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Show NEW MARKS IN TRACK AND FIELD CONTESTS Athletic records are not yet in a position po-sition to withstand the constant attacks being made on them. Many of the good iudscs of athletics have announced that, certain tecords were safe, but they continue con-tinue to be broken just the same. The mile record of Tommy fonneff stood for many years, hut it finally feil before the at tack 'of John Paul Jones, the wonderfql athlete of Cornell college. H h;ts been the same during the season of 19!: new-records new-records have been created, and .iudeing from the performances of some of the men more will follow during 1P17. j Two of the greatest performances were those of Robert Simpson, the remarkable hurdler from the University of Missouri, and Ted Meredith, the Pennsylvania runner. run-ner. Simpson not only tied and broke records, but he repeated the performances several times during the summer, and then continued hia wonderful work when he went to Sweden to compete against the foreigners with the American team of athletes. ath-letes. His 120-yard hurdles in 14 3-5 seconds sec-onds was a tremendous feat and puts the mark set by Alvin Kraenzlein some years ago in the shade. Without a doubt Simpson Simp-son is the most wonderful hurdler ever seen in action in this or any other country. coun-try. Fred Murray and Fred Kelley were great, but Simpson is greater. The running of the half-mile by Tet3 Meredith in 1 minute '2 1-5 seconds was a wonderful feat and set a new world's mark. He also ran the 440 yards around a turn in -17 2-; seconds, which is considered con-sidered better than Maxey Long's time of :47 4-5 for the same distance with two turns. Bigga Dismond, the colored runner run-ner of Evanston, 111., is also credited with making the 410 in :47-5. but it has not I been passed on as yet. Karl Thompson of California is another hurdler of great promise. Ariie Mucks, the Wisconsin university strong boy. is in a class by himself when it conies to weights and discus. The big fellow seemed able to break a record most anv old time. George Goulding, the Canadian Ca-nadian walker, lias it all his own way in that line and continues to set new marks for future greats to shoot at. Howard Drew, the wonderful colored . sprinter. broke the record for ninety yards, but had i to retire because of illness. He may run again, but there Is a doubt about it. Andy I Ward of Chicago is another remarkable j athlete and won the national champion-I champion-I ship for the 1 no vards. i John J. Eller of New York is a great indoor hurdler and Tom J. Halpin of Boston Bos-ton must be considered with the best for 440 vards. L. V. Windnaerle of Cornell set a mark of 4:15 for the mile the past season. sea-son. The trip of the Yankee team to Sweden Swe-den was a big event in athletics and while the Americans did not win a majority of the events they set records and made a favorable impression on the people of that country, which insures a return trip by the Swedes and Norwegians later on. Pat Ryan of New York continues as the best hammer thrower, replacing the famous John Flannagan. |