The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-07
NEW YORK BOY
 IS REGARDED AS,
 OEY MPIC ACE
Frank Hussey May Be Lad To Run 100
 A In 9 2-5
,'FRANK HUSsEY
 ny PATTERSON M'MuTl
The th}Tn of MT. lMcNutts series de- scribinR Afserican Olympic aces. a

The third of MT. McNutt's series de- scribins fserican Olympic aces: "The Charley Paddock of the future'' they call Frank Hussey, the hero of every kid who scuffs his shoes these days along the worn railways or Stuyvesant4 High school.
 Those who ought to know what they are talking about predict for Hussey a brilliant .future' as if they were fore telling thsFise of the sun. Others. add. ing hope to figures, feel that that starry future may suddenly become the inn mediate future.
 Hussey has everything first-class sprinting man needs except the unhur- ried years that put iron into mans legs. Added to natural speed he has had the advantage of wise handling from Al Collins, as shrewd a judge of youngsters as ever watched boy break tape in convincing style.
 It is no news to state that coaches of the past-and there are few who, unfortunately, still exist-have taken youngsters with brilliant prospects and "burned them out" for the supposed greater glory of the coach. The fact that few such coaches are doing busi- ness at the old stands these days Is probably due to the spreading knowl- edge concerning track athletics and the natural. resentment of fair-minded dSdluSI SuSh pA oSSiSSS oA VA ploitation.
 Has Come Along Fast
 Under the direction of Collins, Illus sey has come along just fast enough since he first startled the athletic world with a worlds indoor record for public school athletes. His time was 10 1-5 seconds. magic time for his age and the condition of competition. Attempts were made recently to ar range a. race between Hussey and Loren Murchison, the Big Four cham pionship" man of the A. A. U. Such a race would have packed any New York hall, but Collins refused to have Illus sey drawn into any such trap.
 Hussey himself, with all the impul- sive eagerness of youth urging him on, probably would have accepted the chal- lege gladly, Wiser counsel prevailed, however, and as a result the brilliant New York school boy will be at the top of his form for the Olympic trials. Something precious might easily have been lost from both heart and legs in test against the speedy Murchison at this time.
 Perfect "FOrm" Runner Although Hussey's most brilliant list ed performance is his P. s. A. I. record, he was timed in an outdoor meet in Brooklyn last summer, and by compe- tent watch holders in the worlds rec ord time of 93-5 seconds. There were various objections made to submitting that record for official approval as a worlds mark, one of them being that Hussey was running before 8 strong wind. Any first-class track man will tell the world, however, that g 3-5 sec- onds made even with a bowling gale behind ones back Is stepping high, wide and handsome.
 Hussey Is almost a perfect form" runner. His stride is even and true, he Is straight as an arrow in flight and he has the leaping finish of Paddock to clip those precious fifth of a second from inexorable time.
 Some day, the critics say, there will be a man who will run the 100 in 2-5 seconds. In 3, few years Frank Hussey may be that man.