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These are the words which started Camclla Sabic, ninctccn-year-
d wonder-girl athlete, en her whirlwind dash te athletic fame. They
Ireught her, net even panting and breathless, te the pinnacle of renown,
where she sits decorated with the three world records. She scored mero
points at the Olympic frames in Paris this year than any ether member
of the American Girls' team, making thirteen out of a total of thlrty thlrty thlrty
one jcercd.
Twe years age, when Miss Sabic entered the New Jersey State Nermal
Mioel at Newark, N. J., where she lives at 182 Jeffersen street, she had
giver heard of hurdling, and she wouldn't have known a hurdle had she
net it face te face.
Today she is holder of the world's
record for the 100-yard high hurdles
(two and a half feet high), finishing
in fourteen and two-fifths seconds.
Six months age Miss Sabie had
never been a contestant in a real
athletic meet.
Today she has wen three world
championships in the five meets she
ill entered, breaking the high
hurdle record at the Olympic games,
,ud since her return from Paris two
ether records the standing bread
formerly eight feet two and
jee-half inches, which she increased
te eight feet three and three-fourths
itches, and the sixty-yard high
kardlcB, which she made in eight and
as it spread from her small red
mouth te the dancing lights in her
dark eyes, crinkling the satin-smooth
skin and making ene feel, no matter
hew bright the day had been before,
that it was dull indeed, when Corn Cern
elia smiled. - '
And that same smile which she '
flashed that day she turned te the1
thousands of spectators at Olympic,
games. It shone when she was led i
te the center of the field and cheered '
as the vast throng rose te the tune
of "The Star-Spangled Banner." And
it is the same smile she gives the
little children in the Jehn Catlin
Scheel in Newark, where she teaches,
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STARS IN PARIS
FOR AMERICA
Hopes te Compete in
Olympic Games.
French Pastry
Tempts Her
first plnrc in the standing bread jump,
, milking eight fort two inches, and sv-
, eiul In thf running bread jump, mnkln
( 11 Jump of tlxtepti feet mid six Inchen.
j The ether two meet." In which ch
I has taken part were the A. A. h meet
in New Yerk fur jrirls nnd the Stai
i-.neli inert In Newark en September
i ''.., when -he broke the landing brend
jumii anil the J0-nrd liurdlu roc-
erd. nnd nhe ciiunled tlm Amcricat
record for the 10(i-nrd iln-li, inakin
it In twehc M'cends twice In Miccesaleii.
It was en the Aqulinnia en the wax
le tlie Raines that .Ml..s .Sahie's final
test came.
French Pastry a Snare,
But Net for Camelia
"The pirls were all u levnl. e.
pirially Mis Sabb'." nid ."Mrv d'An d'An
Kela. "They get up at s o'clock; ex
eii'ised ln'fme Incakfiist en lliclr prJ.
ate (If K : Imd breakfast nt St. Then
they we,,. free ti , gpupially plnyinp
ilecl; sMirNj at 1J they im n meetiiid
and ili-cusieii : at 3L' a Ilsht luiicheen
nt 1:1." they reported te the t,ymnn
slum, where they exercised for thirtt
minutes, nnd encli girl e.serci.sed wltl,
iipparatus which aided her In hci
hperlallzatletl. At :t tliey went In tin
peel for ten minutes; icj-tcd till 4; had
a Trench clnss trein 4 till ft. Then
they rested nn fcetir till 0, bad dinner tit
(i:.'!it, nnd were In bed by 10."
Mis Habic admits that the Frencl.
pastr. wan the hardest trial of nil.
"When I looked ever at the othei
tables and miw- the geed things te eat
oil, my, but it was bard net te erdci
nunc for iii,t-elf. Wn bad te give ur
n many tliiiiK-. I liked te rat. .Smok
ing? I didn't care about that bef.itisn
I have neer smoked, and 1 never In
tend te," said Miss Sable tlruily,
"Hut the dancing 1 ndern danc
ing," t-lit cnid with all the enthusiasm
of. her nineteen years, "and It wa
Camelia set a new mark for hurdling, heldln g the world's record In this branch pf sport.
