San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09

the boys energy and the drive of his
powerful legs and encouraged him to
come out for the track team.
For a year Hussey wanted to play
football, and refused to become much
interested in sprinting. He had a
somewhat awkward running style,
like Charlie Paddock before Dean
Cromwell coached him, depending
more on power than on smoothness
in action. But Collins decided that
be "had the stuff" when in one race
Hussey was elbowed all over the track
and knocked down, but managed to
fight his way to place at the fin
ish. Collins went to work to de-
velop the boys form. He was coach
ed in little park adjoining the
school. running ON asphalt, where he
did most of his training.
Finally he was matched informally
with Eric Hawkins, the negro lad.
who then reigned supreme among the
junior sprinters of the Public School
League. Hussey won, and Hawkins,
who at that time took very few beat
ings on the track, remarked after the
race: an tell the parson that boy
certainly can run!'
Next year, in 90, Frank became p.
S. A. L. champion Splinter. He i'm
proved rapidly. Last year he won
all of his races. The variation in his
times may be ascribed to the differ
enee in track conditions. His rec
ord is:
n. Y. U. meet, 100 yards. 10 2-5
seconds; Princeton meet, D 9-1O sec
onds; Yale meet, . 4-5 seconds; Poly
Prep meet. 10 Is seconds, the last
equaling the worlds record.
Broke cO-year-oId Record.
In winning the Princeton meet,
Hussey broke Hoganson's 1904 rec
ord. At Yale he broke Howard
Drew's record made wen Drew was
u Springfield High student.
Walter Camp tells an odd story OF
the Yale race. Two timers caught
Hussey in 8 2-5 seconds, and the
third timer had ten seconds flat. The
two with worlds record time became
scared and after a talk compromised
with the ten-second timer and Hussey
was given 8 40. This was not ac-
,ording to rules and regulations, but
It can't have been very dependable
timing in any case.
The timing at the p. S. A. L. cham
pionship, where he equaled the worlds
should be reliable. He ran
late in the afternoon, when about
5000 boys had run over the track,
which was rolled three times during
the day. Mr.. McHugh says there was
no wind. but the a. a. u. refused 10
accept Hussey's record on the grounds
that there may have been helping
wind. The Z. S. A. J.. accepted the
record without question: new. Off
,ial schoolboy record and equal to
Paddock's best.
Frank is a well-built boy, five feet
ten and weighing $50 pounds. He
las an enormous appetite and 1T takes
coaching to keep his belt line down.
He is a bright student. Running is
MS chief interest aside from his
studies. Up to date he has not COM
Detcd in an A. a. U. event. The
Ichool authorities have convinced him
hat he would be foolish to slight his
'uture by too much competition. Nat
urally, every semi-amateur athletic
hub has been trying desperately TO
ret him as an amateur" attraction,
nut he is a real school amateur, not
professional under cover.
Twelve meets, all scholastic, are on
dussey's list for this season which
will probably mean more record
breaking. They will also give him ex-
peri ICE, much needed in Olympic COM
,etition and in college afterward. He |
,lans spending his holidays this spring |
aking a little coaching from Law
on Robertson of PENNSYLVANIA, a fine |
zach and formerly a crack Splinter. |
Vt Philadelphia he will train with |
loren Murchison, Boots Lever and
everal other stars. Robertson prob
bly will be head coach of the Olym-
tic team.
Is Being Trained Carefully.
Hussey is a natural runner, start
ng with no particular style. depend
ng on powerful thighs and driving
trengt-. but Archie Hahn, Olympic
print champion at Athens in 1906,
writes in "How to Sprint" that he
onsiders Hussey a model Of perfect
orm. Archie was one of the most
erfect sprinters of his day.
John McHugh of p. s. A. L., says:
"In my opinion, Hussey IS the
nest piece of running machinery we
ave had since Wefers. He has per
ect running form. no flaws. 1 feel j