Evening Star Newspaper, February 13, 1925, Page 31

SPORTS THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1925 SPORTS Nurmi’s Feals in 1924 Olympics Unprecedented : Rival Finns Set More Records RITOLA BETTERS 2-MILE WON IN FOUR RACES FROM WORLD’S BEST Captured 1,500, 2,000 Meter and Cross-Country Runs, and Took Team Event for Finns. PAAVO NURMI'S STORY As Told by Him to Charles E. Parker r CHAPTER 12—KING fi LTHOUGH his 1923 triumph brought phenomenal records OF THE OLYMPICS. over Elvin Wide—a triumph that for the 1,500-meter and the one-mile runs—gave Paavo Nurmi the superlative thrill of his career and brought him the records he regards as the most noteworthy on his im- Posing list, he does agree that his Olympic achievement at Colombes last July is worth somewhat more than passing mention. 7 . With other athletes no item would be omitted. Not sa with Paavo. however. He hurries through his numberless triumphs over fellow coun- trymen in Abo, Helsingfors and Viborg, and dismisses with a nod a list of English national records, such as no native of that northern nation ever held. He has merely an “Oh, yes,” when A8ked of sensational international conquests in Paris, London, Stock- holm and other European centers— conquests in which he vanquished the Ereatest runners of those nations in niiddle and long distance runs and steeplechases. As for his world rec- ord races—and standing against his name are the outdoor marks for 12 of the standard distances as well as many more for odd distances—Paavo believes a recitation of the figures aet and the place and date should sufMece But the Colombes Olympie perform- ance is admitted by him to be a bit out of the ordina Y e Paavo agrees, “the last Olympic games did mean much to me. They gave me satisfaction. I worked lang and hard in my preparations, for Finland, though small, had high hopes of surpassing even America. I created no new world records, but I did make three Olympic marks and lived well up to the expectations of my countrymen.” Paave's Olympic Feats. Thus, mildly, does Paavo picture the seven days of competition against the finest athletes the world could produce, in the course of which and under the most trying conditions he won the Olympic_1,500-meter run, 5,000-meter run, 7,000-meter cross- country run and 3,000-meter team race, contributing three individual first places and serving as the chief factor in earning two team first places, or a total of 50 points to Finland's Olympic score. Hannes Kolehmainen was believed to have established the ultimate in human endurance when in 1912 he weon the Olympic 5,000-meter, 10,000 meter and cross-country runs at Stoekholm, but that accomplishment is mot to be compared to FPaave Nurmi’'s 1924 Olymplc record. Few questioned Paavo's speed be- fore the Colombes games. It was ad- mitted he should capture at least two fipst places and that a third would be l’)\ns( certain if he selected the right avents—if, for example, he followed the Kolehmainen program, which in- volved only distance running. None, however, believed three victories were possible when Paavo’s program was learned. Four victories were out of the question. Considered Only His Country. Paavo was considering only his country when he mapped out the pro- gram. Willie Ritola's return to Fin- land after several years In America sured that country a long-distance | runner of high quality, one who could | win the 10,000-meter run and the steeplechase. That released Paavo from those events. There were Ko- lehmainen, Kyronen and Stenroos for the marathon run. That meant this longest of Olympic races would not need Paavo. There remained, then, |the 1,500-meter, 5,000-meter cross- country runs and 3,000-meter team race for Paavo to chose from, and Paavo chose them all. To meet in seven days the great- est runners of the world in four such races was a task no one had ever at- tempted. There were the crack mid- dle-distance men of America, Great Britain, Sweden and other lands in the 1,500; the long-distance stars of those countries and others were equally well represented in the 5000 and the cross-country, and another group in the 3,000-meter team race. Each nation except Finland had a | Broup of specialists for each event no nation called upon any one athlete to_ compete in all four tests. To make Paavo's task more diffi- cult. the final in the 1,500 and the 5,000 were scheduled for the same day and only 60 minutes apart. To add to its punishing qualities, the ther- | mometer on the day of the cross- | country run registered 102 degrees in | the shade. Equally oppressive was the day of the 3,000-meter team race. No Hespital for Him! Paavo Nurmi won the 1,500-meter run in 3 minutes 533-5 seconds, leav- ing in his wake a half dozen flounder- ing, fainting Yankees and Britishers. One hour later Paavo Nurmi won the 5000-meter run in 14 minutes 31 1-5 seconds, and of all starters only his fellow countryman, Willie Ritola, was within half a lap of him at the finish. Nurmi won the cross-country run while sun-drunk rivals reeled hope- lessly behind him in the open-air oven that was Colombe: And Paavo Nurmi led his Finnish team to victory in the 3,000-meter team race under almost similar condi- tions the following day, while half his cross-country opponents were in Paris hospitals or under the care of physicians Paavo believes his Stockholm race with Wide is his greatest achieve- | ment, but he does agree that some | mention should be made of the Co- | lombes Olympic games of last July. (Copyright. 