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Show THREE RECORDS I FALL IN MEET I WEEQUAHIC PARK, N. J,. Sept 9. I Championship records in three events were lowered today ln th national na-tional A A U. senior track and field title tournament in which more than 800 or more of the leading athletes ot the country competed. . More than 26,000 persons witnessed the contents. I Jole Ray of the Illinois A. C. won the mile event, the firth consecutive. f time, defeating J J. Connolly of the Pest, a A A . In a stirring finish. Matt McOratfa or the New York A. C, won both the 16-pound hammer event and I the 56-pound weight throw, defeat- linjr the 192 1 titleholder in the latter j event. Dehart Hubbard, negro lad of I; Cincinnati Ohio, and a University of r Michigan student, winner of the jun- .. lor broadjump championship Friday, 'took that event and the hop. skip and jump ln today's meet. The now records are in the three-Imile three-Imile walk, the running high Jump, tho 'javelin throw. William Plant of the Mornlngslde A. C, New York, clipped clip-ped one-tenth of a second off the old walking mark of 21 minutes, 60 1-6 seconds, set by G H. Gouldlng of To- ronto, in 117 D. Y. Alberts ot tho I 'hi' iiro a . and .Harold Osborne, of the Illinois A. C. broke the old running high jump record of six feet three and one-quarter Inches, made by J. Murphy of tfotrc Dame ln 1920. v They cleared the bar at six feet, five I and one-eighth Indies. Flint Honner of tho Los Angeles A. C. threw tho I Javelin 193 feet. 2 and one-fourth ln-ches. ln-ches. Thc former record was 192 feet 1 i" K Inches, made by M. S. Angler. of the Illinois A. C, ln 1920. Angler did not compete today. |