Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-26
Sport
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By SPEED" WALLACE
Worlds Fastest Baseball Runn'

question among track men. II APP
e the blocks are here TO stay
and might be used officially IN the
coming Olympic games next year.
C~inderpath records have reached the
limit, according to authorities. Inc
is split second stcp-watcn was
standard for many years. sCinder-
uatn artists finally demanded a
watch that would register smaller
frartions Of a second. Many
Thought they would be able to run
their distance in faster time than
the one-fifth second stop watcn
could register. They could not clip
off another fifth second but might
trim one-tenth Of a second from
their old record. They expert
mented with a new type watch ana
accepted it officially. This pro-
duced new worlds records.
THE PUBLIC demands new rec
ords for this keeps UP interest Inc
present stop watches make It naro
For three timers to clock the same
time on a race. So here we come
hack 10 the starting blocks. ms
seemed to be the only way 10 give
the sprinter a little more speed 2
10 supply the public with raster
records.
RLOCKs DO NOT throw the
sprinter ahead as many think but
allow him TO get into his stride
faster. on the regular paths the
runner must dig holes for his feet
"a he can lunge forward as p
starters gun is fired. These noles
are not very deep. yet the sprinter
must lift his own weight that mucn
higher before he Is ready 10 MT
his best stride. The average sprint
er will come out Of his holes IN q
crouched position for eight or ten
wards before getting In his best
stride. Valuable is the time after
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 can
be used on the ctnderpath or In
stalled for indoor use IN q very
few minutes. The average retail
cost Official locks Is a 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
A. ~@~ w~-nv4sr ~rrh Ard nC a
rule both arguments end IN the
same old way.
Did You Know
Harold Lloyd Is one Of the best
bowlers in Hollywood. . Third
Baseman Sweeney Of Boston spent
his honeymoon with Earl Mack's
transforming troupe last fall. . :.
Amateur athletes cannot sell sport
ing goods. . /. Official league balls
are different in construction this
season. T.. . Pitchers claim the new
ball will respond to their dope
better. . The Babe says he will
clout 1t out in the same old way
There vas an eight year
old boy who met Nack's all-star
transforming tour gang IN a small
western town and named all but
one as they stepped from the car
... This one was Bing Miller
and he did a Lon CLANCY 10 fool.
the chap. The boy could give
the batting average Of each player
and their worst boner, too. !.
You guessed II. he was sent q base
ball 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-
bers 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 pernant win
Sande now doing shorts" in Holly
wood. . Barney Oldfield, vet
eran auto racer Is only So years
young. . . Eddie Ricken5acher
designed a car and selected a sales
force among friends only to be
squeezed out by "old-timers" in the
game. Rick is credited with
starting fcur-wheel brakes. air.
cleaner. oil rectifier. balloon tires
twin flywheels and many other i'm
provements now standard equip
ment on automobile row. ...
K EEE