New Britain herald., 1927-03-01
N
HAHN SETS WORLD
RECORD IN MEET
Youths Win Championship at
Annual Track and Field Games

New York, March I CP,-Names
of youths hitherto unknown to the
register OF champions today dotted
the roll Of the National Amateur
Athletic Union indoor title holders
for 1927.
But TO a veteran Of the board
speedways, Lloyd Hahn Of the Bos-
ton a. A. went the honor Of es-
tablishing the only world record set
during the annual track and field
games Of the union at Madison
Square Garden last night Hahn
ripped off 1000 yards in minutes,
u A seconds to clip 3-5 of a sec
ond from the indoor mark set by
Joie Ray in 1919 and equalled by
Harold Cutbill in 1922.
The Nebraskan fier, today def
nitely established as the peer of all
present day American middle dis
lance runners, hrooked little inter-
ference in the setting of the new
mark. He went TO the front at the
start and but for a fraction Of n
second on the second lap, stayed
there to set a terrific pace and win
going away" from Ray Dodge. of
the Illinois A. c.. by fully ten yards.
So fast was the competition that
only five of the 10 individual cham
plons in 1926 were able to retain
their titles. Most prominent among
the defeated stars was Harold NJ
Osborn, of the Illinois A. c., who
was shut out OF the high jump, the
speciality in which he holds the
world record. by Charley Major,
sensational negro leaper, Gail Rob
inson, of the Newark a. c, and
Emerson Norton, former George
town track champion. Osborn was
able to save his championship in
the standing broad jump.
Chief among the youths who es-
tahlished themselves at the top of
performers in their spccialtes was
Karl Wildermuth, freshman at
Georgetown university, winner Of
the 60 yard sprint crown. The for
mer schoolboy star took the meas
ures of Loren Murchison. Chef Bow
man. Frank Hussey, Bob McAllister,
the former Flying Cop and Hank
Russell, 1926 intercollegiate cham
pion and was full foot to the good
OF Bowman in the final
Sahin Carr. although he failed to
clear II feet for a now world rec
ord in the pole vault easily captured
the title with a leap Of 10 feet.
George Lencss. New York A. G.,
clipped a fifth OF a second from the
500 championship record he won a
stride ahead of Alan Hclffrich in
minute Is IL seconds Herbert
Schwarze. Of Wisconsin. competing
unattached, showed the 16 pound
put mark out to As feet, 5 inches
in winning the title. The new mark
was 5 IL inches better than the
previous record put Of Il. &. Hills,
of Princeton in 1924.
Another newcomer to Champion
ship fields. Lancelot Ross, of Yale,
won the 800 yard run in II As sec
onds, defeating a star field. Owe
Anderson. competing for Helsingtors
university, Finland. almost larped
his field in winning the two mile
stecploChasn.
Another foreign star, Edwin Wide,
was less fortunate in the only spe-
cial event of the evening. 1900
meter run in which he faced the
Beso handicap runners Of the
metropolitan district the Swedish
schoolmaster ran fifth, covering the
distance in minutes 20 seconds
az compared with the world indoor
record Of 1856 set by Paavo Nurmi
here in 1925. ]. Brennan of Ford
ham university won the event in
$50 As with a handicap Of 100
yards.
In the final summing up the New
York A. C.. was conceded the team
trophy with 80 points. Illinois A. c..
winners last year, gathered % IL.
The list of champions follows:
50 yard dash-karl Wildermuth.
Georgetown.
70 yard high hurdles - George
Guthrie, Illinois A. G. (X).
900 yard run-Lancelot Ross,
Yale.
600 yard run--George Leness
New York A, G.
1000 yard run--Lloyd Hahn,
Boston A. A.
mile run-Wllie Goodwin. New
York A. c, tN).
mile stecplechasc-Ove Ander-
son. Finland.
mic walk-Willie Plant, Morn