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V 10 N. 82 James Allen Aug. 3, 1941 - Sept. 10, 2020 R.I.P.
 Jim Allen is not a household name, these days, but in 1963, he was one of the top 400IH hurdlers in the world. I had the honor of meeting Jim and his wife Rae and son Jeff in 2015 on my way south to...
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V 10 N. 83 Remembering Pat Porter, an Essay by Paul O'Shea
       photo from Live for the Run 7/28/2012Pat Porter Chose to be Excellent, Even at Forty Below Zero By Paul O’Shea There was no hint that it would be other than a routine takeoff, at a quiet...
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v 10 N. 82 Jim Allen The Season of '63
George,  Reaching out to share some sad news. Jim passed away Sep 10th. Here is the link to his obituary:   Jim Allen, Obituary...
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V 10 N. 62Covid 19 and Spanish Flu 1918, a Comparison
This article comes from a long time sportswriter Tom Archdeacon from the Dayton Daily News, my hometown in Ohio. It is a compendium of facts about the 1918 Spanish Flu which killed over 600,000...
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V 10 N. 82 Jim Allen The Season of '63
More than five years ago, our blog was covering the 1963 track season and we made some mention of the US tour to Europe. The US-Russian dual meet was the biggest international of the year in...
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V 10 N. 62Covid 19 and Spanish Flu 1918, a Comparison
This article comes from a long time sportswriter Tom Archdeacon from the Dayton Daily News, my hometown in Ohio. It is a compendium of facts about the 1918 Spanish Flu which killed over 600,000...
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V 10 N. 84 Remembering a Long Forgotten Sprinter, Eddie Morris
 A few days ago, Mike Solomon, U. of Kansas, sent me a note about a long forgotten southern California sprinter named Eddie Morris. Mike had been reminiscing with his old high school buddies about...
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V 10 N. 85 Court of Arbitration for Sport Relaxes Ban for Russian Doping
 December 21, 2020Sean Ingle, one of my favorite sports journalists reports today that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has all but wiped away the ban on Russian participation in next year's...
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V 10 N. 86 Angels in Combat Boots, a book review by Wilfred "Bill" Schnier
                        Angels in Combat BootsA Review by Wilfred SchnierAs with all good books, Angels in Combat Boots unravels its story in layers; not the three plotlines...
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V 10 N. 87 The Dassler Brothers' Rivalry , Adidas vs. Puma - The Dumpster...
Dec. 30, 2020Today I received a few more photos from my source who discovered the abandoned pictures of Cliff Severn, the early Adidas rep in Southern California.  One of them I'll put in today...
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V 11 N. 1 Clem Eischen Olympian 1948 1500 Meters R.I.P.
 Clem Eischen (B. Dec. 24, 1926 - D. Dec. 7, 2020) age 93Clem Eischen born in Nebraska in the 1920's and moved with his family to Vancouver, Washington, where he went out for track his junior year...
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V 11 N. 2 Walter Buddy Davis 1952 Olympic High Jump Champ R.I.P.
 Over the bar at HelsinkiWalt 'Buddy' Davis passed away on November 19, 2020 in Beaumont, Texas. The former Texas A&M athlete starred in track and basketball as an Aggie. In his childhood he had...
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V 11 N. 3 "Quicksilver: The Mercurial Emil Zatopek" by Pat Butcher, a Book...
When we come across books to review, we know that there is a particular skill set needed to be fair and honest and at the same time literary. Our eyes and hearts turn to Paul O'Shea for that task....
View ArticleV 11 N. 4 Our 900th Posting and a Good Message for Everyone from Jim Kerr
What a good occasion and subject to be doing our 900th posting on this 11th year of our blog! I received the following message from Felecia Brownlow in the Virgin Islands regarding the appeal we made...
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V 11 N. 5 Cost of Doing Business in 1957 and More Cliff Severn Photos
 This note came in recently from Robert Benson with some info about Cliff Severn and his shoe distributorship in North Hollywood, CA in the 1950's. There is an especially interesting price comparison...
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V 11 N. 6 Would You Give Up Your Place in the Vaccination Line So the...
 January 24, 2021An article (unsigned) in today's Guardian indicates that the IOC "is floating the idea" that athletes should get Covid vaccinations, so that they might attend the Olympic Games which...
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V 11 N. 6 Noting the passing of one of our readers Bill Flint, PV, Stanford
 One of our regular readers, Bill Flint, Stanford University, passed away recently (Dec. 22, 2020 at age 86).Bill was a pole vaulter in college and followed the sport closely. He sent us on of the...
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V 11 N. 7 On the Olympic Torch Relay (circa 1963) An Original Piece by Paul...
 I Tried to Help Detroit Get the Olympic Games,But They Long Jumped To Mexico City By Paul O’Shea Go back with me to the Nineteen Sixties. For many that will be pleasantly nostalgic, for others, a...
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V 11N. 8 Catching Up
 Wow, it's been three weeks since we posted anything.  Is it Covid-lag or some other syndrome? I recently read an article in The New Yorker that working from home has resulted in an increase in...
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V 11 N. 9 Southern California Track Group Remembers Those Who Passed
 Russ Reabold of the USC Trojan Force recently sent me this memoriam of track greats lost recently. We have covered some of them already but thought this might be a good time to scroll through for...
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