Show RUNNERS STAGE STAC BRIlliANT EVENT Mark Held Jointly by Nurmi and Ray Still Stands NEW YORK March 18 AP- AP For the first time since Paavo Nurmi I crossed the Atlantic two years ago to toA A scorch boa r id i'd d r tracks with his blazing blazin s p pee e e d Amerl a t today 0 d it 1 t boasted F a milet mile t i i J it f runner capable of d the fInst fIn fIn- eat st of OP- OP Z u 1 position To Llo d Hahn sturdy Nebraskan now representing tile the Boston A. A A. A WIDE WID E went the honor of reestablishing American supremacy when he conquered Edvin Wide Vide Swedish master of at the Knights of Columbus games in Madison Square Garden last night Hahn won by tour four yards in 4 minutes min mm- utes 12 5 1 seconds The time was one fifth of a second see sec and ond slower than the world Indoor mark held jointly by urmi Nurmi and Joie Jole Ray Hay The race teemed with thrills from start to finish it lifted I spectators screaming from their seats THIRD The field of six probably prevented prevent prevent- ed establishment of a new record by jamming the track track track- during the early running But at the close ot of the eleven laps only Joe Illinois A. A C. C was within twenty I I I I I yards of the flying fling leaders with Jimmy New ew York A. A C C. C fourth Gus Moore negro star of St Bonaventure college fifth and Willie Goodwin N. N Y A. A C. C last The Swedish star met the cream of American talent In the first scratch race of his Invasion When the gun cracked Wide loped along in tile the rear rear from the standing start popular with foreign runners GOODWIN LEADS Goodwin in four laps raced almost almost al- al most fifty yards to the fore Hahn chopping away in a pounding sprinting style raced at Ides Wide's heels In third place Their half half- mile was slow 2 07 5 3 with Connolly Con Con- folly nolly and and jockeying in and about them At the seventh lap Wide lengthened lengthened length length- ened his graceful rounding stride and passed Goodwin For two laps the Swedish stylist head high ana ano arms pumping in perfect form led and then the real contest began Hahn swung out at the end ot the ninth lap and shot ahead Head down and arms churning the r Ne- Ne e- e ground on to the finish While hUe desperately giving every ounce of strength in his slender frame Wide VIde raced in a losing bat bat- tie tle The time was the best either had turned in for tile the distance |