Show A JUMP OF 55 FEET If It the ancient Greek athletes who ex cx exhibited exhibited their prowess at Athens twenty centuries ago could witness the forth forthcoming forthcoming coming Olympian games In London they hey would probably find more than one cause for tor astonishment Proud as they were of the Stadium at Its suc successor successor successor cessor at Shepherds Bush is consider considerably considerably considerably ably more than twice as large for tor al although although though hough it is only two feet teet longer It is 00 feet teet wide as compared d with the feet teet of ot Its predecessor and It has ac accommodation accommodation accommodation for more spectators In athletic teats feats too there is small doubt that the ancient Gr Greek be left eft behind by the modern riton al although although though hough unfortunately there are few re reliable reliable liable fable records available for comparison The he famous race from Marathon to Athens a distance of miles 1500 yards was It Js Is saw sat seldom run under three hours and con consider consider consider sider that a few years ago G rossland Crossland ran twenty miles In hi 1 hour 61 51 minutes seconds 4 on the thera racing path it must be e remembered and that t at we w have ser sev several eral runners almost equally good there ought to be little difficulty In beating he time Greeks time Even the famous Euchides who ran from rom to Delphi and back a dis distance distance tance ance of ot miles In one day would have had a poor chance against such men as Harry Vaughan of ot Ches Cheser Chester Chester ter er who covered HO miles in 22 23 hours 6 minutes 25 seconds and Littlewood who averaged miles a day for six successive days at New York twenty years ago There Is however one recorded per performance performance In ancient Greece which if It It Its Itis itis is s to be credited probably no one living could approach that amazing jump of who with the aid of weights and a springboard is said to have cleared feet fedt fe t while QUI our ur most muscular would have ve their work cut out to rival Milo of oC Cro tona ona who wh made light of carrying a 4 heifer helter on his shoulders around the he arena I |