World's Records

Pole Vault. Last week in Boston a young man paced away from a horizontal stick, set 13 ft. 7 1/8 in. from the floor. Turning he rushed, planted a spiked pole, and released all available springs. Sabin Carr of Yale had set a new mark for indoor pole-vaulters to shoot at. He had come within 7/8 in. of Charles Hoff's supreme effort--which did not count because Mr. Hoff is a professional. Bluebird. In a Bluebird on the Pendine Sands, Carmarthenshire, Wales, Capt. Malcolm Campbell broke the world's automobile record for a kilometre and for a mile, from a flying start. His speed: 174.883 miles per hour for the kilometre, 174 for the mile.

Swim. Muscular women in snug suits swam lustily at the Women's National A. A. U. indoor championships in Buffalo last week. Three of them broke four world's records: Agnes Geraghty went through 220 yards of water in 3 min. 20 sec.; Adelaide Lambert swam 300 yards in 4 min., 34.4 sec.; Martha Norelius swam 400 yards in 5 min., 14 sec.; 500 yards in 6 min., 32 sec.