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INFORMATION PLEASE
A visitor at FrankWykoff.Com visited our series regarding the 1936 Olympic Oak Trees, and wrote ...
10-10-05: "Wee!
What a site! Do you have
any information on the (1936)
oak tree presented to
Glenn Morris
(Decathlon) and planted
"somewhere" on the Univ. of Co.
campus. .probably at Ft.
Collins, but don't know for
sure? Just heard about it
a few days ago from a nephew who
is one of the world's foremost
experts on oaks, and would love
to find the Glenn Morris tree."
Shirley E-mail: Webmaster@frankwykoff.com
Christopher Hilton wrote: I'm writing a book on the 1936 Olympics, to be published here in the UK by Sutton Publishing. As part of my research I have come across a letter Frank Wykoff wrote to Frederick Graham of the News-Press newspaper. I would like to reproduce it in the book. I assume the copyright is your - the letter is entirely uncontroversial but a gentle glimpse into the man and his chivalry. Please may I? You will be fully acknowledged. Thanks in advance. FrankWykoff.Com Replied:
Dear Christopher, ------------------------------- Christopher Hilton replied: Thanks for your prompt response. I will check with the Glendale Press. In the meantime, I wonder if you have any photos of Frank around the Berlin time - or associated with Berlin. I'd love to have them in the book! Until I came upon your excellent website, I was unaware of the Graham column about raising the money to get Frank to Randall's Island. I will incorporate that because it shows how times have changed. The British team went from London by train for Berlin and took sandwiches to save money. Looking forward to hearing from you. I'll give your website a good, solid plug in the book anyway. ---------------------------- FrankWykoff.Com Replied:
Hi Christopher, E-mail: Webmaster@frankwykoff.com
Anne Carroll
wrote:
6-27-05:
Your site is very good.
My grandfather was an
Olympic coach of boxing
and track and field. I
know that he was at the
1936 Olympics and I
think the other was
perhaps 1928 in
Amsterdam. Is there
somewhere I can find out
this information. His
name was John W.
Behr, of the
Illinois Athletic Club
in Chicago, Illinois. FrankWykoff.Com Replied:
Dear Anne -------------------------- Anne Carroll wrote again:
Thanks for your reply.
My grandfather died in
1955. You would think
somewhere on the
Internet there would be
a list of Olympic
coaches. I know that he
did two Olympics, 1 for
U.S. track and field and
1 for U.S. boxing. I
know one was the 1936
Olympics but am not sure
of the other and do not
know which year was
which sport. He was in
Arizona during WWII but
was in Chicago, Illinois
for most of his life. He
was the referee that
stopped the second
Graziano/Zale fight in
Chicago. He also had an
acrobatic group called
the Flying Behr's that
performed in the 1933
Chicago World's Fair of
which Clayton Moore (the
Lone Ranger) was a
member.
Hi, Again ...
The library is
usually pretty good
about answering e-mail,
and they would be the
ones that most likely
will have the
information concerning
your grandfather. E-Mail: webmaster@frankwykoff.com ____________
Els Heyde wrote: Dear sir. I'm Els Heyde from Belgium. First I want to excuse me for my not so exceptional English. Why I'm mailing you in the hope you can help me? Well sir, I'm searching for the names of all American sportsmen or women who took part on the Olympic games of Berlin in 1936. I found all ready many names on your website in the Alpha Index, but I think their where many more, sorry if I'm wrong. I really don't know, but is it possible you have such a list? If I see your website and than other ones, I must believe that you're the only one who can help me. The reason I am searching those names is not for publishing or so. It's only a personal research, but it means a lot to me. So, if you think that you can help me, or want to help me, than you must be a angel. If you can't help me, maybe you still are a angel. But than I'm hopeless. I don't have a fax, so I'm going to wait and see if you mailing me. Maybe you have my e-mail address, but you never know: heydeels@hotmail.com P.S.: I want to thank you all ready, good or bad news, and give you VEEL VRIENDELIJKE GROETEN, Els ------------------------------------------------------------ FrankWykoff.Com Replied: Dear Mr. Heyde: Thank you for your interest in FrankWykoff.Com. If you are only seeking the WINNERS list (Gold, Silver & Bronze) of thoseAmericans and other Countries participating at the 1936 Olympics -- you can easily weed out the winners of all categories going to: http://www.hickoksports.com/history/ol1936.shtml If you are seeking further information on placement of athletes who were not Gold, Silver, or Bronze -- you might try going to http://www.olympic-usa.org and/or the USA Olympic Committee and/or the International Olympic Committee. They maintain a Library. Another link you might try is: http://www.usatf.org I hope this information is helpful.
