New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-14
MAY RECOGNIZE
BOB SIMPSONS
HURDLE RECORD
President of Western Assn
Will Make Plea Before
A. A. u. Meeting
BY A. G. CAYAGNAR0

The records made by the athletes Of
this country during the last year have
been compiled by the record committee
for approval by the delegates Of the
Amateur Athletic Union of the United
States, which will convene in annual
session at the Waldorf-Astoria mex.
Monday. While the list is not so long
as usual, indicating that the athletes
have encountered difficulty in improv-
ing the marks made during previous
years, nevertheless the season has been
an exceedingly successful one. Fred
j. V. Delaney, chairman Of the COM
mittee, will have the matter in printed
form within a few days for distribu-
ton.
The legislation, record and champion
ship committees next Sunday after
noon will hold a preliminary meeting
in the way of arranging their reports
so that they can be quickly passed
upon on the following day.
Those followers Of athletics who
have maintained that little considera-
tion will be paid TO the remarkable time
OF il 3-5 seconds established by Bob
Simpson, Of the University Of Missouri.
for the 120-yard high g feet inches)
hurdles are likely to be disappointed.
Strong Evidence
The Western youngster hung up this
mark on two occasions out West early
this year, proving that the times were
not fictitious. On three occasions he
has covered the distance in 14I-6 Sec
onds. With this evidence In hand, there
appears TO be little likelihood that the
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Simpsons feat
A plea In behalf Of Simpson will be
made by Thomas Watts, president Of
the Western Association Of tho union,
in which district the athlete makes his
home. Two collegiate associations in
the meetings Of which Simpson estab-
lished his amazing time are expected
to forward Rffdavits as 70 the anthem
:city of the performances.
Simpson first recorded the time Of
Is 3-5 seconds in winning the 120-yard
high hurdle race at the Missouri Valley
Conference college championships, held
at Columbus, Ohio. Shortly afterward
the Missouri student equalled this mark
in the championships of the Intercolle-
giate Conferences colleges held at
Evanston, Ill. He later covered this
distance in ID As seconds before COM
ing East to compete in the University
of Pennsylvania athletic carnival.
Running over grass course which
was still heavy from rain that fell
almost up to starting time, Simpson
was clicked in the time Of IS seconds,
which equalled both marks, the inter-
collegiate and amateur. And this effort
was recorded in the face of bad start,
Simpson hitting the first hurdle heav-
lily, but fortunately not knocking It
down.
Great Performances
Simpson again displayed his speed
at the national championships at New
ark, taking both the junior and senior
title races, in IA 45 seconds. As is
often the case, one timer caught him
one-ffth of second faster.
Another of his performances that
will doubtless influence the delegates
occurred at the second international
meet, in Stockholm, when Simpson was
timed over 110-metre course, twenty
inches further than 100 yards, In Ia 40
seconds.
The hurting of the javelin to a new
distance of 100 feet inches by George
Bronder, Of the rish-American Ath-
letic Club and Cornell University. in
defending his title, also was a notable
feature of the year. This broke the
old record by a little less than six
feet.