| Show I IT Draper raper and Borah Alter After Paddocks Paddock's Title I II I I I i I I t wA iW W f 9 1 f j I Ii i Z k kT T i iJ r 7 x I y I OS ANGELES Feb 2 22 2 Los L L Charles Paddock and Jackson S Scholz holz will run the sprints for tor the University of Southern Southern- California this season may be surprising to those who know know that those two world world- world famous famous dash stars have long Jong since completed their collegiate careers It Is 15 therefore therdore explained that these runners will be represented to In In the tho persons ot or two sophomores Charts Charles Charl s Borah national A A U t yat d yard lash Jah champion Is the Scholz and ond Weldon Veldon Draper Is b latho the tho Paddock These Theae two young young- youngsters eters run more like Scholz and Pad Pad- Paddock Paddock dock than the veteran runners themselves strange as this may seem sem In the sprint ot or 1925 Weldon Draper was a senior at ot Central High school In Fort eort Worth Tex Tox tic Jle had been clocked three times at 9 4 B seconds for tho century and twice at HS seconds for tor the furlong ng He Ho went to Chicago o for forthe forthe the national and andIn In a 0 hair breadth finish was sec second and ond to Wesley Foster of or Wash Vash In a 9 II 5 4 seconds ruse race Many said Draper won and ond movies mci set set-me seemed to bear out this report Returning to Fort Worth Draper ran In an exhibition race nce the seasoned Jackson Scholz and gave o the Olympic cham cham- champion champion pion a 0 surprise by pressing him Kid said Scholz after r the race you run exactly like liko Charley Chancy Pad Pod Paddock dock I know It replied Draper with hl hi southern accent i r aimed to copy style stylo tylo e exactly Which was the truth Draper took toole up track in his junior year at high hl-h school because ho he was too loo for football He lie happened upon an article telling Coach Dean Cromwell had Paddock with his freak style tyle of running Draper Drapel built buill exactly like the chunky worlds world's record holder came to the conclusion that he should adopt Padlocks Padlock's style Coincidence makes the rt remainder remainder er of ot the tho story lory Interesting Lea La Charles Borah then a freshman hman hm in under Cromwell was practicing pra starts on the Trojan tra track k Paddock WAS wag doln doing some work pt at the tho same time He lle was just ju returning to the starting marks marlell from a Jaunt when Borah come came out of ot his holes Cha Charley ley blinked hi his and turne turned 1 to Cromwell Coach said Charley Chancy that boy runs rune just like Jack Scholz Exactly said salol Cromwell The She curious part of the yarn 1 Is that Scholz Is said to have dellb deliberately cultivated his easy ewing ewing- ing form while Borah Dorah runs i naturally naturally ally In that manner While still stil a n freshman Dorah Borah ran against raddock Paddock at the South South- Southern ern em n Pacific A A U In Los Angeles May 15 1925 1926 Ile He H led Paddock tor forSS 98 yards of a century race and was beaten by four Inches In the tho Wor d wor worlds world's record time of ot 95 seconds Borah then went nt to Philadelphia tor the nil nil- nationals na nationals and defeated Scholz for forthe the yard crown The time was wa 9 94 5 4 45 seconds and the track was wet Borah placed second to George Sharkey of or Miami In the Before that race he he Ie had lad been Instructed to watch Scholz and beat him He Be did this and In the meantime Sharkey slipped In 10 to take the event ent |
