Japanese Runner Sets Record

Keize Yamada, 25-year-old Japanese mining engineer, set a record yesterday by winning the Boston A.A. marathon in 2:18:51, six minutes, 48 seconds faster than the 1947 record set by a Korean.

He defeated favored Veikko Karvonen of Finland, who finished second, and Sweden's Kari Gosta Leandersson, who placed third. In fourth place was Katsuo Nishida of Japan, and Johnny Kelley of Boston University, in fifth place, was the top American on the 26-mile course.