A few months age this grl had never heard of hurdling) new ahe loves It
"rttr-flfthn HAKnnfla the nveulnua Me.
J ling nine seconds.
" Was Six VPAm nim wVian Cm.
JJI was thirteen years old, that
" raced around the playground,
thin legs flying, and amidst the
""B of her nlnvmAfnn tnnt n nin.
" broaeT Jump that brought her
applause of even her teachers
JjJ the geld medal which the in
jector had premised te the child
Jumped the farthest.
ChUdtsh Victory Spur
re Greater Triumphs
e years age and yet the mom-
? of that childish victory remained
i the dark-eyed little girl and
J Am taste of the fruits of vie
wT brought a longing for ether
'tuaphi triumphs which were
Milled. New that lene geld medal
" "even companions and four all
w loving cups te stand by its side.
n that day long age, when, sur sur
unded by the children of the
JJWsborheod, she reached out a
If !? ,na P'eUbly rather grimy lit
JJjhind for her first medal then it
.ftftapa, that the .famous Sabit
Fat attn In all it whltt gllt-
iwrertiMen and wam;fW,
aa she leans ever them te correct a
mistake in penmanship or as she
leeks ever the room and plays the
piano for the auditorium classes.
"It's all due te my coach, Jeseph
d'Angela," says Camclla modestly.
"All my success I ewe te him. He
and his wlfe have been se wonderful
te me you knew they went te Paris
for ths Olympic games Just because
I was a contestant. They have
well, they have Just been wen-der-ful."
Camelia talks almost as fast
as she runs, but she slewed up a bit
en her adjectives Just te ahew hew
much she really thought of her coach
and his wife.
Mr. d'Angela is the head of the
physical-training department at the
Newark State Nermal Scheel, and
his wife Is assistant director of the
department.
"He is responsible for my athletic
development, anys Miss Sable.
"It was a pleasure te work with
Miss Sable. She was se loyal and
willing," says Mr. d'Angela.
"Her nrit and loyalty and deter
minatien couldn't help but win her
a place in the first ranks," proudly
sava Mr. d'Angela? who is an en-
thusiastic admirer of the pretty ath
lete. Mr. W. Spader Willis, principal of
the school, and Dean Bertha Kain
think there is no one Just quite se
wonderful as Camelia.
"She was a splendid student and
her academic record geed. We are
most proud of Miss Sable," says the
dean. ,
"She was ener of the most popular
girls in school," chimes in Mrs.
d'Angela. "Yeu knew the students
of the school raised the funds for
Camelia te go te Paris, and when
she came back they gave her a big
reception and welcome. The whole
school Is proud of her."
And se It gees teachers, school
friends, coach and competitors' all
bow te de her honor. On Columbus
Day the dtlsens of Newark gave
Miss Sable a beautiful silver loving
cup as an expression of their appre
ciation and congratulation.
"But hew did it all start, Miss
Sable? Did you always have the
definite idea that you wanted te en
ter the Olympic games some day?"
But Miss Sable is far tee shyte
answer the questten' herself. "'She'
Camelia Sable and her smile
which spells victory
twists her hands a minute, shakes
back her short hair, se dark in its
cloudlike loveliness, and a slanting
sunbeam strikes amber sparks from
her eyes and then she smiles.
Miss Sabie is rather like a spark
or a sparkle. Even when she is sit
ting still she gives the impression
of motion, swift and sure, boundless
enthusiasm and a Jey of life se in
tense 'that in any one else it would
seem strained affectation but in her
it is merely the result of a body
trained te perfection, a mind keenly
alive, and a disposition as sunny as
the shores of Italy, which her parents
left thirty years age te come te
America.
Her love of outdoor sports was
bem in her.
