[sports SPORTS T™ ==== as3s §% pumtay Jitaf Pait 4—4 Pages WASHINGTON, D. C., SUNDAY MORNING,' FEBRUARY 15, 1925. Nurmi Sets Brilliant Two-Mile Record : Quintet Still Spurns Griffith’s Terms FLYING FINN RUNS ROUTE NATIONALS’ SOUTHPAW STARS WHO HAVE NOT YET SIGNED THEIR .CONTRACTS ZACHARY AND MOGRIDGE IN GREAT TIME OF 8:58.2 ARE SERIOUS “HOLD-OUTS” V Vlakes New Mark for 1% Miles During Wonderful Portsiders Did Good Pitcliing for Nationals Last Race in New York—Ritola Also Establishes Year—Hargrave, Gregg and Reinhardt Not Pair of Records Over Long Course. Signed-Start Training This Week. * - the Associated Press. BY JOHN YORK, February 14.—Paavo Nurmi of Finland tonight opened B. KELLER. a new era in track history, when he ran two miles at Madison Harold Rucl, peppery catcher in line, President Clark Grit- NEWSquare Garden in less than 9 minutes. fith has succeeded in rounding up all but five of |iis world WITHchampion Nationals to give a good start His time, 8 minutes, 58 1-5 seconds, was much faster than any other him in the impending training campaign. ic has ever achieved, indoor or out, and in making his sensational run However, two of the five recalcitrants were rather important cogs in the machine S'urmi also bettered his own time for a mile and three-quarters, reaching tfiat swept to the American League flag and the he line in 7 minutes 51 2-5 seconds, cutting four seconds from the record. premier laurels of the base ball universe last year. Until Jezebel Starting against Verne Booth, former Johns Hopkins champion. Tecumseh Zachary and George Rochester Mogridge, \eteran portsidc larry Helme of Georgetown and MacAulay L. Smith of Yale, Nurmi pitchers, sling the ink on their contracts or notify Prexy Griffith apped Smith twice and was a and ahalf of others that nearly lap ahead the terms offered are acceptable, the new mound corps is he flashed down the stretch with officials him to add National will be minus final calling upon material. peed. When he crossed the tape, timers and judges fell upon him and some very likely ried explain in the sigft language just had been done. Mogridge has much more time to consider his papers than has to what Zachary. The If he understood, he failed to show lanky {linger is not due to report to training camp at y the slightest change in his ex- Tampa before March 1. Zachary, though, has been ordered to be at ressionless face that lie was elated, Summaries of Meet Tampa to start conditioning work not later than Wednesday of this le went to his sweater, donned it week and he must let Griffithknow that all is well before he is permitted nd walked off the floor while the to enter the training camp. Special 50-yitrd sprint—Won by Prank Hus- rowd stood and applauded. regarded sey, unattached: second, "H. Lever, Others now as members liimself without a big league job if Nurmi's remarkable performance B. North American Insurance Co. third. A. H. Miller,- of the Nationals’ hold-out club are lie does not conic to terms quickly. atne after "Willie Ritola of Flnn- Harvard Time, the University. 5 2-5 seconds McKinley .Hargrave, who has WithOeft-handers of known ability Club had es- 50-yard dash handicap -Won by James A. William sh-American Athletic been wintering in Fort Wayne, Ind.; so highly regarded nowadays the new marks for 3 miles and Brainerd, University of Pennsylvania it! in iblished inches); second. Murray Pels. C Moe Reinhardt, a Dixie sojourner, and big show, Zachary and Mogridgc are 2*4 for the full ‘Glencoe A. or miles. His record New York <8 indies); third. Kichsrd D. Wrig Vean Gregg, who used to pitch in the to lie considered quite 14:01 2-5, and the ley. valuable assets Istance was for jr.. Yale University (5 inches). Time, American Deague years before it of the Nationals, the former hurler bis miles. 11:44. He, himself, 5 2-5 seconds. held by donned long trousers. Hargrave has especially. pitched to a record oth previous records. v 50-yard hurdles—Won Charles T. Elliott, Zaeh jr., Princeton University; second. Theodore S. been a third-string catcher for the of 15 and 9 last sea- who new 2-mile victories defeats Ritola, set a record Hart. Y'ale University; Carl Christiernson, Nationals two seasons. Reinhardt is son, giving him position among ’ 9:03 3-5 Newark Time, sixth at Buffalo on Thursday, the A. C\, disqualified. t! 2-5 an outfielder of uncertain ability. the American League moundsmen. He lark which was shattered tonight by seconds. mile—Won by Griffith, probably is losing no sleep did that after a long term on tho urmi, has the Olympic cham- Baxter Lloyd Hahn. Boston