Fifty Years of Progress 1880-1930

STATISTICS THROWING THE 16-LB. HAMMER- continued FT. I N. FT. IN. 1905 T. R. Nicolson, West of 1914 C. Lind, Sweden.......... 163 3½ Scotland H.............. 1 55 10½ 1915-1918 No Contest-European 1906 H. A. Leeke, C.U.A.C... 123 War. 1907 T. R. Nicolson, West of 1919 E. Midtgaard, Danish Scotland H .............. 158 9 A.A...................... 144 4 r908§S. P. Gillis, New York 1920 T. Speers, Princeton A.C...................... 164 5¾ Univ., U.S.A... ........ 140 5½ 1909 T. R. Nicolson, West of 1921 N. Lindh, Sweden......... 161 II¼ Scotland H .............. 164 8 1922 C. J. Londh, Sweden...... 172 3½ 1910 A. E. Flaxman, Jun., 1923 M. C. Nokes, Achilles C. 161 4½ L.A.C........... ...... .. 117 5½ 1924 M. C. Nokes, Achilles C. 167 8½ 19 l I G. E. Putman, O.U.A.C. 147 7½ 1925 M. C. Nokes, Achilles C. 151 o½ 1912 T. R. Nicolson, West of 1926 M. C. Nokes, Achilles C. 1 59 6 Scotland H .... .......... 162 0 1927 0. Skoeld, Sweden... ..... 165 0 1913 C. Lind, Swedish Athletic 1928 W. Britton, Cavan A.C... 152 l l Team .................... 1 55 7½ 1929 W. Britton, Cavan A.C... 156 2 § From 7 ft. Circle. HOP, STEP AND JUMP FT. IN. FT. IN. 1914 I. Sahlin, Sweden........... 46 o¼ 1923 J. Odde, Poly. H ............ 46 4½ 1915-1918 No Contest-European 1924 J. Higginson, Preston H. 45 II War. 1925 E. Somfai, Magyar A.C.... 46 10½ 1919 No Contest. r926 J. Higginson, Preston H. 45 6 1920 C. E. Lively, Sparkhill H. 43 3½ 1927 W. Peters, Dutch A.A.... 50 9 192r F. Janson, Gotherburg..... 46 6¾ 1928 W. Peters, Dutch A.A.... 48 II 1922 V. Tuulos, Finland......... 46 9! 1929 W. Peters, Dutch A.A.... 46 8 THROWING THE JAVELIN FT. IN. FT. IN. 1914 N. Koczan, Hungary..... 1 95 II 1923 J. Dalrymple, Bedford and 1915-1918 No Contest-European Co. A.C.................. 148 9! War. 1924 E. G. Sutherland, South 1919 No Contest. African Olympic Team 1 73 Ir 1920 F. L. Murrey, Princeton 1925 B. Szepes, Magyar A.C... 176 II Univ., U.S.A........... 149 9 1926 0. Sunde, Norway......... 201 3 1921 H. Lindstrom, Sweden... 205 0 1927 B. Szepes, Magyar A.C... 212 7½ 1922 P. Johansson, Finland.... 200 5 1928 S. A. Lay, New Zealand 222 9 1929 B. Szepes, Budapest...... 218 IO THROWING THE DISCUS FT. IN. FT. IN. 1914 A. R. Taipale, Finland.... 144 6¼ 1924 P. J. Bermingham, Dublin 1915-1918 No Contest-European Met. Police............. 1 35 l W.ar. r9a5 P. J. Bermingham, Dublin 1919 No Contest. Met. Police.. .... ....... 138 7½ 1920 P. Quinn, Dublin Police 123 si 1926 P. J. Bermingham, Dublin 1921 0. Zallhagen, Sweden..... 1 34 6½ Met. Police............. 142 4 1922 V. Nittymaa, Finland.... 136 7 1927 K. Marvalits, Budapest... 145 8½ 1923 G. T. Mitchell, Univ. of 1928 E. Paulus, Germany...... 147 0 London ................. l IO 3 1929 H. Stenerud, Norway..... 142 IO 1 49