The New York herald., 1922-02-14
Lowers Record That Had
Stood for ~ Years Made
on Outdoor Track.
TAKES ) Is OFF OLD MARK
Illinois A. c. Streak Trailed
Field tO-Bell Lap Then
Won by Three Yards.

runner OF the Illinois Athletic CLUB OF
Chicago, succeeded in doing last night
what the best athletes the world has
produced in the last twenty-five years
failed to do. He smashed Tommy Con-
neff's one and a quarter mile worlds
record of 53S 4-5 travelling the dis
tance over the board floor of the Sew
enty-first Regiment Armory in
$685..
The event was the feature of the an
nual games of the regiment, and to
see it decided one of the largest
crowds which has attended an athletic
meet in that armory in years was
present.
Rays feat was phenomenal one
when 1t is considered that Conneff made
his record on September 2. 1895, on the
outdoor track at Bergen Point, N. j.
When the famous little Irishman made
his record he was compelled to make
only five circuits of the track. Ray ran
twelve and one-half laps.
Much credit for Rays record break
ing performance goes to Arthur Cassot
of the Glencoe A. c., who had a handi-
cap of 100 yards and took the field
around the track at fast clip for the
first nine laps. Ray at this stage was
running third close behind A. w. Has
kell of Columbia University. who was
in second position to Cassot.
Cassot Sets Fast Pace.
Ray was content to allow Cassot to
make the pace until the bell lap, when
the little Westerner shot to the front
and sped around the track at clip
which the rest of the field was unable
TO stand, and as a result Ray broke
the tape three yards to the good Cas-
sot finished second. while Haskell. who
was in receipt of 70 yard allowance,
was third John Costello of the Paulist
A. c. was fourth. The other starters
were John Lasero of the Paulst A. c..
f. ]. Brennan of the New York A. c.,
Joe Walters and Joe Sullivan, both Of
the Paulist A. c.
That Ray was in splendid condition
was proven by the sectional times in
which the clockers caught him. He
Travelled the first quarter in 1 minute
1-5 seconds. did the half in minutes
3 f-5 seconds and was timed at the three
quarter mile post in 3 minutes 10 1-5
seconds. At the mile the checkers cred
tied him with minutes 20 1-5 seconds.
Ray Sprints Mt start.
Ray sprinted at the start and ad-
vanced to within six yards of his field
on the first two laps. At this point
Cassot, a youngster darted twenty
yards in front OF the field and set
dizzy pace.
After the ninth lap had been run Joie
started his second sprint, caught Has
kell on the next turn and passed Cassot
at the beginning of the final lap. The
Glencoe runner made wild squirt and
Ray was forced to lengthen his stride
TO keep the lead.
Both Joie and Cassot finished strong
and after theNChicagoan learned that he
had broken the record he declared that
his success was due in great measure
the doggedness of the Glencoe star
without that pace and the challenge
al the end could't have done it," Ray
said
There is no indoor record listed for
the mile and a quarter.
TITLE for Dcvanncy.
Michael Devanney, the veteran ath-
lete of the Millrose A. A., won his sec
ond title in an indoor running race this
season when he broke the worsted i'm
the three-quarter mile championship
race of the metropolitan A. A. Il. He
won by fifteen yards from Joseph Hig-
gins of the New York A. c. Edward Car
vey of the Paulist a. c.. the third man
TO finish, was ten yards back Of Higgins
Devanney rushed into the lead at the
start. with the rest of the field punched
and only short distance away. Hig-
gins, who trailed the field until the last
lap. made good bid for the lead at
that point He managed to reach De-
Nanney's shoulder, but was unable to
pass the old Millrosc flyer Both were
far in advance of the others half a lap
from tho tape. where Devanney sprinted
into good lead, which he maintained to
tho end OF the journey without trouble.
Charles Began OF st. Ansem's A. c..
George Buttner of the Jersey Harriers
and Carmine Cornetta of the New York
A. c. were the other starters.
The Summaries.
O. Yard Dash. Closed (Handicap)- heat
won by Joseph Muriha, IIowitzer Company
(14 fecD T. n. holland. Company - Gt
fcetl. second. Time. II seconds. Second
hcnt won by Eugene Sanger. Company X
f2 feeD G. Irola Company "a feeD
second. Time, 3-J sccolds. Third heat
won by n. W. Georsi. ConlpanyK Cscratch)
q. Ioundsbury. Company Is az feet). third.
Time 20 seconds Fourth heat by
William Cornell. Company II ni fccD; T..
i. Fitzrerald. Company , az feep. sec
ond. Time, s-5 seconds. rifh heat won
by l.. Goodman. Company - (is fecO Max
IIirschkowltz. Company " ui fcoD second.
Time. : 30 seconds. Sixth heat, fon by
feeD l.. Mcintyre. Company A ti feeD.
second. Time. 80 seconds. FINAL heat
by Murtha: Georgi. second; Sanger.
third Time . 1-J seconds.
$50 Yard Run. Closed (Ifandicap) p)-AWon by
G.. Nolan. Company X (scratch) :NB. Fol
stein. Company go yards), second; ~.
Cunningham. Company X (i5 yards), third.
Time 2n. fs.
Ono Lap Sack Race. Closed (Scratchl--First
heat won by l.. Borack. Company u. Timc.
80 SEQ seconds. Second heat won by II.
Treeback Company X Tlmo. ~ 30 sec
onds. Third heat won by II. T. Fitzgerald.
Company ". Time. ~ i-j seconds. Fourth
heat won by III. Bonner Company X. Time.
80 2-5 seconds. Fifth heat won by Sergeant
Pctrone, Company u. Time, 80 seconds.
Final heat won by Borack; Troeback. Sec
ond: Fitzgerald. third. Time, 20 i-5 seq
onds.
Myles McIIugh Memorial so Yard Run, IN !
Heavy Marching Order tt'losed: Handicap !
Won by Henry Reischnan. Company X /
tscraich). T.. Plover. Company Il GO
yards). second. Charles Arnbeltcr, Conn /
pany {; t2J yards), third Time. 0.59 80 /
Tho winners time heats hs own record /
time for tho event by one and ono-fifth /
==conds.
go Yard Dash. for Novicos .Closcd) Won |
by Frederick kec, Company L.; X w /
Johnson, Company +. second: a. !. Elkn I
Company ". third. Tim 0. .2G
Threc-quartcr Mile Run for tho Champion |
shin of the Metropolitan a. A. U.--Won by |
Michael pevanney, Millroso \. A.. Joseph |
Higgins, New York A. O., second: Edward |
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