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Show MARATHON ROLLER RECORD HUNG UP By International News Service. WASHINGTON. Feb. !. Kaoul F. Lo Mat of Washington tonight hung up a world's record for marathon roller skating, when he ended a grind of ! 24:15:00 with 2fiS miles to his credit-The credit-The previous record for twenty-four hours was 17(5 miles, made in Wichita. Kan.. January 27. 1911. by Joe Hampton. Lo Mat started for the record at 8:15 o'clock last night at thc Arcade rink. Ho consumed five ijuarts of champagne and four bunches of celery during his grind, wlhch was the only nourishment he took. |