New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11
NEW TWO-N[IE
RECORD IS AIM
OF JOE RAY
Believes Garden Tract
Will Favor Him in New
York A. c. Games
BY A. c. CAvAGNARO

Ray, the Illinois Athletic Club run,..
in his aim to break the world. ind..,
record OF s:0s 3-5 for two miles. Win
the eleventh hour enforced decision :,
the New York Athletic Club to hold n,
annual games in Madison Square Gar.
den on Tuesday evening. The eontsst,
were originally scheduled TO be hsld =,
the 22d Regiment Arinory. Athlstie
followers were skeptical as to Ray's a.
forts Of establishing new figures. With
the great resiliency to be obtained a,
the springy Garden track, instead A.
the hard armory floor, the Chc.so
runner gets an excellent opportuni,v
Of accomplishing his aim.
On the same Garden track sevsr,,
weeks ago Ray gave a thrill to Local
adherents when he lowered the WORLD,
record time for one and half miller a
6:45, thus smashing the former msH
held by the late Tommy Connect. n
that event Ray changed his stride oply
twice, jumping of into one smooth ma.
ton of locomotion at the start an
maintaining il until two laps fra,
home. A challenge from q rival mad
the Chicago boy quicken his pses.
which he held TO the end. With thI,
fine exhibition still fresh in the NINA,
Of track and field enthusiasts, athlete
fans believe Ray may break either "a,
American or worlds record for the dis.
lance.
Ray in Training Here
Ray has been in this city for the las;
week. continuing his training on the
Columbia University track, with Iy,n
! Myers, a clubmate, to press him on
While Ray has been sprinting around
the gymnasium track Jack Mahan. Ms
coach, has been holding the watch On
his performances, and in several Of hi,
trials the athlete has come within ssy.
eral seconds Of the present record tine
| Against open competition Ray should
travel considerably faster.
A specially selected field has bee,
| chosen u oppose Ray. Amone Ia
runners VIII be Haywood II. Holden
a Winged Foot athlete, who at pres.
/ ent is running in good form; Casper
Scheffer and Jim Plant, the Junior
champion, Of the Long Island Athlete
7 Club; Harry McGinn, of the Pauli,,
Athletic Club, and Charles Pores, Ii.
/ Millrose Athletic Association runner
No better collection of opponent,
could be secured. as all can be expect.
ed to show their best form on al Ia.
( door track at this distance.
1t is very probable that Blngs Dis.
mond, Of Chicago University, will
augment the field In the "Buermeyu
500" special event The Western Con.
/ ference record holder Of II rs sec.
onds for the quarter mile around one
/ turn should prove a worthy opponent
! for Ted Meredith, twice winner Of the
| cup; Billy Moore, Of Princeton; Dave
/ Caldwell and Tom Halpin, Of the Bos.
/ ton Athletic Association, and Eddie
/ Riley, formerly of Dartmouth College
! DESMOND should prove a thorn in tho
/ side Of Meredith, as he has shown
I sterling form of late, recently defeat.
! ing Meredith in race in Chicago.
Baxter Mile Great Feature
While the Buermeyer event should
prove a great sprinting race, athlete
sharps are of the belief that the Bsl.
ter Mile, another feature attrsctsn
will develop nors evenly fought
competition. Among the starters h
this event will be Johnny ovsrton. 81
/ Yale; Earl W. Ely, the tow-headsl
i streak of lightning from the Univer.
sity Of Pennsylvania; Ivan Myers and
Mike Devaney, of the Millrose Athlete
/ Association. who last Saturday fur.
/ nished surprise in winning the
Hunter Mile in Boston. Devaney I.
evidently back in mis- old-time form.
and he will undoubtedly be closely
watched by his rivals.
! The special sprint races, hurdle and
relay races will have some Of III.
worlds greatest athletes as stsrtsr
Among the competitors may be seen
Robert ]. Sin pson, Fred S. Murray
| Jack Eller, Larry e. Scudder. Brooke
Brewer, 10 LOOMS, Dave Caldwell,
Sherman Landers, Westmors Wilcox
Joe Higgins and scores Of others
An appetizer to the Winged Foot
competitions will be the annual games
of the knights Of st. Antony, to BE-
held in the armory of the 47th Reg.
ment, Marcy Avenue and Hayward
Street, Brooklyn, tomorrow evening
While the programme has seyersl
features. the seventh running Of ts
Suburban Quarter will attract m0i
attention. In this event will be sueh
starters as Ted Meredith, Bings Dis
mond. Tom Halpin, Joe Higgins
George w. Dernell and Westmor
Wilcox.
Meredith has two legs on the bes:.'
tiful $500 trophy, and he Is exeest
ingly anxious to make it his pernt
rent property. II is rumored thar
Meredith will retire from the einen
path and devote more time 70 DIS
Philadelphia business II he is able %
turn the tables on DESMOND, who voh
a sensational victory over him s'.
year. Halnin is also at his best ).
this distance and his ability 10 sn
out during the last few weeks ana o.
some indoor training has tended "
bring him I'D TO hi. best form.