The "More Interesting E-Mail" page highlights informative e-mails that were sent to the Wykoff family including links to information concerning the 1936 Olympic tree mystery.

Date: Oct-31-2003 17:18:15 GMT +9
Name: Jim Miller
Email: morpheous@alaska.com

Referred by: Followed link from another site
Rank this site: Excellent

SUBJECT:  Charley Paddock
Comments:

Thanks so much for the work done on this site. I came here looking for information on Charles William Paddock and didn't go away disappointed! I also now know more about Frank W. Thanks!

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Date: Aug-10-2003 14:52:37 GMT +7
Name: Clark Griffith
Email:   clarketh@netzero.com

Referred by: Followed link from another site
Rank this site: Excellent

SUBJECT:  Foy Draper (1928 Olympics - 400 Meter Race)
Comments:

Great site -- one of the only places I've been able to find a photograph of a relative, Foy Draper. (My grandmother's maiden name was Draper, and my mother's first cousin Perry Flippin told me once that Foy was kin, but I don't know exactly how closely we're related. Could account for my sprinting success in grade school.) Didn't realize my family's been at the center of attention for so long!

Thanks very much.

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Date: Jul-22-2003 14:28:15 GMT +6
Name: Darby Brown
Email: darby_brown@hotmail.com

Referred by: Other
Rank this site: Very good

SUBJECT:  Percy Williams Stealing Race In Vancouver 1929
Comments:

Hi there,
I stumbled across the story on Percy Williams stealing the race in Vancouver. It's a very well written story, and I just wanted to give my perspective on this little controversy.

It is never a good idea to judge a finish from any angle other than straight down the finish line. I have experience with setting up the modern electronic timing equipment and analyzing photo finishes, and I can tell you that minute variation on the camera's view of the finish line will give a frustrating erroneous perspectives in close races.

However, technical analysis of the sprinting strides of the athletes in the still photograph can provide some good evidence of whose torso would have crossed the line first. (Note that our understanding of the sprinting stride has been greatly improved with the advent of video technology and computer-assisted biomechanical analysis). In this photo, we can see that the top three finishers are in the process of making the stride in which they cross the line. Mr. Wykoff is ....

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