1025, in United States, da and Great Britain by North American News- paper Allance. Copyright (New York World) [ Press Publishing Co. All rights reserved.) Ca Tomorrow—Hew to Be a Champion. MOUNT VERNON TOSSERS - UPSET STRONG STANTONS ASKET BALL fans were given B passers, 29 to 26. With Heeke, Easte another surprise last night when the Mount Vernon M. E. five, recent conquerors of the strong City Club quint, hit its winning stride again and downed the crack Stanton rn High School's heavyweight center, doing the tap-off work, the church team outclassed its opponents from the start, and at the half was leading, 18 to 7. Tripp, McCartee and Price kept the Stantons in the running, the first named registering six baskets from scrimmage, while McCartee led the winners' attack and dropped the ball through the hoop for a quintet of two-counters. Because the Terminal gymnasium was found to be unavailable at a late hour yesterday, Aloysius big five and the Express quint have canceled their olash scheduled for tonight. The City Club will be entertained by the I street courtmen tomorrow night. Gonzaga Reserves and the Aloysius Mldgets furnishing the preliminary. Overcoming a substantial lead as- sumed by their opponents early in the contest, Epiphany Junlors were vic- tors, 35 to 30, in their battle with the heavier Clover quint Cullinane amd Eardley played well for the Pullman five when the Navy Yard Marines were trounced, 25 to 16. Fourteen scrimmage goals were credited to Timmons of the Eastern Prep quint, when the Washington Preps were defeated, 50 to 31. Army Medical Cemter tossers took a close game from the Washington Barracks quint on the latter's court, 39 to 34. The Medicos were leading. 17 to 10, at half time. Led by Harvey'Ingley, Company F quint of Hyattsville easily outpointed Naval Receiving Station on' the Hyattsville court, 44 to 23. Ingley scored mine field goals, while Hasse garnered more than half of the visitors’ points. Boys' Club teams divided their pro gram, the Rangers adding to their winning streak by downing the Nationals, 24 to 21, and the Yankees falling before Columbia Athletic Club of Alexandria in a 20-to-15 game. St. Stephen’s Midget quint line-up has been materially strengthened by the acquisition of Leonard, a former St. Paul player, and the churchmen are on the lookout for games with 115-pound quints. Columbia Midgets especially are challenged. Manager Driton may be reached at West 725. Liberty Athletie Club basketers took the short end of a 33-to-18 count in a game with the Independents on the National Guard Armory court. hany senfor tossers stopped the Seminoles, 40 to 33. Farrington of the losers was high scorer of the game with seven baskets from scrim- mage. Trailing, 12 to S, at the half, the Corinthians rallled in the third period, and won from the Sherwoods, 28 to 24. McDonald played brilliantly when the Cardinal Juniors. downed. Sioux Athletic Club, 36 to 19. PRINCESS GIRLS BOW T STRAYER SEXTET Strayer's Business College girls sprang a asuyrprise by downing the Princess sextet, 12 to 11, in a basket ball game on the National Guard Ar- mory court. The winner's goals were brought in by the Misses Gingell and Hayden, the former registering four from scrimmage, while the Misses Taylor, Reid and Frank scored for the losers. Hyattsville National Guard Auxil- fary swamped the Salvation Army team in the Washington Recreation League circuit with a 27-to-3 score. Marjorie Webster School downed the Eastman School sextet, 59 to 6. Miss Zeigler accounted for 22 of the winning team's points. | CORINTHIANS TO MEET. 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Both New York teams ha The Georgetown-Fordham clash| will be preceded by one between the| Georgetown freshmen and Gonzaza| High School beginning at 7:30 o'clock. | Maryland and City College of New| York teams will take the floor at| College Park at 8 o'clock. Fordham showed just how strong it is when it ran roughshod over Delaware in a game at Newark last night. The Gothamites quickly piled up a commanding lead and went on to a 50-to-19 victory. Georgetown has not been in competition for some days, but the squad has been prac- ticing faithfully and ought to be well prepared to resist the Northerners. City College of New York has a very good record for the Winter, having bowled over most of its op- ponents with consummate ease. It has been defeated by Army, but so have most of the other teams that have tackled the cadets at West Point. City College will remain here tomorrow to play