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Show I CHARLES PADDOCK SEEKS TO SHATTERll YARD MARK 1 RECORD HOLDER I IN SPRINTS TO 1 STEP QUARTER J Californian and Harvard Star Pave Way for Track and Field Athletes Two names written largest In the American track and field athletic an-nals an-nals were inserted during the 'VJi seiisbn, a check over tho record chart J shows. Outclassing all others of the AH spiked shoe class wero the perform- H ances of Charles Paddock, the "air- QHJ plane" sprinter of tho University of Southern California. Puddock stepped his way to fame BJ using his arms and legs and his "noo- wJ die" to perform Much wonderful feats. The California flyer Is BOW out to establish es-tablish new mrirks during i!r one of his ambitions bring to brtler 'he 140 yard mark held by Ted Meredith. BJ question thai he i the "Uinc. of 'em IflJ E athlete who established a record that BJ win in all probability never be shat- ttt SETS KU MARS ed" Gourdir ..re') ! ad star of .1 the Harvard university track team. flY was the outstanding performer of tho fit. cast. 1 j?'. Oourdin ihattered record that had $ stood for 20 years when he aviated (lii 11 "ougli the air for i distance of ?c i r, the bro mp .A' He performed this feat July 23. last, If? at Boston in the Yale-Harvard vs. ref Hi Oourdin grabbed three firsts in the fftl annual pentathlon championships In m New York. October 12. Bn! li E M RECORDS. During the spring season Charles Paddock established five or more new lit! as in the course of two I , -j hours time. On April 23, running tJ'Y under the colors of the University of Southern California, he equaled or bel- m'. tered five world's records. S -''H; - Here are Paddock's records for that 1L Tied worlds record of v BBfl 100 meters Reduced world mark of BbI n, ,ju-e.i world mark of :21 3-5 to 21 1-C. BBJ 300 yards Reduced world mark of iBBl .300 meters Reduced world mark Vfll Competing tor th .Los Angeles A IBB C In June 18 last. In the California KBB trvouts for tho national A. A. U. IBB ' roiion-liipf P.'id.joci; sped over the UBB cinders for Biz new records as fol- (nfll 9i yards Reduced best recorded Ib'Bl time for this 'odd distance" from 09 1-5 to OS 4-5. LvlvJ 100 yards Again tied the world's f.i record of :09 3-5. tfll 110 yards Reduced beat previously 8fei'ix recorded time of .10 4-5 to :10 1-5. 'jf 130 yards Reriurod worlds arna-tour arna-tour record of 12 4-5 to :12 2-5. 150 yards Red i ed best provloua U record of :14 1-5 Bj 200 yards Reduced best previous !:BBI record of .20 to 19. VV' ."i't, of records atUlned bv laaaock gives him a supremacy never BJ aoconipished in the world's S2 history of track and Held athletics BBsl |