Show Error Deprives Ben Eastman off of One New Record STOCKHOLM Aug 30 IPA IP- IP I IA A recheck today of the world track and field records accepted accepted ac ac- ac by the International Amateur Athletics federation congress revealed re an error of or 14 seconds in the announcement announce announce- ment crediting a new meter mark of 1484 to Ben Eastman former formel Stanford star The record ott officially credited to Eastman was 1488 which tics ties the mark previously acknowledged acknowledged acknowledged ac ac- ac- ac for Tom Hampson of Great Britain It was the time taken at Princeton N. N J. J Ju p Jur 16 16 when Eastman set the new yard record of 1488 1468 passing the meter mark on his way to the new universal standard for the longer distance Since the time tied the mark for the shorter distance it was credIted credited cred credo for both Eight hundred meters Is over five yards short shod of ot yards and Eastman undoubtedly undoubtedly undoubtedly un un- un- un passed It under the world mark Unfortunately no notime notime notime time was taken for the metric distance Every Brundage chairman of the rules and ard records committee com corn said th the tha error enor in the original list given o out t for publication pub pub- apparently was a stenographic stenographic sten sten- one |