The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-02

In his carly races. aud he runs in u
rolling, rather numbering style that
gets him over the ground at an a..
tonishlng clip. but which can b,
greatly improved.
He has so much strength that
when he perfeCts his running form
no should be better at longer dis.
tAuces, 23O yards to n quarter mile,
than at the 1O0-yard dash. But
. he'll be fast nt any distance.
Modesty Is McAllisters middle
name. lie says he hopes TO i'm
/ prove enough TO make the next
American olympic team. II looks as
I II he'll not only make IL. hut take
| charlie Paddock's place ~ tho crack
American sprintcr unless Paddock
goes into harder training again and
Is ut his host.
Even then II VIII no interesting
10 see II Il yOunRstor with tromcn-
doua natural speed can rival the
perfectly coached veteran who has
had the advantage Of college athletic
tWiuiug, competition all over the
world ana position in lIfc that
allows him 10 give all his time ana
thought to breaking records
Up 10 date Bob McAlllster's great
door tracks Next summer will bo
door tracks Next summer will he
his first outdoor season, with the
exception OF a few races late last
fall.
The 100, In o i-5 Indoors.
His most remarkable race, aside
from the ono in which he won the
Metropolitan 100 yard championship
from field Of crack sprIntcrs while
sti'l a novice, was In tho indoor
games az the 18Th Regiment Armory
last month, whore he won the $50
yard race ana broke the old world
indoor record by 2-5 Of n second.
running within 2-5 OF a second, also
OF Charles PaddOCk's outdoor record
mado on n fast track at Pasadena
last June. In that race Paddock wore
spiked running shoes naturally on
the indoor track marked out on the
Armory floor MCAllistcr had to run
in rubber soled shoes without spikes.
In the final heat OF that race Nc
Alister met Jackson SChOl fast
and experienced sprlnter who
clipped ffth Of second from the
record In his preliminary heat. and
Roy Goorgi of the y. Y. a. g.. an
other very fast runner. McAlister
was last of the mark, but hit his
stride In twenty yards aud from then
on drummcd u long ahead NJ his
rivals, winning record time by five
yards
Not only that lie was timed at
different distances, lie covered 100
yards In 40 seconds (WlihIu a
fifth OF paddock's world record out
doors), 40 yards I'm 10 3-5 seconds.
l2O yards IN II As, 13O I'm ~ 3-j
and the $50 yards IN II 3-5.
Al o' those times arc 20 fast that
they put tho young runner close At
PadO,l's heels. Paddock has gone
into training IN California, whore he
ran in one college meet, and says
thar he doesn't intend 20 go on COM
peting But with such a rival COm-
ing up Sir Charles may change his
mind
1t would be real sport for a Pad
dock and n MCAiilstor TO leave the
mark uEetheT Jus, now, OF course.
IL WoulL, be unreasonable 10 expect
MCAllist,r 10 clip the champions
wings. Paddock Is Tho fastest man
that over pdt on spiked shoe, and
only a yOung'Itcr himself.
But what McAuIstor has done
without coaching shows that when
he IS coached ind trainCd-aud hen
find plenty of coaches nOW-ho IN
likely 10 be as fast as Paddock him
self--perhaps even faster over some
distances.
Il hope to be gold enough for the
next American team" says Mac. lie
has the right spirit. America viii
never bo without champions 10 carry
tho starry shield az long as boys Ike
Bob McAll!s'Cr grow I'm this cOun-
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