Evening star., 1925-02-15


If he understood, he failed to show
Y the slightest change in his ex-
ressionless face that he was elated.
ie went to his sweater, donned it
nd walked off the floor while the
rowd stood and applauded
Nurmi's remarkable performance
anne after Willie Ritola of the Finn
sh-American Athletic Club had es-
ablished new marks for 3 miles and
or az miles. His record for the full
distance was 14:01 2-5, and for the
y miles, 11:44. He, himself, held
9th previous records.
Ritola, who set a new 2-mile record
9:03 35 at Buffalo on Thursday, the
bark which was shattered tonight by
urmi, has been the Olympic cham
ions greatest rival during the Win
er, and his race tonight was run in
he same faultless style that he has
sed since the indoor season began.
lie twice Tapped Andy Craw of New
ork, the second to finish in the
vent.
Nurmis epoch-making race came at
he end of a week during which he
Participated in four track meets at
pur far separated points. Monday
Eight found him running in Portland
e. He ran in Buffalo Thursday and
asst three days has added five world
larks to his already large list.
Tonight he ran steadily, a fast pace
hat soon passed all opposition On
track that he admittedly likes, he
bntinued his terrific stride, and. with
wo-thirds of the distance gone. had
kpped Verne Booth, intercollegiate
istance champion while at Johns
fopkins. Still he sprinted and might
ave cut more seconds from the
ecessary time had he offered a squirt
the end.
Dived to Finish Line.
Rounding the last turn he saw the
mcials beckoning and he put forth
III his efforts in a last dive for the
he as the crowd rose to its feet.
Other competitions of the annual
beet of the New York A. c., in which
1any athletes from several colleges
anticipated for the first time this
ear. were overshadowed by the VIC
prizes Of the Firms. Frank Hussey,
choolboy sprinter, who lost to Loren
urchison on the Garden track early
his season. won by less than yard
Fom Harold (Boots) Lever of the
ewark A. c., in the 50-yard dash
Rckson Scholz, an American winner
the Olympics. was third in his heat
nd failed to place for the finals
alter, however, he ran to an impress
We victory in special 500-yard
print.
Ugo Frigerio of Italy, Olympic
talking champion, and Willie Plant
merican titleholder, who has beaten
rigerio on three occasions, ap-
cared in different events and won
hsily.
Frigerio's smile, which disappeared
the time of his first defeat by
liant, reappeared tonight as he
hssed the plodders in his u mile
vent, in which Charles Eschenback
the Pastime A. c.. and Mike
ekete, the Austrian, participated.
r1gerio started 90 seconds behind
no hnlshed almost as far ahead, but
us time ne failed to wave to the,
allery as he did shortly alter he
Frtved in the United States.
Plant, walking 1 mile, had only
be veteran Joe Pearman of New
ork as noteworthy opponent, and
Isily outclassed him, winning in
me that was only two-fffths of a
fcond away from the record.
New Mark by Hahn.
Lloyd Hahn of the Boston Athletic
association clipped a fifth of a sec
4.l3 3-5, established on the same
fack January 6, when he captured
be Baxter mile from a field which
Fcluded Jimmy Connolly of Wash
gton, d. c.; Willie Goodwin of the
ew York A. c., and Leo Larrivee of
oily Cross. Larrivee finished sec
nd, Is yards behind, and Goodwin
bird.
Charles 7. Elliott, jr,, of Princeton,
hptured the 5G-yard high hurdle
vent with Theodore S. Hart of Yale
lose at his heels. Carl Christiernson
the Newark A. c. failed to place
he fell after making the third
imp. j. A. Brainerd of the Uni
ersity of Pennsylvania, with
andicap of 6 inches, came through
ictorious in a field of 20 in the So
ard handicap dash.
Alan Heffrich of Penn State led all
he way lin the Buermeyer 500-yard
print. Jimmy Burgess of George
pwn gained second place by a squirt
b the last few yards. Ray Robert
on of the Boston A. A. was third