Evening star., 1923-02-04
G. j. RUNNERS FAIL
IN BOSTON GAMES
Connolly Is Third in Mile Won
by Ray-ReIay Team
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Also Defeated.

u OSTON, February 3.-George-
n town athletes, who had been
winning consistently since
the indoor season began, had their
colors lowered in the Boston A. A.
games here tonight. Jimmy Con-
molly, Blue and Gray captain, ran
third to Joie Ray and R. B. Buker
in the Hunter mile and the Hilltop
relay team was beaten by Boston
College in triangular mile race
with. Holy Cross. third.
Ray in taking, the mile, the feature
of the games. led by a half a lap,
covering the distance in 4 minutes
and 19 seconds, new record for the
event. The previous record was 4
minutes 20 2-5 seconds, made by Ray
last year. Connolly. who had con-
tested Rays leadership much of the
time, was outstripped by Buker at
the finish.
Swedish HurdIer Ties Mark.
Carl Christurnson, Swedish national
champion, twice tied the outdoor
mark of 6 seconds for the As yards
high hurdles, set in 1905 by j. w.
Mayhem in Boston. The Swedish star,
competing unattached, made this re-
markable performance in indoor track
competition in the trials and semi
finals of the event. In the final heat
Christurpson won, but in slower. time,
6 2-10 seconds, limping slightly;
The Summaries,
Hunter fnile-woa by Jois W. Ray Illinois
A. c.; second. B. B. Buker. Boston A. A.;
third, J. J. Connolly, Georgetown University.
Time 4.l9
40-yard dash-won by Loren Murchison.
Newsr5 A c.; sesoad G. Bowman man sysscuie Gz zie
16-yard high hurdie-won by Carl Christ
urnson. Sweden, unattached; second. J; J.
;r.. E; Eas.sr. Tin Time, o.os 2-Io
SS0-yard run-Won by J.. W. priseoll, .Bos-
ton A. A.; second. L s: G. Cook, Syracuse
;hIsd; IL Is :. B. Dsmmins' Newark A. O. Time
Mils run (handic.p-won by Francis N.
Merriam. Boston University $50 yards); sec
thiId, q, P. !; h.hsnsy |. 81 y Boston College as
s' s:a sR rsht i y
william Plant. MerninssiSe A; G.; New York
{serstehl: third , z: G: Wilson Boston a. A.
- Three.mile ai run@Won BY willie Ritola,, Fin
nish-American A. c.. New York; second 6,
T Fleming Boston cinh A. Al ms third S. Da'
skilss. Dartmouth % inches). height u feet
inches; second, Ed hnourek, 1hinois a. -
(scratchl, height IL feet inches; third, Il. R.
Davis, Harvard q inches), IL feet inches
1oooysra run la.ndio.p.MWo11 eS,,.s, Sy D Ms sss
ysrds5; second, H. n. Alword. Yale (2s
ysrds}; third. ss1Trs Nolan. F0rdham go
seTdsl Tish jump e' 'thandicsp,-woa M by john Muir;
ply. Multnemah A. 9. (scratehl. height. .
feet AZ inches; second. g. J. Flanins. bosson
Collier. A. INCHES h;sSss; ssssn bsttmosts 5sss sS
1sor.tcb, hsigbt feet qIL inches.
Nile relay raee-Holy Cross (Fitzsimmons,
Tierney Mulvehill. zemaitisl defeated George
town (Kinally. Brewster, oaByrne' Hornhy)
and so,sSs o9sse T%s ssfs..ed univer
sity Of Maine. Time, 3Ss S-5,
mouth. | Time. s.ss s-t. ;.
Mile relay IaoeEUniversity OF sTmone 11sns nd aei
New Hampshire State College. Time, Sal 10.
Nile relay race-Bates defeated Boston Col,
-lege. Time. s.4s s.6. Colby. which finished
ar:. in this event. vas disSna,hee Club pbi,s
deiphia. defeated Millrose A. A., New York,
Nile relay race-Rensselaer p. l.. defeated
Northeastern and Worcester P. l. Time,
xiie relay raoe-Massachusett. 1nstitsts Of
Technslogy defeated Harvard. Time, $50
Nile relay raoe-Boston A. A. defeated New
York A. c. Time. 3.3S 2-5.
Nile relay race-Hafvard freshmen defeateo
Yale freshmen. Time. $50.
Two-mile relay race-Dartmouth defeated
Syracuse and Massachusetts Institute Of Tech
nology. Time, s2s. <r.,hu.n ds-
feated Dartmouth freshmen. Boston College
freshmen and Holy Cross freshmen, Time;
3.43 2.5. Phillips-Exeter Academy defeated
Phillips -Andover, Time. 3.H.
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