Show I By De ri 1 CLASSIFYING A SPRINTER th the average a trac track fan tan the HO To T word sprinter is quite ape ape- In reality It j Ft l a L general term tor for every dash man himself knows that either tho the or the Is his race and that in the majority of cases he can excel In I only one on or the th other Of course most sprinters run both the hundred and t tie the e fur fur- furlong fur furlong I furI long ThIs Is true truc In high schools and smaller colleges where a good tood 1 runner Is needed for tor both vents venta 1 and does not become alpe a specialist In the sense of the word wOId Even ven great creat universities have hava their double event men nen but in the majority ma- ma of cases case thero II are re near- near record men or champions In one ono and merely point gatherers In the th other even though they may also consistently win the oth- oth other oth cr or event Exceptions ar are to be found ot of course Charlie Paddock was waa perhaps per- per perhaps perhaps haps the th most notable variance to the lh rule He H equalled the worlds world's record In the and toppled It tt over In the But lInt the most consistent 9 S 3 5 man before Pad Paddock Pad Pad- Paddock dock was Arthur Duffy Duff who was wasso wasso so vastly superior a century man manthan manthan manthan than a IL sprinter that ho he mIght ml be called a flop Iop In the latter eV event nt although he put In some very creditable performances In Inthe inthe the furlong ONG I UsI USE UNG LONG STRIDE We mIght as well kli back to the th cue case cas two 1925 Intercol- Intercol leg late sprint champions champion mentioned men- men In the th first article to make our point Russell the th cham chain champIon champion pion mIght be bc said to bo be practically practically practically unable to to- negotiate the although he h runs run it On the other hand Bowman century champ champI is a wonderful but lust just cant can't step the longer lonier distance wIth the th best beat runners runner A A longer loncer fit stride ride Is I necessary In Inthe Inthe the than In Iii the lOU 1011 Notice some yard man ind nd you ou will willse see that as many of teem near the th tape tap t their grows crows short short- shorter er while a man I ta Ic continually lengthening out his hi step steps st p the tur- tur fur further ther he goes roes The Th difference between a con con- century tury tory runner and nd a traveler Is mainly this One of them gets gelS wound up uti u the farther h hlO he eoe goes gOel ThIs Is the th 22 sprinter Ho Ito has gath- gath tred so much momentum at the th he heend end of ot the first yard yards that he h fairly sails through the th all air lr In the thelast thelast th last part last part of the race and always alwan hangs hanc up a faster performance In Inthe inthe the lh last part of the th journey Lovers Lovere of horse rae n know what hat It Is III to 10 win going away Two horses horse are running neck and ar 1 neck and then on the lap one 01 horse hone suddenly begins to forge on ahead not because the other horse hon c lars lags lar but because be he picks up i speed The Tho Th winnIng horse horie actual actual- actually actually ly pulls rIght away from the other r horse which maintains maintain the th same flashy speed That Is what a 0 yard ard man does If he ha i Is to be bea bea a champion Charlie raddock running running- men out of his h 13 class stepped out aid left the field from th the tho start tart but bUl with an- an another another other record near man he h was ws a al at- at a most moat invariably no better betler than the tb other runner until the th list 1 half bait of ot the th race rac e SOLVES SOL l n B U It If a sprinter goes goes o t f 6 o Jun un i the and finds find tint that bi hj h Is fa fad fad- fadIng fail leg Ing at the end of the race raCa and continues to fade out even n after afler seasons of practice the l yards ards Is his race No treat grout 1 man ever 01 coasts coast iMo Inlo a victory at atthe athe the end lie he h hits has s to coni charging In for the fastest part of his lua race and continue to travel tra ort od through the tape without a Ill in lui iii speed I will sky ay 0 good yard ard flasher dasher wh who gl elv himself several yard In addi addi- addition addition tion to the th short stars slurs of ot 35 and 40 10 yards yard each day will gradually g develop stamina until lo hr-lo lw In able to torun run a creditable 2 O I IA A few more hints on the tomorrow and tit ls should should be ended 00 |