Records

Paavo Nurmi, famed Finn, began his second series of U. S. runnings 'by establishing in Brooklyn three world's records as follows: 3,000 yards in 7 min, 43 and 2/5 sec.; 2,500 metres in 6:58; and one and five-eighth miles in 7:23 2/5. He made these records in the course of running 3,000 yards with a stop watch in one hand.

Oscar Nathieson, who 20 years ago was amateur speed-skating champion of the world, established a world's record at Davos, Switzerland, by skating 500 metres in 43 sec. In Davos also, Ballangrud, Norwegian skater, skated 5,000 metres in 8:24 1/2, a world's record.

Dick Black, captain of the 1928 Dartmouth much-battered football team, while playing ping-pong last week, was severely injured by running a large splinter into his forearm. He was put in the infirmary.

George Kojac, in Philadelphia, swam 100 yards on his back in 1 min. 3/5 sec., beating his own world's record.