Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18
A. A. j. MARKS FALL
Records Broken in Western
Try-0uts at Chicago.
COLORED ATHLETES STAR
DESMOND and Butler Do Great Work
in Trials for Panama Fair
Meet.
COLORED ATHLETES STAR

CHICAGO, July 17.-Athletes of the
central states in the try-outs for the
Panama-Pacific meet today smashed
national and central A. 4. L. records
in a fast meet on Stage Field.
Binga DESMOND, colored runner of the
University of Chicago, set new ma
tional A. A. L. record of O. IS SIS in the
440-yard dash, the old mark, held ny
Burke of the Boston A. a. since 1896.
being a second slower.
Arlie Mucks, the University of Wis
consin giant, twice broke the discus
record, with heave of 1879 feet SIC
inches in winning the event, and LA
feet inches in an exhibition later.
The old discus mark was 10! feet
y inch, credited to Muller of the New
York Irish-American A. c. in 1914.
Ray Runs a Fast Mile.
Joie Ray of the Illinois Athletic Clut
set a new mile record of 4.16 2-5
breaking the old mark of Kiviat of tht
Irish-American A. C. in 1912 by two
and one-fifth seconds.
Robert Simpson of the University o,
Missouri won both the 120-yard and
22oyard hurdles in record time-the
first in OILS is, a fifth slower than his
own best. and the second in 0.2i 4-5
Joe Loomis, national champion in the
100-yard dash, the running high jumI
and the 220-yard hurdle, failed to win
an event today. but though he was de-
feated by Smith, the Michigan rune,
carrying the Chicago A. A. colors, he
made the best time of the day in trial
heat of the century which he won in
0.9 as, being pressed to the finish by
Dewey Knight of the University of Chi
cago.
LIGHTER of the Illinois Athletic Clut
won the 440-yard hurdle in 0.56 rs
lowering the record of w. A. Mean!x OF
event last year in 0.51 As.
Sol Butler, colored athlete. set a
broad jump record of "A feet = IL inches
The summaries.
1ao-yard high hurdles-SimpSon University o
Missouri. won. Time, 0l5 10 Others disquaii
i4o-yard high hurdles-Lighter. 1. A. C.
t Mgn Geei5s s G a A. second Smart c. A A.
Three mile walk-Derkens. {. "A. C., won
Bosch, W. E. A. a. second: Goehei. New or
leans. third Time, "a; -.
third Distance, "a feet ~ inches New record
SpnIn high jgmp -cRdea Porter c. wen
third Height. feet iuches.
Pole vault iI .: a 1 w ven, knowes
Il feet ~, inches.
Throwing the discus-A iucks, University of Wis
consin. won: Eachman. Natrc Dame. second: Tai
i,ott. Kansas city Athletic Club, thiid. Distance
l59 feet 81. inches.
iO0-yard dash-Smith. G. 4. A. won, LOOMS
g. A. A, second Ward. c. a. a, third. Time
010.
i40-yard run-Damond. L. Of G.. Won: Irons
c. A. A.. second; stegeman, L. of c.. third
Time. O.4S 3-5.
sSo-yard run-Campbell, University of Chi
G. i. A.. third Time 1:5i 1-5.
One-mie rtn--Ray, |. A. e.. wen: Marceau
Time 4.16 %.
sixteen-pound hammer t!row-Talbott Kan
sas City A. c.. won: Kohler. l. y. g. second
Benson, C. A. A.. third. Distance. 40 feet.
Throwing 56-p0und weight-Talbott- X. {. \
A. won; Brlndlse. {. A.. second: Callahan
unattached, third. Distance. 80 ft"t IL riches
Running hop. step and iump-Ahcarn l. y
C. c. won: Landers. C. A. y. second: Con
ley. c. A.. third Distance. ~ feet 9ai inches
Sixteen-pound shot-Talhott. X. C. A. C.,
won: Muchs. University of Wisconsin. second.
Richards. l. a. c. c.. third Distance, ii
feet 3as inches.
Ffve-mie run-Myers. 1. A. C.. Won: Cam
eron, l. A. c.. second. Kennedy, unattached
third. Time, 21.3i 80.
22O-yard dasli-Booth. c. A. A, Won; Smith
c. A. A., second Zoellen. C. A. A., third
a2o.yard low hurdles Simpson University OF
Missouri won: Joe LOOMS, G. \. A. second;
f. Ioomis, c. 4. A.. third Time, GA 10.