Johnson Breaks The Half-mile Record

Nashville, Tpnn., Nov. 28.- John S. Johnson broke the record for a half-mile, flying start, made by Zimmerman at MadisoTi Square garden last December. He knocked off flve seconds, making the distan.ce in 1:06. In au exhibition of oueeighth of mile, unpaccd, L. B. Barrett lowered Zimmerman's record of 15 2-5 to 16 seconds flat. Johnson then lowered that record to 14 3-5 seconds.