Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28
WYKOFF IS SPRINT
RULER OF UNIVERSE
Twice Does CPS for "Cen.
fury" in Notable Year
for Track Sports.
and field sports had dis
tinguished career in this, mid
Olympic year in which athletics


tinguished career in this, mid
Olympic year in which athletics
are presumed to be most quiet
There was no lessening of interest in
schools, colleges and clubs. Men and
women athletes, in their endless con-
f1ict with Father Time and the record
books, harvested a large crop Of new
standards.
The competitive calendar was fea-
tured by an international meet between
the United States and the British En-
pire, the first of the Anglo-American
track and field series to be held on this
side. Presented under hoodlights in
Chicago's Soldier Field, ON August 81,
the games attracted $4,000, record at
tendance America maintained its SUI
premacy, conquering the British, nine
events to Ave. Ever on top in the field
events, America made a clean sweep
Of all six contests in the weights and
Jumps The caliber of the competition
ali year was reflected in this meet, in
which eight meet records were shat
tered, the majority by Americans.
OubuOOr Campaign fEOAOhsou.
The colorful international duel pro-
longed the outdoor campaign beyond its
usual early July closing. The meet with
the British was made the years OBJ
iective, and the National A. A. U. cham
pionships were moved back to late
August.
Among the record achievements of
1880 undoubtedly the most significant
we're the 100-yard sprints OF Frank
Wykoff, Southern California sophomore,
who twice ran the century" in Q Us
seconds without starting blocks or aid
Of wind His startling feats, moreover,
were recognized as official, and the
blond Californian thus becomes the
first "Nine-two" sprinter In history.
George Simpson of Ohio state ran 100
yards In 2-5 seconds in 1929, but he
used starting blocks, which were disap-
proved by the international Amateur
Athletic Federation in May.
Wvkoff did not compete in the ma
tional championships, but he, deserves
ranking as the No l speed demon of
1880, for he won all the big 100-yard
varsity championships from the Attain
tic to the Pacific. Simpson was only
slightly behind Wykof at 100, and. was
the fastest furlong man In the country,
setting an N C. A. A. mark Of 20 lilo
-
seconds (for 900 yards around turn).
Jessup Sets Discus Record.
Paul Jessup, University Of washing
ton giant, who made world discus
record of 1859 feet 87s inches (beating
1853 feet five times in the nationals) !;
Jimmy DeMars of the Los Angeles A.
c., who set an American javelin rec
ord of 222 feet 634 inches, and Her
man Brix of the Los Angeles A. c.,
who pushed the American shotput rec
ord up to So feet So inches, were other
outstanding athletes of 1880. Harlow
Rothert of Stanford ranked almost on
a par with Brix in shotputting. He was
the college king, creating new I. G. A.
A. A. A. and N. c. A. A. standards of
So feet Il inch and So feet ia inches.
Steven Anderson of the University OF
Washington, for three years America S
premier hurdler, concluded his amateur
career in 1880 with series Of brilliant
performances that places him at the
top of the timber oppefs of all time.
He equaled the world record of IA Us
seconds for the 120-yard high hurdles
ON both sides of the Atlantic. He was
without a peer.
Ralph Hill of Oregon was given credit
for a new American mile record of
4:12 2-5, though he never has won a
major race. Reginald Bowen of Pitt
proved the years finest quarter miller
through his triumphs here and in Eu-
rope, though he lost his national cham
pionship to Vic Williams.
Chapman College Mile King.
Russell Chapman of Bates, winning
the intercollegiate $50 in so 2-5; Ed
win Gehung of Washington winning
The national $50 in 1853 2-5 and then
beating Thomas Hampson, the British
Empire champion U:52 1-5), on the
final leg of the international relay;
George Bullwinkle of G. G. N. Y, run
ming a front race to win the intercol-
legiate mile in Alb AS, the Harvard
mile relay (Vincent Hennessey, Francis
Cummings, Vernon Munroe and Eu-
gene Record that made world in
door record OF 800 3-5: DR.. Paul Mar
tin Of Switzerland, who gave interna-
tional flavor to the indoor season and
won the national 1,000-yard title in
2:12 3-5, and Ray Conger, unbeaten in
the mile, all were headliners in some of
the years stirring episodes of the Gin
derpath and board track. Many titles
changed hands.
The year produced a woman sprinter
sensation as well in Miss Stella Walsh
of Cleveland, who is the fastest speed
ster her sex has developed. She
smashed records everywhere from Dali
las to Prague
intercollegiate supremacy in the sport
was retained by the Pacific Coast, with
Southern California regaining the hon.
ots held for the past three years by
Stamford