The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-23

Why" asks Q reader, Isn't track and
field Iwork-runnins. jumping. throwsns
the hammer. stc.-As fine an sxsrcias for
army dsvNopmsnt ~ n game on the
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Track and field work combine for a.
fins physical development. 90 far u wal
usage may be concerned. ~ anything
the program holds.
And the army will undoubtedly make
use Of this training.
Oh and New Rseords.
Along tho line Of track and field work
II y interesting to note how records have
changot In the last decade Or 0
OvtinG Magazine publishes . chart
which shows the advancement In rome
varistiss-and lack Of Advancement In
others. Here II u. baSsd upon the
One hundred.yard run. od standard.
as sscond: new standard. sj-6 seconds.
sixteen pound shot. u feat: 81 feet.
Running high jump. 9 feet ~ inches;
6 feet 7 6-is Inches.
Eight hundred and siGhty-yard walk,
) minutes 2-b econds; no anE
Throwing ls.pound hammer. las feet
Y inches, iss feet sM inches.
Pole vault. II feet . inches; IL feet ~
inches.
One hundred and twenty yard high
hurdles. Is 3-b seconds: 1885 seconds,
Throwing bS-pound weight, Sc feet 10
inches; 70 feet 81 inches.
Running broad Jump. Is feet ~ inches;
~ fest ~ inches.
Ons-miis run. I minutes II IS SEC
onds; I minutes u IS seconds.
over five seconds have been cut from
the mile run, which may be quite an sd-
vantage In a long charge or q sudden
!, retreat. But only one fifth Of a second
? -4sss than two yards-has been cut away
from the loo-yard dash. There was an
expressed belief that some day q marvel
ow sprinter would come along able to
set the mark at nine seconds. This
doesn't aesm possible now, Hut II one
4 fifth Of a second has been cut away
4 \ In twenty-five years. what chance re-
\ mains TO cut awny three-fifths Of q sec
a ond1 And the one-fifths are harder "a
: pruns away as they sink helow the ten.
4 second mark. A tho records stand 10.
a day. there may be a slight improvement
q from time to time, but no big change II
y booked for. Yet this Ia very likely whal
ome far-seelng sporting writer pennet
hack In 1898. when the high Jump RECORD
was : feet ~ inches and the hammer
throw stopped at 1" feet,
o Tho c. p. and the p. q.
9 when wurtemberwers take the Britisl
NINHCt09N
When Russ'.'s soldiers keep on sOin'
When on tho sea the u-Soat'' too sue
Then--soms one tells the Crown Primo
/. TO attack.
When wurtembergsrs take tho Births
trenches.
= When ss1ons do not find their task to
hard
When even ,hs Bavar,sns are veto
rouo-
y Thsn-soms one calls upon the rrus
= sian Guard.
II the history Of this war 10 ever written
II its deeds are ever SUM by scribe G
There are just two things for whic
we'i thank the Teutons-
Tbs German Crown Prince and IN
prunian Guard.
v. ~oEoRoE TREVOR
n Columbus proved TO hs oonsiderab
he OF n ~discoverer In locating America II,
Of II would require even more genius Z,
lie someone 10 discover . Crucial Series
he the remaining affair. Of the oisnts-no
rs however. including the October carnlvs
" " Which the ga Doc 10 Ih~.rtsd,
II. .m an n Sh,psp . vS ) I hi. .su,o,
a for the phiiiss. With Johnny pyers
" second, was q tough day for old u,
n. Time, the renowned srabber.
he Evsrs started his major league care
m In 1909, fifteen years q with u
Nv. Cubs. Bender began operating on n
Of blH league reservation In 1909. with n
ma Athletics,
They we're the two veterans Of the
IA circuit, ana n was cheering new
lch those who know him TO find the Chi
AN still on hand with winning stun. The
rh- may have been one or TIVE or thr
lts greater pitchers. but none Who had mo
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