Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-06-14 | Page 9 | Dusky Star in Class by Self

I DUSKY STAR IN CLASS BY SELF Ralph Metcalfe Has Broken or Equaled Every Sprint Record in Books CHICAGO June 14 UP UP-R UP Ralph lph Metcalfe Marquette negro sprinter will wm be one of the big attractions o of the he worlds world's fair na- na t 1 I ion o 0 n fl a al 1 intercol intercol- at Soldier field Held Friday and Saturday S U questionably Unquestionably n Metcalfe has has' s' s the best chance chanc of a any y of the present crop of ot sprinters of t running running run run- i ning the yards in 93 and the yards in 20 flat He already has u equaled or I broken the he worlds world's record for every standard stand ard sprint event in inthe inthe the books beaten d rI- rI 0 mk every prominent Metcalfe l sprinter in the world and he hasn't yet reached his prime As a sophomore last year Metcalfe broke three worlds world's records and equaled another in the national col col- meet in one afternoon He equaled the then worlds world's record of 95 for the yards made a new worlds world's mark of ot 10 2 for the meters meters me me- and then came came ame back with marks of oC 2003 for the meters and for the yards Metcalfe is 22 weighs pounds and is is 5 feet feet 11 inches in in height Heis He Heis Hes is s essentially a power runner with witha a blinding finish His starts have never been what they but buthe buthe butic he ic has greatly Improved them and when he perfects them he promises to o step over the earth faster than any human bein being ever did before Metcalfe isn't likely to have much competition in the national col col- meet but he nevertheless will wille willbe willbe be e running to crack a few records His fastest rivals apparently will be Peyton Glass Oklahoma A. A and M. M Charley Parsons and Les Ball of Southern California Edgar Meyer University of ot Texas Ed Holloway Rice Don Plumb Pomona and Paul Starr Oregon