| Show SETS UP NEW RECORD FOR METRE HURDLES HURDLES TT ANGELES SPRINTER TAKES PLACE IN METRE lOO-METRE SAN FRANCISCO YOUTH SECOND rican Athletes Begin to Show Class in I ils Sweden Cleans Up in Javelin Throw but butI I Yanks Begin to Swamp Field in Other I I. I Track and Field Events ANTWERP Aug 16 America 6 America won her first victory in n the when F. F F. F Loomis tic J k event of the Olympic gamos games today Chicago lot zot ot a new worlds world record in the tho metor hurdles mils mils' is' is time wa was 54 seconds second flat The Americans also lIco took second and third places J. J K n of or the tho Olympic club of San Francisco finished behind ten tn m mis mand i. i and A A. C. C Desch of New York was ws third Charlie Chirlie Paddock set act up a 0 second American victory when Won on tho Iho final in n the h meter dash The time was 10 5 4 5 d. d Morris Kirksey San Francisco Froncisco wa was second to Paddock i Edwards the tho British h champion third Alikhan the French rian n fourth J. J V. V Scholz University of Missouri fifth andL andU and L U n Murchison of New York sixth The time was one fifth U second slower than the Olympic record Georges Andre the veteran French hurdler was fourth D D. D D Da Daggs cg gs of Los Angeles fifth and Christensen of Sweden JL The former record for the meter hurdles was 55 seconds it ro by C Ci C. Bacon of America in 1908 1903 Aug 16 Chrles 16 Charles W. W P Paddock pf of the Los teles elea A. A C. C won the final of tho the meter event with MJ M. M M. M UY y of the Olympic club San Francisco second H. H t- t FT V. V ward ard of England was third of France fourth J. J V. V lx of the University of Missouri fifth and Loren Murn Mur Mur- n of the tho New York A. A C. C sixth The time was 10 45 5 ends Ids d. d I Aug Auff 16 Hi By Associated Press All four tour American In the tho meter Olympic running event qualified fur Ifor or the final In tho semifinals this morning They are arc J. J V. V I Scholz University of ot Missouri Loren Murchison New York Yorki i Charles W W. Paddock Los Angelea A. A C. C and M. M M. M Kirksey p c club San Francisco Tie nie first semifinal heat of ot the meters was won von by IF fF F. F Edward of or England and Scholz and Kirksey of or America oed 4 d and third respectively Tho The time wa was 10 4 5 seconds The rile Thi second heat beat w was w won by Paddock America with ranc tince second and ana MM third Tho The time was 11 ii 1 as flat lat All the men named led for tor the finals the first tint of or four our heats of ot tho thon ueler n l r run Falk Palli of ot Sweden led fir firt it l It if C C. Irwin of ot Eng Eng- Hans I inland third and C. C Furnas university fourth All AU cd for tor the finals Thom Thom- owns owes of ot Canada v was distanced time was 1 10 minutes 17 sec sec- E third heat of ot the tI of ot Italy laly fas tas first 12 of Finland 1 second W. W K R. 0 of ot England and third and 11 of ot Sweden fourth C. C Hunter of ot the club flanciscO was distanced f In- In r rj sixth The time was 15 Ui 27 5 3 I. I seconds tr Ira a broad Jump the first t n 11 the tho pentathlon Brutus II Ilton OD D University of ot Missouri tint first with a jump juin or ot SG mo mo- of or 1 L ol l second M 14 IS meters Everett L. L Bradl Brad Brad- l V 01 ot Kansas l third niters of or I 1 Inland 1 r of Georgetown university meters and L or of Sweden sixth I tt its tte second heat bent of ot the r rent C C. E E. of or lins- lins 1111 ag first Van Campenhout I second H H. H IL lL Brown Drown c c. A. A A. A third and Bergstrom reden 1 fourth fourth Time rimo 16 min min- I J 21 JH 5 46 4 seconds 4 t tt Finishes Strong it rl rt Dunne of ot tho University an finished well veIl down r g I the nineteen entrants in 10 broad with a of lUS meters motors this UW ancient pentathlon contis con- con the victor in tn each event is I ed cd with one point the sec eec with two points tho third three and so 80 on down the The nbc least number of oC points