Show tt i tt tt i t i K I My Greatest in Sport I r I IBy f B By HEROLD OSBORNE M.-OSBORNE Illinois Unive University sity J Athlete Athlete i and d Olympic rie P tt r Winner In my junior year ut at the University of Illinois Couch Conch Harry Gilt Gill sent his track team to the Pen n II rein relay meet April 20 10 1021 1 and ami andI I was taken ken along more ns as excess s 3 baggage than ns as a r possible point win win- nee ncr Dewey AlI Alberts Al Al- o 1 berts was to tn take Iw I care of ot the tho high 4 A jump jand I was entered nt r 1 pr primarily y in n the th high jump r and hop step and c 1 Jump Jump- f I I started In on oil 4 the pentathlon hut but that I Iwas Iwas Iwas M. M M. M Osborne soon saw was going from bad to worse so I dropped out to save e myself for Cor the other events e Then when the time came carne for or the jl high bight h jump I was confronted h by Dick Olympic Ol winner of ot 1020 1 19 0 Johnny Murphy national champion and m my own teammate who had just lately won the fig Big Ten Ien Indoor conference conference conference con con- ference establishing a new record and find Chamberlain from the University of ot Virginia lnla My competitors were nil all much mach taller taUer and lighter than I I. I but perhaps In this case m my shortness and weight was an r advantage ACl g e for the day was Vas cold more cold more fit for ducks than a n track meet and meet and the footing soft sort and very treacherous Under these circumstances I was table able to keep my footing much easier ensler than the others N N N M N N N N N N N N N N N N N 4 N N N N N N N NOne One Ono b by one the contestants dropped out until at last the bar was at nt six feet and am only four remained the the three stars nam named d and und n myself ys The Tho 1 ar was raised to six feet teet one and all nil got ot over At six sL feet two and anti five five-el five eighths nil all were over o but hut with more or Jess less difficulty Then at six I feet four all ull failed I had tied with the best hest of them and it was then that I think my greatest thrill came Imagine lne a a areen green reen country boy ho being pH pitted ClI against the champions of oC the day illy ny and unexpectedly coming forward with a a- a atie tie In one ono of or the chief track tracI d of or a n national meet I was so happy that r I could I hardly restrain the blushes of pleasure rl ngun which sent chills up lip and down lown m my spine and brought more color to m my face But my day was not done More honors were to come to me and when darkness finally settled over o Franklin field I was the proudest kid In that part of the world For 1001 I secured first prize In drawing to decide the disposition tion of or the four medals between the ties Even yet fate was not satisfied with burdening me with all the thrills this draw gave me It made the day perfect perfect perfect per per- for Cor Pl a me-a me a green youngster at the time and In his first st bl big meet meet for for I went on and nuel won the hop step and amI Jump event and thus added more points for my university I If It there was a n more pleased or happier happier happier hap hap- pier boy In all the world that afternoon afternoon after after- noon I cannot imagine what joy he must have had for my cup seemed brimming over o with good things s ff et by Public Ld Ledger Gr Company uy |