Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-27

enclose a CerIiIlcate ron your
athletic club. showing you are an
amateur and eligible for amateur
competition. Your home o~rganiza-
ton must be- recognized by the a.
A. U. You also must state the places
where you intend competing. also
state the arrangements made to-
wards expenses on the proposed
journey.
Avoid Red Tape
"A TEXAS SPLINTER wants to
know II it Is possible to compete in
a foreign land without hurting his
amateur standing. I suggest that
you make application TO the United
States "A. a. u, to the same dep
artment as mentioned above. for a
permit to participate in foreign
lards. This will place you on the
safe side In case you make your
trip and then decide 10 compete
abroad. Arrangements Of this sort
would be hard to make once you
leave this country. II might mean
much red tape in getting affidavits-
WOULD you recommend the
use Of starting blocks?" is the quest
ion Of a high school boy on the
west coast. Yes. ! believe future
track competition will standardize
starting blocks. ! agree II seems I'M
natural to use them. They always
seem mechanical to me. making a
robot Of q man.
A WASHINGTON BOY. way up
in the Puget Sound country, is in
terested in the Swiss runner DR..
Paul Martin. Martin, who is 80
years old, holds the Swiss records
for 400, 500 and $500 meters, as
we'll as the cross country title. He
boasts the American indoor mark at
1000 yards and wears the Canadian
titles at both 1000 yards and the
1000 meters. He is captain Of the
Swiss Olympic team. Martin ran in
both the 1924 and 1928 Olympic
games.
WEIGH FOOT should be used
in touching the bases when cir
cling the diamond?" asks a grade
school lad in New England. Per-
sonally, I have found the right foot
the most satisfactory. However, !
know several league players who
are plenty fast and they use their
left foot. I know also many who
use the that just happens to be
there. Several years Of experiments
proved to me that the use Of the
right foot gave the best stride.
When the right foot touches the
bag this gives the runner an op-
portunity 70 drop his weight in or
der to shorten the distance to the
next base by keeping close to the
base line. My suggestion would be
to try the various ways and see
which fits your stride the best.
Sprint Shoes
SPRINT SHOES are subjects Or
interest az this time. Shoes for
either the rurfler or the sprinter
depend largely on the individual.
Some unners prefer heavier shoes
than others. but most ~cinderpath
men select a light pair which fit
Snugly. Some sprinters select shoes
with Interchangeable spikes SO that
long spikes can be screwed on Ia
the track is soft or vice versa.
BY training with heavier shoes.
the sprinter will find his feet faster
when competing in light shoes.
Did You Know That
Records made on turn tracks
prior 70 November 1915. we're mea-
l8 inches from the inner edge
Of the border. Since they have been
measured IL inches. WI. George SimD-
son runs the 100 yard dash in 9 Us
seconds using blocks. Paddock ran
100 yards in less than 9 seconds
with a flying start. An amateur
cannot accept a lob As
life-guard without being cut from
amateur ranks. Percy Williams
ran 45 Yards in 4 Clio seconds
Amateur Athletic Union OF United
was organized in 1885,.
Charles Speed" Holman. winner Of
years air speed trophy. is over
siA-feet four. If a batter strikes a
ball and misses It and the
bail hits him, no free base. Just an
other strike against him Upton
viii return next YER. Carpenter
IS on the American stage. Gentle
man Jim Corbett gives health lee
lures. One man controls over forty
auto race TRACKS IN II { C1tff
.trant. son Of the motor Durant.
Nlal return to the race game. WY. Cliff
'uns a great race, but seldom wins
Popular college athlete graduates
would fist seek an opening, then a
position and now they are in luck
p get q job. Fairbanks wanted Ju-
Nor 70 be a great athlete.
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