New Britain herald., 1929-04-29
EQUAL 100 YARD . MARK FIVE TIMES
Athletes Sprint Distance in g 5'5 Seconds in Saturday Games

New York, April o9 Rl-F'rom 1906 to 1927. the record books show the 1o0-yard dash has been reeled times, with Charley Paddock's name listed six times among the five sprinters who share this worlds rec ord
 this mark was epualled no less than five times and the score proba ply would have been higher if the mud at Des Moines hadn't slowed up Claude Bracey. the Texas Cyclone, and kept him from sharing the day $ sprint honors with Frank Wykoff. Charley Borah and George Simpson.
 It is strange situation which now finds the Un ted States with four Of the fastest and greatest sprinters ln the world. less than year after the Yankee dashmen failed so dismal1y in their quest for Olympic champion ship laurels. Percy Williams, the Canadian youth. beat the world 8 best at Amsterdam. yet at no stage of his career has the Vancouver flash touched the times credited th:s spring to the new American big four"
 Bracey under favorable conditions at Austin and Dallas, turned in 5.4 and 95 for the century. simpson. on one afternoon at Columbus, ran the 100" in 9.5 and the "220" in 2o.6 seconds. cuualing the worlds record. He did a,G Saturday at Philadelphia W hile Borah and Wy%- off each were doing it twice it Fresno.
 The mark of 9.5 for the "lo"" is the American record on 1he books 10 the credit Of Paddock. but il is not recognized internationally beca,'s" of the ban put on tenth second watches by the ]. A. A. F.
 In other words 1t will be necessary For some sprinter to do , 25 sec onds without leaving the slightest room for arguments, before neN worlds record for the 'lo0' is of ticially chalked up.
 At the pace they have been going this spring. any one of the big four may reach this figure under conditions satisfa ctory to the record keepers It might be accompli shed in 'he na,iona Il cellegiates at Chica so in June. when Bracey. simpson and Iorah probHi ly will toe the mark together. o' in the National A. A. r.. championships at Denver in July, with Wykoff added to th" field.
 To man who has seen them all from the days of Arthur Duffy wh ,se famous 3-5 was wiped off the rec ord books by the A. 4. r.. down 10 the present crop of sprinters. SimI'- son now seems perhaps the best equipped for a record cracking cam paien.
 sampson has everything" says Johnny McHueh. the veteran starter. who has fired his gun for great sprinters here and abroad Tor more than 3o years. 'Hr gets under way perfectly and settles quickly into i2is fastest racing stride His action is smooth and reminds me g great deal of Duffy.
 "Simpson's 2 %-5 Saturday at Phila delphia. after he had run thre" previous rac"s. was az fine as any thing l ever saw and l have held the gun or Duffy Kelly. Drew, Paddock. Murch ison. Bowman. Borah Wykof. Bracey and the rest -
 "So,ne of these youngsters may do it but ii will ba quite q while before any Of them touches the all around record of Paddock went on Mo Hugh. Paddock has been criticize l and some Of his records have been questioned but you do not find the name Of any other sprinter SO often in the books as his. Charley WIS not tnmperamental, in fact he was one of the easiest mon l Htnr handled off the marks and he was q great raccr'