Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1917 — NEW PACING RECORD MADE BY DIRECTUM [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEW PACING RECORD MADE BY DIRECTUM

Directum I, driven by Johnny Murphy, recently set up a new record for a mile and one-eighth, pacing the distance over the Cleveland track in 2:16*4. The previous record of 2:20 was established by Carl Wilkfes in 1902: —77—— —r -*-7 Previous to his Cleveland performance Directum I negotiated an exhibition mile at Pittsburgh in 1:59%. The last half was paced in 1:57%.

DIRECTUM I, DRIVEN BY JOHNNY MURPHY.