Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-26
BY SPEED WALLACE
worlds Fastest Baseball RUM

pears the blocks are here TO stay
and might be used officially IN the
coming Olympic games next year
Cinderpath records have reached the
limit. according TO authorities. Inc
Is split second stop-watcn was
standard for many years. Cinder-
path artists flnally oemanoeo :
watch that would register smallel
fractions Of q second SAans
thought they would be able 70 run
their distance IN faster time thar
the one-fifth second stop watcr
could register. They could not CIR
off another fifth second but mlgn'
trim one-tenth Of a second IRON
their old record. They expefl.
mented with a new type watch anc
accepted II officially. This pro-
duced new worlds records.
THE PUBLIC demands new rec
ords for this keeps UP interest Tnt
present stop watches make u mart
for three timers 10 clock the same
tine On A race. SO here we come
back 10 the starting blocks. Tnn
seemed to be the only way 70 give
the sprinter q little more speed anc
10 supply the public with iassei
4TOCKs DO NOT throw thu
sprinter ahead as many think nu'
allow him to get into his sulos
faster. On the regular paths ths
runner must dig holes for his lee
SO he can lunge forward as ING
starters gun Is fired. These holes
are not very deep. yet the sprintei
must lift his own weight that much
higher before he Is ready 70 III
his best stride. The average sprint
or win come out OF his holes IN 8
crcuched position for eight or ter
wards before getting In his besl
stride. Valuable Is the time aftel
the gun Is fired. and by the intro
duction OF starting blocks, the run
ner can get into his stride much
faster, as tests show the blocks give
this advantage.
THE BLOCKS are simple in con-
~struction and the average set car
be used on the cinderpath or In
stalled for indoor use In a very
few minutes. The average retail
cost official locks Is q round
twelve dollars.
YOU CAN ALWAYS get an argu-
ment in any athletic locker room
on the practicability Of starting
blocks as easy as an argument upon
the subject OF supply and demand
in any mems club. . And as Q
rule both arguments end II the
same old way.
Did You Know
Harold Lloyd Is one OF the best
bCwlers In Hollywood. Third
Baseman Sweeney OF Boston spent
his honeymoon with Earl Macks
transforming troupe last fall. . (. /.
Amateur athletes cannot sell sport
ing goods. /. . Official league balls
are different In construction this
season. Pitchers claim the new
ball will respond TO their dope
better. j.. The Babe says ne viii
clout II out in the same old way
There was an eight year
old boy who met Mack's all-star
transforming tour gang in q small
western town and named all but
one as they stepped from the car
go. This one was Bing Miller
and he did q Lon CLANCY TO fool
the chap. The boy could give
the batting average Of each player
and their worst boner. too. {. .
You guessed It, he was sent q base
bali signed by each star. . IN
archery you do not sight at your
target. Ice skating champs
very seldom make good on rollers
(. Amateur auto race drivers
have q habit Of painting large num-
hers on their car. . . And doing
their test" work on the main
street. . Now Is the time TO
ners for next season. . Earl
start predicting the pennant win
Eande now doing shorts" In Holly
wood. . Barney Oldfield, vet
eran auto racer Is only So years
young. y. 4. Eddie Rlckenbacher
designed a a and selected a sales
force among friends only to be
squeezed out by "old-timers' In the
game. . Rick is credited with
starting iour-wheel brakes, air
cleaner. oil rectifier. balloon tires.
twin flywheels and many other i'm
provements now standard equip
ment on automobile row. 49,.