Show Hoff Has Brilliant Track Record i 1 Proficient In 14 Sport Branches 1 TH Q QIN IN ALL tS I OF TRACK AND I I II II By DJ ART AnT C niSON CHICAGO Jan 29 Europe's 2 around all That That's Charles Hoft the tho lean and lanky Norwegian who Is Isnow Isnow now In our midst on a three months athletic Inva Invasion n l A As a II versatile performer Hoff who Is 23 is pretty much In II class by y A glance lane at tho records ho he has baa established 1 In various l 1 events H of ot them shows his wonderful v versatility While the th lad from Norway Nor has gained mo t of his faint as aI pole a vaulter pole hb he holds tho world record tor the event hes he's h s 's also u In tho distance runs hie broad and hop hoi al step p and jump performances ances shot ahot put discus us javelin and hurdles CLOSE TO In tact fact when an athlete has built up the th proficiency la In 14 U dif different ferent terent track and field ments ments as a Holt Hort has tho thu matt matter r of locating and his all all- round all round rival Is a II tough task in- in indeed in indeed deed While only one on of bis hili marls marks th the pol pole vault Is ault Is a topnotch top ef effort tort fort several of the thc others aro enough to th the best b lt to causa cause a bit of apprehension The should become popular performer with track and field tollow followers rs In America ar moro mor co so than was that other Invader r Paavo ATHLETIC 10 4 5 4 meters 21 4 6 I 41 18 oJ 5 1 00 meters 0 i kUO 1 ni m 55 9 10 MC 1500 4 in 11 13 I 23 tt lInd 1 High jump 6 tNt reft Hup 01 step und SU 50 t-t t Pule vault 13 H ft 11 I 15 U hi sUs D ft t H Indies Shot put 43 teN I lt hurdles 10 JO oM Nurmi the Flan Flun Nurmi was a taciturn sort of fellow tellow hard to Warm up to He kept more or Ius lt s out of ot the th way of ot his hili ad admirers seemed bent on dodging those who gloried In 11 hia Is those who would pay him homage Hott Is II a vastly different type He a a In- In In Individual with a a splendid person personality allty Contrary to beller notI he speaks English well It If not I fluently In a word lie be should cam unusual favor for an In Invader In- In vader ader his hI sojourn In cue case you dont don't know Hotta world record for tor th the pol vault vaultI I H 13 teet f ct 11 lt ll-lt Inches shy of the mark Not so many years back 12 eel was con con- con considered enough to Ia la In any competition Hoft Hott has almost two feet than that and hopes bopes to push th the bar a bit moro skyward ere er he h retire cirr TT HUI D Its It's fairly easy to c why the Is the vaulter of them all To be bo 0 a In tho th event you ou roust must as a rule hive height long lone legs Ices lon long arms and not too much weIght In all a prominent coah once re- re re remarked marke marked You almost need to be bea bea a living skeleton to as a pole r Of course he the point somewhat But DuL you OU rind It smacks of the th truth when YOU are Informed that Charles HoffIs Js 6 2 2 and only weighs J n In Europe they call Bamboo showing have hav a of humor over Uler |