Sincerely,
Terri
Wykoff
E-mail: Webmaster@frankwykoff.com
Walt Murphy wrote: I realize this is late in the day, but I publish a "This Day in Track and Field" series and I wanted to make note of Frank Wykoff's 100-yard dash world record of 9.4, which was set on this day in 1930. I plan to provide a link to your terrific website, but I noticed that you have Frank running the anchor leg on the winning 4x100 relay at the 1928 Olympics, while other T&F sources have him running the lead-off leg. Are they
wrong?
Thanks
for your interest in
FrankWykoff.Com. I found
that information from a local
newspaper that Frank anchored
three Olympics -- I can't recall
the source, but I just found in
another later newspaper source
at
http://frankwykoff2.com/reflections.htm Again, thank you for writing me -- I'll make the correction. Terri Wykoff E-mail: Webmaster@frankwykoff.com
Hello, I am a
reporter for Newsday, a
newspaper in New York.
I was doing research as
part of our coverage for
New York's bid to get
the 2012 Olympics. I am
trying to find out if
anyone from the first
L.A. Olympic games in
1932 is still alive. I
came across your
wonderful web site on
Frank Wykoff while doing
a Google search. Would
you happen to know the
answer to that? I was
searching for Karl
Warner. Any thoughts??
FrankWykoff.Com Replied: Dear Mr. Cassidy, I did a Google check also, and found nothing -- or I just don't know how to work that Google search too well. I checked the Obits on Karl Warner, and found him not on the list, but that list of Google's isn't exacta -- so, I don't know what to tell you except that I'll ask my husband, and write you back ... A GOOD lead might be that you contact LOUIS ZAMPERINI -- from the 1936 Olympics -- he is still very much alive, and may know of athletes that are still involved in life and sports.
Last I
heard, he
lives here
in Los
Angeles Area
-- possibly
REDONDO
BEACH area
as he
allegedly
belongs to
the REDONDO
BEACH ROTARY
CLUB, or the
members know
of him.
Also, you
might try
the
UNIVERSITY
OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
concerning
him, as
there was a
dedication
to him
recently --
last year
2004. If I find anything else, I will contact you. Pages at FRANKWYKOFF.COM concerning: LOUIS ZAMPERINI: GEORGE BAIRD: JAMES QUINN: THE USC OLYMPIC TREE: For some background on the 1932 Olympics -- you might want to read a reprint of an article that appeared in the Herald Examiner on August 20, 1972 where Frank Wykoff's memories of the 1932 Olympics was published -- the reprint can be found at: http://frankwykoff2.com/reflections.htm Hope this is helpful -- good luck on that bid. Sincerely -- Terri Wykoff
Hello, I work with NYC2012, the organization leading the effort to bring the 2012 Olympic Games to New York City. We have been searching for photos of the 1936 Olympic trials held on Randall’s Island, particularly those including Jesse Owens. I have found that you have some great ones here on your site, and wanted find out it you may have more material from this event. Randall’s Island would serve as a primary location for competition venues for the Paralympics Games in 2012, as well as becoming one of the main legacy venues for track and field after the games. We think using photos of the 1936 trials in our upcoming presentation to the International Olympic Committee’s Evaluation Commission would be a great way to show some of the history that Randall’s Island has of hosting track and field events. Please contact me at gmccord@nyc2012.com, as I would very much like to discuss this with you further. Thank you very much, and I look forward to hearing from you soon. Best Regards, Guyte McCord
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