, 1925-02-01
NURM| SCORES
AGAIN IN TWO
MILE CONTEST
Boston Arena Witnesses
Another Victory for
Phantom Finn.

BOSTON. Jan. 31.-Paavo Nurml,
wonder athlete. added TO his long
string Of honors here tonight when
he finished first in tho two.milo
special race OF the Boston Athletic
associations 36th annual indoor
meet. Six thousand fans crowded
the arena for the contests.
Nilsson of the Finnish.American
A. c. finished second in the two.mile
and Ilmar Prim OF the same |
was third.
In winning his race Paavo ngain
referred 10 his watch at every quar-.
Ter mile.
His time by quarters was an.
nqunced as follows;
(~irst. 1905 second, 2:to ACT third,
331 is; fifth. 544 1.5: sixth, 6:5Ti
seventh, SOC; eighth, e:16 10.
Nurmi failed TO break Jole Rays
milo indoor record but Tapped tho
field OF four to win the race in nine
minutes 1s Is seconds.
Willie Plant. veteran Moringside
A. c. walker, broke his own 5000
meter indoor mark of ~ minutes
81 seconds. defeating Ugo Frigerio
OF Italy, and establishing the new
mark Of 1872 4-5.
Plant and Frigerio both started
from scratch. with the Italian
dropping into second place from tho
gun and remaining there through.
out the walk.
Plant walked along with Ugo for
ten laps nj then steadily drew
away until at the tape Plant was
approximately three quarters of a
lap ahead.
Plant Tapped four others-George
ID. Jameson. Dorchester A. c.. 45
seconds handicap; Il. C. Wilson,
r. A. A., 40 seconds: Pep" Clark.
Dorchester A. C, 80 seconds, and
a. W. Bell, u. A. A., 30 seconds.
Ugo Tapped all but Wilson, who
steadily shrunk back from the world
record pace of Plant.
H.. u. 'Ladie" Meyers. Chicago
A. A.. won the polo vault and estab.
lished a new world indoor record OF
IL feet 10H inches, breaking his
W former record Of IL feet sH
inches, established in 1929.
The summaries:
40-yard dash-won by Loren
Murchison, Newark A. c.. in 4 as
seconds, 2-5 Of a second short OF the
record; A. II. Miller. Harvard, sec.
ondi J.. j. sullivan, Boston college,
third.
Carl Christensen. running under
tho colors OF the Newark A. C., won
tho 45.yard high hurdles in 8 Is
seconds; n. V. Merrlck. B. A. A.,
second; Ivan Riley. Illinois A. c.,
third.
In the hr-t intercollegiate mile
relay. Bates defeated Amherst.
Time. 1913 1.5. =
Georgetown's crack mile relay
quartet. Asehcr, Burgess, Kinally
and Horlihy. defeated Holy Cross
and Boston college. Time, 3.27 2.5.
With n lead OF 10 yards, II. II.
wardwell. unattached. won the one.
mile handicap run, IL laps TO the
mile; second. ]. ]. Losero. Boston
Y. NJ. c. A.; third. James Brudno,
Colby. Time. 4;33 3.b.
Worcester 7. Il. l. defeated North.
eastern in the third intercollegiate
mile relny. Time. 3:42 2.5.
Mile relhy-won by University of
Maino tsecond triple intercollegiate
mile relay; University of New
Hampshire, second; Massachusetts,
A.. C.. third. Time. s:37.
Mile relay-Dartmouth defeated
Brown by a wide margin in $3.50 49,.
Colby defeated Boston university
and Tufts in a third triangular mile
relay. Time, $40 3.5.
Mile relay-In a shoulder TO shout.
der race throughout, Rowdoin de.
feated Yale. Time. 3.33 as.
5000 meter walk-Won by Willie
Plant. MorninEsido A. c.. second.
=. G. Wilson, Boston A. A.: third.
Ugo Frigerio. Italy. Time. 1889 As,
n new indoor worlds record. Wil.
son had a handicap Of 40 seconds.
Mile relay-Dartmouth freshmen
defeated University OF Maine fresh.
men in 1923. NJ. I. T. freshmen
were disqualified for running on the
boards.
Newark A.. C. defeated Molrose
a. c. In 1896: Syracuse defeated
Dartmouth in a two'mile relay.
Time, sal 4-b.
Mile relay-Harvard defeated NJ.
/. T. Time. 3;5t is.
Hunter mlle-First. Joie Ray,
Illinois a. c.; second. j. j. Connolly.
Washington, d. c.; third, Lloyd
Hahn. Boston A.. A. Time. 415 is.
Gso.yard run-Won by Ray Dodge.
Illinois a. c.; second. J. W. Driscoli.
p. \. A.; third. II. n. Bates. Dart.
mouth. Time. ia rs.