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This Day in Observe & Discipline–January 11
1914—As attendance saved rising at NY Metropolis armories through the first six years of its existence (1908-1913), the Millrose Video games moved to the extra spacious Madison Sq. Backyard.
From the “Wanamaker Millrose Story” (Written by long-time Millrose Director Fred Schmertz in 1967):
“Earlier than a capability crowd, we featured a handicap Street Race at the side of our observe meet. The occasion began on the Previous Backyard at 26th Road, then by way of town streets to 110th Road and return, ending the race with the ultimate lap on the Backyard flooring. 110 starters, Harry Smith on scratch, had been allotted handicaps as much as 7 minutes. The winner was Fred Travalena, a John Wanamaker worker, and later Met. AAU President and Millrose Video games official.
In our different options Alvah Meyer allotted handicaps to teammates Dan Ferris, Jack Eller and Jim Rosenberger within the Sprints; the “300” had Tommy Lennon , N.Y.A.C. on scratch, the occasion being received by Fred Wilkens, who had a small handicap. The 1000 Yard Handicap, with 59 starters, had Abel Kiviat on scratch, and the two Mile Handicap Stroll, with a big discipline, featured Dick Gifford, Dick Remer and Fred Kaiser, all of whom began from scratch. Willie Kramer, Lengthy Island A.C., received our function 2 Mile. Tom Halpin, B.A.A., received our scratch “300”.”
1957–Whereas on a Goodwill Tour in Manila, sponsored by the U.S. State Division, World Document holder Parry O’Brien received the Shot Put with a toss of 62-2 (18.945m).
1964–Wendell Mottley, a Dean’s Checklist senior from Yale, ran 55.5 on the Knights of Columbus meet on the Boston Backyard to equal Earl Younger’s year-old World Document for 500-yards, and Bob Schul set an American Document of 13:31.4 for 3-miles.
Schul went on to win the gold medal within the 5000-meters on the Tokyo Oympics later within the 12 months, whereas Mottley, competing for his native Trinidad & Tobago, received silver within the 400 and bronze within the 4×400 relay.
Mottley was named the primary winner of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Trophy because the meet’s Excellent Performer.
Mottley: http://ivy50.com/blackhistory/story.aspx?sid=5/11/2007
1974–Dick Buerkle was a surprisingly straightforward winner over Steve Prefontaine within the 2-mile on the CYO meet in School Park,Md (8:26.2-8:33.2). It was Pre’s first loss to an American in a race longer than a mile since 1970.
Rod Milburn received the 60-yard hurdles in 6.8, tying the World Document he already shared with Hayes Jones, Earl McCullouch and Willie Davenport. Fred Thompson’s Atoms T.C., with a lineup of Michelle McMillan (57.3), Cheryl Toussaint (56.0), Lorna Forde (56.9) and Brenda Nichols (56.8) set a World Document of three:47.0 within the girls’s mile relay.
https://umdarchives.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/track-glory-at-cole-field-house/
1980–Larry Myricks jumped 27-5 ¾ (8.38m) on the East Tennessee State Invitational to interrupt Bob Beamon’s 12-year outdated World Indoor Document of 27-2 ¾ (8.30m). Among the many first to congratulate Myricks was the legendary Ralph Boston, the previous indoor and outside document holder within the occasion. Myricks informed Observe and Discipline Information, “I wasn’t going to come back right here, however then my coach informed me what a very good facility it was and I couldn’t cross it up”.
Myricks, one of many biggest jumpers in historical past, was inducted into the Nationwide Corridor of Fame in 2001.
HOF Bio: https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/larry-myricks
1997—Stacy Dragila regained the American Indoor Document within the Pole Vault from Melissa Value by first clearing 13-7 (4.14) after which
14-0 (4.27) on the Snake River Open in Pocatello, Idaho. Value had set the earlier mark of 13-6 ½ (4.13) in 1996.
2014—A Penn State lineup of Megan Osborne, Kiah Seymour, Dynasty McGee, and Mahagony Jones ran 1:35.65 within the 4×200 relay on its residence observe to interrupt Virginia Tech’s Collegiate Document of 1:36.43.
2019—Virginia Tech freshman Jacory Patterson set a World Junior Document of 32.49 for 300-meters on his residence observe in Blacksburg,VA. (Not an official IAAF/World Athletics document occasion)
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74cNSjAJm2k
Important Birthdays
Born On This Day*
Amy Yoder Begley 47 (1978) 2001 NCAA Champion-10,000m(Arkansas), 2000
NCAA Indoor Champion-5000m,
2008 Olympian-10,000m (25th); 6th-2009 World Championships (10,000);
Former coach with the Atlanta Observe Membership
https://www.startingline1928.com/pioneerstories/amy-begley
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Yoder_Begley
Karl Van Calcar 60 (1965) 1988 NCAA Champion-steeplechase(Oregon
State/1985-4th)
6th on the 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials
Gained his NCAA title at Eugene’s Hayward Discipline. When the gang was
knowledgeable that he could be the final man from Oregon State to compete
on the NCAA Championships (the college was dropping males’s T&F), they
cheered him on throughout an unplanned victory lap, a lot as they might for
one in all their beloved Oregon Geese! (See Oregonlive hyperlink)
PBs: 3:59.35 (1988), 13:40.7 (1996), 8:23.95 (1992)
https://osubeavers.com/honors/hall-of-fame/karl-van-calcar/124
Former Oregon State coach Kelly Sullivan Displays:
http://www.oregonlive.com/trackandfield/index.ssf/2010/06/karl_van_calcar_he_was_the_las.html
Race Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Coh1qIRaPhI
Madeline Manning-Mims 77 (1948) 1968 Olympic gold medalist—800m (1972-
Silver/4×400)
4-time U.S. Olympian—Semi-finalist within the 800 in 1972 and 1976; 1980-
boycott
Held the American Document from 1967-1983…set 6 American Data
throughout that span:2:01.6 (1967)-2:00.92 (1968)-2:00.5 (1975)-2:00.3
(1975), 1:59.81 (1976), 1:57.90 (1976)
6-time U.S. Champion—received her final in 1981, 14 years after profitable her
first in 1967 (1967, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981)
4-time U.S. Indoor Champion (1967-1969, 1980)
Ranked #1 on the earth 3 years in a row (1967-1969)…1972(10),
1975 (3), 1981 (7)
Ranked #1 within the U.S. 8 occasions (1967-1969, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1980-
1981/1979-3)
Inducted into the Nationwide Corridor of Fame in 1984
Competed for Ed Temple’s Tennessee State Tigerbelles…credit Alex Ferenczy, who started teaching her as a teen in
Cleveland, with most of her success. “He grew to become a father determine in my life, at a time I actually wanted a father. He all the time mentioned, ‘You
can’t do issues sloppily.’ “I didn’t simply take off my sweats and throw them to the aspect. I needed to fold them and place them. If I took
off my sneakers, I needed to tie the laces collectively so I wouldn’t lose one. I tucked my shirt in.”
