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...Charley Paddock, American sprinter: " Arriving in Paris for the international university fetes on May 6, I was met by a large delegation. After expressing my affection for France, I said: 'My form is superb . . I am going to pulverize all my records...
...annual business meeting of the association on the day of the meet will involve several important decisions. The three colleges which applied for membership in the association: University of Southern California, Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, and Hamilton College, will either be accepted or rejected. Should California be admitted, Charles Paddock, noted sprinter, would be eligible to compete in the Intercollegiates this spring...
...writing itself, the page of book reviews is the winner; there is more truth than fiction in the discovery of poetry in a geometry textbook. "Post and Paddock" is amusing, also; and the sketches of "people we know" have the ring of familiarity and homely truth in them. But it is somewhat startling to find in the Lampoon (even thus disguised) a belated-fling at William Randolph Hearst. Himself, who has always been regarded as the Golden Calf, as it were, of the Lampoon's temple on Mr. Auburn Street...
Interest in the future likewise was stimulated by the application of the University of Southern California to membership; for if this were accepted. Charles Paddock, noted sprinter, would be able to compete in the spring meet. Formal action on these applications will not be taken till the annual business meeting of the association on March 3. Other applications included Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and Hamilton College...
...best ever entered in a college meet. It is in the 100 and 220-yard dashes that the invaders from the Pacific coast are strongest, and they are expected to pick up a number of points in these events. Hutchinson, who is running for California, finished second to Paddock when he equalled the world's record for the 100, and he has been clocked in 9 4-5 seconds. Brown, of Princeton, who won the race last year, has graduated, but Gourdin, who got second, will have to race against Wells of Leland Stanford, who finished third, and DeWitt...