Evening star., 1924-06-29

OhS CQudIIg ROOu III Tic Single SCuilS.
Bowman, in winning the 10ometer
race at the Harvard Stadium trials,
equaled the Olympic record.
Jackson Scholz established a new
world record for 20o-meters.
Coard Taylor equaled the world
record for the 400-mete
Richardson of Stanford, in the rail.
on heavy track, did the 500 meters
in LOS 9-l0, which is less than two
seconds behind the world record.
Ray Baker equaled the American
record of $50 $40 in the 1900 meter,
a time which is just l 1-10 seconds
behind the world record made by
zander in Sweden in 1922.
In the longer races we shall have
little more anxiety. Joie Ray won
the 5000 meters in S.43 $40. Nurmi,
the Finn, has a world record of SIS
3-5 at Finland in 1922.
The 5000 meters was run by John
Romig in 1915 7-10, while Nurmi's
record is 1895 $40,
Verne Booth covered the 10000
meters in 32,14 $40, while this same
Nurmi holds the world record at
30.4 Id, and Kolehmainen the OIym-
PIC record at 31.S0 As.
Clarence De Mar, our best marathon
man, broke the record over here but
there is no possible means OF COM
parison in marathon running. as it
depends SO largely upon the course.
However. when we come back to the
shorter distances again, Guthrie of
Ohlo State won the 1l0-meter hurdles
IN fifteen seconds, but johnson, who
ran third in the finals, established a
world record OF IA As in the semi
finals.
George Taylor did the 4oo-meter
hurdles in 52.s seconds as against the
world record of 81 seconds.
Strong in Field Events.
AS to tho field events, it is difficult
70 Judge what our high jumpers can
do, because the condition of the take
to the take-off will influence those
events. Moreover. there is some ques-
tIon about the judging in the high
jump. But under adverse conditions
Poor and Osborne tied at feet II
inches, and this mark has been bet
tered by all Of our men upon several
occasions
In the running broad jump De Hart
Hubbard did 25 feet q inches, and
the world record, held by Gourdin,
another of our performers, stands at
25 feet 3 inches.
In the hop, step and jump Hubbard
IS credited with being able to do over
fifty feet. Graham. one of our. try
outs, did forty-seven feet Both these
men will be available over there.
Lieb won the discus with 153 feet 6
inches, and the world record stands
at 156 feet rs inches. Probably our
opponents, as well as ourselves, will
both do better than this under favor
able conditions on the other side.
The shotput was won by Houscr
with 40 feet 11b inches. But here
all our men can do and did do we'll
over forty-seven feet, and the world
record, fifty-one feet. is held by an
American, Pat Mcdonald, as well as
the Olympic record of SO feet SO
inches-and our present performers
shut him out in the contests.
Improved In JaveIin Throw.
We have greatly improved in the
javelin, Neufeldt winning with 191
feet y inches. Myrra, the Finn,
holds the world record Of Sc 10-100
meters, which Is approximately PIT
feet.
Our hammer throwers are capable
of greater distances than the win
ning throw by Tootell. of 16S feet 6
inches. but the world record is 1ss
fee 6.5 inches. There are many who
think that our men will reach that
under fair conditions
As to the pole vault, four men tied
at 13 feet-Barnes, Brooker, Spearon
and Graham-and some one of these
men can undoubtedly be counted upon
for 13 feet 6 inches. which is the
world record held by the Norwegian.
Hoff.
This gives the outline Of the pic
ture to date, but behind the per-
formers mentioned is a backing of
what, in spite of the fact that it has
been determined that first place will
count 10, means much in the total
figures because in so many events
we have not only a star performer,
but the limit Of stars, and one or two
over to take care of accidents. This
is particularly true in the spring, but
1t prevails in most of the events out
side of the distance ones
AS for the swimming events, there
may be. man who can swim away
from Johnnie WeisInul1er, but he will
certainly have to travel. And the ag-
gregation of woman swimmers and
divers America has sent over II the
most remarkable group of mermatdS
that any country has ever produced.