The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
GOULDING'S RECORD
 MAY BE DISALLONED BY AMATEUR UNION
System of Track Measure ment Is Cause of Trouble. Record Made in Indoor
 Mile Walk

New York, February 1S.-Amateur Athletic union officers are considering the question as to whether George F. coulding of Toronto should receive spe- cial credit for his feat in recently equal ing his indoor walking record of 6m 2s. made in this city under the International Athletic federation rules. In this event Goulding but equaled his previous rec ord made at Buffalo in 1911, although he walked close to eight yards further in New York than he did at Buffalo owing to the difference in the system of track measurement.
 The. case has been the subject of much discussion among track and field author ties and the consensus of opinion among the experts is that since Goulding, under the international system of track meas urement which now prevails, covered nearly eight yards more than he did Tn the Buffalo event, special mention should be given the performance, which is virt- ually a new record. The new rule, which calls for a margin of F inches instead or IS inches from the inner edge, actually compels the walker or runner to cover a fraction over seven yards to the mile more than the old rule required. The wording of the rule, to the casual read er would make it apepar that under the aew conditions the athlete would save q few yards in mile.
 One of those who did not know just how the track is measured and where the new rule requires a competing athlete to cover more space, and was one of those interested in the discussion, asked an lexplanation from William H. (Spar- Yow'D Robertson, the well-known ath- etic authority and track builder who has had years of experience in preparing and measuring indoor and outdoor tracks.
 This question comes up very frequent .y,p said Robertson in reply, and an err oneous impression in regard to it seems Q prevail. In measuring a track for an 9xact mile or any part of it the correct distance is marked by line and then un- Ter the rule, the curb or innermost limit commonly called the pole is set up or painted distinctly, 12 inches inside of 4he correct measurement line. Formerly .l space of IS inches was the rule, so it an readily be seen that the new condi- lions compel the walker or runner to cover more ground by several inches to the lap than under the 1S-inch rule"
 The sale of the Chicago National League club to Weeghman and others is supposed to marx the passing, tempo rarily at least, of Charles Webb Murphy, and many stories are cropping up re- -arding the former president of the Cubs. )ne has to do with a hoax which he per ,etrated upon baseball correspondents md prominent fans some years ago ;hortly before the opening of the National seague season all were in receipt of an annual pass to the Chicago ball park re- sardless of the city in which they lived. in each case the card bore the number I" carefully stamped in the space al otted for the serial number. The recip- ent immediately assumed that in making put the cards Murphy had thought of him lrst. It was not until midseason that ! discussion of the point brought about Y general comparison of cards, and the lscovery that all the passes carried but ne figure and that was '1'