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Show AFRICAN RUB I ISiSTOilUfFEIill Duft'ey Runs 100 Yards in 0 1-5 jjfb Seconds While Touring B England. -Jb.- WEFERS AT HIS BEST M IS MUCH SLOWER MAN IK Walker Tics Duffer's Time nf iftOi English Athletic Meets K Last Year. m ; iiiLat Tribune Special Sporting Service. flrl- NEW YORK, Jan. 0. Comparison of 132 Arthur F. Duffoy and R. F. Walker, tfc- IMBi South African sprinter, who wa cred- bu9 ited with doing 300 yards In 9 1-3 sec- raJ?'! onds, aro In order. After tho Olympic games laat summer, Walker toured the British l3les and stanlcd tho athletic ?jJLp world by being timed 100 yards at Abet- wfP gavenny. Wales, in 9 2-5 seconds. An : Q11 investigation showed that tho course was ic down hill nnd a bit short. Tho record 5$ c was not allowed, but It furnished th- ity- hest comparison of the relatlvo merlta of Wlxo Walker and Duffcy, who ln his prime was UT tho best of the amateur sprinters. i fflri When Duffey was touring England hn l",Pn went over practically tho same routo that Wli" "oa Walker did at tho Abergavenny meet 'TfMjdtaQ and startled tho world by winning the 'W&iliftSi century dash from a field of champions r In the sensational time of 9 1-5 seconds ta iv No one over hero believed that Arthur f " had covered tho distance in that time ;US. "In 1901 I was touring tho British lslo?v and was invited to compete against y .nfru h best available sprinters at tho AIW gavenny sports, In Walce, which Is the Eir big Walos meet." says Duffoy. "In th- iaea-m raco wero such fast men as Morton, ex- 5 all British champion; Lundy. ex -Welsh frlh'a 1 champion; McLean, the Scotch chain STnot pion. I was on scratch and conceded Kfiw marks to all tho field. During the meet a drizzling rain fell. This caused the lEtna starter's gun to dampen and tho gun W TEc could not bo discharged. After scversJ feg wf attempts, by consent of tho starters. It 'talnn was decided to start the raco by tho ;ifllq use of a bass drum. This la common at Scotch games, but it was tho first wl1?9 time I was ever up against it. 'iipnties, "Well, It was easy, and wc all got JTorder a good start with the "boomi The first . tS5ms i half of the distance, was level and wo feu t wero all bunched. Tho second fiftv yards iM was down grade, and when wo struck it it was a caso of run faster than I over IS;"0 did before ln my life to prevent falling. ISlpresi and tho tlmo was given out as 9 1-5 pec- Q; onds. The track was meneurcd and hzt i0 found to be a bit short Of course, T claimed a new record, and of- course 1 ytflSf1 never received IL fl'"'. Timo Is possible. mliki "I do think that 9 2-5 eccondo will WiiiJli be accomplished, and Walker seems to bo V,tP i the sprinter to do lt. When I made my fUfnunt world's record of 9 3-3 seconds I felt that f?a I had 9 2-5 seconds ln me, for I was HtMs an beaten by the gun and was standing WIIib i still when lt was fired. This lost me 3 JL feet, and if I was a fast '3-5s' that day 421 ?ire; it meant only two feet faster to havo S the watch show me equal to Walker'a ifiS.u 9 2-5 seconds." e11 Walker does not seem to have any- jfo&as think on Duffey's work up to his new Ancar claim. He has been a great performer, , Sl;stre; and when ho was In England equaled iSTmanv Duffey's time in most of his races. At Jrt,0v,;, Birmingham both did 9 -i-C seconds. At .SH.- U Glasgow both did tho same. In Wales W1? Duffey was one-fifth second faster. The , ?' tain American won tho British championship ; 5"i)0 ca for fpur yeara In 10 seconds, and Walker fistheii lost his only race and finished second in fich . the same time at that classic event. Com- ff'it V parison shows the sprinters to havo been ' t,weLu-,i practically even, yet the fact is that firho for sprinting purposes South Africa is ; (iflold h regarded as fastest in the world, being If he kn even faster than America, which is faster ' Sfood e than England. This makes lt look good Ev that now marks have been made. ; ?.'.ne. ni Critics aro firm in their belief that 'T l? 15 ' walker bettered Wefers's mark. Wefera -Mm cai at his best was slower than both men. M orer Duffey equaled Wefers's mark at Stroy?Xfmo strearr brlugc. England, on grass, and holds the 3tfr t grass record yet. He never trained for WEiuLi the longer distance while Walker. Who a Is a strong finisher, looks good tc get tH?1Q0'cs the mark for the long distance. irarn Yet. despite the -fact that Walker'r. $ Onoihol marks look good, thero are man.J Ameri- M baft 1- cans who want to see the refcorda re- & tT-iA peated. as Dan Kellers recoaS of 3 3-5 SL 010 T seconds Is still fresh In memory. Jf fiioji |