Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-07-24 | Page 6 | Langer Breaks Pair of Marks

LANGER LANCER BREAKS PAIR OF MARKS Los Angeles Swimmer Lowers Time for Mile and Half Mile at Fair San Francisco July 23 LudwIg Ludy Langer of ot the Los Angeles Athletic club shattered two American amateur swimming records the records the mile and halt half mile tidal water marks over marks over overa a yard hO-yard ard course In Yacht Harbor at tho the Panama Pacific exposition today He lie covered tho the mile In 2 24 minutes 53 69 2 6 s seconds ninety yards In the lead of Joseph Wheatley of Sew Now York Ian Langer er was timed at tho the half milo mile mark In 12 minutes and 6 seconds lowering lowering lowering low low- ering the American record made mado b by him last Wednesday of at 12 1208 08 2 35 Tho The broken mile mill record of at 25 minutes 40 6 2 2 6 seconds was made mado by J. J H. H ReIlly at Rye Hyo Beach N. N Y In 1911 Th Tho champions champion's time of 18 minutes 33 3 6 1 seconds at tho three quarter mile mark and hi his time at 1640 yards ards of 21 minutes 49 5 5 2 seconds are also said to to be bo new records In the Va wako o of Langer at the finish W were ro Joseph Bud Goodwin New York Herman St. St I Louis I and Norman Ross ROSA led the first lap 1311 when Langer Overtook and passed him