| Show BRITISH FLYING PARSON SHATTERS WORLD RECORD US u S MEN INCREASE LEAD OLYMPIC STADIUM CO- CO COLOMBES COLOMBES CO LOMBES France July 11 11 CA 1 Uric ric H II Liddell the British fly fly- flying fly ing parson crowned ling Olympic meter champion this afternoon in the world worlds s e record of et 47 3 5 seconds defeating I Horatio Horatio ritch Fitch Chicago A A whore who lad shattered the previous world s re record an hour before before In the th semi finals Liddell leading all the way raced to triumph in an event had bad witnessed the smashing of the world s a record three times in in two days and supplied th the most mot most startling finish ot of any event In the six das dais of ot the Olympic competition Taylor the second American finalist running despite an In- In In lured ankle tripped over oar a lane Ine marker and tell fell heavily when making a great bid for tor third place 10 yards from Crom the finish I while Imbach the fleet Swiss who broke the record for tor the 00 yesterday tell fell 76 yards from Ith tape and nd did not finish Ht oven 0 TUI TU I Taylor lay seemingly stunned on the track but at cries from the officials picked himself UP and ond staggered across the line IIno to 10 secure fifth place Then ho be col- col collapsed col collapsed lapsed Imbach the only other othor contestant was given Ilven sixth place Fitch ran a beautiful race sticking f first to Liddell until 23 yards Yard from to te finish when un ui-jable ui able to keep the pace any longer he ho tell fell back slightly as the Briton I crossed the line a winner by eight yards Th The race furnished a moment from an otherwise color color- colorless colorless less Jess day during which and the United stat States each eich won heats In the tho 3 meter team TaCo the American victory comi comIng com com- corn ing Ing despite a 0 a mishap that prevented pre- pre prevented i vented the tho American star Jol Jobe aBa Ita from scoring U V S b S LEAn LEAH GROWS Earning alit elx point points In I the h only final of the afternoon the United States Increased Its lead leod over Fin Fla- Finland Finland land to 30 Sari n points The victory ot of ErIe Eric H Liddell ot of Great Gret Britain In the toO mete run today's 1 only final event made he British total an n Imposing third among the point scores The point scores acore follow tollow United States State 1834 I Finland Great Br- Br Bri Britain tails tain 60 Sweden 24 H 6 15 1 13 1314 Switzerland S 11 E Hungary 1 Canada 6 E South Africa 5 S Norway 4 ew Zea- Zea Zealand Z Zea Zealand land 4 Denmark 3 O CHICAGO GO MARES MAKES RECORD Horatio Pitch Fitch Chicago o A A Awon non on the first tint semi final of ot t the e O metre met metre e run In the Olympic games game to today ay with a II new worlds world orld a cord for tor the distance of ot 47 5 4 seconds rh h old eld record recerd n was 48 6 1 seconds cond mad made by in in 1912 1512 paths s mark was lowered fifth one fifth of a second yesterday by 1 ij r J Imbach the fleet Swiss runner who did the distance In 48 seconds flat In tn an 1 elimination heat Fitch aided Uy by a brisk wind down the stretch which may nt- nt feet at-feet feet consideration of ot his time put on speed peed to defeat G N Butler ot of Great Grent Britain and Johnston t of Canada Conada with Engdahl EndAhl the Swedish favorite who forced Imbach to his paco pace yesterday finish finish- finishing ing lug fourth Engdahl thu thus we was eliminated from the event ANOTHER MARK MARU EQUALLED The Tho second semi final In the tho metres metre went to E H H LIddell the star In 48 6 1 seconds equalling the world mark which stood tood until yesterday s a perform performance ance ence by Imbach who ho was WIlS a 0 record holder tor for only 24 hours Imbach wu was second to Liddell Liddel with J Coord Coard Taylor of ot the American team te gaining third place and quail fling t Ing for tor the finals by a great finish The American track tra and field forces suffered a II blow today whets It developed that Dehart Hubbard tho negro star etar Innar Inner of ot th the broad brod Jump lump was definitely out of the hop step and jump R as 8 the result re- re re result sult of a 0 stone bruise brule on the heel HURTS m HIS HEEL Hubbard who sustained the In- In Injury Injury In Injury jury In the first take oft of ot the jump Tuesday Tuesday hobbled on the field today tody with the aid of ot a aenne aone one enne declaring he ho woul would hot bet ot com com- compote compete com compete pete pote In the hop ten sten and Jump lump as asa asa n a further mishap might mean a 0 serious disablement The university university sity city of ot Michigan man had hd been counted upon to score acore high And win the hop hep step tep and jump Finland laid the foundation for tor fora fora a victory In the metre term rac race when her ber