New Britain herald., 1917-11-17
ATHLETES APPLY
 FOR NEW RECORDS
X. A. U. to Pass on Marks at Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh

New York, Nov. 17.-When the A. A. U. moguls meet in their annual powwow in St. Louis next Monday Abel kiviat, Alvah Meyer George Bonhag, Eddie Beeson and other rec ord holders will have their ears to the ground awaiting with anxiety the deliberations on the report of the rec ord committed. From all indications many Of their marks will be erased from the books
 Iris an i'll wind that blows no good, however, and Andy KeNN Johnny Overton, Joie Ray, Clint Larsen and other present day stars turn their thoughts MissouriWard in fond hopes oe seeing the A. A. U. take the off, oinl action that will result in their names being inscribed in the athletic hall of fame in place of the sorrow inI old timers
 Andy Kelly fondly hopes to see his q 2-5 seconds figures for 300 yards onhc1ally supplant the present indoor 800 yard record of 32 1-5 seconds held py Alvah Meyer. Johnny Overton looks to see his 1000 yards figures < of 2:14 and mile figures of 4:16 chalked up on the record book in
 
 indoor marks of 2:15 2-0 and AIS 1-5. Joie Ray confidently expects George Bonhags two mile indoor record of 9:14 1-5 will be erased and "Joie Ray. 9:11 2-5," substituted in its place.
 ./ Five Marks for Loomis. 4yi Joe Loomis has put in claims for of11cial recognizance of his 1917 per fOrmances of 6 2-5 seconds for 60 yards and ' 1-5 seconds for 70 yards, } both of which equal the present marks. Eleven sprintera. including Loomis himself jointly are credited with the present 60 yards record of 62-5 seconds. Billy Shick. Jimmy Archer, Howard Drew and Bobby Cloughen compose the select circle Loomis hopes to join as the 70 yard record holder. Joe also chips in with a request that his 12 2-5 seconds performance for 125 yards, equalling the record made by Charlie Sherrill, now Adjutant- General of the State of New York, twenty-seven years ago, be allowed by the A. A. U.
 All told Loonris has put in claims for five records. In addition to the sprint figures he asks the A. A. U. to officially recognize his 1-5 sec onds for the 50 yard hurdles and 3-5 seconds for the 70 yard low hurdles Waldo Ames of the University of H. linois has filed an application for the A. A. U. to recognize his 3-5 sec onds for the 75 yard high hurdles and 2-5 seconds for the 75 yard low hurdles as new amateur records Harry Goelitz of the Chicago A. A. wants the A. A. '. to recognize his 13 seconds for the 100 yard high hurdles as a new record.
 Eddie Renz of the New York A. C. asks that the time he made in win ming the fifteen mile walk here last June, hours 2 minutes r 3-5 sec onds, be substituted in place of the present record of 2:14:44 made thirty seven years ago by w. O'Keefe on the old Williamsburg A. c. track Bill Plant requests that the times he made for eleven, twelve, thirteen and fourteen miles-1:31:33 3-5, 1:4O:OO 2-5, 1:48:4S 1-5, and 1:57:52-official- 1y supplant the old marks made by w. s. Hart, Ed Lange and w. O'Keefe.
 Matt McGrath on Deck.
 Matt McGrath, the police hercules, is on deck with the plea that his un- limited run and follow 56 pound weight performance of 43 feet 1 k inches be substituted for the present mark of 40 feet 2 inches made by John Flanagan at Celtic Park in 1904. Clinton Larsen of Brigham Young University asks that his run ming high jump of 6 feet 7% inches be accepted as the record in place of the present mark of feet 5-16 inches held by Eddie Beeson.
 Most of the applications for mems swimming records are made by Nor man Ross, the phenomenal California swimmer. but Teddy Cam of the New York A. C. has turned in a re- quest that his BPS performance for 200 yards be considered as new mark. Duke Kahanamoku and liar old Kruger of Honolulu, Ludy Langer of Los Angeles, Perry McGillivray, Mike McDermott and Charles PavHcek of the Illinois A. C. of Chicago and for new swimming marks
 Claire Galligan of New Rochelle. fresh from her triumphal trip to Cali fornta and Honolulu, has asked the A !. A. U. to recognize her 7:31 2-5 for 800 yards and 6:39 4-5 for 44O yards as new women's swimming records Miss Olga Dorfner and Mabel Arl<lie Y of Philadelphia and Dorothy Burns ot Los Angeles are the other mermaids who seek official recognizance from the A. A. Y. for besting Father Time
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