Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-12-25 | Page 14 | Dillard's All Ready to Forget Sprints

IDillar Dillard's Dillards s All Ready I ITo To Forget Sprints NEW YORK Dec 25 The RI-The The Theman man who could well be the worlds world's fastest human doesn't want the honor Dillard still thinks hi his forte Is hurdling He says that he may enter sprints in some outdoor meets but rather doggedly insists hes he's out to win hurdle honors Why should I switch from an event in which I hold nine or ten American and world Dillard Dillard Dillard Dil Dil- Dil- Dil lard wrote to a newspaperman the theother theother theother other day There has never been at any anytime anytime anytime time an any question about my continuing continuing con con- as a hurdler outdoors I Imay Imay Imay may run sprints once in a while but I he hesitate to make any predictions predictions predictions as to what my times may beIll beIll be Ill I'll leave that to you fellows Dillard ends his college career at midterm He looks d to toa toa toa a place in the business world But f. f il I Harrison J like all world champions isn't keen on quitting the athletic spotlight Dillards Dillard's feat of surprising vir vir-A vir vir-l vir everyone perhaps even Harrison Har Hart rison Dillard himself by edging out Barney Ewell in the Olympic 1001 i meter finals final really shouldn't haven haVe been such a shock t. t H The quiet sometime moody vet vet- cran of the Italy campaign in the I world war is a reconverted Hes He's actually too small to be II great hurdler yet he has turned lit litin in record times of for the IMA I highs and seconds for the lows An outstanding sprinter In ni prewar days Dillard came back from the army to devote his major efforts effort to the hurdles Apparently field was was 1 Dillard felt the sprint too crowded whereas a fast man could make his mark in the hur hure dies f 5