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...Charles Paddock, America's foremost sprinter announced definitely last night that he would not run in a special invitation dash on Saturday at the Harvard Stadium. But according to the present plans, he may try out the University track some afternoon this week...
When approached by a CRIMSON reporter in his dressing room at Loew's State Theatre in Boston, Paddock stated that it is on the athletic field that men acquire qualities which enable them to play the game of life...
When questioned about the strength of the American Olympic material, Paddock replied, "the backbone of the 1928 track forces will be formed by the weight men. Barring accidents and last-minute upsets, the United States should gather a sufficient number of points in the field events to lead the field. To win, we must defeat Finland and Germany. Koenig, of Germany, will give the American sprinters their stiffest opposition...
World's records mean nothing when Californians get together. Even Saturday's inclemency could not prevent three perfectly good marks from falling at the hands of the Westerners. Most renowned of sprinters, Charlie Paddock once more outdid himself, and doubtless smiled a bit as he showed the effete East why the headlines ungrammatically proclaim him as "the world's fastest human...
...windows to watch one rush down Massachusetts Avenue (although some hint at ulterior motives for this interest). Airplanes are a commonplace; the single shells have been on the river for weeks; roadsters gleaming with nickel are not rare--still they attract the attention of undergraduates. And so, when Charlle Paddock comes to the Stadium this week, he need have no fear that his ninety-five records will attract only a handful of track men and a bored reporter. The Stadium will not give a hollow echo to the spikes, for herocpass, but some remnants of hero-worship...