Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-06-03 | Page 11 | Joseph Anderson

JOSEPH ANDERSON I I The Young Sprinter Who Broke the Worlds Amateur Record Joseph Andeison the whirlwind from Grantsvllle Tocele county In breaking the worlds amateur record of 0 1 seconds first made on June 15 1895 In Chicago by l J V Cruni of the Iowa I State college and equalling the professional pro-fessional record of 0 35 seconds made by B Donovan has accomplished a I feat which has been an enviable plum to the amateur athletes of the world since sprinting began and became an I JnijortinjL factor In all college athletic tournaments Mi Anderson Is 5 fcotH Inches tall and weighs ls pounds lie I Is an allround athlete but excels In sprinting In the shorter distances up to 500 yards lie has never known his J I I I I i w fti llpts 49ki fti4 If I I I I j I I I I I I equal In the hundredyard dash when In condition Mr Anderson explains that It is I no easy task to run at such croat speed The strain on the system becomes so great toward the last that I It makes one dlaxy and the last fifteen or twtMtly feet Hovm na long mn thn first IIfly yards The mouth becomes very dry and there Is H burning sensation In the lungs Tho timers who caught the race arc u > d to th stop watch and there ho lOg three men thare was no question regarding tho record time made J P Gunn watch registered 00 35 seconds Fred May 00 35 seconds and David A t 1 milahun 00 1n twCondK The timers state that they snapped the watches on the Hash of thi gun sail not the report which eomes later