Charley Paddock and Charley Borah sprint to the finish in the 100 meter race, Los Angeles, 1926

Item Overview

Title

Charley Paddock and Charley Borah sprint to the finish in the 100 meter race, Los Angeles, 1926

Photographer

Watson, George R., 1892-1977

Date Created

[May 15, 1926]

Date

1926-05-15

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

The camera captures Charley Paddock and Charley Borah leaping to the tape in a photo finish of a record-setting 100 yd race in the Coliseum. At center, Charley Paddock lifts his arms and takes the tape with him as he leaps across the line. In this race, he set a world record of 9.5 seconds. To the right of him, Charley Borah also reaches the tape and finishes a very close second. "1929" is scrolled across the front of his jersey. Behind and to the left of Charley Paddock, Murray Schultz of Caltech runs towards the tape and ultimately takes 4th place. A few more sprinters follow behind the leaders. Along the right side of the track, meet officials and hurdles line the infield. The Coliseum's empty stands stretch across the background.
This photograph appears with the article, "SPORTS: PADDOCK SETS WORLD RECORD OF 9.5s. IN HUNDRED BORAH SCARES SPRINT CHAMP Leads Bounding Blond for Most of Race Great Leap at the Finish Gives Charley Win Maxwell Sets New Coast Mark in Low Sticks," Los Angeles Times, 16 May 1926: A1

Caption

Handwritten on negative: 1926 World record 100 yd dash 9 5/10 Paddock - Borah race
Text from newspaper caption: When the Camera Substantiated Judges' Verdict Take a look at the photo shown here and you'll know why a lot of folks though [sic] Charley Borah beat Charley Paddock at the Coliseum yesterday afternoon. The finish IS close, but the picture shown conclusively that Paddock won. He has carried the tape away with him, principally by his customary leaping finish. Borah is at Paddock's left, while Clayes is next to Borah. The man on the right of Paddock is Schultz, while Pinney is behind Paddock. George Watson of the Times photograph staff made this remarkable picture. [Los Angeles Times, 16 May, 1926: A1]
Text from negative sleeve: Paddock, Charles [handwritten:] Paddock, Charles

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Schultz, Murray, 1903-1971
Borah, Charles, 1906-1980
Paddock, Charles W. (Charles William), 1900-1943

Location

Exposition Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Longitude

34.013772

Latitude

-118.287387

Resource type

still image

Subjects

World records--California--Los Angeles
Track and field athletes--California--Los Angeles
Running races--California--Los Angeles
Runners (Sports)--California--Los Angeles
Track athletics--California--Los Angeles