U.S.C. sprinter, Ed House, crosses the finish line in the 100-yard dash during a dual track meet versus Occidental, Los Angeles, 1926

Item Overview

Title

U.S.C. sprinter, Ed House, crosses the finish line in the 100-yard dash during a dual track meet versus Occidental, Los Angeles, 1926

Photographer

Watson, George R., 1892-1977

Date Created

[February 20, 1926]

Date

1926-02-20

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

The track at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches back on an angle to the left. In the mid-ground, several Oxy and S.C. sprinters approach the finish line, running towards camera. Ed House is rightmost among the runners. He bounds in mid-air as his body breaks the finish tape. Behind and to the left of him in the Oxy uniforms are J. V. "Bud" Nash and Milton Nash. The trailing U.S.C. runners are Herschel Smith and Charles Sauers. Two unidentified Oxy sprinters are leftmost. Along the inside of the track at right, meet officials and athletes watch the race from the sidelines. Farther down the track, at left, hurdles line the infield. The stadium's stands stretch across the background.
This photograph appears with the article, "TROJAN TRACK TEAM OVERWHELMS OXY, 107 TO 33: BUD HOUSER GRABS OFF TRIO OF FIRST PLACES U.S.C. Athletes Score Clean Sweep in Five Events; Les Heilman Breaks Trojan Record TROJAN TRACK OUTFIT WINS," Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 1926: A1

Caption

Text from newspaper caption, TOO FAST FOR EVEN THE CAMERA'S EYE Ed House, Trojan sprint star, was credited with 10s. flat in the 100-yard dash at the Coliseum yesterday, the finish of which is shown below. One watch caught House at 9 7-10s., while another clocked him at 9 8-10s. He proved too speed for the camera, having passed the finish line when this photo was snapped. At the extreme right is Herschel Smith, who placed second. Bud Nash, third-place winner, is third from the left. Sauers of U.S.C. is second from the left while another Oxy man appears on the extreme left. Milton Nash is seen just behind Smith. In the lower photo Les Heilman is shown cracking the U.S.C. record in the mile, with Ralph Shawhan inches behind. [Photos by George Watson, Times staff photographer]. [Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 1926: A1]
Text from negative sleeve: TRACK, U.S.C. VS. OXY

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.)
Sauers, Charles
House, Edgar
University of Southern California--Track and field
Nash, James Verden, 1902 or 03-1948
Smith, Herschel Curry, 1903-1983
Nash, Milton Oval, 1904-1955
Occidental College

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Longitude

34.013645

Latitude

-118.287305

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Running races--California--Los Angeles
Runners (Sports)--California--Los Angeles
Track athletics--California--Los Angeles
Exposition Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)