The sun., 1916-09-24
Murray SmasheS Record
Established in 1883
Californian Clips Three and Four-ffths Seconds From
12O Yard Hurdle Race Mark at New
York A. c.. Games.

While the Amateur Athletic Union
was GROWING Fred W. Kelly OF Los
Angeles with the pentathion national
title and Mike Devaney Of the Millcose
\. A. with the two mile r,ceplcchase
honor at Truvcrs Island yesterday after
noon. Fred $. Murray OF san Francisco
was earning for himself a new worlds
record.
lie established new figures In the
120 yard hurdle race. when he travelled
that distance over ten Nights Of hurdles
three feet high in the unprecedented time
Of IL ?-5 seconds. This Is . As seconds
faster than the old record. hung up way
a In. 1888 by George H.. Taylor.
Murray ca rned the record BY the small.
est Of margins. for as he breasted the
tape. Boil Simpson OF the University OF
Missouri. who holds the nationa! title,
was n, his shoulder. The contest was
one OF the special events staged by the
New Notk Athletic club for its ninety
seventh games. IA 1t Murray. Kelly, Bob
Sirrfson. Jack Elicr and Arthur Eagles
werc ,n;e.ed bu; Eller and Engles Sc
fused The ,sN,:c and only the three West
crnciv went TO the pos,
Fred Kelly Drops Out.
This trio started OFT ON oven Terms.
but Kelly. who had previously competed
IN three p%entathlon events. could not
get his stride. and dropped out after ne
had flown over three obstacles. With
him ou.. It was IA duel between Murray
and Simpson. And n pretty duel It was.
over the four hurdles they few together,
neither an inch ahead. Al that pom:
simpson began to draw away. Gradually
he increased his lead, and when the las,
flight had been cleared ne was nearly
"A yard ahead. but before he reached the
tape Murray displayed u tremendous
burst OF speed, and III the .inal sprin,
managed to get UP In tiine to win h!
"A foot.
Kelly was much the best In III,
Pentathlon. lie won with the fine scor,
OF . points. Pat O'Connor OF the Irlsl
American Athletic Cluh finished second
with IL points. Dai, Shea of the Pa
time A. L. was third. with Ii points
Hector ARRAY OF the New Haven A. A
fourth. with Il points. and Henry San
ford Thorne. unattached. NTH. with .;
Robert Nash Of the New York A.. {
failed to start in the 1900 meter rui
and was declared out Of the contest.
In carrying or the title the Los An
Seles y. u. thu won tnree events. NnlSnet
second in another and was fourth In tn
dfth. In the running broad jump. throw
ing the javelin and the 200 meter dasl
ie v~u;,!asssI a:s opponents and scorc;
Gu sily. In the discus event only o'Con
nor was able To beat him In the dis
lance run he finished close behind A
ARRAY. O'Connor and Shea.
'ChaAe L. Run Daring tor
d pe,aney won his steeplcchasc till
because he possessed the most stamina
This event was finished in a heavy raj
and hail storm and with few Of the thou
sands OF spectators left 20 witness II.
Although n dozen rugged athletes com
pe;ed the contest was a battle from be
ginning to end between Dcvaney an
John Overton of Yale.
The curse was "A severe one. with
broad and ieep water Jump 20 be Gov
cred eight times. overion seemed I
possess NOR. speed than any OF his or
ponents. and he also seemed to I've tn
best Jumper and being such a GOO
jumper probably cost hin the race. IL
jumped toe much. Fearing the a
he ieapcd across the pool instead OF int
II. These leaps tended to sap III
strength ami y half mile from home h
showed signs Of distress. When he tire
Davarey. who had been In second p!ac'
moved up and took command. once l
front the Millrose lad sped along with
free and easy stride. while the Yale ma