Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-08
SCH0LZ IS FIT MAN
TO SUCCEED SIMPSON
Youthful Missouri Sprintcr LOOKS 10
ho About as Good as Famous
Ilurdlcr.
ONE OF GREATEST DASHERS
'ritics ENpr"t Him To- Brcah Rec-
ords, Missouri Coach says Ilo
VIII Make 100 ia o S.5

COLI MBuS, ohio, May In
Robert SlHlson finished his athletic
career at the University Of Missouri
last year Il career tnat say hsm
worlds champion, In the hurdles.
lhoIe was speculation as T. who
would he " e2tod To- carry uIr IA
ana black Of the school to further
victories. II was mkon for granted.
OF course, that some athletic Atar
would appear; that the succession Of
champions produced at tho Missouri
college would not be broken arlcr
ten years uf uninterrupted Suprem-
acy. Rermond Talbot, Thatcher,
Nicholson ana Simpson each In turn
had been moro than state and Mis-
souri, valley conference champions
Now comes Jackson Nolncy ScholL,
slender ut build and 81, who ap.
pears 10 be destined to uphold the
prestige established by his predeccs-
sors. Several weeks ago at Dcs
Motnes he flashed the 100 yards IN
. 80. Critics asserted he was aided
by healthy wind, so by way OF
proof he went to Philadelphia Il few
days later ana at the athletic car
niyal held by the University Uf
Feunsylvslia he broke the tape IN
the lOO-yard dash, showing his heels
to the best collegiate runners In the
country tits time was ten seconds
flat and the feat established his
place In the athletic world.
Scholz when boy OF "A in Los
Angeles. began to show evidence OF
being "A sprinter, as numerous med
ais viii testify Later hn came to
St Louis and entered Soldan hign
school I'm 1915 he set a new high
school record for the l00-yard daBh
when he won the finals in tho Inter
scholastic meet In 10 1-6 seconds
When he entered tho University
Of Missouri three years ago Coach
Henry f. Schultz took Scholz, who
up to this time had been winning
races because OF his native fleetness,
and taught him the elementary
principles of form lie stripped
down the lad as one might an auto
mobile and after finding him guilty
of practically every technical mis-
demanor. proceeded to teach him
how to start and how to stride to
obtain best results.
Another contributing factor to
Soholz' success IL Robert simpson.
The Bosworth. Mo, champion took
a liking to the yOungster and taught
him everything he knew. The two
roomed together, trained together
and II was not long until Scholz as
simulated the ideas OF training that
had worked out NO successfully with
Simpson. and when the latter left
school TO go to an army camp Aoholg
was prepared TO shoulder the re-
sponsibility OF being the schools
best athlete.
Sehels is now ~ years of agc and
is, therefore. eligible for army serv-
Ice. He already has applied for the
naval reserve branch OF aviation, al
though II hs desired he could claim
an exemption as he Is Junior In
the school OF agriculture. II he
continues his athletic career he
probably will smash more records.
At least such are the assertions Of
track experts. Coach Schultz says
he expects Scholx TO do D S-b in the
100 yards on a dry track this sum-
mer Martin Delaney, coach OF the
Chicago Athletic association, after
watching the sprinter perform at
Des Moines is said 10 have, remark
ed: This performance merely sub
my opinion he Will he the
greatest collegiate runner IN the
country this year"