Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-04
About Is World. Records
Submitted To international
Athletic Federation Assn.

worlds athletic records made in the
United States since 1914 will be sub
mitted to the International Athletic
at conferences t o be held
at Geneva Switzerland, during the
next few days While q majority Of
these records have been made BY
athletes a few were estab-
hshed by Canadian. English and 9TH
er visiting competitors The list also
includes the figures made by United
states competitors at the Olympic
games held at Antwerp last summer.
These records. all Of which have
been accepted by the Amateur Ath-
letic union Of this country, will be
presented to the international fedora
and while a few may be rejected 1t is
expected tina h majority will be ac-
cepted and accredited in the books
of the federation. The complete data
regarding each and every perform
ance will be presented by Frederick
Ruben. secretary OF the A. A. u.
and the I. A. A. F. The list follows:
New Worlds Records
100 yards run 3 3-5s, H. P. Drew,
Berkeley. Cal. March %. 1914.
22o yards run, FL 1-5s, H. p. Drew,
Cal. February %, 1914;
Geo. Parker, Fresno, Cal. Oct. 2,
1914.
440 yards run, At 2-5s, J. E. Mere
dith. Cambridge. Mass, May q, 1916.
$50 yards run, I'm 50 1-5s, J. e.
Meredith. Philadelphia, Pa, May IL,
1916.
1 mile run, am 12 ;s-5s,SN. S. Taber,
Cambridge. Mass, July is, 1915.
5000 meters walk, I'm Sc 2-5s,
William Plant. Morningside Athletic
club, New York, at Eastern Olympic
tryouts, Franklin Field, Philadelphia,
Pa, June rs, 1920.
Z mile walk, som 40 ass, G.. n.
%, 1915.
400 meters relay Outdoor 4 men,
ran 100 meters) AZ 2-5s, Univ.
Of Pennsylvania team fisherman Lam
ders, f. S. Davis, w. c.. Raymond.
Z, 1919.
440 yards relay Outdoor. 4 men,
each ran ITO yards), AZ 4-5s, Univ. Of
Pennsylvania team sherman Lam
ders. F. s. Davis, w. C. Haymond, Ell
Smith) Philadelphia, Pa, June
Z, 1919.
500 meters relay (%outdoor. 4 men
ran 200 meters) I'm 27s. Univ.
of Pennsylvania team sherman Lam
mer Srnith), Philadelphia, Pa. June
Z, 1919.
$50 yards relay (outdoor, men.
each ran 220 yards) I'm "a Ass. Univ.
of Pennsylvania team fisherman Ian
ders, F. S. Davis. W. C. Raymond, Ell
mer smtth) Philadelphia; Pa, june
Z, 1919.
/ mile relay, sm 1sa.. Univ. Of
Pennsylvania, kaufman, Lockwood,
Ldppincott, Meredith. Philadelphia.
Pa. April 24,,F1915.
2 mile relay, I'm 53s, Yale Univ,
Rolfe. Barker, Overton. Philadelphia.
Pa, April %, 1915.
I mile relay, I'm 81 1-6s, Cornell
Univ. Taylor HoKmire. Windnagel,
Potter, Philadelphia, Pa April -,
100 yards high hurdle. II ass. r.
Simpson. Columbia, No., May ~
100 yards high hurdle. ~ ass. r.
12o yards high hurdles, IA 2-5s,
Earl J. Thomson, Dartmouth college,
at intercollegiate AsaA. A. A. cham
%pionships, Franklin Field, Philadel-
phia, Pa. May 20, $780,.
20 yards low hurdles: "a 3-5s, r
Simpson. Columbia Mo. Nay ~. 1916
40 yards . sft. hurdle,@10 hurdles,
q S-ss, VII. Meanix, Cambridge
doorsl John K. Norton, Olympic club
San Francisco. At western Olympic
tryohta, Pasadena,s CAL June 20, 1890
10 hurdles. 3 It. high,ii4 yards tc
first hurdle, 40 yards betWeen hur.
dies and 40 yards TO hnishl.
Running high Jump, 8 Il. Z S-e In.
y Beeson. Berkeley cal- Nay :
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