New-York tribune., 1921-03-28
Five Record
Efforts Boost
Athletic Game
Performances May Be Ques-
toned; Pa d dock Al
ways iii HI ard Luck
By Jack Masters


Not in many years has Old Father
Time been jolted so hard as he was last
Saturday. The venerable old gentle
man, who has been the subject of attack
since time immemorial. gave ground on
hve different occasions, and as a re-
suit two world records we're shat
tered and three others equalcd, thus
marking one of the greatest days in
the history Of amateur athletics.
Whether the new records will be ac-
cepted bNthe A. A. U. is questionable.
Charlie Paddock, of the University
OF o., Southern California, led the assault
me Olympic 100 meters champion
equaled the worlds record for 100
yards by covering. the distance in 3-5
seconds, and short white later did
what many critics thought never could
be accomplished by man. Paddock
covered 220 yards in 204-5 seconds,
clipping two seconds off the mark first
made by Bernie Wefers sr,. in 1896.
Paddock's performances were made at
Berkley in a duel between the Uni
versity of California and Southern
California.
Larsen Breaks Jump Record
The report Of Paddock's achieve
ments was followed by another from
Salt Lake City, to the effect that
Clinton Larsen, of Provo, Utah, who
has held several Western titles in his
long career as an athlete, had cleared
the bar in the running high jump at
feet Az inches, bettering the indoor
mark made in 1912 by one Fourth inch.
the athlete world at its Easter morn
ing breakfast table, Chicago. came
through with an eleventh hour dis
patch to the effect that Loren Murchi-
son, of the Illinois A. c., had cqualed
the 70-yard dash record of 7 is seconds,
and that Waldo Ames, Chicago A. A.,
had run even with the best time ever
made indoors for the 70-yard high
hurdles. Amcs was clocked in s4-5
seconds. The men were competing in
the annual championships of the Cen
trail A. A. u.
All of these remarkable perform
ances will be duly investigated by the
A. A. u, and if it is found that the
usual requirements had been complied
with new names will be written into the
record book. But the West Coast, and
Charley Paddock in particular, have
been mighty unlucky in the matter Of
having marks accepted, and it would
not be surprising if Paddock's perform
ances should 60 unheralded, as far as
official recognition is concerned
1t will be recalled that the "Calfornia
Flyer" equalcd the 1o0-meter mark on
grass track at Ebbets Field last July
Twice before on the Pacific Coast Pad
dock has equaled marks, but on each
occasion the affidavits submitted to the
governing body of the A. A. U. did not
meet with approval. 1t appears a jinx
has followed Paddock from the time he
developed into one of the greatest
sprinters the country has ever known
Chicago Performances More Reliable
The performances of Murchison and
Anies are more likely to stand the acid
test, for the meet was a sectional
championship which usually draws
enough A. A. U. officials properly to
time three or four different sets Of
games. Larsen also appears to have
good chance of being favored, as he,
too, was competing in sectional title
affair.
The Telephone Society A. A. will
hold its fifth annual members games
in the list Regiment Armory next
Friday evening. Ten events are carded
and a number of prominent athletes
who are members will compete.
Max Boh1and. the two-mile indoor
national champion, will be among tho
starters in the one and one-haf mile
"Met' title run, which will be one of
the features of the Hahne A. A. games
in Newark next Wednesday evening.
Andy Craw, of the Brooklyn A. A.,
and Eddie Garvey, the two-lnile "Met"
champion, are also entered
Sid ocl;. +ho 1 mn ,,rl ~.4:o.1
indoor champion, has been invited to
compete in the half mile Casey
Special" at the games of the X. of c.
in the 22d Regiment Armory next
Saturday night. Joe Higgins. the New
York A. c. star, who defeated Leslie
last Saturday evening in Brooklyn, is
already entered.