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Show RECORD IS SHATTERED Yankee Sets' New Olympic Olym-pic Mark in Running Broad Jump Stockholm, July 12. Yankee athletes ath-letes continued havesting their crop of laurels at the Olympic gameB today. to-day. Al three places in the final of the 110-moter race were won by Americans; a University of Vermont man capturod the broad jump and nine wearers of the starry shield qunlified for the semi-glnals In the 400-meter race. Incidentally, Americans broke two records one of them twice. In the 400-meter race James Sieridlth, the AlercerBburg schoolboy, paced by the votoran Alelvin W. Sheppard, reduced re-duced the Olympic mark to 48 sec-ons, sec-ons, a few minutes after Charles Reidpath of Syracuse university had broken the same record by running theh distance in 48 7-10 seconds. In the running broad jump, Albert L. Cutterson, the Vermont leaper, with a jump of 7 meters 60 centimeters centi-meters (24 feet 11 inches and a fraction), frac-tion), beat the previous Olympic record rec-ord of 24 feet 6 1-2 Inches, The discus events was something of a disappointment for the American Ameri-can team, who met a powerful opponent op-ponent in the. Finn, A. H. Talpale, but they made him break a world's record with a throw of 148 feet 11-2 inches to get rst place. Two of the United States team, H. L. Byrd and James H, Duncan, were second and third, respectively. Stockholm. July 12. The seventh daj of the athletic session of the Olympic games opened this morning with the prospect of providing a moro interesting session than that of yesterday. yes-terday. The delightful weather continues con-tinues to prevail and the temperature was favorable to the American competitors. com-petitors. Early this morning a large group of big men, among them those of the northern nations in the majority, major-ity, gathered for the finish of the rounds of discus throwing, best hand. Shortly afterwards the ninety rnnnerB, entered for the '100-meter, flat race, turned out to compete In the fifteen heats of that event, the semi-final heats of- whieb wero-also set for decision de-cision today. The judges decided not to have the men run In tapeB, as at the final In London Jn 1908, in the 3,000-meter team race, al6o run In heat6, the final of the HO meters hurdle hur-dle race, the running long jump and the 4,000 meters cross-country run starting and finishing in the stadium, which Is the concluding event of the modern pentathlon, gave great variety to the piogram. The morning started with a fine performance by the Finn, A. R. Tai-palo, Tai-palo, In tho discus throwing, best hand, final. He beat with his throw pf 45 meters 2l centimeters 1148 feet 1 1-2 Inches) the Olympic record of 136 feet 1-3 inch, made by the American, Ameri-can, Sheridan, in Athens" in 1906, but also the world's record of 145 feet 9 1-2 Inches, established by James H. Duncan at Celtic park on June 2, this year, R L, Bryd's throw of 42 meters 32 centimeters (13S feet 9 5-8 Inches) and James H. Duncan's throw of 42 meters 2S centimetora (13S foot 8 3-8 inches) also surpass the standing Olympic record. British Are Disappointed. The first trials for the 400-meter flat ruce were largely formalities. In several of the heats there were only two entries and what races there were usually took place between the second and third man. The failure of G. R. L. Andorson, England, tq gain a place In the first heat was a disappointment to Englishmen. The first and second in each trial heat qualified for the semi-finals, run later in the day Americans who won places In the semi-finals were' John Al Rosenberger, I A. A. C; Alelvin W. Sheppard, I. A. A. C; James B. Aleredith. Alercersburg Academy; Donald B Young, Boston A, A : Harold B. Haff, University of Allchlgan; Edward F LIndberg, Chicago, Chi-cago, as Clarence S. Edmundsen, Seattle Se-attle A. A : Ira N. Davenport, University Univer-sity of California, and Charles D. Reidpath. Syracuse university. England will have six representatives representa-tives in the semi-finals and France and Norway two each. Italy. Germany, Ger-many, Norway, France and Hungary will be lepresented. No attempt was made to run fast time heats where only two men competed com-peted and it was noticeable that Sheppard and E. W. Haley. England, who ran a dead heat in tho second, covered the course at a jog tiot In CO 3-5 seconds to cover the 400 meters me-ters The appearance of army officers in the arena for the cross-country of about 1,000 meters, (about two miles and a half), clad in regulation running run-ning clothes, tho Swedes wearing the light blue trousers which make all their athletes conspicuous, proved the popularity of the military. They were greeted by round after round of hearty applause, and had to pose in seeral positions for their photographs photo-graphs before the race could be started. Before Royal Box. The men wero sont off at intervals inter-vals of ono minute. The officers started in front of tho royal box. Tbev ran a third of a lap around tho track and tnen disappeared at the entrance. There were twenty-two starters, ton of them Swedes, three British, three Russians, two French, two Danes, one American and one Austrian. Lieutenant George S. Patton, Jr.. U. S. A., a tall. slim, fair man, took (Continued on Page Seven.) RECORD IS SHATTERED (Continued From Page One.) the regulation sprinters' start He got off more like a runnor than most of tho starters and was given a hearty cheer. He was the ninth to bo sent off. The first four to start re-entered the stadium in the following order: Brulle, France, Geodrfre, England; Bernhardt, Austria, and Strftnne, Sweden Then came Hanimenstrom, a Swede, .Toiler, a Dane and Wersaell a Swede, in order, but Duvant, England, Eng-land, who started fifth, entered eighth. Lieutenant Patton had a lead of twent" yards in front of Asbrink, Sweden, when he re-entered tho Stadium but lost ground In the la6t fifty yards and finished tonth. The Swedish officer, wh o had started tenth, passed him two yards from the tape. Lieutenant Patton threw himself him-self forward and fell, almost fainting on the ground at the finish. After a few minutes ho was able to walk off, holding the arm of a friend. The remainder of the officers reentered re-entered the stadium practically In their starting order, but Ltlliehook, Sweden, passed TTohtnthaL Russia, on the homo Btretch. Three Swedish Flags. Tho winners In the modern pentathlon penta-thlon are reckoned according to the lowest number of points made by them during the whole of tho five events. The first in each event Is credited with one, the second -with two, etc. When the announcement of the result re-sult of tho modern pentathlon was made and threo Swedish flags roso at the same moment to the top of tlje flagstaffs at the end of tho stadium, the whole assembly of 25,000 persons rose to their feet, uncovered thoir heads and sang the Swedish national anthem. Then with a mighty roar they gave three cheers for the winners, win-ners, while the American competitors gave an American yell followed by "Sweden," three times, after which the Swedes applauded Lieutenant Patton. The outcome of m the discus throwing throw-ing was a disappointment to the Americans wbo had counted upon a clean sweep in that event. The stocky Finn, A Taipale, was too much for them. The United States 60on had her turn, however, when tlie megaphone announced that Albert L. Gutterson of tho University of Vermont, at hlB very first attempt at the running broad Jump, which was thon beginning, begin-ning, had well beaten the Olympic record of 24 feet 6 1-2 inches made by Irons of the United States team on London. In 1908 Gutterson cleared clear-ed 24 feet 11 inches and a small fraction. |