, 1923-02-04
COAST SPLINTER
AFTER RECORDS
DESPITE CRITICS
Trojan Speed King
Comes Out of Retire
ment.
By WALTER ECKERsALL

CnarleN Oh IIlG
University of Southern Cali
fornia and Joie Ray of the IL
Iinois A. c., two of the great
est runners of modern times,
have mapped out campaigns
which both believe will result in their
being returned the best in this coun
try, II not in the world. i'll their spec
talties.
Although many OF Paddock's
worlds records made on the coast last
year have not been recognized by the
record committee Of the National y.
A. L. the Trojan foo racer has
shown the world he is about tho
fastest thing on two legs in this u
try. Any sprinter who "a consist
emily step the century in better than
even time must be gIvtl credit. This
is what Paddock can do, despite the
criticism received by competent
Judges in all sections of the country.
Renters University.
Acting on the advice Of friends.
Paddock mas come out of retirement.
He has reentered tho University Of
Southern California so hat ho will
be eligible to compete in the Kansas
relays in the middlewest and Penn
games in the far east. In both sets
of games he Will meet the fastest men
OF the sections.
Not content with such a campaign.
Charley will go a little further. He
will invade the cas- again in May to
compete in the eastern outdoor inter
collegiate and on his way home will
take in the western conference games
at Ann Arbor. He will remain In
the middle west for the national col
legiate track n field meet to be held
in Chicago on the third Saturday in
June. Before coming east for the
outdoor affairs Charley expects to
demonstrate his superiority on the
coast by winning h dashes in the
Pacific coast conference games.
Following the national collegiate
meet, Paddock will return to Los An
Eeles for n short rest before going in
training again for the National a. A
L. outdoor championships to be held
in Chicago the latter part Of August.
II is in this set of games that Pad
dock will receive the test. He will be
pitted against h cream of the sprint
ing world. Murchison, McAllister ana
Scholz are only a few of the fllers
VIII will be bent on dethronin6 the
present king of the cinder path.
Unbeatable at IO0.22O Yards.
II Paddock runs in his usual form
and there Is every reason to believe
he will, it is doubtful if there is a
college or university sprinter who can
beat him over the 100 and 22O yard
distances. standard events of the in
tercolleg!ates. In fact. Tany believe
Charley TO be faster for the furlong
than the century. He is learning to
break faster. a feature OF sprIntlnE
which has handicapped him in shorter
dashes.
It will not be surprising If Paddock
engages in some mate races after
the National A. A. u. meet in Chi
cago. Charley has been hurt by re
marks hurled at him by certain foot
racers in the east and he may call
them at the Chicago meet. In fact,
he told the writer on the coast during
the holidays he intends to challenge
some of the fliers who have asserted
he was afraid to come out of the west
to run the best in the middlewest and
far east.
Strange as it may seem, Paddock
fears but one sprinter, and that is
Paulu, who represented Grinnell last
wear. The Trojan athlete believes he
can beat the Hawkeye in the century,
but he considers the Grinnell star the
best furlong runner in the country
This is n broad statement considering
the fact Murchlson McAllister, Scholz
or Leconney ID, liable to run 100
yards any time in 100 As.
The coast runner does not believe
the trip across the country will affect
his speed. He asserted It did not hin
der the University of California ath'
Ietes last year when they won the
eastern intercollegiate and stopped off
in Chicago on their W home to win
the national collegiate. At any rate,
time will tell just how good Paddock
is. but for the present ne must be
acknowledged the country's premier
dash man.
In the ease of Jole Ray, most fol
lowers OF tracks and field athletics
know he is the greatest middle dist
ance runner OF modern times. He has
turned more miles under ago thar
any miller in the history Of athletics in
this country, according to Coach
Johnny Behr OF the Illinois A. c. In
fact, there does not appear to be a
runner in this country who can beat
him over any distance from one &c
two miles.
Although Ray has announced his
retirement at the close OF the coming
outdoor season, It IS known he has
n ambition. He wants 10 make
n more trip abroad as n member Of
the American Olympic team. He IS
anxious to hook up with Hil ant
Rudd. the we'll known English run
ners. He fully expects to complete
both indoor and outdoor seasons with
u being defeated IN scratch races
hut admits he cannot win oil iht
handicap events
With 80 many events Of rut!onH
importance scheduled Tor the re
mainder Of the winter, during III,
spring and summer performances o.
these athletes will be watched witt
interest. Both have expressed the.l
Intentions and It remains 10 be seer
y they Will be successful