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Show . i -toPMKtMui Sr--5 VA r W . MEN Woke me world' $L "Pi I I v foil VftUtT RECORD 6V MORE a I 1UnH ONE INCH IN TUB SAME MSl V w oHTHe&mtoM Vi I CVfREDV-EAWf5IN4UCCKSivt JUMPS Mifc MP LET D I -i -v 0 WCK To VM A QROVNING MM (eieSRSB ftNPTHE fl fA POLE VAULT RECORD . . . On July 16, 1932, Bill Graber, University of Southern California athlete, ath-lete, established a world's record in the pole vault by soaring over the bar at the remarkable height of 14 feet, i Inches. Only ten years ago Babin Carr of Yale became the first man in history to reach the legendary legen-dary altitude of 14 feet. George Varoff. Oregon cloud-kicker, went over the bar at 14 feet, S inches July 4, 1936. and the following spring Dean Cromwell. U. S. C. track mentor, introduced to the world Bill Sefton and Earle Meadows, two par excellence vaulters who tied the altitude score time and agin In Pacific coast meets during the 193T track season. The unbelievable happened last July 3 when Varoff. Sefton. Meadows and Cornelius Waimerdam competed toRcther during the fiftieth title games of the Amateur Athletic union at Marquette university stadium. Milwaukee. Wis. One by one they went over the bar at 14 feet. 1 inchei, surpassing Varoffa accepted world record of 14 feet, 6' inches by more |