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...former Pann State flash, breasted the tape first in one minute, 12 and seven-tenths seconds, and 12 yards behind him followed Gibson of Holy Cross. Had Watters been able to place, he would have beaten the three invaders from Europe and Canada, who finished next in order. Hoff the versatile Norwegian, got third place followed by Paulin, the Netherlands representative and Christle of the University of Toronto Paulin's feat in getting fourth place 12 hours after stepping ashore from an ocean liner, aroused much favorable comment. He will be a serious threat to the leaders...
...Millrose 600-yard run the Haughton trophy will be at stake, and may be carried beyond the seas this year, as two foreigners come to assault the American supremacy in this event. Hoff, world's pole vault record holder, and all-around Norwegian athlete, has decided to try his luck in the middle distance. He has been spending his training season at Dartmouth, getting into shape for the big meets. He is, besides, said to be an experienced ski-jumper, but did not go in for this sport while at Hanover because of the risk of injury...
Combs and Clark have been put down for the pole vault and will have to leap higher than Hoff, the Norwegian champion, in order to win. Another champion will be found in Osborne, World's high jump record-holder, with whom Jones will have to contend, Christiansen, the Scandinavian flash will hop the barriers against Ballantyne and Clark of the University. Hall and Boyce have been listed in the 1000-yard handicap race...
...lean young man with a puckered face stood at the rail of a liner that docked last week in Manhattan. He was Charles Hoff, famed all-around athlete, holder of the world's pole vault record (13 ft. 11 15/16 in.), arriving from Norway to compete in the season's indoor meets. He has never before vaulted indoors, but believes that he can achieve the as yet unrecorded height of 14 ft. He will also compete on board tracks against the best U. S. middle-distance runners. Charles Hoff is the first to arrive of four celebrated European...
...world's record is 13 ft. 9¾ in., made by Charles Hoff of Denmark...