Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-28
REAL TEST NEEDED
IN PADDOCK'S CASE
SAYS OLD ATHLETE
Believes California Speed Mar
vel Should Enter i'm
Newark Meet.

New York. Aug. 27.-A real test of
Charlie Paddock's running is needed,
says an expert. 1t is unfortunate that
the star of the west has been clicked
in time too fast for any human being
to accomplish by TOO many and too
scattered timers. 1t is unfortunate,
too. that he can be induced to go to
Hawaii and elsewhere to break all
unimportant, records, mi cannot be
coaxed into the meet at Newark, N. j.,
this fall.
He is too young a man. probably to
have heard of Luther Cary and the
unfortunate experience of that great
sprinter with the galloping stride.
his way under 10 seconds. and perhaps
10 As, more than once, suffered through
the effort of his friends to give him
phenomenal time. One of the greatest
s~printers of all times was ruined by
the claims of his friends. Paddock
is too good TO 90 that way.
Johnny Owen broke into the 9 As
class in a superb race at Andiostan
Island many years ago under condi-
tons that were as severe as any sprint
er ever faced. Many Of the timers who
caught that performance are still
alive and reluctant to believe that any
man ever busted the 100 yards faster.
Subsequent claimants have to step up
with something to show. And these
old timers were not so greatly set upon
the time for intermediate distance as
the modern flock.
The following criticism of Paddock's
performances has been given by n mar
who has seen them all and whose fig
ures are usually accurate.
Says Slow Off Mark
at is a well known fact" he writes.
that Charley is comparatively slow
off the mark. Consequently, he has
never shown much in the indoor
sprints.
HE has probably never run the first
forty yards of the 100 as fast as Eddie
Blossa's record of 4 As seconds. yet
we are asked to grant his mark of
| 6 1-5 for the 80. This means that he
ran the intervening 90 yards in 1 2-5
seconds: hen he claims a mark of
Z AS for so yards Il 3-5 for that in
tervaD: further, i'll this particular ex-
hibition he did not equal his 0 3-5
fiCi tHC lOO tco tAlb lhtSLfai must
have been as slow as 2 seconds). and
the next mark at 125 yards shown 2
seconds for the interval.
$50 somewhere between this point
and 175 yards he picks up speed again.
eff he reached 60 in 6 Is and so
in z As he ought to have continued
covering each successive 20 yards in
or at the rate of l 3-5. coming to the
100 in 8 2-5. the 125 at about IL 20,
and finishing the 115 in. say, Is As,
allowing 20 for the length.
IF any one is interested he may
plot Bernie Wefers' 81 is. and he will
find that he did better than II.
Checking up sprinting records By
the interval method is extremely in
teresting.
May Be Barred
"In Paddock's recent effort we are
given times at 60 yards, q Is; at 20.
L Is: at 80. Z AS: at 100, IL LIS:
and at 175. II.
$50 there you are. / repeat that ]
believe that this man is a great sprinter
beyond a Chinaman's chance of error,
but he is due to prove it at Newark
or let his friends hereafter hold their
peace
1t is reported that Charles Paddock
mas slkuCu q tullfd W itCluEc III
Canada for a period of six months on
the subject of clean athletics. This
will automatically suspend him from
further participation in amateur ath-
I%letics. There can be no doubt of the
reason for having the California sprint
ing marvel tour Canada on such a
mission.
Thousands who have never had the
opportunity of seeing the Pacific coast
flash in action would no doubt flock TO
hear what he would say on the subject
Of clean sport. If Paddock really
signed a contract to speak on the sub
iect of clean or cleaner athletics then
he would do we'll to turn in his ANA
teur card before setting out on such
an important errand. All this pro-
viding he is to receive money for his
time and labor.
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