New-York tribune., 1922-02-26


Ray, McAliister, Wood-ing, Murphy.
murchison, CutbiI; anj: Plant-thesc ar.
the names which will be written in atf
letic history by the overporked Stats
tclan OF the Amateur Athletic Union o.
America. The relay teams which viii
be honorcd are from Georgetown Uni
lege
Beyond a SHADOW of doubt. Joic Ray.
OF the Illinois A C., is the outstanding
feature Of this record smashing scntef.
for the chesty little Chicago taxicab
plot contributed three new marks for
the youth Of another decade TO shoot
at. Ray first attacked his own record
OF S:4s 3-5 for one and one-half miles,
ana clipped four seconds from these
hgurcs when he was timed in s:423
at the n,lirosc A. A. games in Madison
Square Garden.
lie Zen frrAcd his attention n the
S"o -@e-rear-old rceord Tor A mila
am a a. otasttr. ~a.c1 ct ~ SO
- BY ommv Comet. tho famous Cor
.Snii.''i+. vo4e snoRes h,t.o resroct
- 'A'e- .o0ore5; tst' nce by
lanRin2 t3e q stance n 5:33 3-5 ut the
games o. the fist Regiment a. H.
J,oJ0-Sicte Record Falls
tew eiaYs later the Western mar
Vci TOOK a crack al the American rec
ord Of 8:35 for 5000 meters, made by
George Bonhag IN 1911, and his time
nj 6:31 % not only erased this mark.
out also lowered the worlds record or
1873 1-lo, wn;ch vas established By J.
lander, Of Sweden, in 1918
~ might be noted - pass:ng that
both the onc-ant a-ouartsr mile and
the 3,000-metaf r-arks rhIci Pa ,ow-
cred "ere made octdoors aad uit,
spikcd shoes. 7aile Rsy'. races we're
run indoors With orl,Asr.- .eather aole
fgnninS shoes. and -raer conditions
Wbicj we're far rom .lcal whom con-
pared TO chasing OVER f1e cinders in
tao sunshine and fresh air.
nave placed Bob McAlister Of the
Glencoe A G. second on this list be-
Cause of his startling performances n
winning the 1o0yard dash in the 18th
Regiment hrnory last Wednesday.
@here he established new world rec
ords for 1io. 40. i30 and $50 yards.
! There IS no doubt as TO this acnieve-
nent. :or three official timers were
stationed st each cf the marks.
fhe local policeman went out after
INC record Of o: - 10 for 100 yard and
ran the distance in 0:143-5. There
mad been no previous indoor record for
ITO. 10 and 1870 yards. and McAliister's
V:l 20. OIL ~ and 0:12 g. respcc-
lively VIII stand a world is records. "a
vel as his time for $50 yards
II any one believes that McAiiister
SIMPLY established these intermediate
marks on sufferanco, it is only recez~
s.ery to consider that Bob woa the race
~ five yards from Jackson Schoiz.
former Western Conference snrirt
champion and member of the Ol.mn,c
relay team which shattered the world
Iacofd .T, al Antwerp. Furthermore, MIC
All'sters time for l3o yards is only
one, 1fCl,o second slower than that
mage outooors by Charlie Paddock.
Allan Woodring, Of Syracuse Uni
vcrsity. rhe Olympic lO0-mete~ cbarr
Pton. crashed into the hall OF records
"hen he won the national 300~yard title
Ut bufalo in 0:3i is. which clipoed
one-ilfth OF 4 second from the worlds
mark established some Years ago h,-
andy kelly. Hundreds of attacks had
been made upon Kellv's record without
s'.--ess until 'he Syracuse star flashed
his great race.
Johnnie Murphy. of Notre Dame Jn;-
Versity,, veteran of mary campaigns.
coatri buted his bit xhc~ - lnrl.d
himself over the high lump bar wh;ls
that slender piece OF wood was elevated
at height OF feet -. inches. The
best previous indoor lean was 6 feet
~ inches, credited to Sam Lawrence.
o. Boston.
ia his first appearance Of the season
loren aiurchison. Of the Illinois A. c
ran sixty yards in o:0s 2-5. which ia
the American and worlds indoor rec
ora for the distance. Tho mark was
frst made in 1882 ~ Lon Meyers and
since has been cqualed by sixteen ath-
iefes' About two we-r.s later Murchi-
son won both his heat and the final
/ d M ni c-..t, J
IN 0:06 %. a rotable perfornarce
The only other local boy besides Nc
Alllster WHO figured in this array o.
record-oreakin talent WAS Willie
Plant Of the Mornlngsidc :. c.. Who
nolds moro titles than any other attn
icte IN captivity. Having an exceed
lngiy acute rush o. figures to the hesd
at the nolnent / viii merely say thst
ne - the possessor O. all walking
cnaampionships from one to fifteen
miles
Cutbill's Triumph Over RAY
Willie stepped over the 3.oGo-meter
route few nights ago in - minutes
os 10 seconds. thus establishing q
worlds indoor mark for this odd dis
tance and breaking his own American
outdoor record OF 1856 2-5. His time
vas only two-tifths Of a second slower
e"oH VIC Worlu outdoor record made
by Rasmussen, of Denmark. Plant
walked the last two laps without com
petition. and it is q certainty that he
would have done at least one second
better had he been forced.
Harold CutoiN, who represents the
Boston A. A. and one Of The few run
nerS who have beaten Joie RAY. came
INTO his own when he won the 600
yard national title at Buffalo. defeat
ing Larry Shields. OF Penn State. anc
the great Joie in that order. Not only
cid the Flying Parson" take the
measure OF this pair, but ne eoualed
Ray's worlds record Of 2:l3 20 for
the d:stancc.
Cutbill will probably have regrets
about th,s race for the rest OF his fl<e
III spite CT his brilliant victory. for n.
could easily have clipped fraction O.
a second from the mark had he run
himself or. The Boston star finished
looking around" and slowed up consid
erab'y when he saw that he had safe
lead.
Is was in the East VS.. West two-miIe
relay at The Millrose A. A. games ina.
the Penn State team established a
world ; ,'s.oor record. The event had
not beeH held on the boards previously
and in defeating the famous champion
ship Iowa State four, from Ames. Iowa
the Eastern team of Edgerton, Carter
Helfrich and Shields was clocked IL
1917 4-5. The outdoor record OF
200 20 was made by the Oxford am