been A. A.; second. L. larrivee. Holy Cross Col over their refusal to accept terms. bench early in tho campaign, too. greatest rival during Witt- lege; William Goodwin, ion's the third, New Y'ork A. May Gregg. Mogridge won 16 games lost 11, C. Time, 4:13 Supplants Punish and er, and his race tonight was run in 2-5. I record of and finished the season 4:13 3-5, made by Paavo Nurmi, January 6.) Gregg was purchased from Seattle in a seventh- le same faultless style that he has run, place tic with 3-mlle handicap—Won by Willie Kltola. of the Deague after Boh Shawkey of the sed since the season began, Pinnish-Ainertcan A. C.. New (aeratohi; Pacific Coast he in league indoor York made such a good Yankees the pitching stand- le twice lapped Andy second, Andy Craw, unattached. New" York record with that ing. Craw of New last ork, the second to finish jn the (100 yards); third, William F. Schmid, Co- club season. But the 40-year-old that lumbia University (125 Now* Herold Ruel has come to vent. yards). Time, 14:01 2-5. southpaw pitcher has been yelling for terms, (New indoor record. I a portion of his purchase price the Nationalsseem assured of Nurmi's epoch-making race came at Ufc-mile walk handicap—Won by Ugo before a pair of good backstoppers. Ruel Frigerio. he will consider joining In he end of a week during which he Italy (scratch); second. C. E. Eseh- the Nationals. 1923; was a most remarkable articipated in four track enback. Pastime A. C., New Y’ork (15 aec- So far Griffith has not seen fit to pay catcher meets at oudsi; (8 for the Nationals and was rated by )ur third. M. Fekete. Pastime A. C. Vean, who is supposed to be among far separated points. Monday seconds). his players as the Time. 10:20 4-5. those assembling Hot fellow best Ameri- ight found him running in Portland, (1,000 at Springs, can Charles L. Kilpatrick handicap yards) Jt2X ZACHARY. GEORGE HOGRIUGK. League catcher last year, al- e. He ran in Buffalo Thursday and —Won by Edwin Swinburne, Georgetown Uni- Ark., today. The old-timer may find versity: though a leg injury his speed Syracuse last night, and during the second. L. O'Neil. Harvard Univer- reduced i sity; on the paths and his batting Ist days third, Hobart D. Betts, Jr., Princeton lowered three has five world University. Time, 2:17 15. mark. As a running mate, Ruel will larks to his already large list. Buermeyer 500-yard dash—Won hv Alan have Benny Tate. This rleiffrieb, State; MUDDY RUEL SIGNS Illinois mine Tonight he ran steadily, a fast pace Penn second, James Burgess. MARYLANDAND TECH HIGH YALE SWIMMERS SMASH counts-y youngster gave promise lat soon passed all opposition. On Georgetown University; third, Ray Itobertson, last Boston A. A. Time, 59 2-5 season of making an excellent under- track that he admittedly likes, he seconds. study Shotput handicap—Won by Ralph G. Hills, NEW GRIFF to Herold. mtinued his terrific stride, and. with Princeton University (scratch); CONTRACT The world champions Beattie, second R W SCORE IN are to get ivo-thirds gone, Princeton (2 feet); RICHMOND MEET 200-YARD RECORD of the distance had third. Nathaniel RELAY down to the "• serious business of fitting ipped Verne Booth, intercollegiate Kanrlch, University of Pennsvlvania (2 feet). Distance, 47 feet. TAMPA, Fla., February 14. themselves for another shot at base istance eharrytion while at Johns relay—Won greatest One-mile college by Harvard Hrrold I). Ruel, for the pant two ball’s goal this week, three- opkins. Still he sprinted and might er * "’ * Va., February 14.—University of Maryland the t5 erond W >““»nrs College. Time. won seasons first-string catcher with February 14.—Defeating Pennsylvania swim- fourths of their membership being ave cut more seconds from 3-20 ' the of the University of the Nationals, Him An his team, due to report to training areas ecessary time had offered a One-mile college relay—Won by Pordham feature event Richmond track meet here sent ming 52 to 10, Yale swimmers here today set a new he spurt tniversity; RICHMOND, world Twelve were second, signed to t the end. Rutgers University; third tonight when it took the of the of contract to Presldeat Clark record the assemble at Hot New York University. Time. 3:33 measure University Virginia NEW in 200-yard relay, a national collegiate record in Springs, Ark., today and 4-5 Griffith of the world champions. the twelve at Dived to Finish Dine. Two-mile college relay (flrst two relay by about 30 yards. Tampa one-quarter mile, men ran team The document that came today 150-yard stroke event in a 75-foot pool and a new intercollegiate on Wednesday.