Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 167, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1911 — BREAKS WORLD’S HIGH HURDLING RECORD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BREAKS WORLD’S HIGH HURDLING RECORD

At the Bricklayers and Masons Athletic Carnival held recently at Celtic park, Long Island, John J. Eller, the champion hurdler of the Irish-Ameri-can Athletic club, won the 75 yard high hurdle race in 9 1-5 seconds, clipping one-fifth of a second off the world’s record mark. Eller traveled the

distance twice in the new record time, winning his heat and the final thereby. Robert Eller finished second and L. Lovell, also of the I. A. A. C., was third. The illustration shows the finish of the race, John J. Eller being on the' left and Robert Eller next.

John and Robert Eller at the Finish.