The New York herald., 1922-02-02
Wins Mile and a Half ROdman
Wanamaker Trophy in
6 M. AZ 3-5 Sec.
NEW HIGH JUMP MARK
John L. Murphy of Notre Dame
University Clears 6 Feet
A 81 Inches.

4, Two worlds indoor records which
have stood for several years were
smashed last night at the annual
games of the Millrose Athletic AS
sociation in Madison Square Garden.
More than 10000 ardent followers of
athletics saw Joie Ray, the Illinois
Streak, clip four seconds from the one
mile and half mark and saw John
u. Murphy. an Olympic star and
Notre Dame representative, add
quarter of an inch to the running
hfgh jump figures.
Ray covered the distance in min
utes and AZ 3-5 seconds The old mark
was GAS 3-5, established by Ray in
1917.
psMurphy cleared the bar at feet 4&
inches. The old record was made by
Tam c. Lawrence in Boston in 1912.
Ray, SO it was said. was running with
lanced toe. The member became in
5ected and was lanced yesterday morn
tqg. toe or two however,. seems to
Fe nothing in Rays still young life, or
else lanced one merely adds piquancy
70 the strife, for he ran in superb style.
Cutbill of Boston, who beat him a year
ago, and made good his boast that he'd
give Cutbill the worst beating Of his
life. Anyway, 1t was considerable beat
ing. Ray was faster in the last lap
than any other time. Having Tapped
his man he was after the record, and
cared nothing for an errant toe or so.
He could hae gvone all night with all his
toes punctured.
Marvin Riclx of princafov Trptyareitxy
made right good race in this contest
and finished second. He finished strong,
as did r.. o. McLane of the University
OF Pennsylvania, whereas Cutbill was
tagged. but didn't have the pace OF Ray.
Murphy Makes New Record.
"a Murphy made his new figures on mis-
second trial Later the bar was raised
to feet So inches. At this heighth he
failed three times.
i. Another Penn runner also did we'll by
the Red and Blue, Boots Lever, in the
gprty yard dash. in which he won the
final and was just nosed out by the
great Murchison in the fifty
The Millrose Athletic Association pro-
rided the program with its Rays and
Campbells and Murchisons and other
youths with winged heels. Ray got an
ovation after his performance as he
Yended his way through the clutter Of
qnicials In the arena surrounded by the
hoard track. The most excitement how
ever. il noise is a gauge of excitement,
game in the intercollegiate relay. There
were 10000 persons in the Garden, and
qey were all yelling when the last two
relays or that race were run off.
After the Meadowbrook Club of PhiIa-
delphia had beaten the Millrose team
easily, the interscholastic relay took
place and had the place, from floor to
roof. shouting to the limit of lungs.
Relay Racing That Thrilled.
Relay racing did It's share in the
evenings speed, and after the Meadow
brook Club of Philadelphia had beaten
the Millrose team easily an inter-
scholastic relay took place. Mercers-
burg and quartet selected from the
New York Public Schools Athletic
league had it out to a thrilling finish.
Melvin Suttner. Syracuse University,
tcok the lead on the last lap of the Mill
rose 500 for the E. H. Post trophy and
Won comfortably. He really had the
race to himself after Tom Campbell of
Yale broke down and had to withdraw.
campbell was going well until after
making the first turn he suddenly slowed
up. He went thirty yards more. his right
lHg crumpled and he ran on one leg
Jew steps. He set sail grittily for the
pack, but the leg buckled again and he
Iiinped or holding the back of the de-
fsctive limb. Suttners time was cap
yltal, 1:1b 3-5, 1-5 seconds over the in
door record.
Guess pulled muscle" said Camp
bell In his dressing room. Dave Cald-
well Of Boston was a poor third In this
race.
Illini-same being the University of
Illinois. where the football players come
from-sent the first contestant of the
night to get on terms of equality with a
record. Loren Murchison. the short dis
lance star, ran the final heat of the
nxty yard sprint In 6 2-5, tleing the
indoor record. He outstepped d. j.
Wefers. Jr. and Victor Groeb of CO.
lunbia in this heat, and had to do some
stepping to do 1t. They were right UP
(ere all huddled at the tape. but the
Pronounced shoulder motion of the West
erner weaved that stocky fier to the
front.
Boots Lever of Penn had a drive
left for the last yards of the 40 yard
run, and beat out Jackson Scholz in the
hnal They were so close you couldn't
tell from the other end OF the Garden
which won. The real final--the big
test-of both the 40 and so men.
was a 80 yard dash. in which first and
second men in the 40 and SO dashes
competed. Once more Murchison turned
the trick. He dashed down the line
with comfortable lead--and always a
lead--ahead of Lever, Wefers and
Schoiz In that order. He was the sprint
ing star of the night. Desch Of Notre
Dame wasn't heard Of after winning a
oeat in the 40 yard race.
Hurdles for Harvard.
R. S. Whitney Of Harvard won the
final OF the fifty yard high hurdles. He
beat Thomson of Princeton and Barron,
the Penn State crack. who was no better
than third Thomson Knocked over the
last of the three hurdles.
Wcfers, Jr., found the going In tho
sprints too fast for medal winning pur-
POSES. but showed his quality In the 800
yard run. Desch of Notre Dame and
Gourdin OF Harvard were entered in this
contest, but the race was among Wefers.
Conway. Mercersburg lad, tall, Of good
action and strong. game finisher, and