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Newspaper Photographs by: Frank Bentley
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Running his first serious race since the 1932 Olympic Games, and
with only one week's training under his belt, Frank Wykoff convinced
himself and all critics who saw him in his first "comeback"
effort in a 100-yard dash at Long Beach on Saturday that he
still has plenty of speed in his legs. He is seen her with an
arrow pointing to him, holding the pace of (?), at the 75-yard mark
although a comparatively poor start made it difficult for him to
exercise his famous pick-up as effectively in this final as he had in
winning his heat, and he went unplaced in the race won by Al
Fitch.
Wykoff, with arrow, can be seen calling upon his reserve strength
to match the efforts of his younger rivals. "I knew there was
something that I should do." The World's record holder
said, "but I couldn't quite do it. Probably I should
have lengthened my stride in the closing yards and this
is what I'll do in the future."
Wykoff, again with arrow, still is fighting with the heart of a
real champion, but it can be seen that he is pulling, instead of
running in his usually smooth fashion. His former coach,
Dean
Cromwell, declared that all Wykoff needed was opportunity to train
and he again would be among the greatest sprinters of the country and
make good his "comeback."
Al Fitch, of Southern California, is shown clearly winning the race
with margin to spare over his rival in the fast time 7 seconds.
Robinson is seen taking second by the "analytical," but the judges
placed him fourth, with "Mushy" Pollack, of California, second,
and Vincent Reel, of Occidental unattached, third. Wykoff, Orville
Matthews, Southern California, and Adrian Talley, Southern
California are the others in this picture at the tape - photos by
Frank Bentley.
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Note: Frank Wykoff placed 6th -- a humbling experience,
however, he surprised himself in the other meets to come.
"Believe in Yourself, Practice hard, and you can Conquer your own
insecurities" -- Frank Wykoff
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