Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-08
SIMPSONS TIME
in HURDLES GOOD
FOR LONG WHILE
Missourian Upsets Dope by
Bettering IS 1-5 Second
Record for Timber Event
DARTMOUTH SHINES
BY TED MEREDITH
Captain Penn Track Team.

intercollegiate track has started with
boom. The relays on April 20 was the
signal for colleges to whip their men into
form and get started, and last Saturday
saw the teams all in good shape and estab-
llsh performances which will go down as
records
Simpson, the Missouri hurdler. was the
first to take crack at the record smash
ing, He has now settled the much-dis-
puted claim that man cannot do better
than is 1-5 in the high hurdles. This REQ
ord has stood a lot of cracks and has
always survived
Several men have done 15 fiat, but have
| never been credited with II on the record
| books. There has always been something
which has hindered Il being recognized.
Few people thought II could be done
| and claimed Kraenzlen was the only man
| capable of such a performance. Kelly has
| been the greatest hurdler In the country
| for the last four years and was having
| things all his way until last year Then
there sprang up two exceptionally good
men in Murray of Stanford, and Simpson,
of Missouri.
Record to Stand
Even in the national championships last
summer Kelly proved himself the fastest
man over the high hurdles by beating this
pair He did not get the title, however
because he had knocked down four
hurdles. Kelly will have to lower his
colors now
Simpson has proved the best performer
and has not only broken the record. but |
has placed IL where It will stand for some |
time
Whom a man breaks such a long-stand-
Ing record by 2-5ths Of second It makes
you wonder just how fast II Is possible |
to lower the marks. No one would have
believed such a thing a few years ago
and 1t is hard to believe now unless you
know these men and what they are ca
pable of doing.
remember once talking to Mike Muir
ply about Kranzleins hurdling, and the
late Pennsylvania trainer told me that
kranzletn had shown him IA 4-5 seconds
In practice on several occasions. He re-
marked that II was n shame that the COM
petition when KranSlein was competing
was not keener so kranzlein could have
hung up such record. In those days.
too so much fell on the former star that
he had to take things as easy as possible
in the hurdles so as to go through with
the other events in which he was entered.
Mike used to send a sprinter alongside
of Kranzlein In order to draw him out,
and 1t was under such conditions that he
ran in ia AS. The first time Mike blamed
II on his watch, so he had II tested, then
ran him again, but still found the same
time. After figuring how fast the sprinter
could run and how much he was beating
Kranzein, who ran over the hurdles, he
was convinced but he said he was afraid
to tell any one, for they would have
thought him crazy. That was how i'm
possible 1t was supposed to be years ago.
Rare Ability
I do not know of the conditions under
which Simpson ran. He displayed rare
ability here at the relays, when he did :15
fiat. and that Is enough for me. At that
time he knocked over one of our heavy
hurdles, which kept him from the record
and also slowed him up considerably.
Schultze. his coach, told me last winter
when was in Kansas City that Simpson
would break the record this year. He
also said Simpson had shown him IA AS
in practice when I met him at the relays
so there is no doubt in my mind as to his
doing the time.
Simpson is a great sprinter besides; he
can run 10 seconds for hundred so has
speed enough to do the time credited him.
He Will not meet Murray this spring II |
Is shame these two men cannot get
together, now that both OF them are in
such good shape. Reports from the coast
claim Murray is doing 10 fiat consistently,
so they would cause lot of interest
should they meet in a dual race.
Was Surprised
We had quite time beating Dartmouth.
expected we would win and that il
"ould ne very close, but had II planned
| little differently than it came out did
Tot expect Humphreys to beat Tucker in
he mile nor Cotton TO win the two-niIe.
1ut did think Mathews would be first In
he hammer and Kaufman would win both
'prnts.
As 1t happened we broke even on these
,hanges in the dope and won. Earl
humphreys looked great. back again I'm
lis old running condition. He ran a fIne
ace and looked like himself of freshman
'ear Cotton in the two mile was also
! pleasant surprise, He has found him
elf now and little more speed will make
Inn bright prospect for the inter
ollegtates. He will be worked on speed
he rest of the season.
Under the rules of our Athletic AssocIa-
ion man gets his letter if he wins an
vent In dual meet, Saturday proved
Red and Blue letter getting day; Ave
nen in two events won their letter under
his rule, due to ties. Thibault. Turner
nd Buckholtz tied for first in the higb
ump and Swell and Newsletter In the poIs
ault. N'
Cornell made rapid work Of Harvard
n their dual meet at Ithaca ana heat
hem much easier than thought they
Tould