Evening star., 1955-01-19

those lines the record for 100 yards was o. lowered
to 93 by Mel Patton in 1s8 and tied by Hector Hogan OF
Australia last year. When Calico dashed of his book the
world record for the mile Glenn Cunninghams 4:O67
Roger Bannster crashed of the most formidable
of all sports barriers by whiskng mile in less than min
ute only to have John Landy surpass that feat with 1888
performance.
THE SKY FOR HIGH JUMPERS when Calico said 80
long, was feet eh inches Walt Davis brought Gaicos
forecast within halfnch of fulment in 1858 by eapng
feet 11 inches Jumpers have cleared feet In practice
Sooner or later they'll achieve it officially.
The 15-foot pole vault when Calico left the scene was
regarded impossible attainment few years later
along Cornelius Wamerdam to clear that height so fire.
quently monotonous He scared Is feet N inches
outdoors IS feet 8Ha inches indoors.
mems record in the track book older than
Jesse broad Jump of 26 feet 8A inches made in 1885
The oldest surviving womens record is Stella Washs 60
of 73 set in 1888 They too, will vanish It's
astonishing in fact that they haven't been erased OF 81
records listed 81 have been established since 1880
Sixteen of 2women records have been set since 1850
THE FACT THAT TRACK RECORDS are little more dur
scbbng in the sand accounts for large portion
the sports attraction The constant agonizng effort to
reach the ceiling athletic endeavor with the certain know
edge that perfection hasn't been approached tantazng
bait for spectators.
Yves Santee who has run mile in 4OO6, could be the
man to dispose of Gil Dedds' 4O53 indoor record Con-
cevaby could attain that objective Saturday night in
The Star Games at the Armory There to press him and
perhaps beat him. Nielsen tall, red-hatred
Dane who whked of 4o7s mile in the Boston knights Of
Columbus Games last Saturday.
the mile rum of all track events which captvated
aieos imagination and he describes the effort graphically
"Here is truly magnificent duel between man and time,
Calico Every down the track has bank
account with nature Of strength and energy When that
account overdrawn must drop in his tracks
When the chemical posons OF fatigue have crippled his
muscles he another STEP matter how great
his courage and power desire to win. Experience
and intelligence high order required to know how to
husband this balance there will be something left for
the rainy dayhe last desperate sprint for the finish line
AND YET" CALICO CONTINUED, "hoardng won't win
races either of the mile run mmutable 1t
run by quarters the athlete the first two quarters
too fast He must back to nature in the last
two And the processes of fatigue accumulatve like
SNOWFALL rolling downhl And if he loafs the first two
quarters in an attempt his strength then he must
run the ones make in faster time than is humanity
possible who has already traversed $50 yards or
a half mile
"Thus the problem becomes quite fascnatngy translated
into mathematics mathematics that under
stand II Is trying to 4:08 mile which is brilliant
time and Of his pace the first quarters or too
misery and thoughtful his bank balance apd does the first
two quarters average of 105 minutes each instead OF
something closely approximately 102 he is through
because called to those two final quarters
in SO get his 408 and the has not yet
been born who that When he s the long
awaited but approached 4-minute mile"
We and millions of others, have seen the 4-nnue mile
eliminated the mpregnabe track barrier Teevision
abled us Banniser and Landy eclipse minutes in
the same race Does $3.50 represent the ceiling?
Probably not for Calico wrote In 1887 We're good all
right hut we're perfect means vet"