Catholic University at Brookland. Maryiand was unable to withstand the Princeton sharpshooters in a game in Baltimore last night and went down to a 38-to-24 defeat. With Anderson and Hynson leading the attack, the Tigers seemed able to pocket the ball from almost any angle and distance. Both teams scored freely in the first half, that ended with Princeton in front, 23 to 16. In the early part of the second session play was about even, but, with the score at 30 to 24 and but a few minutes of play remain- ing, Princeton began its accurate long-range firing to get well ahead. Maryland's play against such a strong team was commendable. Its score was the third greatest made against the Tigers this season in 15 games. In a preliminary engagement the Mary- land freshmen took the measure of the fast Baltimore Polytechnic Insti- tute, 36 to 26. Swimming teams of Catholic Univer- sity and George Washington Univer- sity have week end engagements. The Brooklanders were to go to Bethle- hem, Pa. today for a meet with Le- high, while George Wasihngton will journey to Annapolis tomorrow to compete with Navy's swimming squad. ‘Washington will be well represented by athletic teams at Navy tomorrow. In addition to the George Washington men, there will be athletes of George- town and Catholic University opposed to Midshipmen. The Hilltop freshmen basketers a re to tackle the Navy plebes and the Brookland boxers will clash with the Academy scrappers. d field athletes of Eighteen track J0E NORDOUEST LfTep 3635pounps —By RIPLEY. Trank ALDRICH ~{amous "Bk Spieler ™ MARYLAND AND G. U. PLAY NEW YORK FIVES TONIGHT EW YORK has sent a pair of basket ball teams here that probably interesting for a couple of varsity In Ryan gymnasium, Fordham will it Georgetown, while in Ritchie gymnasium, at College Park, the City be the guests of the University of ve been playing at a dizzy pace this Winter, and right now appear to be at top form. the University of Maryland, eight of them freshmen, left College Park this morning for Charlottesville, where they will compete in the University of Virginia indoor games “tonight. Tomorrow the squad will move to Richmond for the University of Rich- nond meet. George Washing: offer a basket ball triple-header to- morrow night In its gymnasium, on H street near 20th. The main game will bring together the Hatchetites and Johns Hopkins, play starting about 9 o'clock. At 7 o'clock Boys' Club Celtics and Epiphany Juniors will clash, and at 8 girls’ teams of George Washington and Gallaudet will begin a match. RAY STILL FIGURES ON TRIMMING NURMI CHICAGO, February 13.—Joie Ra the diminutive Tllinols A. C. star, still thinks he can beat Paavo Nurmi, the sensational Finn, In anything around a mile. He intends to go out and attempt to force Nurmi into such a race by regaining some of the rec- ords that were his until the Finn came along. Ray is back home after his second Eastern campaign suffering from a heavy cold, but determined to con- tinue training and trying. “Even as late as last Winter T wa running as many races as Nurmi i doing now, and T had to run all the distances up to 5,000 meters,” says R University is to urmi is running a lot of trick distances, and he is constantly slow- ing up. “Last Winter, from January 16 to April 1, T ran in 33 races, and most of them had been run by the middle of March. T think I can beat Nurmi; certainly, if T had known that I was s0 close to his record when I ran the mile in 4:131-5 at the Western Union games I could easily have beaten It." COLUMBIA'S START TELLS. NEW YORK, February 13.—Colum- bia's overwhelming offensive at the start, which ran up a lead of 10 to 1 in the early minutes, and Pennsyl- vania’'s failure to count steadily from the foul line, gave the New York quint a 22-20 victory in _an Eastern Intercollegiate Basket Ball League game. best in any weather STARSTORUNING. U. 800 METERS’ SPECIAL A race which promises to rival in interest that in which Paavo Nurmi, the Finnish flash, will participate has been arranged by officlals of the Georgetown University annual indoor track meet to be held here Febru- ary 21. The event is a special $00-meter race in which Alan Helffrich, former Penn State star; Ray Watson of the llinols Athletic Club, and George Marsters, Georgetown's crack half- miler and anchor man on its relay team, will toe the mark from scratch. Chances are considered bright for the setting of a new record in either this or the half-mile distance, and the runners will be timed for both. Al ELIASON WINS TWICE IN TRI-CLUB SWIMS R. 0. Eliason was the star perform- er of the first of a series of swimming exhibitions to be staged by Congres- sional Country Club in conjunction with Washington Canoe Club and the Capitol Athletic Club. First places In the 50-yard fres style event and the 40-vard back stroke went to the Canoe Club man, while Florence Skadding took first honors in the $0-yard breast stroke and was tled with two others for firat In the 40-yard free style events. Ena Pettingill and Karl Knight took first in the mixed couples relay. Summary of Events. 