The Washington times., 1923-01-23

in leaving the mark makes Pad.
dock believe tI,at Ii win take him
ct least fifty yards @ set up his
maximum speed. Most % tile
records that he llas made 20 date
have been It distances from sixty
yards On.
Paddock Is preparing himself in
q most conscientious way Unlike
most sprintfng champions he Il not
taking any great amount Of work
on the cinder path The California
lad does not believe IN too much
training. He feels that IL he can
keep in good physical condition DUR
ing the entire year he has only
to sharpen his speed to be 81 his
best
Paddock takes long walks about
the beautiful mountains That sur
round Pasadena. his home. Some
time In March ne intends taking out
his spiked shoes and doing q little
work on the cinder path. He wilE
not compete In any way before
making the trip East for the Penn
sylyania relay.
Following his competition in the
East he will make his way back
10 California to once again take up
his task ais sporting writer
Paddock is one OF the most ex-
traOrdfnary athletic champions that
/ have ever looked upon: Short
and stOcIxy IN stature, the Call.
fornia champion looks anything but
worlds sprfnting title holder.
He resembles some husky gridirOn
halfback.
He was born IT Gainesville.
Tex, twenty-five years ago.
While D lad he never displayed
athletic ability. In fact, he was
50 fraiI in build that his parents
moved to Pasadena % improve his
health.
He attended the Pasadena High
School. Three years ago he matricli-
lated at the University OF Southern.
California. He is to be graduated
in June with q Bachelor Of Arts
degree.
The sorrel-topped California star
jumped into prominence at the
Inter Allied games in Pershing
Stadium, Paris, June 26, 1919.
Meeting as fine field of sprintera
as ever toed the starting mark. Pad
dock showed them his dust in the
fast time Of 11A seconds for the
100 meters.
Edward Teschner. former Har-
ward University star, finished
second to Paddock. Howard, Of
Canada, was third. This race
showed the track and field fra
iernity that in Paddock they had
q worlds champion.
From that day on he improved IN
every race. Last Independence Day
he surprised the cinder path world
by breaking five worlds records
and. equalIing two others in single
afternoon.
True IL IS that the A. IA. u. did
not feel satisfied with the timing
at the Santa Barbara meet. How
ever, many spectators who held =
private watches on Paddock as
sure me that the University Of
Southern California sprinter really
did run an as fast time as he was
credited with by the officials.
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1t is this confidence OF his friends
that has caused Paddock to decide (
to come East next spring to COM Z
pete in the classics at Franklin :
Field and in Harvard Stadium. He
is fully willing to have Fasteners
Judge him upon his showing in
these meets. If he lives up TO what
we believe he is capable of accom-
plishing the amateur sprinting
world is going to have number OF
worlds records wiped from the
slate before Paddock returns to
California.
During his racing days, Paddock
has taken part In no less than l6S'
major races. OF this number ne
has won 15S, taking second place In
five and finishing third in three
others. This is a record that few
present or past sprinting cham
pions can boast of. -
Out at Santa Barbara last July he
raced 60 wards in 1-5 seconds, one Z
fifth of a second faster than it was I.
ever run before. He travelled the s
seventy wards in Ito seconds also.
a fifth of q second faster than II I.
was ever negotiated by human be-
ing on foot. He finished the 100 :,
Yards in the same race in 8 SIS Z,
seconds. the worlds record mark. :
Later in the day he ran so yards
In Z 4-5 seconds, the old record be- !,
ing s seconds. &
After this spectacular perform, !,
ance he came back on the cindef /,
path to run It's yards In II sec. !.
Onds, 1-5 seconds better than the
worlds record.
Also he clipped one-fifth Of sec
ond off the mark of 10 2-5 seconds =
FOR the 125 yards. It. was these
marks that the "A. A. U. refused to
accept.
This refusal Is what caused Pad
lock to deci.sa upon the trip East
this spring to show that he is ca
pable or running as fast as his Cali
Iornia friends give him credit for
1oing.