‘’Golden Cyclones’’ Employers Casualty Co., Town of Dallas, Texas State
May 29 2005 at 11:31 AM
Sam,
Regarding your question of May 25th @ 11:53 a.m.
‘’I see that the little used 1 stt. stonethrow is 165’, but what is the farthest that a stone has every been thrown?’’
Sam, I don’t know.
The greatest athlete in history was Mildred ‘’Babe’’ Didrikson. On July 16th 1932 she entered as a one-woman ‘’team’’ for the ‘’Golden Cyclones’’ Employers Casualty Company, Town of Dallas, Texas State, in the 1932 Amateur Athletic Union Championships, Town of Evanston, Illinois State.
In the 10 laid down events, ‘’Babe’’ Didrikson entered in 8 of them.
She placed in 7 of them.
JAVELIN
world record & 1st place
88 YD. HURDLES
world record & 1st place
BASEBALL THROW (296’)
world record & 1st place
HIGH JUMP
joint world record & joint 1st place
SHOT PUT
1st place
LONG JUMP
1st place
DISCUS
4th place
‘’Babe’’ Didrikson immediately went on to the 1932 Olympics, Town of Los Angeles, California Republic, and established the greatest women’s Olympic record.
JAVELIN
world record AGAIN & gold medal
88 YD. HURDLES
world record AGAIN & gold medal
HIGH JUMP
world record AGAIN, but ONLY silver medal
The 1932 Olympics women’s high jump is confusing. Apparently in 1932 ‘’Babe’’ Didrikson was deemed to have made an illegal high jump because her head was the first part that went over the bar. Although this is now legal in the Olympic high jump, it was not in 1932. Accordingly she was only awarded the silver medal. Nevertheless for world record purposes, her jump was ruled a world record!
‘’Babe’’ Didrikson then went on to become the most famous sportswoman in history.
In 1958 the baseball throw event was dropped from women’s United States track & field championships.
The longest baseball throw ever is supposedly 445’ 10’’
That was thrown by Omaha Cardinal outfielder Glen Gorbous on August 1st 1957 at the Omaha Cardinal’s home field, Town of Omaha, Nebraska State. It was a measured baseball throw made before the start of a home game. Such baseball throwing demonstrations in the minor leagues before games used to be frequent, in an effort to get the crowds in early.
Glen Gorbus played for the Cincinnati Reds and then for the Philadelphia Phillies for less than three years in the National League, before being traded down in 1957 to the farm team Omaha Cardinals in the minor league Class ‘’AAA’’ American Association, which went bust a couple of years later.
At the end of the 1957 season, Glen Gorbus quit professional baseball forever and went home to Her Majesty’s Province of Alberta.
There has always been suspicion about the 445’ 10’’ throw, despite being measured, as Glen Gorbus was not noted as having any outstanding skills during his poor to mediocre career. O.K., being an outfielder he obviously had a very strong arm, but certainly not the strongest in baseball.
Info @
http://www.weights-and-measures.com
And topics:
Common Linear Measure
Common Nautical Measure
Common Superficial Measure