Homer Baker
Homer Baker was an American, middle-distance track and field athlete. He became US national half-mile champion in 1913 and 1914. He toured Europe during 1914 and won the British 880-yard crown from the famed Albert Hill. Baker had poor eyesight and withdrew from running for 18 months after a 1917 accident in the New York City Subway. He did the 880 yards in 1,56,4 and 660 yards in 1,20,4. In 1923 he was appointed physical director in the Panama Canal Zone.
