New-York tribune., 1922-02-02


n. dtminu:ive Ray. four times
..,d., Of the national one-mile title
30 ,o..sssor Of the American 1000
IN nv reeord. will be credited with =
y..id'. record FOR mile and half
y, .,.se distance is not run in any other
s'r.s DIV completed the distance in 6
~,.-t.s AZ 9-5 seconds. The old mark
Ids bv himself ut thesc games ir
,sf-. was s:46 3-5
Marvin Rick. Princeton, was second
,..rlv lap behind Ray. while f. O.
WtLsre, University of Pennsylvania
heId of ten started. Ray did
-. take the lead until eight of the
81 sps had been completed. but once
" front he rapidly opened Il gap on
hs rivals. 1t was expected that Gut
Hi would give the champion the hard
es. kind OF q struggle. but the Bos-
tonian appeared at his worst form, and
McIane, the Penn freshman, undertook
70 keep pace with Joic.
Started Lapping Field
Starting the eleventh Ian Ray led
with McLane ten yards back. On the
reyt lap the Westerner was forty yard $
in front. and from there on he started
lspping the field. passing Max Tohland
the two-nile (Met.J champion for the
second time on the fifteenth lap.
With only lap and a half to go Ray
avenged himself on tutbiil By hvin,,
nas. the man who defeated him in the
sane race last year.
AaintaiAiHE ..e same steady but ter
sifc pace Ray ran TO the tape in ex-
ceent physical condition. Rick was
sll but ten yards Of full lap behind
Ray.
1t was announced that Ray had had
minor operation on one Of his toas
only seven hours before the race. The
next announcement brought the intellj.
gence that all OF the proceeds Of the
meet would be donated to the 1924
Olympic fund
Before the vast asscmblagc md
tine to recover from the shock Of
Rays great performance, John /.
Murphy, of Notre Dame University
shattered the worlds indoor runninp
nigh jump record, clearing the bar at
feet A.. inches The former record
WAS held by Sam Laurenp. Boston A.
A.. who leaped 6 feet 10 inches in
1872
Murphy great leap came on his
last try. He later attempted to better
his new mark. bat failed The Notre
Dame star, whose home is in Oregon.
was given great ovation as he left
the floor
Another feature, the Millrose
900 resulted in decided upset, the
winner being highly toutcd Melvin
suttner, Of Syracuse University, who
beat Jack Sellers. \ Y A. c.. bv three
yards Dave CALDWELL the veteran Bos-
ton star, was third, ten yards behind
Sellers.
TOmmie Campbell the favorltc, pulled
: tendon in the first fifty yards and
mas forced to drop out.
jimmy O'Brien. Loughlin Lvcouro.
was the only other starter. Suttner's
time. l:l9 80, or within two seconds
OF the American record established bv
Ton Halpin
Two Victories for Murchison
Loren Murchison. OF the Illinois A.
- former national sprint champion.
brought the crowd to its feet early in
me evening when he cquallod the
American record for the 6O-yard dash.
CoFcling the distance in s 2-5 second
heFne "eie.s, OF the a. !. a. c.. who
'sffIcs STRING Of local titles. was
:. 9'H aed tIe G,aeb the Columbia
University sias. pulled up IN third
place.
IN. me record was made originally in
1907 oy Con Meyers, OF this citv. and
a8S s.n'e been cqDa.ied by no less
."an 'I;een other spriuteYs. The last
~ become Joiul holder was Joe
A'0mlS' OF Chicago, who turned the
''ck here in 1916
ON his mari With the speed chat has
"'a'e nm famous the sturdy West
'. .'Acr Ted every inch OF the way over
.1 .Ie specially Constructed straightaway
'afough tie ccntor of the historic
.tt'ueSure. ou. only inches separated
r sae hfst three at the tape. AL lie
tsohey' Of Lafayette College. was the
fourth man iu the final.
Noicn copped tee BOY yard dash few
.l0Teh's later. beating "8oots' Lever.
u. w. rem. Boots came INTO his own
y" ". '"e next sprint final, taxing the 40
"e dasn nandily.
Plant Beaten in Walk
,.s. - twenty yard handicap proved q
'ee' ala 10 in .ker, the New Y ork
~ ~ "aiher. who took tho measure OF
."amp'on Willie Plant. VINO finished
.ssonu' ,ss'H after the pair raced stride for
~ 'ue over the last two laps. Rolker
snowed great gsmcness under repeat
Vha!!enges from Plant. who tried
sneVeral times to take the lead. Joe
,Nv:aiMa'' o. the New York A. c., was
"lrd, about fifteen wards behind Plan,.
5s"'e 'h'ercitY iNterschoIastic relay
-,
lao."se |"e evening, with the especially Sc
,hv,.eu 'ocal team winner from Mercers-
u.s academy. Baltimore CITY trailed
a. nia'0vughout. Cock the negro star from
~. wv Chnton. ran the last leg FOR
s,.u Ne~ YORK team and, after great
tse'e with Frank Conway, Of Mer-
roruuig' got the verdict by inches.
vd"ey' VINO started the final leg three
t,n. ts' oehlnd Cook, collapsed at the
~, nut revived quickly.
,ic,ns u tne many surprises was the
VIII bo0as OF H. s. Whitney, of Harvard.
. IN. ~on }he o0-yard high hurdles from
IN W.: ..s'I, !, Alter the elimination races
we1. "'on herb Meyer, the Rutgers star,
,t.cIo w, u.,nen ~nen he toppled the first OBJ
S,,,a' nitney, Hal" Barron, of Penn
prin,..shd ana 5. Harrison Thompson, of
snsi faced the starter in the
"Idi.
sus ',ron ,,or vas tho top-heavy favorite,
ms,l A'enough he got away from his
.y,i. "ce.y he never threatened his two
bes,s, Inompson finished about q foot
place - Whitney, Barron taking third
''1se on suaerance.
and .sl Johnson, the national five
pisn ven mile and cross-countrv cham
aB)o, ~oi. the three mile race from
clos. fomig, OF Penn State, in a
~ ~, ~, ni'ish. Romig went to the front
he.ls gun and with johnson at his