New Britain herald., 1927-12-13
CHARLES BORAH

"When shall we three meet again."
 Such is the famous quotation that Charles Borah of Southern Califor mia is directing at pair of sprinters with whom he believes he has mat ters to settle-Charles Paddock and Chester Bowman.
 Borah has figured In hundred yard races with both Paddock and Bowman, each race having aroused considerable discussion and both close decisions going against Borah.
 The answer to the query about the next meetings between Borah and his two rivals centers on one location at which all three are likely to be in competition-the 1928 Olympic games in Amsterdam, Hol land.
 If these three sprinters face the starting gun in the finals of that in ternational contest what a race if should be. Instead of being United States runners against the world it W III Bt e uuSc lllttlIilS lllN clN lIie this trio from America and feeling will probably run so high that these contestants will carry away the first three places in that 1O0-meter jaunt.
 It is highly probable that Borah will not run against either Paddock or Bowman until the team is in Europe. Places on the United States team are usually determined on qualifications and the three are likely to be jockeyed into separate heats when the final American try outs are held for the trip.
 Paddock has definitely announced that he does not inttend to run Borah again until at the Olympiad.
 Tt wouldn't be fair to either of US to race when we are not both in the best of condition" says Pad dock. T am going to start training for the Olvmpics next February. I expect to reach my peak at Am sterdam and in my building lip pro- gram I may be beaten several times. I don't want 10 race Borah during this time because the race wouldn't be fair test"
 Both Paddock and Bowman were on the United States Olympic team at Paris in 1924, Bowman taking fourth and Paddock fifth in the 100 meters.
 Borah admits he holds a grudge against both Paddock and Bowman. Although only 2h years of age he has learned a great deal about cam paigning, one secret of which is ia "be for ones self at all times" The foundation for this grudge Is as follows
 On May IS, 1926, Charles Pad dock entered the Southern Pacific A. A. T. championships in the Los Angeles coliseum with the previous Unpublished intention of establish ing a new worlds record for the 100-yard dash. Charles had run 9.e seconds eleven times in his career and was sure he could do 9.5 seconds.
 Borah took the lead in that race and for 9S yards he was out in front. Paddock made flying leap at the finish. There were as many witnesses of the race who thought Borah won as believed Paddock had broken the tape. Pictures of the finish were puzzling. They don't show who did win.
 Paddock later said that the race could have been called a dead heat. The judges, however, picked Pad dock as the winner. The time was Because of the closcneSs of the race, Borah might have been the one to get the break" in decision. The fact that he didn't puts Paddock S name and not Borah's down as holder of that record.
 The Borah- Bowman duel was practically a repetition of the Pad dock Borah race. IL was at the 1927 A. A. [. championships in Lincoln, Neb., that Borah and Bow man finished the 100 in practically a dead heat. The time was 9.6 record and something worth having ones name attached to. The judges named Borah the winner. Then suddenly out of clear sky the officials decided they weren't sure who won and they took Borah's medal back. Two days later they held vote on the subject. Judges and timers joined in the balloting and the final count was 5 to 4 in