dergraduates and alumni for years
Business OF far more than usual i'm
portance will he discussed at the an
nual meeting OF the National Lawn
Tennis Association In this city on Fri
day The question as tn the advisable
ity OF challenging Australasia for the
| Davis cup during 1915 and the award
ing Of the national championships
tournament will occupy the attention
Of the delegates for two or three DAYS
The supporters of Newport and New
York arc waging a hot campaign for
the privilege Of staging the all-comers
tourney. With the selection of n club
for the annual title play, the Davis
cup situation will be carefully con