U.S. ATHLETICS
USE OF “STARTING BLOCKS' ENDORSED
RECORDS IN SPECIAL CATEGORY American atheltic circles are keenly discussing the us© of starting blocks —wooden devices designed to obviate the digging of holes in tracks and to assist sprinters in getting off the mark quicker. The records committee of the Amateur Athletic Union, by deciding to place the record of 9 2-ssec for the 100 yards set up by George Simpson in June last, for which starting blocks were used, in a special category, virtually ruled that the device was of assistance, says Reuter. In the midst of all the arguments regarding the use of blocks another record came up for recognition—namely, the time of 9 5-10 sec set up by Eddie Tolan, the Michigan negro, at~Evanston, on May 25. Tolan started without blocks, and now that the International Federation has removed its bar on tenth-second watches, it is quite possible that Tolan’s time will be accepted as the new world record for the 100 yards.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 891, 7 February 1930, Page 7
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164U.S. ATHLETICS Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 891, 7 February 1930, Page 7
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