Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-26
Nurmi Cracks
Another Record But
Loses in Handicap

Brooklyn. \. Y, Jan. 24.-(By A. p. }
I-Paavo Nurmi, the Peerless Finn,
suffered the first defeat of his Ameri-
can campaign tonight when Gunnar
Nilsson, a Finnish teammate, with a
1OO.-yard handicap, led him to the tape
by a yard in the 2OOO-yard invitation
special the feature event Of the
Brooklyn College games in the Thir-
teenth Regiment Armory tonight. De-
spite his defeat, Nurmi clipped five
and four-ffths seconds off the existing
worlds record at that distance.
Nurmi carried his watch in the race
and consulted it in every lap during
the first part Of the race. but later
disregarded the timepiece and placed
all his efforts on oVertaking his Fin
nish rival. Hhe was running in third
place when the final lap started. Then
ne moved into secopd place on the
back stretch and set out after Nilsson,
but Nilsson stretched out his stride
and shook off Nurmi's final dash with
a spectacular finish.
At the mile and one-eighth point
Nurmi was clicked at four minutes
IS seconds. established what A. A. u.
officials say will go on the record
books as new worlds mark.
Marsters Shines
Georsetown'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 College, to the tape by 10
yards in a thrilling finish.
Georgetown broke the worlds in
door two-mile relay record by eight
seconds in this race, breaking the tape
in 7.47 1-5. Boston College also broke
the record, completing its two miles
in Z 81 As. The former record of
7.55 1-5 was made by the University
of Pennsylvania team March II, 1922.
Carl Christensen. Newark A. c.
hurdler, clipped one-fifth of a second
off his own worlds record in the So
yard high hurdles event by topping the
sticks in 10 Is seconds. Ivan II. Ri
ley, Illinois a. c., was second. and
Herb Meyer, Newark A. c.. third.
There were five starters in the 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.
Harold NJ. Osborne, Illinois A. c.
star all round athlete, Won the rum
ming high jump easily with a leap
of six feet four inches. Gail Robin
son Of the Newark A. c., q three
inch handicap man, placed second,
with Thomas J. Holloran of the New
York A. c., third.
Two-m mile invitation, college relay
was won by Georgetown University,
Brooks, Holden. Sullivan, Mars
ters); second, Boston College; third
Yale. Time 7.47 is. (New worlds
record.)
James J. Connolly, former George
town runner. won the Brooklyn col
lege thousand from select field OF
starters including Joie Ray. Illinois
A. c. star. Ray was handicapped by
a collision at the first turn when
Lloyd r. Hahn. Boston A. A., and
Sydney Leslie, New York A. c., jam
med ana fell, almost taking Ray with
them.
} Re. 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 Larrivee. Holy Cross Col
lege was third. Time PIG Is.
Loren Murchison. Newark A. c..
sprinter. won the 100-meter invita-
ton, but he failed to break McAllis-
ter's record for the event, made last
year. J. J. Sullivan of Boston Col
lego, was second, and Bayes Nor
; ton of Yale, third. The time was II
Is seconds.
Willie Ritola, Finnish American
A. c. broke two worlds records in
til 5000 metre invitation when he
won the event from field Of six
starters in IA minutes 80 2-5 seconds
i beating the mark set by Paavo Muir
mi earlier this month by 5 LIS sec
onds.
1t was also announced that Ritola
shattered a third worlds record ir
his 5000 meter run, when officia'
check of his time showed that he
passed the 3-4 mile point in 1901
clipping two seconds off the mark
set by Paavo Nurmi at Newarl'
AL.