At 42, George Goulding, the daddy
of all heel-and-toe performers, had
trained and conditioned himself for
nine months in hopes ol matching
strides with Willie Plant, America's
premier walker ol that day, and
Ugo Frigerio, of Italy, ia the 5,000
! meter walk. Gouldlng’s physic!:.■'
refused to permit him to enter the
! race. The crowd remained silent
for a moment when the announce
ment was made, and then, as
Goulding walked out of the infield,
they stood up and cheered the vet
eran to an echo.
Hoff Provides Tlirills
Then there was the remarkable
exhibition of skill, stamina and
willingness on the part of Charlie
Hoff, of Norway. He soared to n
new world record of 13 feet, 1 Inch
in the pole vault, finished a third
in the "Millrcse 600," and then
topped off his evening's work by
cutfooting Tommy Campbell, of
Yale, all the way on the first leg
of the lntcrnaticnlal relay.
Roy Conger's triumph over Paavo
Nurmi in the Wanamaker mile of
1929. the first defeat suffered by
the great Finn indoors, set off an
other remarkable crowd demonstra
tion. The banu struck up "The
Stars and Stripes Forever." men
and women stamped and cheered.
No witness will ever forget Lorcm
Murchison's sporting gesture in
1926. Running the first leg of the
international relay against Houben.
of Germany. Murchison waited for
the latter when he stumbled and
gave him the rail, to boot. It war;
tec ■ isari’.y an instinctive act and
.tamped the great sprinter as a
e.il sportsman.
ATTFNTION MARTHA SOCIETY
Ladies of the Martha Society
are requested to meet in the Pres
byterian Church Parlors at 1:45
I Sunday afternoon to attend in a
, body the funeral of Mrs. Behrends.
adv.
