Fifty Years of Progress 1880-1930

TATISTICS 1925 H. M. Osborne (Illinois A.C.), Winner of High Jump, second in Hop, Step and Jump, and Standards in Long Jump, Pole Jump, Putting the Weight and Throwing the Discus; and J. E. Webster (Birchfield H.), Winner of the Two Miles Steeplechase and Ten Miles-joint holders. 1926 0. Peltzer (Stettin), Winner of Half-Mile (World's Record), and second in Quarter-Mile. 1927 D. G. A. Lowe (Achilles C.), Winner of Quarter-Mile and Half-Mile. 1928 D. G. A. Lowe (Achilles C.), Winner of Quarter-Mile and Half-Mile. 1929 C. Ellis (Birchfield H.), Winner of Half-Mile and One Mile. "C. N. JACKSON MEMORIAL CUP" Awarded for the best performance or performancesby a British Competitor in the Championships. 1926 D. G. A. Lowe (Achilles C.). 1929 J. A. T. Hanlon (Poly. H.) and 1927 D. G. A. Lowe (Achilles C.). H. W. Payne(Woodford Green 1928 Lord Burghley (Achilles C.). A.C.)- joint holders. BEST PERFORMANCES IN A.A.A. CHAMPIONSHIPS (The names in italics are those of Foreign or Dominion Athletes) Event. Year. Name. Timeo Distance. 100 Yards 1923 E. H. Liddell 9-rrJ sec. 220 Yards 1914 W.R. Applegarth 2 rt sec. Quarter-Mile 1889 H. C. L. Tindall 48½ sec. Half-Mile 1926 0. Peltzer r min. 51¾ sec. One Mile 1921 A.G.Hill 4 min. r 3! sec. Four Miles 1913 G. W. Hutson ... 19 min. 32 sec. Ten Miles 1888 S. Thomas 5 r min. 3 If sec. 120 Yards Hurdles 1928 S. J. M. Atkinson ... 14irJ sec. 440 Yards Hurdles 1929 L. Facelli 53! sec. Two Miles Walk 1905 G. E. Larner I 3 min. 50 sec. Long Jump 1928 H. de Boer 24 ft. 2} in. High Jump 1925 H. M. Osborne ... 6 ft. 4 in. Pole Jump 1928 F. J. Kelley 12 ft. 7 in. Putting the Weight 1922 V. Porhola 47 ft. IO in. Throwing the Hammer 1922 C. J. Lindh 172 ft. 3½ in. Throwing the Discus ... 1928 E. Paulus 147 ft. o in. Throwing the Javelin 1928 S. A. Lay 222 ft. 9 in. Hop, Step and Jump ... 1927 W. Peters ... 50 ft. 9 in. BRITISH AMATEUR RECORDS THE following records have been passed by the General Committee of the Amateur Athletic Association. Those marked with a star are considered by the General Com– mittee as standard events, and any competitor creating a fresh best on record in any of these standard events in a bona fide competition, the conditions of which comply with the rules for records, is presented with the Gold Record Medal of the Association. RUNNING Yds. H. M. s. Name. Made at Date. •100 0 0 9-rrJ E. H. Liddell Stamford Bridge July 7, 1 9 2 3 •120 0 0 II! R. E. Walker Glasgow ... Aug. 9, 1 9°9 150 0 0 14¾ W. R. Applegarth... Cardiff ... June 28, 1913 •200 0 0 19i- W.R. Applegarth... Kennington Oval ... Sept. 14, 1912 •220 0 0 21¼ W.R. Applegarth... Stamford Bridge ... July 4, 1 9 14 250 0 0 2 4t E. H. Pelling Stamford Bridge ... Sept. 22, 1888 •300 0 0 30¾ G. M. Butler Stamford Bridge ... June 26, 1926 151