The evening world., 1918-01-24

A LTHOUGH he apparently tried
~ harder than he did last year.
when no created the new
worlds indoor record OF Q minutes
II Us seconds for tho two-mile run.
Jole Ray. tho Illinois. flyer. ran
| eleven seconds slower in last nights
feature event of the Millrose A. A.
games In Madison Square Garden.
Ray displayed a great burst OF
speed. after winning tho Rodman
| Wanamaker Trophy for III miles,
in tho extra half mile IN an attempt
to break tho record. lie ran un-
paced for the additional distance.
Matched against Ray in the Wanna
maker race were Clyde Stout OF Chi
cago, George Otis OF the University
OF Chicago and Jack Ryan OF Boston
All three men were punched at the
finish half a lap behind Ray, with
Otis beating Stout six inches for Sec
ond place.
They stopped then, leaving Ray to
90 on alone for the self-imposed task
OF trying 10 smash the two-mile mark
Rays winning time for the mile ana
n half distance was G minutes 81 40
seconds. a full eleven seconds slower
than the American record he made In
the same race last year..
After the first two laps Ray mace
a runaway affair of tho race. JACK
RYAN Jumped into the lead at the gun,
win Raw second, Stout third anu
Otis last. For two laps Ryan set the
mace. out at the beginning or tne
third round Ray moved up ana TOOK
the lead. For a while Stout tried 10
hold him, but at the end OF a quar-,
ter OF "A mile he dropped back d
from then on Ray Increased his lead
by a dozen yards or more eacn zap;
Al a mile he was sixty yards aheah
Of Stout and Otis. who were running
abreast, with Ryan a few PAGES be-
Absolutely unpaced and with only
he cheers of the crowd to urge MIN
on, Ray raced through the last mile
OF the race with ever increasing
speed. He paid no attention TO the
bell marking the end Of the mile and
a half ace, but STROBE right ahead.
When he came to the last lap he
Hprlnted away with the stamina and
dash OF a man in a ~l00-yard dash, and
he broke the tape, running as Smooth
ly as a well oiled clock.
II Rays failure TO break tho record
disappointed the crowd the errect wa:
short lived, for the brilliant victory OF
George Dernell of the Boys Cluo IT
the Millrose coo wiped away. for the
moment at least. memories OF Rays
fine struggle against Father Time.
Dernell captured the special GOO
ward run by a spectacular sprint
through the straight which carried
him to the front, to nose out Rober'
Maxam Of the Meadowbrook club o.
Philadelphia, who had taken the lead
at tho halfway mark and seemed
10 have tho race within his grasp
Dernell's time was ] minute, IL ~
seconds, and his margin OF victor,
over MaXam was a scant foot.
lack Sellers Of the New York A. c
and Jimmie O'Brien OF Loughlin Ly
ceum altcrnated in the lead for tn
first 800 yards, with MaNam In thirC
place and DernCll last in a iield o
five. MaNam ~overhaulcd and passe'
frst Sellers and then O'Brien and sho
|, into the lead. Al. through the last laI
he had 10 nght of repeated challenge
by O'Bricn. At the top OF the home
stretch he led by three yards, He fol
tered for a moment midway down tn,
straightaway. installing the finish post
and when he recovered Dernell, VIII
had fairly flown through the last hal
/, lap, was right on top of him. MaNau
made a game attempt to hold of tn
|, New York lad. but to no avail, 10
Dernell nailed him just at the tape.
Howard Berry, the great al aroun'
athletic of the University OF Pennsyl
! yania, carried the Colors OF Camp hi
, in the relay race between army an,
navy teams, Berry had a thrilling
. battle with Tom Halpin Of the Firs
Naval District OF Boston in tho nna
. leg Of a sensational ace and outral
o the Boston man In the battle for III
tape. ON Berry's team were Will
Anderson, formerly Of tho New York \
G, Lieut.. w. Kelly and q. G. Anderson
the Colgate quarterback of last year.
, II was Willie Anderson's fine run
a ming in the second relay that pu
Camp Dix in the race. Kelly jus