Evening star., 1920-06-27
TWO WORLD RECORDS
ARE SET IN ZRYOUZS
Norton Does 40 Hurdles in 81 is
in West and Plant Walks 900
Meters in 1856 2-5 in East.

FRANKLIN FIELD, Philadelphia,
June 26-The 3,o00-meter walk was
the only event in which a new world
record was made in the eastern track
and field tryouts here today. Will
liam Plant of the Morningside A. A.
covered the distance in ~ minutes
Sc 2-5 seconds.
a. G. Detsch, running unattached
from the metropolitan district. equal
ed the world record in the 44O-yard
hurdles race when he covered the
distance in 1875 seconds over three
foot hurdles. The record will not
stand, however, as he TOPPED the
ninth hurdle.
The metropolitan district Of New
York took first places in twelve oil
the nineteen events.
The Summaries.
1oo-yard dash-First, L. Murchison New
York K. c.; second, Harold B. Lever, Meado"
brook Club; third, william D. Hayes. Boston
a. eSo-yard ' dash-First. Allen woodrinE..
Meadowbrook second. A. B. Kelly. New foTk
A. c.; third, D. H. Dewitt New YORK a. -
44o-yard run-First, J. W. Driscoll Boston B12,,
c. second James ]. O'Brien. Laughiln
Lyceum third, J. c. Robbins, New YORK a. -
sso-yard run-First. Sandy Evans; Salem
Crescent Club; second. Joseph L. HIGGINS
Fordham University. Time I;o'; c,,h,u BOSTON
IA. C.: second, NJ. L. Shields. Meadowbroox, Ok,
third. L. G. Watson. Meadowbrook Time' " ~,
5000 meter run-First, John simmons, New New
York A. C.; second, 1. G. Dresser. New nork
A. G.; third. Max Boland. Paulist A. Z. 1ih'e'
II ooo.meter r,n-First, Earl johnson, Nor
gan Community Club; second George Corneua'
New Iork A. c.; third. P. Flynn, Paulist A.
1oo.rard high hurdles-First. John NJ. Watt,
unattached; second. Harold e. Barron, Meadow
brook; third. Teyis Huhn, Princeton oniVef-
44o.yard hurdie|First. A. G. Detseh. unat-
tached: second, Frank F. Loomis, Chicago A
A. third. William II. Meani1. Boston A. A.
s.ooo-meter walk-First, William Plant
Morningside A. A; second. Richard F; keam
er, American Walkers Association; third. :, :.
Hop step and jump-First. Sherman Landers
University Of Pennsylvania, Al feet 4 = lncnes
second william Rosenberg. Glencoe A. y. -
feet Sh inches third, II. Prem, New 1ofk a.
Broad jump-First.. Hugo Politser, r;I Mohawk
feet seSSnd tsi9d fra' faa D.
ietti % Germantown B, C., % feet inches.
High jump-First, R. W. Landon, New iork
Al Anna G a. ies e.. 8 % feet inches: third. walter
L. Whalen. Boston A. c.. feet ~ inches:
Pole vault-First, e. E. Myers. DaTtm1n.n aaua
University Of Pennsylvania. II feet inches !;
third. J. Brickley. New York a. e. r. feet, t.
York A, C.. 1s4 feet s1s inches: second. F. \.
Emery. Neadowbrook Club. 169 feet; third, ";
Helbie, Central High School. Newark. lob
f5 DiscusEFirst, I First R. G. Walker. New York A.
c., 139 feet 9a4 inches; second. E.. J. Mniier'
New York A. C., 1913 feet inches; third.
W. F. Bartels, University Of Pennsyivania'
125 feet 1OA inches:
Hammer throw-First, Patrick Ryan: Laugh
lin Lycem. III feet 9 inches second, =, IN :: (:
third. william s. Mccormick. unattached. 1856
5s-pound weight..First, p. J.. Mcdonald
Patrick Ryan, LauEhlin Lyceum, 80 feet =
inches; third. Thomas Anderson, st. Christie
pher A. c., 81 feet 31a inches.
Shot-put-First, p. ]. Mcdonald. New YORK
A. c.. 46 feet 1 y inches; second. b. G. Cam
New York A. c., A. feet inches third. W.
c. Beers, New York A. c., 43 feet "A lncnes.