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, one OF the most consistent raen in the
spriniing game. IIahl Was what one
would call a consistent 10 hat man.
and there have been few in the coun-
| try. He is tie cnly sprinter Who has
ever won honors at two Olympic
games In the short distances. lie won
at St Louis in 1904san1 repeated In
Athens In 1906.
Hahn was a little man, in fact he
was one Of the shortest sprinters : no
ever faced the starter. II was q pie-
ture TO see him run, and had he been
blessed with Joe LoOmis stride and
bis speed he would have set up mark
that would last for years. Michigan
has had more great spfiuters than
any other college In the country, In.
Guiding Owens. Hahn Craig. Seward,
Bond and now Smith. but the Michi-
gan men still bark back to the time
when Archie Hahn came out Of MIL
waukee to Ann Arbor and startled the
athletic world by his speed Hahn
made the fastest time for the goo
meters ever recorded In an Olympic
Enter Dan Kelly.
In the same year that Archie Hahn
Whs winning honors 1t Athens Dan
Kelly OF the University of Oregon sur
prised the East and the world by maxi
Ing 100 yards in 3-5 seconds In Sp0-
kane In 1906. Kelly Is acknowledged
to be one Of the greatest runners In
the Northwest, but the Baker City boy
never came close to this record, and
the next year the writer saw him
beaten by Huff and Eaton In slow
time on the Norfolk, Virginia, track.
Kelly still holds many records In the
Northwest, but he was q greater
broad jumper than sprinter despite
the fact that he has q hold on the
worlds mark with Howard Drew. Had
Kelly devoted al ~ his time and ef-
forts to the Jump, he would have been
y real world beaten.
Kelly made most Of his marks In
this one YEAR and Tor that period. ac-
cordIng TO the critics IN the North
west was = real star The year be-
fore this at Portland Parsons won the
sprint event. but he never has been
considered q real star IN the sprint
events. Huff of Grinnell was con,
sistent 10 fiat man who was cue q
|8e>e(ar6 Of the Middle M est
Billy Martin 6f whitman came into
prominence il 1909 by winning the I1f
yards sprint from fast field at the.
Seattle exposition. The r.nexr year
Gfih Henry Dashed across the i,ori-
ron for i short period and won the
sprint event at the A. A. y. meet.
Rosenberger Of the lrish-American
Athletic Club won in the short ais
tances and then came Howard Drew
and Joe LOOMS IN the wins for the
A. A. u.
Craig Holds Marks.
Michigan came into the limelight
il the short distances IN 1910 when
Ralph Craig, one Of the really great
sprintefs of the age, came into prom
inence Craig had started his work ct
the Detroit University school and en-
tered Ann Arbor 4 star. In his races
IN the eastern intercolleeIates he de-.
feated the pick Of the sprinters from
Cornell. Pennsylvania, Yale and Har-
ward for two years, and Is the only
Splinter who ever made q 10 on two
OCCASIONS
IN addition to having the best mark
In the 220-yard dash, Craig was won
der at the century run and ~ the
Olympic games at Stockholm upheld
the honors OF America by winning
both the 100 and 200 meters from
field Of the best sprinters IN the world
|After leaving college Craig did not
pertIcipete in many events, and this
move was loss to the sport, as the
world has never watched better fur
long runner than the Detroit boy. In
addition to being speed burner IN the
furlong Craig holds the intercollegiate
l0O-yard record with Wefers and Pat
II you look at the record book you
win not see Nat Cartmell's name men
toned. but to many critics this ster-
Hing runner Is considered the
most consistent man who ever repre-
scented the University Of Pennsylvania.
and good ten fiat man at all times.
Then Pennsylyania had RamsdeIl,
Whitman Lippincott and Patterson.
Al the present date Cornell lays claim
to Ingersoll. while Teschner is the
hope OF John Harvard.
Honor 70 Pete cerhardt.
California has one sprinter who has
placed his name on the books as one
OF the greatest sprinters Of the day.
This man is Pete Gerhardt, who Is at
present travelling salesman and
member OF the olympic Club. Ger
hardf IS around 40 years old. but Keeps
In perfect condition and three years
ago defeated four Acknowledged 10