The Washington herald., 1919-06-08
RAY FAILS TO
BREAK RECORD
Chicago Runner Puts Up
Brilliant Race in Over
ton Memorial.

Philadelphia June 7. Four
worlds relay records were shattered
by the University OF Pennsylvania
in the Meadowbrook meet at Frank
lin field this afternoon, but Joie
Ray failed in his attempt to lower
the mile record.
Penn hung up two new marks in
the half-mile relay when they COW
cred the distance in 1:27 and incl
dentally broke the record for 500
meters in 1925 is. The other rec
ords to fall were the 44o yards in
~ As and the 4W-me;er mark in
4: 2-5.
Rny ran a brilliant race. but his
nearest approach to the record OF
4:I2 as, held by Norman Tabor. was
4:l7 3-5.
A new district record fell in the
sSo-yard novice. Murray and Prince
ton covering the distance in 2:o1 2-5.
The Meadowbrook $50. for The Pres
idents trophy, was won by Law
renee Brown, of Penn.
The summaries:
Half mile relay. invitation. McGovin truphy-
Won H University Of Pennsylvania. Time.
lI45 New world record. also worlds record
fOS so meters; time. % Is
lc-yard dash (hSndicspl-Won By HcllinSer.
ItfLyctte (6 yards haniicapl. Time. o:lo
sso-yard u0yic-. sc1atch-WOn bg Mur~y.
Princeton. Tins. 20l IS New distance rec
ordl.
ICooys.d run. handicap-Won by Kletnspshn,
lafayette IS yards. Time. 2:ls Is
4lc-yard relay. special-Won by Pennsylvania.
Tine. oA2+S Now World record; also world 5
record for 100 meters time. oa2 -.
Medley. l and u miles rlsy-Non BY Grard
CCllese. Tine. s:32 Is
One mile relay rsce. speciaI-won By Mill
rose; second. MeadoubJook. Time. $50 35.
One mile relay. specisl-Wou by Penn State;
second. Pittsburgh. Time. 3:5 Is. (New record.
One mile relay. spccial-Wop by Syracuse
second. Dartmouth. Tine. 3:N IS New
resudI.
loo-yard dash. invitsticn-won by Morse,
| Salem CTvscent A G.. New York. Time.
! 0:lol-5
Tuttinr lepound shot. handcap-won By
feet IS.
Meadowbrook $50 nvitstou-won by Brown.
Ptri sylvsnia. Time. l:zt
Pole vault. handicap-wou BY Guoinlook.
Lafayette "a inchesl. Height with handicap.
l. feet inches.
Iso-yard hurdles, hish-wou BY Thomson.
Dartmouth. Time, OILS IS
One mile relay. specisl-won bc Lafayette.
srcund, Lehigh. Time, 3:936 New roordl.
Running high >ilh-p. handica2-Won ty
NEslcn. Boston A. A. tscratchl. Height. 6
fee Il, inches.
One nile run. hAndicap-won by Seem. Penn
stete Ills yarisl. Time. i:lsl-5. Rays time
tscrs tchl. 424+5
One nile relay race tspcciaD high schools
Won by Baltimore Poly. Time, 3:6. New
record.
One mile intercollegiate championship relay
race for Rodmao wanamaker trophy-won by
Pennsylvania. Time. 2:e5. Equals record.
Two mile Intercollegiate championship relay
for Rodman Wanamaker trophy-won by Penn
freshmen. Tie. s:3l 50.
eeysrd hurdle. handicap-won By Parent
Penn State. Tie. 0:25 IS
Jarelin throw. halGicsp-won by Leheck,
10 feeO. Distance. l67 feet l inch
Aoyard dash. handicap-Won by Murray.
Princeton us yards). Time. 0ae IS
One mile relay. interGty-Won BY Boston.
Time. 3:25 rs New recoril.
John w. Overtou Memorial mile Rodman
War IN sker trophy. invitation handicap-won BY
Cor Lelly. Boston n2 socondsl. Time. 4:35: sec
oDd, Crawford. Lafayette 40 seconds. Time.
4.l9 25. third. Ray. Illinois tscratoh). Time.
4:17. tRay won trophy on best time. but failed
at Tabors record.
Three mile handicap-Won By John Gray,
unattached tliS yards). Time l5:lo45