"I think you have te love it and
have some natural athletic ability
or you cannot be a success, no mat
ter hew hard you try," said Miss
Sabie. "I always loved It, and I
worked, tee, It docs take constant
training."
Even when a bay Camelia could
never be found at meal times. In
vain would her mother call her, the
knotted geld rings In her ears shak
ing with indignation; but Camelia
would never be playing with her
dells or happily absorbed with her
tea set. Ne she waB out In the
streets, playing with the boys, game
like "Run, sheep, run!" she can
fessed, grinning at the remembrance.
And then when she was in gram
mar school there was the playground
toge te, which in a measuve made
Dp te her for the fact that ahe had
no athletic, net -even gymnastic,
training in stfcoel. In high school
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hhe smiles even at this pastime
Miss Sable in "clvleii." While an athlete of athletes, she is
intensely feminine, the pet of teachers and scholars
she took part in the annual meets,
which were started her Becend year
there. .She wen three silver loving
cups.
It was ene day in the gymnasium
at the Nermal Scheel when she was
practicing with the basketball team
that the quick eye of Mr. d'Angela
was caught by a certain form,' an
ual untrained, perfection In
Camelia's quick movements. Calling
her aside, he said: "Miss Snbie, have
you ever tried hurdling?"
"Hurdling".'" Cnmclia rind never
heard of it.
Hurdles Her Favorite
in Athletic Sports
And.it wianet until'Mr. d'Angela
fplained that she showed any in
terest in this new form of sport.
But once she was started I
"Gee, hew I love it!" she says,:
draining in a long breath, her eyes
shining. I
Working day by day, trslnliiR, Ftny-
Ins after silioel until (i or 7 o'clock,
dlellns, Miss Sable, who is fhe feet,
four Inches tall, kept her weluht nt 1'JO
pounds, and gradually peifeetliiR lirr
btyle, was ready te enter the piopecfd
meet between the three normal hchoeN
of the Htate.
The plan fell threugli and co f-he was
ient te Mamnreneck, N. V.. en May
33, te try out for the Oljmple enmes.
("tne of the lOil contestants from thf
Eastern section, r1m was chosen en the
team, and in her very first meet broke
the hurdle record. llur the hunllus
wcre only tempeiary buidle, and Miss
Sable kneckid down one of the stuks,
se the lecerd was net counted.
Hut at her second meet, en May 'J".
a liieetinR t the llluh Scheel Atliletlc
Association, which was supposed te be
for bois only. Miss Sable, with neveriil
ether Klrls, was allowed te entei and
run ever tne emclul luinllcs, and again
broke the record.
Her third tteet was in Pari" en
August 90, anl there Mum tSabte broke
the 100-yard birdie record again, teak
fe hard te e t'1 bed when I wanted te
be mi deck. Hut coming back we made
up for lest time we danced morning,
neon anil nlnht," she laiiRlird, liiiuer
Iiir a sttliiR of pearls around her neck,
"These are one uf the four htriiiR"
Riven me at the Star n.tjtbi meet," hIie
said "I also net a bnrpln when I
made a talk at one of the theatres one
iiisshr."
Few jeuiiR clrli have the con.pll cen.pll
mimts, RiftF, attentieim nnd reauests
that crowd In upon Camelia, Always
It is "for just a few minutes of your
time, se jeu can talk te my students"
till fiem ether teachrrs. '
"Hut she is just as sweet and tin
nssiimlnR as she alwuys was," taya
Fiean Isain, "and we are very proud
of her for that, tee, te think that she
has net become conceited ubeut her great
triumphs."
"I teach fiem .S:.in till qnnrter after
.'I new," said Miss Sable. "I did tearh
till 4, but I malmced te have niv
periods arranged se that I could Ret off
eailier, because J inn Ruing te brain
trainiiiR iiRain. I inun keep In Reed
cliiilitlen,
"I want te cuter the Olympic gair.es
iiriiIu two jtears from new,'' she paid,
"Of course, we were ttreud te win aw.
nnd iilace, as it was our, Mrat attempt.
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