The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-19
Charley Borah After
Three Sprint Records
Flying Faun of Southern Cali
fornia University May Set
New World Records in 100,
22O and 44O Yard Dashes.
Dean Cromwell Thinks
BY BOB MATHERNE

One Of these days the wires may
click the news that Charles Borah
Southern CALIFORNIA; sensational
Splinter, has established new world
records for the 100, 22O and 44O
events. That is, assuming Dean
Cromwell really knows" his man
Charley.
Cromwell believes Borah will be
the possessor Of the world marks in
these three events before he finishes
running Is a Trojan. While a coach
may be pardoned for being over
enthusiastic about a man he has de-
veloped, Cromwell mixes modest
with conviction.
OF course, Borah has demonstrate
ed time and again that he can run
the 100 just about IS fast as any
man in the field today and he has
shown equally as many times that
he can move down the track for 22O
yards faster than any other man.
But why say he'll make a new 440
record?
Borah has run but one quarter.
mile race in his life. That one eff.
fort startled those holding the stop
watches on him.
Will Break 40
ut takes a good Splinter to run
the 40" explains Cromwell, land
that's why ! say that. One of these
days when we don't need Charley's
points in the 100 and 22O we are
going to send him after the 44(
record. Don't be surprised if hi
makes one"
Last year, >fter Charley had beer
begging for q chance in the 44O al
the year, Cromwell gave him per.
mission to take the last lap in The
mile relay in the Pacific Coast In,
tercollegiates.
It was at the fag end Of the sea,
son and Borah had just returned tt
the Pacific coast after having rur
three hundreds and three furlong.
at Philadelphia. On top Of that
he was in heats and finals in thu
preliminaries in the 100 and 22O be-
fore he ran his 440 race.
Borah had been running sprin
relays all year, 50 he started to,
quickly for the faltering third Tro
jan runner. Seeing that he was il
danger Of overrunning the 10-yart
space allotted, he stopped and tool
two steps back, received the batol
and was off.
Caught At asa
He pulled up 1t the finish 10(
yards in the lead. Coach Crom
wells watch read AZ AS seconds
The watch Of Joe Pipal, Occidental
coach, read ~ 2-5 seconds. Fighter
watches had bsen on him-and tn,
greatest time recorded was 48 sec
ondS.
Ted Meredith's Official worlds
record Is Al 2-5 seconds. He mad,
this time around only one curve
Borah Travelled around two curves.
"Borah can loaf his first 220 O.
. quarter mile in q seconds" say,
Cromwell, "and nothing short of q
accident could prevent him from
taking the last furlong in Is sec
onds. That would mean 4 total tim
Of a seconds"
Perhaps Cromwell Is correct
Borah has been clicked in 9.5 sec
onds in the century and has hun,
up the time Of 200 seconds in tn
furlong. Both may fall this sum
mer, says Cromwell.
Loafs In 40
"You see, ! expect to see the XII,
get mad one Of these days and breal
the tape in 8 2-5 seconds" he tell
you. "Not once in his life has h
ever cut loose in the 22O. He wa
loafing, 10 yards in the lead, whe1
he ran 2o:9 seconds 1t Philadelphia
last year."
Charley has the stamina to ru
such . race. He is big and vel
built. He has . wonderful pair Q
lungs and heart. He has . sur
prising pickup for any number O
times during > race and uses . well
developed stride. He il not
bounceT, but . skinner in style. an
that means he runs easily. =
If Borah does all the things hi
coach expects him to do, he will Z
down @ the greatest runner q
short distances who has ever live.