Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29
NO LIMIT TO RECORD
MAKING IN ATHLETICS
Achievements Duing Year Most Remark
able in Last Observation-Disclosures Carries
OFF Honors Canadian Leads Walker

that matter. OF the century IL mans
koIehmainau, the wonderful Finnish
runner who set new worlds records for
various distances. was the wonder OF all
The runners at the Olympian games held
in Stockholm kolehmainan won the biz
marathon race in the remarkable time OF
2.%@@.56iq. Besides the running fcats of the
linn, there were several other wonder
ful runners developed, among them Ted
Berna. George Bonhag. ~ f.. Wood. Louis
Scott Abe kiviat. William Kramer and
john Paul Jones. There were several
sprintcrs 10 tho worlds records at l,D
Yards George Gouldins. the Canadian
walker was the greatest of all in that
class of sports. although William Murray
of Australia set new mark at the mile.
Marc Wright set new record for the
pole vault, which vii! he hard TO beat,
and George HORNE. the California jumper,
set a new worlds marx that should stand
for some time Jim Duncan and Matt Me
Grath lead i'll the weights. with Fat Nc
Donald doins great stunts with the ham
mers The Olympic games We're big
success. and brought together the world
greatest athletes. II Will bring more
countries into the games in 1915 than ever
before. for now the foreign nations are
Just getting a taste of the fever for
athletics. and some OF the foreign coun-
tries are already starting to prepare their
teams Tor tn" big games IN 1910. / mere
seems to be no limit to the record break
ing game. and the Americans VIII no
doubt continue to lead along these lines
The feature events for the year follow
Edinburgh. Scotland January :. 1877
Eolehmainan native of Finland won
the professional marathon foot race of
ri miles M yards and the championship
Of the world His time was - H12
san francisco. Cal. January i2-Raiph
Rose made q new record of y feet rs
Inches for the Shotpu;.
WATERFOWL, y. y. January 1!t-Alfred
ShrUbb, English champion. won the world s
championship at ten miles for profession
ais by defeating Bill Queal. American
champion in I? minutes . - seconds.
Oshkosh. Wis. January @I-Arlie Mucks
IF Chicago put the twelve pound shot ~
feet y incncS--a new record.
New York city. January 25-Patrick
MCDonald's new worlds record for the
1S-pound shot was il feet III. inches.
Another worlds record was made by
George Y. Bonhag when he negotiated
the 1000 meter run in 10 minutes .
seconds.
Edinburgh. Scotland. February 3
Tom LoEgboat of Canada ran fifteen
miles in | hour 20 minutes 20 sec
onds. defeating Kolehmainan and Hans
Holmer.
National Park Seminary Washington
j.. G.. February e-Mary Frances Glass
OF Nincennes. Ind. set Il new high jump
record for women of feet 4 inches.
door record for the running high jump
was made by @. G. Lawrence of Bos-
ton. who cleared feet az inches.
New York city. February 21-Harry
Lee of the Boston y. y. set a new in
door record for the s0o-yard run from d
standing start. in 1.5t %
Troy " V February 22-Oscar r.
Hedlund ran mile IL yards in 4
minutes IL ID seconds-a ne" indoor
record.
san Francisco, cal. February 2s.-At
the Olympic meet held mere three indoo"
worlds records were tcttered. Forest
Smithson established new record for
75-yard low hurdles. making the distance
in 90 L. which is the worlds outdoor
record Ralph Rose hurled the 16-pounH
shot ~ feet inches: Con Walsh put the
-6-pound shot IL feet ~ inches.
Melbourne. Victoria, Australia feDru-
sry CIV. Murray, an amateur. walked
one mile in {; minutes - -. seconds.
Buffalo. y. V. March lin relay
race. which broke the worlds record Tor
-four miles Cornell won over Penn, the
final mile being run by Jones in 20 SIS.
The time for The four miles was Ia AZ 20.
Tho Cornell team WAS composed OF Pufna,
Pinch. Berna and Jones
No;re Dame. Ind. March 1i.-In a dual
Track meet between Notre Dame and ONO
State two worlds indoor records were
eatiaIed BY Capt. Fletcher and Fred VIII
Iiams-FIetcher taking the low hurdles in
Hol fiat aud Williams jumping the high
barrier in c..ti 80.
Berlin. Germany, March 16.-fterr eiass
ier broke the worlds record for weight
Fitting by hoSting with his left arm an
iron bar weighing II fraction over IA
pounds.
Madison Wis. March 23.-At the
Badger university track meet GndD Doc
Torlney made the 4o-yard dash III ID
seconds. which equals the worlds record.
Melbourne, australia. March w;
Murray of the Melbourne Harriers walked
$500 meters q miles, 3W YARDS in ii
minutes ~ - seconds.
Long Beach. Cal. March 2a.-Forcst
Srnithson cuualed two worlds indoor rec
ords tamateuri. taking the fI-yard low
hurdles in -. seconds and the iJ-%drd
high hurdles ~ d seconds fiat.
New York city, March 3o.-GeorSe I'll.
C;ouIding Of Toronto established a new
worlds amateur walking record for four
miles 1indoor1. covering the - laps q
laps to the milep in ~ minutes ~ l..
seconds.
Venice. Cal. March 31.-Miss Beatrice
Lloyd put the l2-pound shot - feet !
inches.
Chicago April 6-walter Dray estao-
Hsheh a new worlds indoor record FOR
Inc pole vault. clearing the bar at l. feet
S. inches Forest Fletcher equaled the
worlds record OF 90 tor the f-yard low
hurdles.
san Francisco. Cal. April 6-Sergt- John
walsh, l.. :. y. retired. SiNty-one years
If age claims {" have completed this day
walking round trip from san + rdnciStc
% New York in 116 DAYS He covered
1909 miles and averaged forty miles a
say.
Toronto, Ont, April S-George Gouldins
defeated relay OF three men, each doing
mile. and set a new indoor mark for the
distance of ~ minutes 80 ia seconds.
Cambridge, Mass. April 12-Harvard
strongest man is +. III. Leslie of Hilton
Mass. who has broken all strength test
records with ,5l3 points.
Stanford University. Cal, April 13-rhf
worlds interscholastic record for the 10
-ard high hurdles was broken by Whitfield
Of Citrus Union High OF Azusa, in 10 80.
Athens. Greece. April 13-In the Olympic
:ryouts, G. Tsikleteras made a standing
broad jump OF II feet inches-a world
record.
Princeton. y. J., April 20-F. c. Thomp.
son OF Princeton holds the all-around
rack A. A. L. worlds record with d scor,
Of 1885 points. He surpassed Martin Sher
dams record in all the events except the
l0O-yard dash. hammer throw and throw
ne the jS-pound weight.
New York City, May J-Alfred L
Woods, ten-mile professional champion OF
Great Britain. won the fifteen-mile profes
,ional Derby held at Celtic Park in l hour
Is minutes 151. seconds.
Eugene. Ore. May I1-Vere Windnag lC
IAN the SSn-ydrd event in 1.J6 i-I-a new
ntcrscholastic record.
Notrc Dame, Ind. May 1l--Wasson oi
Sotrc Dame ran the 1T-yard dash in
tri - seconds.
J-rbaHa. Ill.,. May 1J-In the 120-yarC
nigh hurdles, Case of Illinois University