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

AMH0A4 ~ A@K1
A TEXAS SPRINTER wants 10
know If it is possible TO compete in
a foreign land without hurting his
amateur standing. l suggest that
you make application to the United
States A. "A. u, to the same dep
artment as mentioned above. for a
permif to participate in foreign
lards. This will place YOU on the
safe side in case you make your
trip and then decide to compete
abroad. Arrangements Of this sort
would be hard to make once you
leave this country. 1t 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 il seems IN
natural to use them. They always
seem mechanical TO me, making a
robot Of a 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, 800 and $500 meters. as
we'll as the cross country title. He
boasts the American indoor mark al
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.
WHICH 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, I
know several league players who
are plenty fast and they use their
left foot. / know also many who
use the one 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 to drop his weight III or
der to shorten the distance to the
next base by keeping close 10 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 Of
interest at this time. Shoes for
either the ru,fer or the sprinter
depend largely on the individual.
Some runners prefer heavier shoes
than others. but most cinderpath
men select a light pair which fit
Snugly. Some sprinters select shoes
with interchangeable spikes 50 that
long spikes can be screwed on in
case the track is soft or vice versa.
BY training with heavier shoes.
the Splinter will find his feet faster
when competing in light shoes.
Did You Know That
Records made ON turn tracks
prior to November 1915. were mea-
suTed ID inches from the inner edge
OF the border. Since they have been
measured II inches. George Simp-
on runs the 100 yard dash in 9 Us
seconds using blocks. Paddock ran
100 yards in less than 8 seconds
with a flying start. An amateur
swimmer cannot accept a lob as
life-guard without being cut from
amateur ranks. Percy Williams
an 40 Yards In 4 CLIO seconds.
amateur Athletic Union OF United
States was organized in 1853.
Charles Speed" Holman, winner VI
last years air speed trophy, is over
Slx-ieet four. II a batter strikes a
pitched ball and misses ii and the
bail hits him, no free base, Just an
otner strike against him. .Lioton
VIII return next yexr. Carpenter
IS on the American stage. Gentle
man Jim C0rbett g1gts health lee
lures. One man controls over fortv
auto race tracks in u. S.. Cliff
Durant. son OF the motor Durant.
VIII return to the race game. Cliff
runs a great race, but seldom wins
Popular college athlete graduates
would fist seek an opening. then A
position and now they are IN lllck
20 get a job Fairbanks wanted Ju-
Nor 10 be a great athlete.