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V 9 N. 1 HIstorical clips of old Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon, just released
The Spirit of Oregon Track and Field Clik HereThe Knight Library at University of Oregon just released this 4min 49 second series of clips from track and field meets at Hayward Field going back to the...
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V 9 N. 2 "Running With the Buffaloes" Twenty Years Down the Pike
Once Again Running With The BuffaloesBy Paul O’SheaSome books merit a second read.When the University of Colorado and its Dani Jones won the 2018 NCAA women’s team and individual cross country titles,...
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V 9 N. 3 "(Re)Presenting Wilma Rudolph", A Book Review by Grace Butcher
Rita Liberti & Maureen M. Smith. (Re)Presenting Wilma Rudolph. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2015. 328pp.Reviewed by Grace Butcher. . Authors Liberti and Smith take a close look at the...
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V 9 N. 4 Fred Thompson Longtime Atoms Coach R.I.P.
This article provided by Gary Corbitt from the New York Times by Robert D. McFaddenFred Thompson (1933 – 2019)A Disciple of Mr. Joseph Yancey and the New York Pioneer Club (NYPC)Fred Thompson, Who...
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V9 N. 5 Ted Corbitt and Jackie Robinson shared birthdays on this date January...
Thanks to Gary Corbitt for this incredible piece of history3:52 AM (4 hours ago)Happy 100th Birthday!Theodore “Ted” Corbitt & Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” RobinsonTed & Jackie: Separated at...
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V 9 N. 6 Remembering William Cameron 'Willie' McCool, this date
This day, sixteen years ago, the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated across Texas and Louisiana, only sixteen minutes from touching down at the end of its mission. The captain of the shuttle that day...
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V 9 N. 7 David Rimmer , Ohio State PV Champ Rediscovered
To Pole Vaulting and Track and Field Aficionados,Here is a synopsis of my search for and locating David Rimmer, a 1960s Mount Healthy High School pole vaulter. At the 1966 Ohio State Championship Track...
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V9 N. 8 Jim Beatty's and the World's First Indoor Sub 4
I couch potatoed this weekend while watching the Wannamaker Mile from the Armory in New York and was reminded of a day many years ago (February 10, 1962) when Jim Beatty and his Los Angeles Track...
View ArticleV 9 N. 9 The Peerless Four by Victoria Patterson, a book review
The Peerless Foura novelby Victoria PattersonCounterpointBerkeley, CA2013 212 pagesThe Peerless Four is a fictional account/novel about the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics when women were first allowed to...
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V 9 N. 9 Don Bragg, R.I.P.
from the Philadelphia EnquirerDon Bragg passed away on February 17, 2019 at the age of 83. Born and raised in Carney Point Township in New Jersey, just across the river from Wilmington, Delaware, Don...
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V 9 N. 10 Ron Morris Remembers Phil Scott
On Thanksgiving weekend we lost a very good friend of track and field, Phil Scott, who we memorialized on our pages shortly after.See Phil Scott R.I.P.This week Debbie Scott, Phil's wife sent out a...
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V 9 N. 11 Browning Ross The Father of American Distance Running by Jack Heath...
BROWNING ROSSTHE FATHER OF AMERICAN DISTANCE RUNNINGByJACK HEATHCreateSpace Independent Publishing PlatformNorth Charleston, South CarolinaAugust 2017343ppTo paraphrase an old saying, SUCCESS HAS MANY...
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V9 N. 12 Two Great Photos from the Past
Tom Farrell, John Perry, and Dave Perry 1966This picture came across our desk recently, thanks to John Perry,the man in the middle, who also credits Darryl Taylor for sending it to him. I had run...
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V 9 N. 13 A Winter's Tale of a Pole Vaulter, a Hurdler, a Love Story, and a...
March 19, 2019Last Fall while driving home from work, I stopped in a favorite second hand store in Parksville, BC on Vancouver Island to look through the used book section hoping I might find...
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V 9 N. 14 Celebrating Oscar Moore's 81st Birthday and Noting the Passing of...
Two news stories have come in recently, and I've been able to pull it together once again to get them out to all of you. The first story comes from Gary Corbitt reminding us of Oscar Moore and his...
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V 9 N. 15 Pictures from Today's 123rd Boston Marathon by Ned Price
This is the second or third year in a row that that our intrepid photographer, Ned Price, has been at the 7.9 mile mark at Boston to take pictures of the leaders. Here they are.Ned lives near the...
View ArticleV 9 N. 16 A Unique Kind of Cross Country Meet in June
As most of you are aware, this blog is rapidly slowing down in its production capacity. However the following literature came across my desk recently and I just couldn't resist posting it on our...
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V 9 N. 17 A Few More Musings: on An old poster, the dieing Relay Meets, Matt...
Hey, in 1938, how many six packs of Foster's would it take to get you to take off your clothes and pose with your wife's pie plate? Thanks to Ned Price for sending this to us.Lest we forget, Leni...
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V 9 N. 18 Some Musings and a WW II Track Meet in Helsinki
July 3, 2019I'm 76 years old today. Where did the time go? We've been slowing down this year with postings in the blog but once in a while I think about it. Today this is my birthday gift. Watched...
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V 9 N. 19 Who Was the First Man to Break 30 minutes for 10,000 Meters?
In the previous posting, I had a picture of Taisto Armas Maki the world record holder in 10,000 meters in 1942. Mentioned I had never heard of the man. Well it turns out he not only held the WR, but...
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