Ashland Stadium, East Orange, NJ, August 22, 1925
Van Cortlandt Park, New York, NY, November 7, 1925
Finland achieved a double victory in the 6-mile race at the Metropolitan Association Championships in the New York area. Ville Kyrönen, who owned a small bakery in the Big Apple, run to victory, and Ilmari Prim strolled to second place. Ville Ritola did not participate.
Nordic performances were not limited to the 6-mile race, as Sweden's Carl-Axel Christiernsson sprinted to victory in the high hurdles.
In the 100-yard dash, some of America's fastest men crouched in the starting blocks. Loren Murchison dashed to victory. Jackson Scholz was left behind, as was Chester Bowman, the winner of the IC4A championships.
In the 220-yard dash, Scholz surged to victory, as befitting a 200-meter Olympic champion. Bowman finished third.
The "Wolf of Peräseinäjoki" began to regain his running form in late autumn 1925. He won the US 10-mile championship as a test. He was also unstoppable at the Metropolitan cross-country championships. German Wachsmuth tried to draft behind him but had to give up after less than a mile.
The Finnish-American Athletic Club performed well in the team competition. In addition to Ritola's victory, Yrjö Korholin-Koski (pen name Karl Koski) finished third, Ilmari Prim fourth, Ville Kyrönen sixth, Lauri (Leonard) Tikkanen eighth, and David Fagerlund ninth.
1-4 (Spalding's Athletic Almanac)
Uusi Suomi, September 16, 1925 (in Finnish)
Helsingin Sanomat, December 1, 1925 (in Finnish)