80-yard breast_stroke—Florence Skadding, fir atherin felffer, second; Esther Tay- lor, ‘third. Sized couple relay—Eas Pottingill and Karl Everett Florence ng ; Esther Taylor and Jerome Bhear, 50-yard free style (men) at: Jerome Bhear. second: third; Farnham Milier, fourth, 40-yard back stroke—R. 0. Ellsson, firet; Karl Knight, second: Everett Ansley, third. 40-yard free style (giris)—Florence Skad- ding, Ena Pettingill and Miserva Zelwis, tied for Brat place R. 0. Eliason, verett Ansley, SIX BASKET TITLES IN'S. A. TOURNAMENT Basket bhall championships in six classes will be decided at the annual tourney conducted under the zuspices MTCHED 2 NO-HT o MTERNOON - BASKET BALL RESULTS 20; Weatern Maryland, 11. At Newark, Del.—Fordham, 30; Del- aware, 19. weste: 3 At Williamstown, 3 37; Dickinson, 24. At Wayneshburg, Pa.—~Washington and Jefleraon, 30; Way: At Newberry, S. C—Newberry, 51; CHESS AND CHECKER STAR SHOWS SKILL Newall Banke, checker champlon ef the United States and ranked among the first chess masters of the coun- try, gave an Interesting exhibition last night at the Capitol Chess Club, of which Sterling Kerr is the presi- dent. Banks figured in a total of 2§ 4 at checkers and a dozen and lost only once. He played two games of checkers blindfolded, winning one and draw- ing the other; he contested a dozen checkers games over the board, cap- turing half of them and drawing the others, and he played 12 games of cheas, annexing 4, drawing 7 and los- ing 1. . Banks will return within a month or 5o to give another exhibition. BOWLERS TO GET PRIZES AT MEETING ON SUNDAY Prizes will be awarded winners in the second annual individual bowl- ing tourney conducted by the Wash- ington City Duckpin Association at a meeting of the organization at the Recreation Alleys Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. As important business matters, in- cluding plans for the annual Spring tourney, will be discussed, all leagues are expected to have representatives present. of the South Atlantic A. A. U. in Baltimore, beginning on March 7. Teams of the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia gnd North Caro- lina will take part in the compstition, and If suficient entries are received from Washington a preliminary tournament will be conducted here. Paul A. Menton of the Baltimore Evening Sun is in charge of entries, all of which must be received befores March 1. anks may be obtained from Dr. Harris White at the Frank- lin 8chool. SR SE CENTRAL GIRLS BEAT WESTERN HIGH SHOTS Girl sharpshooters at Central High Schoel won their first rifle shoot against the Western team, 603 to 583. The match was shot prone and off- hand, 625 being the highest possible count. Ethel Theix and Caroline Bebb. both of Central, shot perfect scores in the prone position. Individual scores follow: CENTRAL. Prone. Offthand. Total o Ed 121 121 121 Augusta Friedbers. . Flizabeth Robinsoa. Ethel Theis Caroline Bel Helen Hubn 120 Mary Tompkins. . Constance Candee. Nascy Be Helen Mason. Mary Worthington. FRIGERIO AND NURMI IN MEET TOMORROW By the Associated Pres NEW YORK. February 13.—Paavo Nurmi will take part in the annual New York A. C. track meet in Madi- son (Square Garden tomorrow, his third contest in as many nights. Nurmi will be offered his choice hetween the Baxter mile against Willie Goodwin, Jimmy Connolly and other stars, and the two-mile event. He Is expected to select the longer distance. Ugo Frigerio, Olympic champion walker, will be given the test he has desired in the New York A. C. games tomorrow—a five-mile distance. The Italian has met Willie Plant, Ameri- | can champlon, to his sorrow on three 1 occasions, but has contended that the distance—about three miles—i short for him. Plant will not him in the m 119 u1 13 n3 Ppose ew York A. C. walk. The New York Americans will 25 exhibition games this Spring. Upstahding, smooth and permanently white ¢ollars. They will not wilt, crack or sag. They are pre-shrunk and are’ easily laundered” - - - - CrorrT, Peasopy & Co. Inc. Malkers Trov, N.Y. 121 | By o B , Ameociated Press. Competing in the feature events that inaugurated another three-n: Tonight Nurmi races at Syracuse A. C. games Saturday night. Both races last night were han- dicap affairs. Both men were tri- umphant by decisive margins, but Ritola’s performance was the more impressive. Setting a phenomenal pace over the eight-lap flat track, similar to the one on which Nurmi set his two-mile record of 9:08 last Saturday, at the Wilco games in Brooklyn, Ritola covered the same distance in the astonishing time of 9:03 4-5. This mark not only was 41-5 sec- onds faster than Nurmi's record, but nearly six seconds better than the world outdoor standard, held by Alfred Shrubb, famous Englishman, and set in 1304. Had timers been stationed at various intermediate points up to two miles there is little doubt Ritola would have added con- siderably to his string of records. 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