stars stare star finished one two three In the first heat hest of ot the trials Nurmi Ritola and Tails finished In that order for tor a total of six Ix points The United Stat States team won th the second heat of ot the metre metr team race re Great Britain gained second place qualifying tor for the th finals which will be held hela Sunday b bat t tho th Scandinavians never Mrea ened b by the tho Saxon Anglo and non nonas 01 as they pleased Italy Nor Nor- Norway Nor Norway way were eliminated while Poland on an added starter darter also wiled lIed to qualify qua America won the second bent heU and nd qualified for tor the finals de- de despite de despite spite a mishap to Jole Joie W Yo Ray Illinois A C ace of ot the tho team tam who lost lot his shoe shoo in II a a on ona ona ona a turn In the fourth lap Ip and tin fin finished fin finished tar In the rear Edwin WIM ot of Sweden Sneden first but 20 metros metres behind him were the three Americans William WIIlIam M H Co Cox Me Me I i academy Edwin 8 S Kir- Kir Kirby Kir-by Kir by Cornell and W L Jr Harvard Harva l who ho finished n that tb t order for Tor a total of ot nine nino points point France Francs b by limning gaming second pines also Iao qualified tor for the tho finals finale hll while Sweden despite grea Brea work worle and Spain were eliminated eliminated- Mex Mex- Mexico M Mexico ico leo the fifth entrant wee wu scratch scratch- scratched ed ed One o 0 the French run runners no was tI hurt In the tollo same up ml In tn which Ray flay was wa Involved but fin fin- finished tin gamely while the crowd booed the tho American finish In Inthe inthe Inthe the belief bellet that they were responsible responsible sible tor for the accident The happened when several veral runners In- In Including In Including Cox and nd KIrby started to change positions Ray who had brought a 0 laugh from the tha cro crowd d by earn carn Ins a stop stopwatch stopwatch watch emulating the example st by Nurmi finished last It He Rot got his I shoe hoe refitted after tho the accident and i recovered much lost lot ground but buthe buthe buthe he waa too tar far behind to score SH SHOWN WN The strength of the American Olympic track and field team line hao been boen demonstrated by Its scoring In 16 15 of ot the 16 15 1 events contested durin during the first five days day ot of com com- competition competition com competition petition but It if the tho tara stars and stripes are re to wave victoriouslY I the predominant strength ot of o tb the field squad coached by Walter I Christie Is likely to prove the du- du doI du I factor lh Analysis lr of the f point n scoring shows that t thus thin far r the field tar stars have toted totaled of ot the 17 u total for tor the United States the scoring coring being belne the heaviest tl is the where they thy took 21 out of a possible 26 25 points Finland placing the bulk of ot her strength In the distance e run runs rune hu has scored altogether In on only 10 events event which Is I equalled by Great Groat Bri- Bri BritAin Bri Britain tain although the tatters tatter's point total I la L Ie lees than halt half that ot of Finland The United 51 States Staten At besides beside her wide point margin also alo lead leads In first Iret places with eight to Finland's six Mix and Great Britain Britain's two bu the Finns have bave an excellent chance to g o or surpassing Uncle Sam Sams Sam's showing In fa firs places It if not total points s as ther there are several everal distance running tea tea- features fea features ture tures loft left while America has haa ILl ILl- already al already ready rady cast her outstanding strength Into the scales The second trial heat hat of ot the 10 10 metre metro walk which wan wao post poet postponed postponed two days dais do SilO ago because of th dIspute between b t teen een the tho Judges judge and the te track Jury saw the inden indention Lion tion of et the only American entry Charles roster Detroit Y M C A on the ninth lap for or fouling Gran- Gran Gran viII Canadian who hold holds the tho them Am Sm American national title also was nae put putout putout out PARIS July Two 11 11 W Two Am- Am American Am American wrestlers were defeated to- to today today to today day In the opening round of th the 01 Olympic catch as s catch can match mathat h hat at the tho D r Tn the pound pound class C Milton McWilliams liams Cornell lost to Larsson Loron Sweden on points poInt In a ten min uto ute uto bout In lit the 75 pound lass class Perry Martter Los Angle Angeles irsA Ang-irsA A C was os floored by PrAl II Es- Es Es In throe three minutes r to 0 0 see sec seconds onda Intense heat ht caused a fur tur tur-nace-liko tur nace nace-Ilke atmosphere In the Velo Yelo- Velo- Velo drome and lid consequently tho the at- at attendance at attendance was small |
