The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-01


RECORDS TO GO
UP ON BOARDS
Jimmy Connolly Of Georgetown
Among the Track Stars Who
Made History indoors This
Winter.
1--WE weeks ago it was noted
that ten worlds indoor track
and field records had been
broken during the first month OF
competition. That appeared to be
q whale of O bit OF athletic news
for it surpassed all previous per-
formances' of the record breakers.
In scanning the records of the sea-
son which has just closed IL is
found that no less than eighteen
worlds records and one American
mark have been erased from the
books.
In addition, two worlds indoor
records have been established and
three equAled. Included I'm the list
OF eighteen shattered records are
three outdoor marks which fell be.
fore the indoor performers, ana the
American mark mentioned above
was also made on the cinders.
Never before In the history OF
the sport has the toll OF the athlete
been 20 great and the caliber Of
the performance cannot possibly be
questioned, for in most intances
the marks which fell had stood
the test for many years. Last win.
ter, when six marks were shattered,
was believed that the peak had
been reached.
Fifteen athletes, four OF whom
composed q relay team. are -.
sponsfble for the record breaking,
which was divided among ten meets,
seven OF which were held In
New York, two in Buffalo and an.
other in Boston. Here Is the COM
plete score against Father Time:
SCORE AGAINST FATHER TIME.
Joie w. Ray, Illinois A. Cone
ana one-half miles, 6:41 As; two
eighths miles, 1874 2-5; one and
three-quarters mile, 1859 As; 5000 !.
rneterB, 1881 1.5: 5000 meters, 1884.
Willie Ritola, Finnish. American
A. C.-Three thousand meters,
1901 LIS, three miles, 1915 4-5;
four miles, 1889 Is.
Loren Murchison, Newark A. c.
Sixty yards, 0.os Les; 800 yards.
o:31 LIS.
Harold Lever. University oe
Pennsylvania-S evenly yards,
0:07 Ito.
Walter Koppisch, Columbia
Quarter mile, 0:4s 3-5.
Richmond Landon and Leroy
Brown-Running high jump, 8 feet
6M inches.
Herbert Meyer, Rutgers College
One hundred-yard low hurdles.
OIL $40.
James ]. Connolly, Georgetown
University-Two-thirds of a mile,
2:43 SIS.
Ralph Hills, Princeton-Sixteen-
pound shot put, 48 feet inches.
Illinois A. C. Relay Team-One
and seven-eighths miles medley
race, 7:35 rs.
Carl Christiernsson, Newark A.
C.-Forty.five-yard high hurdles.
The outdoor records included in
the table above are credited to Ray
for his two-mile race, to Ritola
for his three-mile race, to the
Illinois A. G. relay team for its
one and seven-eighths-mile victory.
and to Ritola for his four-mile Ameri-
can record.
Indoor records were established by
Ray at one and seven-eighths miles
- ma~Aln A.
45-yard low hurdles, by Murchlson
in the 300-yard run and By Koppisch
in the quarter.mile run. Christierns.
door record for the 45-yard low
hurdles.
It might also be explained that
both Robert McAlIister, an unar-
tached athlete, and Murchison
equaled the record of 0:06 2-5, which
stood when the season opened, but
as the mark has since been shattered
II was not included in this survey.
RAYS BRILLIANT FEAT.
Seldom indeed does an indoor dis.
lance performer clip an outdoor rec
ord, and for this reason, as well as
the fact that he lowered the coveted
record of the famous Al Shrubb. JoIe
Rays two-mile race stands out as
one Of the most brilliant bits OF rae
ing in history. Shrubb did 900 6-10
in England in 1904 on the cinders
and since that time a score of dis
lance stars have tried in vain 10
equal Shrubs performance. Tel
Berna, of Cornell, came closest in
1912, when he was timed in 9:17 T. 5
outdoors, while the worlds indoor
record was already in Rays posses
sion at Gil 2.5.
Murchison's achievements, as
well as those of Meyer, Ritola,
Lever, Hills, Landon and Brown,
are also gems, but as they have
been reviewed we shall pass to
the closing event of the record.
breaking season, in which Walter
Koppisch, the Columbia football
star, squaled the worlds record for
the quarter-mile run. The O:49 3.5
that the New York boy returned at
Buffalo a week ago Saturday night.
was the elimination Of a season
of smart performances for Kop-
pisch. He lost only two races.
going out of his distance in one
and falling in the 0thse.