Canadian Long Jumpers - Percival Molson, Sam Richardson, Len Hutton, Calvin Bricker, Harold Brown, Alice Falaiye, Tabia Charles (Paperback)

Chapters: Percival Molson, Sam Richardson, Len Hutton, Calvin Bricker, Harold Brown, Alice Falaiye, Tabia Charles. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Percival Molson, MC (August 14, 1880 July 5, 1917) was a Canadian star athlete and soldier. An Anglo-Quebecer, Molson was born in the resort community of Cacouna, Quebec, on the St. Lawrence River. He was the son of John Thomas Molson (18371910) and Jane (Jennie) Baker Butler (18501926). A gifted athlete, at the age of sixteen Percival Molson participated in several sports and as an ice hockey player he was a member of the Montreal Victorias that won the 1896 Stanley Cup. While studying at McGill University, Percival Molson captained the hockey team, starred in track and field competitions, played racquet sports, and made the football team. He was named McGill University's best "all-round athlete" three years in a row, a feat unmatched in the university's history. Throughout competitions in which he participated, he was acclaimed for his sense of fair play and achieved the remarkable distinction of never having been penalized for misconduct in any sport. In track and field he competed in several events including the Long Jump in which he set a world record at the American Athletics Meet in 1900. In 1903, he won the United States Outdoor Track and Field Long Jump championship. After Molson easily beat American Harry Hillman at the 1903 Canadian Championships in the 400 meter race, it was thought he had a chance in that event at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri. However, he finished well back in the field. After graduation in 1901, Percival Molson was appointed to his University's Board of Governors, the youngest person ever named to that position. While a McGill University Board member...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=145637