New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

to carry off the laurels in these &C
time.
Pitted against the stars Of the
countries could produce, but recal
the entire inter-Allied program show
the total attained through the comb
An idea Of the strength Of the Amer
lean team is given in the fact that It
won nineteen of the twenty-five events
program. France succeeded in winning
two events, the modified marathon run
and cross-country Jun. while New
Zealand captured the s0O-metre race
in one of the most sensational nishe 5
of the meet
AS far as the United States was con-
cerned It was rather q lean year for
record making in track and field -
petitions. Ten applications for records
were approved oy the A. A. L. commit
tee, Of which six were accomplished IN
running, three in walking and one in
tleld events
Illinois Marvel in Trim
Joie ". Rav. the marvellous Illinois
Athletic Club athlete. was credited with
two record breaking feats, while his
general performances for the past
twelve months were far above those of
any other athlete. But in spite of this
tine work Ray had to bow TO Frank K.
Fo5s, Chicago Athletic Association,
who smashed the only record for a
standard event in the pole vault.
Foss scaled over the crosspiece at a
height of Is feet 916 inches, which
supplanted the former world record Of
l3 feet ~ inches, held by Mare S.
Wright, OF Boston.
Fess's unprecedented performance
has only been classed as new Ameri-
can record, but he will receive world
recognition when the international
Federation Union, which officially ap-
proves Of international records, meets
prior TO the Olympic games in Ant
werp.
Ray ran brilliantly wherever he com
peted, although the majority Of his
races were in the East On three oc-
casions. with the space of enc week.
Ray covered the mile in minutes l5
seconds, feat bordering or the SUPER
human.
Besides capturing American hono1s
Kay also won Canadian championships
In these competitions the Illinois attn
lete covered the mile iN 4 minutes
Ii 3-5 seconds. which set new record
for the Dominion. This was one OF
outdoor races. ard included three ma
tional, two outdoor and one indoor
while IN the Central Association title
games he won three races in the out
door contests and two indoors
Fails to Set New Marks
Ray attempted to smash the exist
| / i, 4 m 4
mile run, 1900 metre run and three
compaign Of competitions haG sapped
his stamina so greatly that he failed IN
every effort.
Rays best showing, perhaps, came
in the 1000 Yard ran IN the national
games at the 18Th Regiment, Brooklyn,
where he was clocked in minutes
1925 seconds, which erased the for
mer best mark Of minutes IA sec
onds, which he held jointly with the
late Lieutenant John W Overton.
At the senior national charnpio ionshlps
in Philadelphia Ray electrified the
spectators by winning the mile run IN
1 minutes lG 25 seconds, which set &
new championship record for the meet,
and then scampered off with the half
mile in minute SIS seconds Later in
IN hanging up new record for the
.one-mile relay.
Two New York boys Were also con-
spicuous for their record breaking ac-
complishments during the year. Charles
Pores, Of the Millrose Athletic Associa-
ton, who has reigned supreme the
long distance champion Of the United
States, again successfully defended his
five-milc honor and incidentally hung
up two new American records.
He won the fifteen mile Metropolitan
Association championship IN l hour %
minutes "a l-6 seconds, and at the end
Of one hours running also accounted
for another record by covering 10
miles l,492 yards.
William Plant. Mornineside Athletic
Club, also set two new records in walk
ing, when he covered fifteen miles IN
the Met championship IN hours
minutes Is Is seconds, and in two
hours Of walking covered the record
distance OF II miles 430 yards s inchss
Plant also captured all the champion
ship honors for walking during the
year
Other Record Breakers
Among the other record breakers
was Loren Murchison, formerly q s..
Louis, who won the national 220- ya~a
cham pionship, indoors. in - 3-5 sec
onds, while IN an eightmile walk ~
'Iacombs Dam Park, the Bronx, Rich
ard f. Remor. then representing the
New York Athletic Club, traversed the
distance in I hour n nate 3. seconds
In the national competitions, out
door the New York Athletic Club
which reentered championship compe-
tition with the termination OF the
war, regained the honors held IN for
mer years The Junior competitions
proved walkover for the Winged Foot
men who collected a total of "a points
while in the senior events they scored
again after struggle with the Chica 20
Athletic Association.
The New York A. c. did not contest
for the Junior or senior national IT.
door championships The Junior meet
ended in q tie between Colum bia Uni
versiIy and the Pastime Athletic Club
with 10 points each, while the senior
honors went 20 the Boston A A. with
l3 points.
Fred Faller, Of the Dorchester Club
Boston. crowned himself king among
the cross country runners of America.
he first gave an irkling Of his speed
when he wen the a. f. T. 'cross-coun-
try championship, in France, by more
than five minutes. Later he pulled
down second honors to J. Vermeulan,
of France, in the modified marathon
yum at the Inter-Allisd games.
Shortly after his arrival in this
country, False- won the ten-mile ma
tionai cnenrniops in IN coo,;,c;,,.