The New York herald., 1922-02-19
Chicagoan Covers Course Ill
8::31 2-5 at Thirteenth
Regiment Arm0ry.
PLANT GETS A RECORD
Morningside A. c. Walker
Completes 5000 Meter Con-
test in 1854 Is.

new American mark We're established
last night at the annual indoor games
\ of the Wilco Athletic Association in
! the Thirteenth Regiment Armory in
Brooklyn. Joie Ray OF The Illinois
Athletic Club Of Chicago. wLo fort
night ago hung up a new worlds mile
and a quarter mark, and william
Plant of the Morningside Athletic
/ Club were responsible for the record
/ breaking feats.
! Ray in hanging up his mark erased
E. Zanda's worlds mark OF S:331-1c
for 5000 meters Zanda made this
record in Sweden in 1918. Ray also
bettered the American amateur record
which was made by George Bonhas
over the same track on December is.
1911. Bonhags record was minutes
So seconds.
/ In winning the event Ray captured
the Hirshon trophy, a beautiful cup
John Romig OF Penn State finished
second. fifty yards behind Ray, while
| r. Earl johnson of Pittsburgh was third
| forty yards in the rear OF Romic.
| Walter Higgins of Columbia University
finished poor fourth. Eddie Garvey OF
the Paulist A. c.. the only other starter
failed to finish
Ray took the lead at the start and
never was headed. The little Westerner
was in fine condition, and on the first
lap opened up big gap between him
| helf and Romig. Ray never slackened
his pace once during the race. He con-
tnued at the same gait all the way
through, which was far too fast for his
rivals.
Rays time at the quarter mile stations
was as follows: Go 1-5 seconds. 2:15 rs.
s:24 40, 4:32 Go, 5:42 So 6:53 c-5. S:4 2-5.
Plant Sets own Pace.
The other standard came in the 800,
meter walking race. when Plant com
,pleted the distance in 1854 To- taking
two and one-fifth seconds off bis OWL
outdoor record of 1856 20. made June
&C. 1920. in Philadelphia.
II Plant had not been forced TO make
his own pace in the last half mile or
the race there is little doubt that
new worlds record would have been
hung up by the Morningside walker.
The American record holder started
from scratch with Joseph Pearman OF
the New York a. c. This pair allowed
their rivals handicaps from 25 to rs
yards. Plant at the crack OF the
starter q gun started OF AT a tabi CID
and before half mile had been covered
was fast picking up the field At the
mile mark Plant was far UP I'm front
and continued to walk in this position
until te next half mile had been COM
pleted when he overlook the leaders.
From this point until he crossed the
finish line IS yards in front OF Ted
Neundorfer. an unattached walker. Plan
was always in the lead. Ncundorfci
! Gpic n n
Joe Pearman.
That Plant travelled at q good clip
during the early stages OF the race, j.
proved by his fractional time. He nego-
tiated the first quarter in :32 l-5, did
the half mile in :13 2-5, was caught st
the three-quarter mile post in 4:57 L.
and completed the first mile in :4S %.
He was credited with 10 IL 20 for the
mile and o half. and with II :o6 for the
mile and three-quarters
CutbiII Wins Mile Handicap.
The mile handicap race, which. at-
tracted an entry OF sixty-thrce athletes.
was won by Hal Cutbill. the Flying
Parson" Of the Boston Athletic Assc-
citation. after a stirring finish with s.
Kerr of the University of Pennsylva-
mia. Cutblll, who holds the national 1000
yard championship, started from scratch
and won the event by the scant margin
of one foot over the Quaker City colles-
ian Kerr was IN receipt OF 20 yards.
II. II. Lyons of Loughln .Lyceuni.
who started from the 100 yard line. was
| third, twenty-five yards in the rear o.
Skerr. Cutbill was clocked in minutes
19 1-5 seconds.
| So great was the number of contest
ants entered that the event was di
vided into two races. Cutbili started
in the second race. in which thirty ath-
letes faced the started. Cutbill al
lowed his twenty-nine rivals handicaps
ranging from 40 to 1lo yarcs. Despite
these obstacles, the Hub runner was
| seen in front on the semi-fnal lap
leading by six yards.
Cutbill at this stage appeared to have
the race won and was not overeN-
erting himself. Kerr. who was run
ming in sixth place. taking ADVANTAGE
of Cutbiil's easy efforts. increased his
stride and was fast drawing up IN
front. 1t was not until the Pennsy-
vania athlete was within striking dis
tance of Cutbil that the Boston star
! woke up. For the last half mile or the
race. this pair raced as a team, Cut
bill aking off Kerr in the final rev
strides.
Higgins wins Title.
Joe Higgins OF the New York Athletic
| Club won the metropolitan champion
ship for the half mile, defeating ~
Dolder. a ciubmate. and William Parker
OF the st. Christopher's Club. who fin
ished in the order named. Higgins
time was 2:03 3-5.
In fifty yard dash, a special event.
II. n. Lever Of the University OF Penn
syivania, was first. negotiating the die
tance In 8 s-5 seconds. Bernie Wefers'
Jr., New York Athletic Club. was sec
ond. and Frank Conway OF Mercersburs
Academy, third.
The Johns Hopkins University reis
team won the one mile intercollegiats
race. defeating the teams OF New York
and Bowdoin Universities. The time
was 1892 1-5.
Bernie Wefers. Jr.. turned the table
in the 100 yard dash. a special event On
the victor OF the fifty yard dash, II. 4
Lever. wefers was first and Lever sec
ond. Frank Conway Of MercersburS
Academy was third. The time was 10 10
seconds
rhe Summaries.
100 yard DASH tIIandicap) heat. woi
nv T. I,urifnrcr. raulist A. G. lAlS ynrdffs