Evening star., 1925-02-24

Two world records, new South
Atlantic A. A. L. time and an equallcd
world mark We're claimed for the
Georgetown games. Meet officials
Well known in amateur athletics duly
certified to the accuracy Of the track
measurement and the timing in Lloyd
Hahn's l,500-meter race and Helf-
frlch's S00-meter race. They did the
same for Jim Burgess 4O0-meter race
and Andy Gaffey's 15O-yard event.
Papers concerning these have been
forwarded to A. A. U. headquarters.
Yet Nurmis time here was not con-
sidered record and nothing was
done about his race. Baltimore,
though insists the poorer effort of
the Finn in its big armory last night
ought to be officially recognized as a
world record for the distance. How
come?
District Athletes Shine.
Washington patrons of the meet
were well entertained while waiting
for the Baltic boy to step out. They
saw Georgetown University team
OF practically second -stringers romp
10 victory in the open events and a
Tech High School team easily out
point other scholastic squads in their
division of the meet
Inc Finn, although a trifie slower,
ran as impressiVely as he did here
llast Saturday, easily overcoming a
fair field that started on even terms
with him in the two-mile jaunt. OF
the six men who began the race with
faaNo, all were Tapped or dropped out
except Verne Booth, MillroSe A A
ddle-distance performer, and Ilmar
Prlm, Finnish American A c. man.
VINO has been an opponent of his
brother Finn in a number of races in
this country.
Jack llbery, Washington Canoe Club
runner, who started, did not retire
until the fourteenth lap of the six
teen-lap grind began. Booth ran a
good race and finished the two miles
between 35 and 40 yards behind
Nurmi. Prim narrowly escaped being
tapped, less than a yard ahead of
the Abo Antelope, with another round
of the track to make
Nurmi CIocked Often.
: Nurmi was clocked at the finish in
9:lS 4-5, having done the two miles
20 3-5 seconds slower than in his
sensational world-record race in New
York week before last Paavo was
timed at various stages Of his jour-
ney last night He turned the half
mile in PA, the mile in 4.33, the mile
and three-quarters in S.07 As, the
5000 meters in $40 3-5 and the mile
and seven-eighths in S.44
Georgetown men performed bril-
liantly in the track events. In the
open century, McHugh won and Mel
ton, a former Central High boy, fin
tshed third. Hilltoppers grabbed
everything in sight in the quarter
mile, Estevez winning with Eastment
running second and Kinally third.
Swinburne and Baron were one, two
in the S00-meter open
Tech High boys scored two first and
T., two seconds in the scholastic division
of the meet Quinn was winner of the
100-yard dash, with Kennedy second.
McGhan won the high jump and Bob
Pugh was given second place in the
quarter mile, when Hipp of Baltimore
City College, first to finish was dis
qualified.
Eastern and Western picked up
points in the scholastic events. Greg
ory of the former school was third in
the 600-yard championship race, and
Elliott of the Red and White team
was third in the high jump.
Chaconas Runs Well.
Central High scored in the 60O-yard
run. Chaconas, after running well
back in the field the greater part of
the way, with fine burst of speed
dashed to the front in the backstretch
of the last turn around the track and
4
of 1:21 3-5. Friedman, another Cen
tralite, took fourth place.
Several boys who got their first
track training under Bill Foley at
Central did well. In addition to Mel
ton of Georgetown, Eckel Of Lafay-
cite was a point scorer. The former
Blue and White half-mile took third
place in the S0Q-meter run. Kern,
erstwhile Centralite, now at Navy, did
some good running in the sprints, but
was defeated.
University of Maryland and Tech
High runners performed valiantly in
the relays. College Park freshman
and varsity teams won handily over
fours of Navy. Ed Pugh, Roger
Whiteford, Sheriff and Endslow
trounced the regular Annapolis team,
the Marylanders winning with 40
yards to spare in 1892 As, the best
mile made by a relay team in the
Smeet. Burleigh, Middleton. Thomas
and Matthews, Old Line cubs, beat
the Navy plebes in S:41 2-5.
Techs flashy mile team stepped to
the front in the race for a high
school championship. With Garrett
Kessler, Horton and Moreland run
ming in the order mentioned, Ford
Union Military Academy's quartet
was well beaten. Catonsville High
Schools team finished third. The
Manual Trainer half-mile team bowed
10 Baltimore Poly's boys in a half
mile relay, but ran fast enough to
head Episcopal High Schools four
across the final line.
Special Races Interesting.
Three special races provided the
best contests of the meet. In a 100
yard invitation, jackson Scholz New
York a. c. star, won Gin 10 seconds
over Cummings of Virginia and
bartholomew of Penn State. Ziegler,
former Central High School boy, was
fourth, Charlie Pugh of Maryland
fifth and Bill Dowding of George
town last.
Sid Leslie of New York A. c. came
from nowhere to the front in the last
lap of an S00-meter Invita- ton and
won over Ray Watson, Ray Dodge
and Jimmy Connolly in order. A
medley distance race for the col
iegiate indoor championship of
America was won by the Boston Col
lege team. Welch's fine half mile
and Cavanaughs good mile for the
victors were the high spots of the
contest Penn State was second
Pennsylvania third and Lafayette
last.
Some excellent races were offered
at the meet, but it lacked the class
of the Georgetown carnival here.
However, the games in Convention
Hall were exceptional both for the
number of ranking stars of the track
world present and the keenness of
competition in the races. But in
general the Baltimore meet was well
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