At present the President of the USA Council For Sports activities Chaplaincy
Has served as an athletes’ chaplain at many Olympics (and not too long ago with
the WNBA’s Tulsa Shock) and has been identified to supply stirring renditions of the Nationwide Anthem at many occasions.
Member of NBC’s broadcast workforce on the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki
Earned a Masters diploma in Divinity from Oral Roberts
HOF Bio(1984): https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/jackie-joyner-kersee
50 Years later:
https://www.self.com/story/madeline-manning-mims-reflects-on-her-history-making-win
Rankings: https://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/rankings
Anthem Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51QWZijk6Dk
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/77903
Video(spotlight): https://olympics.com/en/video/madeline-manning-800m-women-athletics
https://www.startingline1928.com/pioneerstories/madeline-manning-mims
Profile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBI0wEZHaCI
www.cleveland.com/timstake/index.ssf/2015/04/olympic_champ_madeline_manning.html
Deceased
Tom Hicks 76 (1876-Jan.28, 1952) 1904 Olympic gold medalist—Marathon
The Marathon on the St.Louis Olympics, which had been held at the side of town’s World’s Truthful, might need been the strangest
rendition of the occasion ever staged.
American Tom Hicks (3:28:53) was the winner of the almost-26 mile race on a scorching and dusty day, however barely survived the hassle.
From “The Unusual Story of the 1904 Olympic Marathon”:
“So who was the eventual winner? That honor went to the English-born Tom Hicks. Hicks had a horrible race, struggling within the mud and
warmth, and was determined for a drink by the ten-mile mark. His two-man help workforce refused him water, and as an alternative fed him a
concoction of egg whites and strychnine. Strychnine was used to stimulate athletic efficiency on the time, however can be a robust
poison which ends up in convulsions, asphyxia, and loss of life. Nonetheless, Hicks took the dose and someway managed to proceed operating for a
whereas longer.
When he started to tire once more, the help workforce gave him extra egg whites and strychnine, and this time he was allowed to scrub it
down with brandy. He continued to battle onwards, hallucinating, barely capable of stroll for many of the course. When he reached the
stadium his help workforce carried him over the road, holding him within the air whereas he shuffled his ft as if nonetheless operating. The judges
determined this was acceptable, and gave him the gold medal. He by no means ran professionally once more.”
Shades of Rosie Ruiz, the notorious “winner” of the 1980 Boston Marathon–Hicks wasn’t the primary man to cross the end line. That
“honor” went to American Fred Lorz, who had initially dropped out of the race after 9 miles. He hitched a trip again to the stadium
in a automobile, which broke down on the 19-mile mark. He then rejoined the race and jogged throughout the end line and was hailed because the
winner. He even posed for an image with Alice Roosevelt, the daughter of President Teddy Roosevelt! His ruse was found
earlier than he could possibly be offered with the gold medal, and he claimed he was simply going together with the deception as a joke. Officers
initially banned him for all times, however they quickly gave him a reprieve and he went on to win the 1905 Boston Marathon (legitimately)!
From Simthsonianmag.com: “…from the beginning the 1904 marathon was much less showstopper than sideshow, a freakish spectacle that
appeared extra in line with the carnival ambiance of the honest than the reverential temper of the Video games. The end result was so
scandalous that the occasion was practically abolished for good.”
Examine these hyperlinks for extra particulars of this weird race.
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78551
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_–_Menpercent27s_marathon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Lorz
John Nuttall-Nice Britain 56 (1967-Nov.9, 2023) 1989 NCAA X-Nation Champion, led Iowa State to the workforce title. 1996 Olympian-
5000m.
Handed away all of the sudden of a coronary heart assault on November 9, 2023, on the age of 56.
He was married to Liz McColgan, the 1991 World Champion at 10,000-meters and the winner of the 1991 NY Metropolis Marathon, and
step-daughter Eilish McColgan is the British Document holder at 10,000-meters and the Half-Marathon.
Nuttall and his spouse had been teaching on the Doha Athletic Membership in Qatar
PBs: 3:40.60 (1990), 3:58.83 (1991), 7:36.40 (1996), 13:16.70 (1995), 28:07.43 (1995)
https://cyclones.com/information/2023/11/10/cross-country-isu-mourns-loss-of-john-nuttall.aspx
https://www.customary.co.uk/sport/athletics/john-nuttall-dies-liz-mccolgan-eilish-athletics-b1119651.html https://cyclones.com/sports activities/2015/3/2/GEN_20140101158
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69355
