Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08
BY SPEED" WALLACE

BY SPEED" WALLACE
Worlds Fastest Baseball Runnerl
Editors Note:-This column Is in
answer to the many boy readers
requesting an article upon Charley
Paddock. 10 should be- of most in
terest as the writer has been with
Paddock throughout his career and
no doubt with him under more
varied conditions then any other
perscn.)
CHARLES w. PADDOCK, fam
GUS Splinter and until very recent
date was the worlds fastest. Is ad-
mired BY the boys OK every land
for his remarkable records. because
all boys like to run no matter what
language they speak.
In most every newspaper or mag
azine article where the name Pad
dock is used one will always see
some sport term attached such as
the worlds fastest human" THE
comet, "the human flash" Cali
fornia flyer" or Sir Charles.
knight OF the Cinderpath." BY these
terms, boys are led 70 believe that.
this person possesses powers that
nc Il else has, such as fiction writ
erS term Super-man. This Is not
true. as all the boys that have met
Charles w. Paddock. or heard him
lecture or have cen him run will
vouch he is just q regular fellow
and that the records he holds came
from hard work. He Is just Char
ley" TO those that come in contact
with him. lit is Charley that you
read of in this article.
Held Record
Charley Paddock held the sprint
record for the 100 yard dash for
many years at the fast time OF Q
IS seconds. Not only once did he
II II III that time but many, and
when the tenth-split watches were
officially introduced he stepped the
distance IN the remarkable time or
8 5-l0 seconds. Among the dusty
leaves Of the Amateur Athletic
Onion records one can find such
names as Cyril Coaffee, Howard
Drew. and Dan Kelly, credited with
the fast time of 8 So seconds. Since
the new watches and the starting
blocks have been devised records
have been upset, not far, but
enough TO allow the Splinter to
claim a new record. This OF course
must be okayed by the athletic
heard and II appears that the
starting blocks have started quite
an issue fer them. ~ Is uncertain
whether blocks will be allowed IT.
the Olympic games Of 1882 &c Los
Angeles. but most sprinters expect
that they will be used
Many reports state Paddock has
retired and that his spiked shoes
are up in the attic gathering cob
webs. Others claim that his writ
ingS, business career and study of
law has compelled him TO give up
the cinderpath. This Is very un-
true, although 7 will admit that he
Is q very busy man and does not
have the time 70 devote To aCtual
running that he would like. but
you can bet your bottom dollar
that Charley has not forsaken the
cinderpath. Sprinting to him Is a
recreation. a sport that has been
very dear TO him and never viii
the business world roo Charley
away from his fav0rite sport al
together.
Welded Now
Just recently. the famous Splinter
returned TO his home In Pasadena
from the Hawaiian Islands and
there was much work awaiting his
attention. but each day he finds
time enough TO take a little road
work and there Is a possibility that
Charley Will appear IN q number
or track meets in various sections
OF the country this spring. You
car be assured that the coming
Olympic games will see Paddock
in the very best or shape to repre-
sent the Stars and Stripes upon
the cinderpath as ne has In the
past.
Southern California is the homo
OF the noted sprinter. Pasadena lis
known as the home of the mil
lionalrcS," and 1t Is here that
Charley has "a beautiful California
bungalow. re attended the Uni
versity or California at Los An
geleS and won many h0nors for
his alma mater. Since his gradua-
ton he has carried the colors or
the Los Angeles Athletic club, and
the members have great hopes THAT
Charley viii consent To represent
them once more IN the coming
Olympic games.
The most interesting thing 10