lore tOft ore determine the winner Inner u the the javelin throw and the eUr aur dash dub however tho field t down to the tho t twelve best beat then compete In the discus r Then follows a final ellma dim dim- a 1 to the lj best beet lIt six ix who run meters ICO concluding the the fourth heat of the a i of ot Franco tin tin- Bachman Buhman of ot Sweden d d' d Ivan han C C. Dresser New York and Nicholas of ot Eng Eng- Edward Lawrence ada was distanced rho Tho was LS J 15 minutes 63 53 seconds 1 le Ic Pentathlon j 11 1 classic pentathlon pentathlon of f strength speed and skill 1 if the athu athletes of ot ancient 11 e thought showed tho incas incas- C ija ta a man was man was attempted to- to Olympic stadium These were 1 meter meter 09 run meter 1600 broad jump throw- throw a It l discus and throwing the tho thoa I Winner Inner will receive Instead r urel wreath of ot the an- an 1 the Olympic gilt medal and will have the theof Io lof of having hl his name Ind In- In d don ron on the tablet of ot stat stat- by tho the king of Eng Eng- whIch was wu won in tn Stockholm I I In Dele of or Norway Each pu Permitted to enter six lx or of j whom hom only four tour were ore to l 11 i competitors pentathlon consists I different events id 14 Pistol fire tire at 25 S 5 meters Hr eters swimminG shimming sword fenc- fenc moter meter cross-country cross 9 On n horseback and a ne nee lice across country on foot Petitions are arc to begin Au- Au tag in tho the Ro competitions began belan belant t It t the Antwerp Zoological 1 J ter er f not to conflict with the 1 events the tho remainder of t are fc to be held neld In ln It n I l In is permitted throe e tit With on only ony I two actual r If ora In ln cl ca h of ot the five vo rits of f weights In addi- addi Ii il Olympic medals offered It tt f for or the heavies hea are to the lne challenge cup by b- 1 the tho Gold and Silver Silver- cor now iy held by of categories atc were as al asto fl up to 2 iss us up to HaUl 1485 wet ht light up p to heavyweights w l fht up to Und and haa that at fiur Catch L can M wre tl- tl In n M which America Is la lato tred t to 27 7 7 will take place AuE Auto Au Au- of r E finished first Ye n throw of ot the CO 75 metres melre Leh Leh- ir I tx wa second with iii trea i nn or Finland ul i 01 2 o. o metres Loomand of Of ef h with r. r 3 53 3 metres S Sweden filth fifth with Ven ot or sixth I ri Th ThC American con con- wr titan d down n Brutus ton or of 6 1 c metre Ev- Ev of ot Kan- Kan fa sad sac metres Robert L L. L Le he Gendre Gen Gen- Geor Georgetown university 1460 metres metres metres me me- tres and Robert J J. Dunne university of ot Michigan 41 52 metres Metre Dash Dah In the metre 00 dash Bradley Lehtonen and Lo Le Gendro Gendro Gen Gen- dro tied for first place coverIng covering covering cover cover- ing tho the distance In 23 seconds flat lat Hamilton wa was fifth In 23 3 5 2 seconds sixth In tn 23 3 5 3 seconds and Dunno Dunne seventh In 23 3 5 4 seconds Earl J J. J Thompson tho the champion hurdler from rom Dartmouth college colleJo and member of ot the tho Canadian Olympic team did n t nc-t t compete In n the metro hurdles today and Is being saved d for tho the metre hurdle event Hector Philips Philip one of or the stare of or orthe the Canadian team lum was eliminated In the he metro SOO-metro run which was won by B. B G. G D. D Rudd of ot South Africa Metre 00 Run Lieutenant D D. M. M Scott U U. S S. S A. A won the tho first of ot four our qualifying heats for the tho In the SOO metre run E E. E D. D Mountain Cambridge university A. A C C. En England was second second sec ace ond cad and A A. B B. Sprott Los Angeles A A. C. C third The Tho time was 1 mm- mm uto 67 57 5 1 seconds All qualify for the semifinals The Tho second heat was WuI won bv b B Ii G. G D D. Rudd of ot South Africa Thomas Campbell of ot Yale Yalo university was second second sec eec ond and Paulen of oC Holland third The time lime was 1 minute 57 seconds |
