| Show i ARTHUR TO RAC NO MORt Famous Runner Decides to l Re Retire e ei tire from the World Word of Sprinters SprInter I HOLDS THE WOLDS RECORD How low lie Ic Started ns a n Youngster In iUston and Worked Ills Ils Way Up To the Top Notch The of ot Arthur Arlhur 13 r Duter tho champion ot of the tho world and Ind tho holder of ot the record for yards 36 marks nn ni epoch tn the history of ot the cinder path He It IK the tho only onh amateur who over oer ran the tho dis distance 1 tance In that thai time Ume and ho he was for tor sev several several eral years considered the man manIn manIn In the world Ho He hiI stated that lie ho will wi never run race raco and Ind hn hah accepted a a business ls engagement which will wi take up Ual all of ot hlf Ills time This IH II In II spite of ot tho fact that this weeks ron dispatcher l h he hl to II thu chars of ot Un Until II Duffy wiped 1 out nil ul previous record and act sel the mark for tOI amateur nt lt 93 seconds repetitions had tw bo come monotonous for tor John V Y Gum Cum of ot the ot or own Hush of ot of ot Wisconsin ln We Ve fern und and Seara hall all nl the tho dla In 04 Dufley Durey was a 1 George Georgetown town fown man InUI HI His 1 ril t Introduction to athletics was Ins In 11 18 1895 G at III Kensington oval Hoston whore where In a I race Tor boys os he blat beat every one me Noth In ing moro was of ot him until unil the Amateur union champion which h were held In Bo ton In II UBO AmonE the tho entries ut that time timeworn worn and 1111 J 1 r CHA Duffey romped 18 awny with wih Ws Is heat In Ino o 6 leaving In hiM liln rear won on his heat heat 1111 ho and Ild Dutoy Quintan 1111 We fore were CIO in H the tho final DurlY vou 01 from by a yard In 10 In IJ Durl Duffey won on tho l ham chain at t Stamford Then during nn 11 tour ho de defeated nil ni comers The following your Gt ho won WOI tho In 1015 Intercollegiate championship ho lh then n wont went to n where he niam won wal the champIonship In even time toured thu country a an In l HOO O OAt At nn on July 8 he ht won n II 9 race In 11 1 45 41 seconds equalIng equal Ing the tho English h record A week h hr he tho yards In II sec seconds on al ln ut lt I The Jho championship of ot went to L u hU vearn he hl Ileo won tho titles In 1001 ho he went 1 to Now Zealand with will tho l runner ful tul hut ha ho won Wi not lot very Yer Duffey n attacks acks on the record of or 6 seconds 8 On one occasion he credited with 5 11 tiec hut but was wn with wih tho and the tho door Wn like a springboard Ho 10 obtained the Iho record at nt Washington on 01 I Feb oh 21 1901 by running tn 6 1 seconds but on 01 tho Slime Hume night Victor 8 S Hee of ot Oil CAIO thu tho dl In tha same time f is DUfey IN YR EARLY ERLY DA DAYS YB As Af early im IH ISH name times wore were credited to sprinters a professional of or Conn onn covered the century In 11 U sec Bee second ond and these thele figures adorned the rec IC record ord tables for until ni ni Investigation tion lon the Ihu tact fact Unit 1 the uy uio 10 a U went nt to England beat benl till professional there thereAfter After the tho Introduction ot the cham championship meet In 1878 use of oC timing watches became moro general gonera mid the measurement of ot tho course WUI usually with more care times for tor the wore WoN not NO so trl frequent elt Thu to 10 do 10 f seconds Mas WIS W C who the tho chant on the old lol 1 Haven liven Wendell Meyers Fort Fot and followed with wih similar figures but at nt the A A A U championship In 1 9 John Johll Owen Jr of ot the Detroit Athletic club mUllo In seconds At I lAIn ld ami ex p pertH rtH Mill It was a I mark that would stand |
