The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
new TIGER STAR
Scholz Takes Place of Simpson
at u. of Missouri.
He Has Always Been q Won
derfuI Splinter.

Columbia, Mo-, May 4.-When Rob-
ert Simpson finished his athletic ca
reer at the University of Missouri last
year, career that saw him a worlds
champion, in the hurdles. there was
speculation as to who would be elect
ed 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
broken after ten years of unlnter-
rupted supremacy. Bermond, Talbot,
Thatcher. Nicholson and Simpson each
in turn had been more than state and
Missouri Valley conference champions.
Now comes Jackson Volney Scholz,
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 he
flashed the 100 yards in ZOE As.
healthy wind. so by way of proof he
went to Philadelphia a few days later
and at the athletic carnival held by
the University of Pennsylvania he
broke the tape first in the 100-yard
dash. showing his heels to the best
time was ten seconds flat and the feat
established his place in the athletic
world.
Always Splinter.
Scholz, when boy of fourteen in
Los Angeles, began to show evidence
of being a sprinter. as numerous
medals will testify. Later he came to
St. Louis and entered Soldan high
school. In 1915 he set a new high
school record for the 10o-yard dash
when he won the finals in the inter-
scholastic meet in 10 lis seconds.
When he entered the University Of
Missouri three years ago Coach Henry
F. Schultz took Scholz, who up to this
time had been winning races because
or 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 technical
misdemeanor, Proceeded to teach him
tain best results.
Another contributing factor to
Scholz's success is Robert Simpson. The
Bosworth, Mo-, champion took a lik-
ing 70 the youngster and taught him
everything he knew. The two roomed
together. trained together and 1t was
not long until Scholz assimilated the
ideas OF training that had worked out
so successfully with Simpson, and
when the latter left school to go to an
army camp, Scholz was prepared to
shoulder the responsibility of being
the schools best athlete.
viii Enter Navy Soon.
Scholz is now 81 years of age and is
therefore eligible for army service He
already has applied for the naval re-
serve branch of aviation, a1tho if he
desired he could claim an exemption
as he is a junior in the school of agri-
culture. If he continues his athletic
career. he probably will smash more
records: At least such are the asser-
tons Of track experts Coach Schultz
says ne expects fSchoIz to do :09 3-5 in
the 100 yards on a dry track this
summer. Martin Delaney, coach of
the Chicago Athletic association, after
watching the sprinter perform at Des
Mofnes, is said to have remarked:
This performance merely substanti-
ates my opinion he will be the great
est COLLEGIATE runner in the country
this year."
Coach Schultz says he has entered