The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-27
CHARLES B0RAH
HOPES TO MEET.
NEMESIS AGAIN
Paddock and Bowman Have
Twice Defeated Trojan BY
Close Decisions

when shall we three meet
again? ?"
Such is the famous quotation that
Charles Borah of Southern Cal
ifornia is directing at q pair Of
sprinters with whom he believes he
has matters to settle-Charles Pad
dock 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 like
~ to. be in competition-the 1928
Olympic games in Amsterdam, Hol-
land.
Will Meet Again
If these three sprinters face the
starting gun in the finals of that
international contest what a race it
should be! Instead of being United
States runners against the world it
will be grudgc meeting involving
this trio from America and feeling
will probably run SO high that these
contestants will carry away the first
three places in that 1OO-meter jaunt.
It is highly probable that Borah
will not run against either Paddock
or Bowman until the team is in Eu-
rope. Places on the United States
team are usually determined on
qualifications and the three are like
ly to be jockeyed into separate heats
when the final American try-outs
arc held for the trip.
Paddock has definitely announced
that he does not intend to run Borah
again until the Olympiad.
Paddock Awaits
ut wouldn't be fair to either of
us to race when we are not both in
the best Of condition." says Pad
dock. II am going to start train
ing for the Oylmpics next February.
expect to reach my peak at AM
sterdam and in my building up pro-
gram l may be beaten several times.
Il don't want to race Borah during
this time because the race wouldn't
| be a 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 20 years of age, he
has learned great deal about cam
+, paigning, one secret of which is to
"be for ones self at all times" The
.. foundation for this grudge is as fol-
lows:
Borah Takes Lead
On May Is, 1926, Charles Pad
dock entered the Southern Pacific
A. A. U. championship in the Los
Angeles coliseum with the previous
Unpublished intention Of establish
ing new worlds record for the 100
yard dash. Sir Charles had run GO
seconds eleven times. in his career
and was sure he could do 9:5 Sec
onds.
Borah took the lead in that race
and for SO yards was out in front.
Paddock made a flying leap at the
finish. There were as many wit
nesses of the race who thought
Borah won as believed Paddock had
broken the tape. Pictures of the fin
ish 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 Paddock
as the winner. The time was 9.5
sec onds-a new worlds record. Be-
cause of the closeness 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 hold
err Of that record.
Another Duel
The BorahiBowman duel was prac-
tically a repetition of the Paddock
Borah race. It was at the 1927 A.
A. U. championships in Lincoln.
Neb., that Borah and Bowman fin
ished the 100 in practically a dead
heat. The time was 60 seconds, a
tie for the A. A. u. record and some-
thing worth having ones name at
tached to. The judges named Borah
the winner. Then suddenly out Of
a clear sky, the officials took Bor-
abs medal back. Two days later
they held q vote on the subject.
Judges and timers joined in the bal
loting and the final count was 5 to
4 in favor of Bowman.
So by popularity" contest Bor-
abs name was kept from the books
and Bowman goes down as the
champion and. joint record holder
with Paddock. Ten years hence
the second place man will never be
recalled by fans. That's why Borah
feels hurt.