The sun., 1919-04-29
JOE RAY HANGS UP
NEW WORLD RECORD
Runs 1000 Yards in 2 Min
utcs 13 2-5 Seconds in
Match Race.
NEW TIME FOR THE 220
Murchison of st. Louis A. A.
Sets American Mark for
FurlOng.
NEW TINE FOR THE 22O

last night established a new worlds rec
ord for 1000 yards in defeating Homer
Baker Of the Glencoe A. c. and Jack r.
Sellers Of the New York A. G. in a spe-
| cial three cornered match race at the
memorial games OF the Fifth Company
OF the Thirteenth Coast Artillery Corps
In the armory's big drill shed on Summer
avenue Brooklyn.
another American record TO suffer
was the 220 yard figures. in which
/ Loren Murchson OF the st. Louis 4. A.
clipped one-Afth OF SECOND from the
former mark OF 80 - scconds held
I joii ty By Lawson Robertson and James
NJ RosenOerEer.
The Windy City speed marvel in lead
ing home Baker and Sellers in the ordet
named clipped three-hfths of second
from tho former mark held jointly by
Ray and the late Lieut.. Johnny Overtol
of Yale. who was killed in action at tho
battle or Chateau Thierry. Tho West
ern athlete negotiated the distance in
the remarkable time OF minutes Il 30
! seconds.
All the glory of the new mark goes
to Ray himself. for the other two start
ers, Baker and Sellers. were of no aid
| to Ray II. establishing the new figures.
Forced to Set Own Pace.
Ray 70. the greater part Of the jour
! ney was forced TO set his own pace. as
| Sellers, who showed the way for the first
| lap. took the other two runners around
at such 4 slow pace that Ray soon
passed h. IN and went out TO set the new
record Singled handed Ray appeared TO
be content TO follow Sellers for the f-s:
lap, but when the Winged Foot athlete
failed to hit It up the Western athlete
lost no time In taking command. Sellers
was clicked in the first quarter in IS as
seconds
| At the completion OF the first lap.
when Sellers was leading the visiting
athlete by about 4 yard. Ray sprinted -.
| the front. Sellers then increased his
stride and closely followed Baker at
this stage was running third, less than
yard behind Sellers
Ray then took the Other two around
at terrific pace for the next lap. Sellers
appeared very tired and was soon passed
by Baker. At the completion OF this
lap Ray was then leading Baker By
! two yards. while Sellers firing fast, way
running last./ two yards behind Baker.
On the final lap Ray actually ran away
from the other pair and was more than
ten yards in front of Baker when he
broke the worsted. Sellers was ten
yards behind Baker. Ray was timed at
the half mile post in minute 81 3-b
seconds
Sellers DisappOints Sadly.
Sellers. who holds the national 500
yard INDOOR title. ran very disappoint-
| Ing race. once he was passed by Ray,
the local lad appeared to lose confidence
and seemed to throw UP ihe sponge
Sellers, after the first lap when Ray
took command. did not run up to his
usual form. At this early stage of the
ace Sellers seemed To know that Ray
ana not he WAS to he the new record
holder If the mark was 10 suffer.
The fact that Sellers was 40 badly
heLten by Baker emphasized now poor n
race he ran, Sellers during the indoor
season heat the Glencoe athlete on more
than three occasions
That there il little doubt as TO tho
accuracy of Rays new time IL proved
by the fact that two of the five timers
caught him in = ;l3 o-5. while the other
three cIockers watches only differed
by hair Of second Capt. Charles
D!eges and Chris Dalton two OF the most
accurate timers in athletics. were tho
men 10 catch Ray in his record breaking
tine.
30 Yard Yard, Dash Dash, Metropolitan Champion
Glencoe A. G.: E W Marks, knights OF
St Antony. second. Tine c 40 seconds
w ssHas TH rec New S ySGt 0S
mer Glencoe y. C., second Time,
seconds
co Yard Dash-Final heat--Won by Fred
Teschner, Glencoe 4. C.: j Wefers Jr
Now York a. G., second; Eddie HosmeI,
s.. Antony, fourth. Time, 3-5 seconds
new record).
Hair Mile Intsrcompauy Relay Race
Won by First Company, Fifth Company,
second Eleventh Company. third. Time,
Three MI. Invitation Bicycle Race-D.-
,!ded on points Won by jerry Muns,atte.
tnione Sport!na Ttalian0. with II points.
Walte- stein. Empire civ Wheeimen, q
points, second; =. :. Becht. Empire Cry
Nheelmen. 7 points. third. Time. 7:2s4-5
SOC Yard Senior Metropolitan Champion
ship-First heat--Won ny Alex Rothschiid
Kings County A A; G. c. Shaughnessy,
knights Of st Antony. second. Time sass
seconds Second Heat-Won by Eddie Hos
mer. Glencoe A. C.; George Derneil
knights OF 81. Antony. second. Time. asI-b
seconds Third Heat--Won by J. J.
O'Brien. Loushiin Lyeeum; f. w. Marks,
king;s Of St. Antony, second. Time. 33l-5
seconds
400 Yard Run-Fina' heal J. O'Br,en
Loughlln Lyceum. Eddie HNsmor. Glencoe
\, 9, second \. Rothschild Kings
county A. 4" third. Time ~ "a seconds.
New record
1000 Yard invitation Race Won by Joie
Ray Illinois Athletic club. Homer Baker,
g erc"e \. c. second Jack Sellers, New
York c. third Tine, c:l3 90 New
American rec0rd \
@2o Yard Invitation Run-Won nv Loren
Nurchison, 81 Louis \. \ FroI Tcs.hner
Glenco" G.. second, John Euor unnt
tached. third Time, - 81 seconds (New
worlds record u