New-York tribune., 1919-05-02
Joie Ray Will
Receive Credit
For New Mark
Three Other Records Also
To Be Allowed; Full Dis
tance Was vered
BY A. C. Cavagnaro

Credit will be given to the four ath-
letes who established two new world
records and two championship records
at the recent games of the 18th
Regiment Athletic Association, accord
ing to a statement by Frederick w.
Ruben, president of the local asso-
citation, yesterday. Previous to the
competitions the six-lap track was
certified as to correctness by several
engineers and the following day the
track was again measured. The oval
proved to be more than six inches over
the required distance to one lap, there
by showing that Joie Ray, in his es-
tablishing of new 1,000-yard mark of
minutes I3 2-5 seconds, covered al
most two feet more than required.
In fact, at the three other distances
in which new records were made the
distance covered proved more than
called. The 60yard sprint. which mark
Fred Teschner lowered to 6 3-5 sec
onds, was five inches over, while in the
100-yard run "Yippy" O'Brien travel
led seven inches over the distance in
lowering the mark to 32 3-5 seconds.
The 220-yard run, which Loren Muir
Gibson won in world record time of
22 3-5 seconds, was actually 22O Yards
and four inches. The officials and
timers who acted in the four contests
have attested to the fuIfilment of the
A. A. U. rules in all respects and ac-
cordingly will recommend that the
four runners be given due credit for
their respective performances.
fba Il
die distance champion, announced yes
terday that he had retired from ath-
letics for the time being to regain
much of his lost strength through ex-
cesslve running during the past win
ter. Sellers does not contemplate don
ming his running shoes until the mid
die of next month, when his first ex-
hlbltlon will be at the New York Ath-
letlc Club summer games
The rugged Brooklynite declared
that his hard campaign on the track
mad cost HIM twelve pounds, and that
ne was anxious to regain eight pounds
before he resumed running. He At
trlbuted his poor showing against Joie
Kay through his many hard races. but
hoped to vindidate himself the com
ing summer when he hopes to again
face the Windy City boy.
hS HiuSH oOuSHL Loren Murc h son
Will again appear before local athletic
followers in the 3OO-yard special run
at the Samaclar Athletic Association
games IN the Seventy-frst Regiment
Armory this evening The St. Louis
athlete appears to have an easv VIC
tory before him, although numbered
among his opponents are Eddie Hosmer.
Jimmy O'Brien, Arthur Reilly and
Alex Rothschild, who are especially
speedy men at this distance.
rive open events are also on the pro-
gramme, In addition to the races
closed to athletes of the clubs of the
ASSOCIATION. Homer Baker is the
scratch man in the 1,oOo-yard handicap
run, while George Darnell is the honor
mark in the 300-yard handicap run.
Baker always has shown at his best
IN contests in which he has started in
the wake of his fields and he hopes to
make this effort the best this season.
The Loughlin Lyceum will reestab-
hsh its historic Loughlin Derby at $50
yards at set of outdoor games on Nc
Goldrick Memorial Field, Greenpoint.
Brooklyn, on June 8. Five special
races are to grace the programme.