Evening star., 1933-07-22
Tho Human Limit.

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TINE 4-minuts mile-the 100
yards In 9 secondsHthe z
i foot high jump-these are
three human dreams that
only a few years ago would have
sounded like the disordered
imaginations of . scrambled
brain.
Only few years ago the same thing
would have applied to pole vault over
II feet when our best pole vaulters were
struggling to lift the human system Q
few inches over the l3-foot plateau.
Now Jack Levelock's smazing
mile lAst week, with Bonthron
only . little over . second away,
has recalled once more the po0-
Abllity ef . 4-minuts mile.
This means that some runner win
have to travel four quarter miles st
the average Of minute clip.
Bully Carr has proved that q great
runner can step the quarter around Is
seconds. This would mean four quar-
ters. each II seconds slower than record
time.
II yom recau the Lopelock-Bon-
thr0n race the ,Oinner ran three
Of the quarters ar0and the min
ute 0per00e, but one quarter
moved sp q little o6oue los.
The 4-minute mile would mean the
elimination Of that one slower quarter.
It would mean the peak Of physical
conditicn-An unusually strong ccmpet-
ing deld to force the pece-a fast track
ideal weather conditions then
an inspired effort.
II may net come n yuur day
and mine-and then again Il may
develop within the next few years.
1t II ut least . poogibility-if not
. clese-at-hand probability.
"A new Standards new target
means something else to shoot at. A
new record helps to break down old In
hihitions. FOR years the 40 mile
y only trtfe over 4.07. That = NOV
ing In . hurry.
The New Standard.
TT Is quite conceivable that at
i the peak Of form-on q fast
track-facing the best possible
competition = Ralph Metcalfe
might turn out q hundred In OK.
II is largely matter Of never
standards to face and beat down,
Tommy Armour, for example, was talk
ing about the Improvement In women's
"Foe years," he sujd, "the STAR
dard apds supposed to be 30. That
tuGs accepted a. close to the limit
OF tn0N7en,s scoring. Then joyce
Wethered and Others began to
slip belotp this st0nd0yd-tuel BE-
l0ac. Miss Wethsred dropped doscn
a. losD a. Y and ~.
"0lenna Collett then turned In Q n.
Later, Virginia Van VIE had . q In
championship competition. There b no
reason why . woman golfer, one Of
the best, should not break 20 On .
championship course"
Helen Hicks came close 10 proving
the truth Of the prophecy . day or two
Playing sysr III dilsesE fisa-
dome cousse b colnpetitien
against . prefessionai ana ana-
teur record ef u. she had great
chance to break 7e-sn even
easier chance = tie the record
fng mistakes, she 6naly turned
IN. . u, ju6t enc stseke sbevs
the OousSe recer1.
II WAS tbs vsry thought of any
vumanB bfeAking 10 In compettt1ou
that brought IN one oe two mistakes
down the streech.
With0us any question, Helm Hcka
= capable q breaking 20 On one of heE
bsst days. She now knows that + can
b d0s b. . wuman.
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The Blasting Record.
IT.OR years the home run record
II one 3ame has stood at
four .markers. Bobby Lowe
and Ed Inelehanty both set these
figures many years ago. On at
least two occaslons Babe Ruth bit
three home runs his drst three
times up.
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