Not since records were kept has man jumped higher than did Harol'd Osborne of Illinois Athletic Club at last week's University of Illinois Olympic tryouts.
The bar was set at 6 ft. 7¾ in—his old mark, and over it went Harold with great ease. Up went the bar to 6 ft. 8¼4 in. Harold undismayed, rushed at the obstacle to a new world's record, blind determination in his eye. His body bounded into the air, his arms shot up, his legs shot sideways and Harold crossed the bar in safety.
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