Athletes in Action

0LY:\tPIC REcoRDS \VORLD'5 :\lETRIC RECORDS. ::\h!-.s. SEc~. Mil'iS. SEcs. 100 ;\letre~> D. F. Lippinoo<t •nd R. F. M<-} Allister, U.!:>.A.; II. :M. Abra- 10~ C. Paddock, U.S.A. } 106 hams and J. E. London, G. B.; E. Tolan, U.S.A. P. Williams, Canada 21% \ R. A. Locke. G.S.A. 200 Metres A. Hahn and J. \'. Scholz, U.S.A.; } 20~ and II. Kornig, Germany 400 Metres E. H. Liddell, G. B. 47t E. Spencer, li.S.A. 47 8oo metres D. G. A. Lowe, G.B. I s•t S. ~Iartin, U. S.A. I so~ 1500 Metres H. E. Larva, Finland 3 53~ J. Ladoumcgue, France 3 49~ 5000 metres P. Nurmi, Finland q 3 1 t P. Xurmi, Finland q. 28:i 10 1 000 1\1etrcs P. Kurmi, Finland 30 18 ~ P. Nurmi, Finland 30 6 -~ I 10 metres Hurdles G. C. Weightman-Srnith, S.Af. 14-~ E. \Vennstrom, Sweden 14~ 400 metres Hurdles Lord Burghley, G.B. } 531. F. l\I. Taylor, U.S.A. 52 F. M. Taylor, U.S.A. Xote: The World's Field E\·ents Records FEET !ss. are gi>en on page 300. High Jump H. ~L O.born, C.S.A. 6 6 Long Jump E. B. Hamm, li.S.A.• 25 ';; I . A< tho Olympi< c.m,., '9'+• tho 1"' Hop, Step and Jump A. W. Winter, Australia so Pole \'ault S. W. Carr, U.S.A. 13 9 ~ R. Le Gendre ju'?ped 25 ft. 6 ins. in the Discus C. L. Houser, li.S.A. 1 55 2 li Pentathlon competitiOn. Javelin E. H. Lundqvist, Sweden 218 61 ~ Shot J. Kuck, U.S.A. 52 oa Hammer l\1. J. l\lcGrath, U.S.A. 179 sz I ~ 0