The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-05
SIMPSON MANTLE
FAKES ON SCHOLZ
New Champion Has Arisen to
Carry Missouri Colors

When Robert Simpson finished his
athletic career at the "u' OF Missouri
last year, a career that saw him q
worlds champion, in the hurd les,
there was speculation as tC who wou1I
he elected to carry the Gold and Black
OF the school to further victories. 1t
was taken for granted, Of course, that
some athletic star would appear, that
the succession of champions produced
at the Missouri college would not be
broken after ten years OF uninterrupt-
ed supremacy. BermOnd, Talbot,
Thatcher, Nicholson and Simpson each
in turn had been more than state and
Missouri Valley conference cham
pions.. -
Now comes Jackson Volney Schol2,
slender of build and 81, who appears
to be destined to uphold the prestige
established by his predecessors. Sew
eral weeks ago at Des Moines nc
flashed the 100 yards in :09 DO Cri:'
les asserted he was aided by healthy
wind, SO by way OF proof he went tc
Philadelphia few days later and a
the athletic carnival held by the Uni
yersity OF Pennsylvania he broke the
tape first in the 100-yard dash, show
ing his heels to the best collegiate
runners in the country. His time was
ten seconds flat and the feat estab
lished his place in the athletic
world . T. r.
Scholz, when a boy of fourteen Il:
Los Angeles, began to show evidence
Of being Splinter, as numerous med
ais will, testify. Later he came to- 81
Louis and entered Sedan high school.
In 1915 he set a new high school rec
ord for the 1GO-yard dash when he wol:
the finals in the interscholastic meet
in 10 10 seconds. ..,.,'. .9~Li$.
When he entered the University OF
Missouri three years ago Coach Henry
F.. Schultz took SchQlz, who up to THIS
| time had been winning races because
Of his native fleetness, and taught him
the elementary principles OF form
He stripped down the lad as one
might an automobile and after finding
him guilty Of practically every tech
nical misdemeanor, proceeded to teach
him how to start and how TO stride
| to obtain. best results. ~
! Another contributing factor to
Scholz' success is Robert Simpson
The Eosworth, Mo-, champion took.
liking to the youngster and taught him
everything he knew. The two room
ed together. trained together and II
was not long until Scholz assimilated
the ideas of training that had work
ed out so successfully with Simpson
and when the latter left school to
20 to an army camp, Scholzi was pre-
pared to shoulder the responsibility
of being the schools best athlete.
Scholz is now FL years OF, age anc
i stherefore eligible for army service
He already has applied for the nava
reserve branch Of aviation, although
if he desired he could claim an es
emption as he is junior in the school
of agriculture If he continues MI
athletic career he probably will smash
| more records. At least such are the
assertions of track experts. Coach
Schultz says he expects Scholz to &c
100 Is in the 100 yards on dry
track this summer. Martin, Delaney
coach of the Chicago Athletic asso
citation, after watching the: sprlntef
perform at Des Moines, is said to
have remarked: "This performance
merely substantiates my opinion ne
will be the greatest collegiate runner
in the country this year.
Coach Schultz says he has entered
his star in three more meets TINS
wear He will run in the Missouri
Kansas dual meet, the Missouri val
lev conference meet at COLUMBIA AM
the Western conference meet at en-
ca"O June s.