Word: raying
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...center of interest tomorrow will probably be the special mile race in which Joie Ray, the national champion, will attempt to break the existing record of 4 minutes 12 3-5 seconds. Because of the fear that, if a new mark were established in a large and spread-out field, the stigma of a paced race might be attached to it, arrangements have been made to run an extra mile distance, and limit Ray's opposition to four runners, Kennedy of Yonkers with a 35-yard handicap, Mahoney of the B. A. A. with 90 yards, J. N. Watters...
Yesterday afternoon Ray worked out again on the Stadium track, running a fast quarter mile with Captain Burke, Merrill, and Gordon of the University squad. He declared that he is weighing 125 pounds and for the last two weeks has been conscientiously training for a big effort in his record breaking attempt tomorrow...
Yesterday morning Joie Ray arrived in Cambridge, and in preparation for his race on Saturday worked out on the Stadium track during the afternoon...
After warming up by jogging two laps, the champion went through a half-mile trial which was clocked in 1 minute 58 3-5 seconds. Ray seems to be in excellent condition and should press to limit Kennedy of Yonkers, N. Y., and Watters of the Freshman squad, both of whom have 35-yard handicaps for the mile distance Saturday...
...Ray is expected to arrive in Boston today or tomorrow. With good conditions on Saturday it is quite likely that he may turn in a sensational mile, despite the inability of such runners as Connolly of Georgetown, Douglas of Yale, and Kirby of Cornell, to compete with him in his attempt to break Norman Tabor's old record...