The Washington times., 1928-04-18
c. j. OFFERS.
TRACK TO
PADDOCK

Lon Little, athletic director at
Georgetown University has wired
Charley Paddock offering the uss
Of the Hilltop track oval during
the speed demons stay Of week
here. Paddock, called the fastest
human arrives here Friday and
Saturday will open q weeks engage
ment at the Palace theater where
he will appear daily In person in
connection with the film, THE
| Olympic Hero" Paddock Is also
scheduled to fire the gun as starter
at the Dewitt Prep meet at George
town on Saturday.
1--WE have every reason to believe
Paddock will accept our offer,
said Lou Little today "as he il
scheduled to show in special 10
ward race at the Penn relays az
Philadelphia on April % and will
probably want some place where
| he can have proper workouts. OF
course. Paddock is always in fine
shape, but this doesn't excuse him
from speeding up his training prior
to race.
Should Paddock accept George.
towns invitation, be viii only
follow the example set BY
Nurmi, HOff. Wide and Peltxcr.
These four foreign athletes have
dug spiked shoes in the Hilltop
cfnders as have many runners
Of this country.
Paddock is the wonder or the
running sport. He has been taking
part in sprint races since 1916 ard
| has held his front rank despite The
assaults OF age and younger com
temporaries. Though approximate
~ 80 years Of age. his speed has
| not seemed to slacken and it liz q
mystery how he cIings with the
topnotchers.
National. collegiate world and
Olympic records have been created
by this meteoric Splinter. Some
have been eQualed and others re.
main the standard. Most Of his
marks, however, are for distances,
such as 100 yards. 140 yards, 1bO
yards, ITO yards, etc. These are
not standard distances and are never
accepted as world marks.
Paddock has done the hundred
under 10 seconds more than any
other runner and it viii be some
time, IL ever. before another ike
him comes along to take his place.
The 'fHunan Flash Il seek
ing to make his third trip to the
Olympic games, the class Of 81
sports events. He won the 100
meters al Antwerp in 1920,
breasting the tape with his Ia
miliar leap q foot ahead OF
Morris Kirksey. q fellow Cali
fOrnian. In 1924, he was able
only to place fourth in the
Olympic ZOE meters in the COl0m-
hes Stadium at Paris.
Paddock is stockiI,- built ath-
lete, with powerful and thick legs
that furnish strength for his speedy
strides, He runs with a high knee
action. giving the impression that
his feet do not touch the ground
John d. O'Reilly. Georgetown's
silver-haired track coach, extols Pad
dock as an exam. lie Of clean living.
Paddock continues as others fall"
mentioned O,Reilly. merely because
he has followed moral and natural
living code and has been faithful In
| his training. He is always in con.
dition and never allows himself to
| go STALE"
Paddock win be rendered a lunch
con Friday at the Washington Hotel
by the management Of the LOew's
Palace Theater. Jimmy Connolly.
former Georgetown u. miller, who
has been to two Olympics with Pad
dock. will also be a guest at the
| lunche n.
Paddock shares the accepted
worlds 100 yards record of O.O9 3-5
seconds with several others, but he
has the undisputed possession OF
the world 100 meters of O1O2
He alone holds the accepted 200
meters, 220 yards and 500 meters
marks.
Business mems lunches are attrac-