Show WO r CT e Sporty Sport Dope II J j HE remarkable success ot of Pa o THE J Nurmi Finland Finland's great treat runner certainly started an invasion of ot this country by crack foreign athletes During the th Inter Inter Houben ot of Germany Paulen of Holland Goodwin of ot and Hott Hoff ot of Norway have han shown their wares ware to eastern audience All were wre pro pro- proclaimed pro proclaimed claimed second by their press agents but Hart Hott alone alon hu ha lived up to advance notices notice He alone compares compare with th the great creat Finn Apparently Hott Hort appreciates a the value of being a good tood actor as well I as the greatest crate t of all pole pale pol vaulters It is uld said Hoft lIott can do 14 feet teet considered an an- an Impossible height The other evening In doing his hit stutt he fIrst tint failed to clear the bar at 13 feet teet 3 S Inches and suffered a heavy tall jail as a a result Alter After being assIsted to Ml hIs feet teet and helped to a chair r he h retted rested a afew afew few tew minutes minute took II a a drink ot of wa- wa water wa water 11 ter tel then proceeded preceded to clear the bar barat barat barat at 13 feet teet 3 Inches with ease ea e The Th audience greeted ht his hIs effort with cheers cheer Had h he not proved his hll greatness by breaking a record fter suffering what seemed a 1 se- se serious rlou e-rlou rlou rious Injury HERO HEllO WORSHIPPERS No doubt some som one on has him Upped tipped oft off that American audiences ar hero worshippers that they crave lra record breaking perform perform- performances performances performance ances ance In his hi tint first four tour appearances In inthis Inthis this country Hott Hoft has bu sent ent the th tans fans away satisfied by breaking a tor- tor for former mer record lie II st started by doing IS 13 feet teet 1 I Inch and has haa bettered each le leap p by one and one halt Inches or orless orless orle less Being a D good rood showman howman Hoft Hoff Is Ie carrying the fans fani tan along Instead of ot showing all his hll hi stuff at once he heI I- I I simply Imply breaking some ome pr mark b bP by a a slight margin In this way ho b maintains Interest re tIn In each appearance and at the same time arouses much curiosity as ai to what lie Jle can really do Several track coaches coache of ot prominent eastern ollen have hav already expressed the opinion that he h will better 14 feet teet regarded as an Impossible heIght for tor an any polo pol vaUlter va to even at- at at attempt temp tempt Hott hoff Is II i the th only foreign athlete to rat rate with and h he should be far more popular since he haia has hasa a pleasing plea ln per personality something sadly adly lacked MEETS The tour ot of the th United States State by byHoff Hott Hoff has made possible what should prove e to be b one ot of o the tho th most Inter Inter- Inter etIng athletic events ever er staged It win will be a II meeting between Charley lIott hoff Hot and Harold Osborne Hott Is conceded to be b the th greatest round round all athlete In Europe many critics insist In the th world while Oborne holds such a an honor In the th United Osbornes Osborne's Osborn specialty specially Is the tha high jump Hoff the pole 1 ole vault but both shino In practically every ev ry other event It has been suggested that the eon contest teet be b an event eight test the even events Is being high jump pole vault hUIt broad jump one sprint one distance r race ce a long distance affair a shot put and a contest Pres nt plan plans call all for tor the th affair tt to be stated staged In New ew York Tork on March U 16 Such a an event should definitely determine the worlds world's greatest all all- round all round athlete 00 00 |