1929 Athletic Index

1929 Athletic Index highlights the track & field athletic achievements of Frank Wykoff while at Glendale Jr. College.. For most of the 1929 track season, Wykoff had to settle with coming in 2nd rather than 1st place because of bleeding tonsils. However, at the Senior National A.A.U. Championship meet held on July 4th - Wykoff, along with Charlie Paddock, Maurice Guyer, and Milton Mauer earned National relay titles in both the 440 and 880 yard events.

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Crisis - Wykoff nearly dies on New Years Day of Ruptured Tonsillitis

Junior Olympics - 1929 -- Frank Wykoff is featured in photographs demonstrating his famous sprinting positions in the article below entitled-- "Junior Olympic Games" -- Boyd Comstock is commentator.

Starting Blocks Are Bunk -- National 100-yard Champion, Frank Wykoff, is not too keen on starting blocks and is unaffected by possible decision to ban the use of foot props during up-coming 1929 national competition in Denver.

AAU Disputes Foot Props
No Starting Blocks Allowed

Century of the Century 1929

Coast's Mighty Track Men Defend Title

Autographed Photographs - 1929 A.A.U. National Track & Field Championship:
- Jeanne McDaniel, E-mailed autographed photos that her uncle, Bruce Caulder, snapped of great athletes competing at the 1929 A. A. U. National Track & Field Championships that were held in Denver. Photographs included: Ticket of the event; Claude Bracey; Herman Brix; Bruce Caulder; A. A. U. Denver band; Daniel Ferris - A. A. U. Secretary Treasurer; Eric Krenz; Hugo Leistner; George Martin; Robert Maxwell; Charley Paddock, and Frank Wykoff. (added 9-20-05)

Dean Cromwell's Champions!

Century of Century - AAU

1929 A. A. U. National Championship Track meet (added 11-30-04)

Vancouver Sprint King - 1929

Percy Williams Hopes New Record

Williams, Tolan, Wykoff -- All Finished 1st?

Eddie Tolan - 1929 Vancouver

Percy Williams to Move to U.S.A. - 1929

Great Athletes in S. CA

The Show Must Go On!

2004 E-Mail Concerning Percy Williams:

1. Percy Williams - Olympic Champion, Canada -- highlights an E-mail communications concerning an irate Canadian who wrote in defense of Percy Williams -- because FrankWykoff.Com entitled one of its 1929 pages ... "Did Percy Williams Steal A Race?"

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