The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-22


Jack OutClasScs Did-TimcrS,
why" hc said. "ln my opinion
sullivan would havo lasted "A couple
Of rounds with Dempsey. You hear
a lot OF talk about the old-timcrs,
but heard the same stuit when
was a boy 40 years ago, aud the
people then were always tolling uS
what shines we were compared to
the men before our day. I think
were far ahead Of the old-tlmcra in
everything. athletics, boxing, base
ball, music, art, science.
THE old-timers never had such
chances as our boys have. Now
there are 1000 boxers whore there
used to he one, Every school has
its athletic sports and its coach, ur
staff Of coaches. Boys are much
more advanced mentally, and that
puts them ahead physically too.
sullivan wns "a marvel IN ms uay
hccAuSa whore he Travelled htounu
the country very few men Know
anything about boxing But how
far would he got today touring tho
United States offering $500 90 any
man who could stay four rounds
He'd find plenty OF fellows who
fnew how TO box
or course It II difficult TO make
any accurate comparison between
old time boxers or wrestlcrs ana
modern champions But In some
sports we have actual times and
measurements m To compare, and the
way these records 40 proves the
modern athlete to be pretty fair.
Records Come and GO.
In amateur track ana field hth-
letics the 100 yard race was run IN
Q 80 second for the first time by
Arthur Duffey, in the intercollegiate
championships, May, 1909 Before
that Bernie Wefers' 40 seconds
was supposed 10 be unbeatable.
since then Dan Kelly Arthur
Robinson, G. If, Patching. Howard
Drew. James Rector and Charlie
Paddock have run In as seconds.
Paddock has made that time IN
several races and como of the
watches have recorded 0 2-j sec
onds.
1t is claimed by Japanese authorl-
ties that MinOru Full OF TOXIC uni
versty ran 100 yards on grass i'm
. 2-h seconds, the faculty Of the
university vouching for the timing.
However, athletic sports wore new
In japan then, and the most learned
college professor may not quahiy
as q timing expert,
Tho 220-yard record was held for
many years by Wefers, and equnlled
at dlfferenth times by Craig, Lippin -
colt and q. Parker. But the latest
spring ng king Charlie Paddock, cut
this down 30 20 As seconds In 1871
Ia perfurmanc" that ccllpses any 70
thing the old timers ever ala.
May DO Even Better.
Paddock is the greatest sprintor
ever known In either amateur or
professional sport. iliR most re-
narSablc performance. aside from
his 2gO-yard record was made In
the southern pacific A. a, &. cham
rtonshlps, held at Redlands, Cal,
April 23 1921.
In THE meet Paddock broke four
worlds records and cqualled one.
He ran 100 yards IN 80 seconds
oqualling the record, and continuing
covered 100 meters tHJOut one hum
dred ana ten YARDS, and broke o
record with 10 "a seconds. Ih'
former record was 10 5-5 sccUuhs,
Ia Paddock second race he was
timed ~ 200 mriprs, 22U yards, 300
yards and 800 meters
The gZO Yards was run . % ot n
second slower than his own world
| record. but he broke M" world :
records FOR 200 meters, making II
/ In p is seconds. tho 300 yards lu
/ 80 ] % hfttiNHf anu lN' ""N i'''' q
/ in 33 4-5 spCOnds This beat IeIuI'
/ Wetcrs Z5 year old record Of 80 3-l
. seconds
Paddock II stil in hls prime, and
. possibly improving. lie intends a.
! run another year ana may bl"hh
more records
Only two great old-t.mu record.
stand today. I'm 1900 Make LOus
ran the 4tO lu ~ stcouds even ON D
Atraighfawuy trarE ~, was timed
/ IN AZ ! 2 seconds at 500 yards ms
/ 4OO-yard run II included ga th'
/ usual athletic program, Also thotC
. are few quarter miles run on
I straI IRhtaWay. But MaNle'E Ions
/ record made 90 years ago, has moi
/ been touched. Long ran ID quarter
I mile around two turns at TrHycr'
/ Island In 81 5-i seconds around on'
/ In A. 2-5. These performances al
eclipse any middle distance run
! ming Of earlier times.
Charlie EilpatriCkE * half mile
record lasted many ycarS, and suCl
great runners as sheppard and Par
sons couldn't crack II. Emile
/ IuuRhi of Italy broke h first bu
/ Ted Merediins half-miie iu on,
minute SO Id seconds. in 1916
/ lowered II more than two seconds
The Fastest Mile.
l.. O.. George was the great mil,
J runner a quarter century ago, und