Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
YOUTTOBREAK
lOOO-YD. RECORD
Chicago Filler Will At
tempt to Better Johnny
Overton's Mark Tonight
NATIONAL A. A. U. MEET
BY PAUL PREP


Joic Ray. the Chicago express. will
make his second attempt within weeks
time, to break one Of the track records
now held by Captain Johnny Ovcrton.
of the United States marines, when he
toes the mark in the 10OO-yard run of
rational indoor track and field cham
ponships of the Amateur Athletic Union
which will be held this evening in the
Twenty-sccond Regiment Armory, New
York
Last saturday night Ray made an un-
successful attempt to clip off a second or
less off the worlds indoor record for
a mile. which was established by Johnny
ovcrton I'm the local clubs meet in 1917.
Although he failed to set a new mark
for the event, many who saw the west
ern fIicr in this race regard his per-
formance as oven moro Credtablc than
the record breaking run Of Overton
The two-lap difference in the size of
the track to his time necessitatcd
eight extra turns and added a few sec
onds to his time.
Has Failed Three Times
Tonight he will try to better the record
OF two minutes aud fifteen seconds. but
1t is extremely doubtful IL he will he
IL seen in competition almost every
week. but he has failed in his three
attempts to break standing marks in
the East this winter
Joic viii have fast competition in
the lOOO-yard race tonight and if Eddie
ran shows the same form which he ax-
hiplted last saturday night in the Mead.
owbrook mile. Ray may he forced 10
finish second best for the first time In
a scratch race this season. i'm fact for
some time. Fall is inexperienced AT the
indoor game. but his best distance an.
pears to be around 1000 yards. Mike De.
vanney. Of the Boston Navy Yard Fred
Eby. the former Penn star, attending
the training camp at Camp Grant. and
Woman Willie Gordon. of the Pelham
bay Naval Training school, are entered
in this event.
While chief interest in the meet cen.
ters on this race It will not cas-. n large
shadow on several of the other events
The 6OO-yard run will he a humdlnger
tnr included among the starters are
Fred Eby, Bor MaNam, Iieutenan,
Mihot ana Lieutenant Bill Kelly, Flovd
smart, Jimmy Burke. Jimmy O'Rrien
Jack Sellers and last but not least Dave
caldwell, OF Boston. who hasn't done
anything on the track since last winter
Penn in Medley Relay
Coach Lawson Robertson's Penn ath,
letes Will make determined try fo,
the medley relay championship. wbic,
Wui nave decided collegiate and mill.
tary naNor with Cornell, Penn and La.
Ia! -! cue represented with fast quartets
me i'eo ana Blue men will run as fol
,ons' hammond 22O yards Ianders
nI
rms bunch Is handicapped through IN,
absence Of "A good miller. Gustaf fsop /,
half-iniler, but only "A fair miller Th,
other teams in this event are AIillros,
~ A. Boston Navy Yard. Camp Dix
Pelnam Bay Naval Training Station
faullst a G. and the Brooklyn A. A,
80 much for the running events 7,
the neld events the best talent ayaiIabI,
VIII be on hand. Arthur Engles. Franl
Loomis, Savage. Harold Barron n
the Meadowbrook Club. and Erdman
Of Princeton, will fight il out fo
first honors in the 7O-yard hurdle race
clinton Larsen. of Brigham Youn,
University. who Is considered the world
greatest high jumper; 10 Loomls, forme
national champion Egon Erickson an,
Dean Lefner, the st. Louis schoolbo,
VIII compete In the high jump champion
may be established.
Ivan Dresser. the intercollegiate cross
country champion. will meet among oth
ers in the two-mile tltular race Gordo
7. Nightingale, OF the NewhampsbIr
state College, and John Ryan, the pres
ent champion. =
Eby and L0omis Absent
Some OF the boys who hold title
will not be in the lists to defen
them tonight. Lieutenant Johnn
Overton. the Yale flyer. Is serving hi
Uncle Sam overseas. He will h
missed In the 1000-yard race. 10
Loomis. the sprint champion. was mr.
able to arrange for a furlough fror
the officers training school at Cam
Grant, and Earl Eby, the 6OO-yar
king, will wait eagerly to learn IN
name OF the man who won the titl
left open by his inability to lay asid
the olive drab for the eyening.
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