This Day in Track & Field, May 20, Albert Michelsen sets WB at Marathon (1920), George Davies sets first pole vault WR with fiberglass pole (1961)
Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field–May 20 1920—Albert “Whitey” Michelsen set a “World Record” of 2:25:23-4/5 in the Daily News Marathon, with the race being contested entirely inside the brand new Yankee Stadium (115 laps)! Michelson also got credit for records at 15-miles (1:31:21-2/5) and 23-miles (2:25:23-1/5). Firing […]