El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-03
THLETIC performances

~ tinued throughout the year
L = despite war conditions, and a
number OF worlds records and also
American records were created. One
Of the greatest performers was John
Overton, Of Yale, who smashed the
worlds indoor record for the mile
run, covering the distance In ( min.
10 sec. At the same meet Andrew J.
Kelly. OF Holy Cross college estab-
lished a new mark for 500 yards by
making 1t in 81 2-5 seconds.
Joe Loomis. the Chicago athlete.
was a record performer and equaled
his own mark for the so yard dash.
and he also did some remarba de
work in the high jump
Ray Holds Record.
Joie Ray, OF Chicago, established a
new record for the mile and a half.
ana also broke the American record
Tor two miles Of g minutes II 1-5 sec
onds. This was indoors.
Fred Murray. the California athlete.
was a record performer, and also Bob
SimOson, who smashed nearly every
thing he entered in the hurdling line
His work has been nothing short Of
marvellous
Henry F. 0Iahoney, Of Boston, made
wonderful time in a 100-yard run at
Boston, and John ". Ryan at the
same time did splendid work in the
two mile run
Howard Berry repeated by winning
the penJathlOn championship at Phila-
delphia- It being the third time he
captured this honor
Arlie Mucks, the Wisconsin ath-
lete, created q new mark in the dis
Gus throw, and il looks a. II he has
not reached his limit
The principal records in the ath-
letic world during the past year are
as follows;
@. LOOMS. Of the G A a. broke the
amateur Iirt track record (indoor)
for the 5O-yard dash His time was
. % seconds
Urbana, H. Jan 29-Waldo Ames.
Of the Illinois track team. ezcelled the
amateur record in the 75-yard high
hurdles, indoors, covering the bar
riers in ;09 As.
Evanston. III. Jan ga new res
ord for women in the 50-yard low
hurdles CindOOrs) was established oy
Miss Mabel Mcconnell her time be-
ing 9 Is seconds
New York city. Jan. os-Joie Ray
won the 1illrOse A a. mile and one
half run with new worlds record Z
lindoor) of 5-45-amateur-
Robert Simpson lowered the Amer I
fean record (indoor) FOR the T0-yard 4
low hurdles TO s Is seconds and Tor 4
the 70-yard high hurdles 10 seconds +
fiat.
Chicago, Jan. 27-Irving AIahl. Of
81. Louis. ran the 50-yard dash In I
% seconds
View York city, Feb. 15-The Amer I
lean record for two miles Cndoor I
amateur) was lowered by Joie ". I
Ray. OF the Z a c.. to 9-1l %.
Joseph q. LOOMS, Of the C. A. A.. 1
equaled the record in the 20 yards low .
hurdles Of 10 seconds
Boston Feb 22-David s Calu- b
well ran 1000 yards, indoors. in . min. (
Is sec a new amateur record.
Chicago Feb. 24-The sd annual 3
track and field meet OF the First Hi .
uois regiment was won by the Cnica-
so Athletic association. scoring IS +
points J0ie Ray clipped 3 Is sec
OH s off the one mile Central A A. T. .
record the University OF Chicago re-
lay team won the one mile open event ]
IN 3-37, also g new Central A. A T. I
record
Kansas City. March Bob Simp- 1
son cleared the bars In the 50-yard I
high hurdles IN 6 s. seconds, and the .
-0-vard low hurdles in record time OF .
. - seconds
Philadelphia, March 5-At the IN .
door COLLEGIATE meet, Capt. John Far I
we'll Of Chicago ana Yale, equaled /
the American amateur indoor record I
Of : seconds for the 5o-yard high .
hurdles
Boston. March Henry F Ma
honey. Of the Boston A. a. made the I
1000 yard run in . min 19 - sec; ;
and = ". Ryan won the two-mile I
run in . min. 10 As sec, both new ]
records
I-rbans. III. March Capt Ames /
Of the University Of Illinois. lowered I
Two American records, winning the
75-yard high hurdles in Q 40 seconGs. ]
and the 15-yard low hurdles in s 2-5 I
seconds.
Philadelphia. March 10-Johnny /
Overton. of Yale, set a new standard I
OF min. Is sec. for the one mile run
Indoors, amateur.
Kansas City, March 16-Robert
Simpson, OF Missouri, set a new rec
ord for the 50-vard low hurdles. .