Evening star., 1925-01-25

Ilmar Prim, August Eager and Nil
son, all members of the Finnish
American A. c., faced the champion
in the race, as they have done on sew
era1 occasions recently.
Ritolu Breaks Three Marks.
Willie RitoIa. Finnish American A.
c., broke three world records in the
5o00-meter invitation when he won
the event from field of six starters
in IA minutes SO 2-5 seconds. beating
the mark set by Paavo Nurmi, earlier
/ this month, by l5 seconds.
He was cIocked to the 3-mile mark
in 14:11 3-5, breaking his own record
for that distance.
He shattered a third record when
he passed the pa mile point in 1901,
clipping . seconds off the mark set
by Nurmi at Newark Wednesday
night.
Ritola started at scratch and gave
away up to $50 yards to opponents.
Ritola ran a steady, even race.
catching the field at the ~ mile
mark and winning handily by more
than a hundred yards.
Verne Booth, former Johns Hop
kins running star, who finished Sec
ond. gave Ritola his chief opposition
but fell behind when the Finn step
ped out in the latter stages.
George Lermond, Boston College.
the only other one of the field to
, finish, was third, more than a lap
and a half behind RitoIa.
G. L. Wins Two ReInys.
; Georgetown's quartet of half -milers
won the two-mile invitation relay,
with Boston College second and Yale,
the only other starter a poor third.
Marsters, the Georgetown anchor, led
Tom Cavanaugh, running the final lap
for Boston to the tape by 5 yards In
a thrilling finish. Georgetown broke
the world indoor two-mile relay rec
ord by eight seconds in this race,
breaking the tape in 7:47 is.
Boston College also broke the rec
ord, completing its two miles in
:52 AS.
The former record of 1855 1-5 was
made by the University of Pennsyl-
vania team March II, 1922
Georgetown scored its second re-
lay triumph of the evening when its
quartet of quarter-milers won the
one-mile invitation. Vernon Ascher,
the Georgetown anchor man, was 20
yards ahead of his Boston College
rival It the finish. Rutgers College,
the only other entrant, was half lap
behind { the finish.
Carl Christensen, Newark A. C.,
hurdler, clipped one-fifth of a second
OlL ulS O"H "cIId RECORD III inc oU-
yard high hurdles event by topping
the sticks in 10 2-5 seconds. Ivan H.
Riley, Illinois A. c., was second and
Herb Meyers, Newark A. c., third
There were five starters in this race,
Riley getting away ahead but losing
his lead to Christensen as the hur-
dlers cleared the final barrier The
winner led Riley to the tape by a
short step.
Connolly Takes Thousand.
\ James ]. Connolly, former George
town runner. won the Brooklyn
thousand from select field of start
ers, including Joie Ray, Illinois A. c.,
star. Ray was handicapped by a
collision at the first turn when Lloyd
B. Hahn, Boston A. A, and Sydney
Leslie, New York A. c., jammed and
fell almost taking Ray with them.
Ray was Is yards behind when he
regained his stride, but failed TO fin
ish among the first three. Ray Dodge
OF the Illinois A. C., placed second,
and Leo Larriyee, Holy Cross College,
was third. The time was 2.16 is.
Ray Watson. ILLINOIS A. c., star,
won the 500-yard Brooklyn special
by five yards from a field of four
starters Watson won in a wonder
full burst of speed in the final lap.
JACK sellers OIL the ne" vi ~ ~
twas second, with Ray Robertson,
Boston A a, third. The time was
1.OI 1-5.
Joseph =. Wallace of the New York
Athletic Club won the three mile
handicap race, with William Larsen
OF the Swedish American Athletic
Club second, and John Costello OF the
Millrose. Athletic Association third.
The winner had a 126yard handicap.
Three scratch men failed to place.
The time was 1919 80.
Murchison Is Victor.
Loren Murchison, Newark Athletic
\ Club sprinter won the l00-meter in
: yitation, but he failed to break Nc
. Allister's record for the event made
last year. J. ]. sullivan of Boston
College was second and Bayes Nor
ION of Yale third. The time was IL
Is seconds.
Harold NJ Osborn, Illinois Athletic
Club star, all-around athlete, won
the running high jump easily with a
leap of six feet four inches. Gail
Robinson of the Newark Athletic
Club, a three-inch handicap man,
placed second. with Thomas ]. Hol-
loran of the New York Athletic Club
third.