Show AlTO RITOLA lA 8 BREAKS R EAKS METER METE RECORD Joie Ray Establishes New Mark in 1000 S Meter Meier NEW YORK Feb 25 By A. A P. P P.- P. Three world records record were established established established last night at at l Square Garden but Paavo Nurmi flower of Finland had none of them To Willie Ritola went the cheers for the Finnish-American Finnish A. A C. C star took upon his shoulders the burden that Nurmi was to have borne the meter event and established I new times time for the full fun distance and for three miles Jole Ray of ot Chicago set a mark of his own in the meter lOGO run a distance raced indoors for the first time Ray conquered Willie Goodwin of ot the New Kew Y York rk A. A C. C Nurmi ran two miles for tor a a. medi medi- mediocre mediocre ocre showing his 5 1 appearIng appearing appear appear- appearing ing slow against previous perform perform- ances The Finn was vas about seventeen seventeen seventeen seven seven- teen seconds behind the record he established here ten days ago when he ran the distance under 9 minutes One of ot the most interesting contests contests contests con con- tests of or the meet which furnished funds for the building bunding or of the Cathedral Cathedral Cathedral Cathe Cathe- dral of ot St. St John the Divine was I that between Phil Granville Canadian Canadian Canadian Cana Cana- dian walker and Ugo Frigerio of ot Italy Olympic champion Granville won upon pon a seemingly inexhaustible reserve whenever the Italian threatened throughout the mile mITe and a half haIr The new records follow Three miles Time miles Tide 1356 1356 1 5 made by Ritola la Former time 1401 2 5 meters Time meters Time 1423 5 1 made by by Fo Former J time 5 1431 1000 meters Time meters Time 3 5 made by Ita Ray Itay No 9 former re record ord S I NEW y YORK u Feb 25 By A. A P. P The The names of Paavo Nurmi and Willie Ritola both natives of ot of FInland Finland Finland Fin FIn- land although the latter makes his home in the United States and both members of or the Finnish team in the Olympic games may well be linked to provide the tho greatest two- two J man track machine of or all time Ritola ran three miles last night I in the fastest time a human ever had covered the distance under 14 minutes Ten days previously Nurmi had done the same with two miles under 9 minutes Ol OMAHA OMArA Fe Feb 25 Efforts Efforts will be made b by Omaha track enthusiasts headed by the junior chamber of commerce to bring Paavo Nurmi to Omaha early this spring for a race against Llo Lloyd d Hahn Falls City Neb star who is now noV running un under under un- un der the colors of ot the Boston Athletic Ath Ath- Athletic letic association Hahn lowered Nurmi's I record mile of ot 4 13 3 3 S b by running the tha distance in 4 13 2 2 Last SatI Saturday Sat Sat- I I he cut Nurmi's time for lor the I 1500 meters run to 4 I |