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Show SIX YANKEE RUNNERS ENTER MARATHON RACE CLASSIC SUNDAY ANTWERP, Aug. J1. Six Amer- to.' n runners and ''in immense field of athletes of other nations are entered In ihe Marathon tomorrow. The Anier leans are Arthur V Ross Of Dorchester. Dorches-ter. Mats.; Carl v. a. binder, Qulncy, i Masfl J. U Organ. Pittsburg. Pn.; Charles L. Mellor, Longnn Square A. C. Chicago: Prank Zuna. Newark, N. . I . ii nd J Pi WOber Pittsburg I The other notions represented are England, South Africa, Holland. Canada, Cana-da, Italy, Chile. Denmark, Chechoslovakia, Checho-slovakia, Finland, Sweden. India and ! B Igium l l I S ICTOR Timlos of Finland won the final in I the hop. r.trp and JUMp event today with 14.3 meter, Jansson of Sweden ' va; second with H 48 meters. Alm- 1 lor. Sweden, third. 14.2? meters: Sab-linff. Sab-linff. Sweden, fourth. 14.17 1-: mi--Sherman 3. Landers. Chu ago A. , A . fifth. 14.10. and Dan Ahem, holder hold-er of the world's record In the event, sixth, with 14.08 A determined movement has beon begun among vnrloua national Olym- ! pic COmrdUteSI 10 abolish the Mur.i- j thon rgCS as the feature of future Hj mplndfc It Is claimed thll race Is not humane and a petition to thin effect will be presented to the international commit- i tee tonlgrhf. Sponsors fcr th move- ment Would substitute a 2Bfl00 meter (about fifteen miles) race. Rl rv POU lA-Mi Arrangements have been completed for the Marathon Classic tomorrow Members or the iteician Olympic com- i mittee nought to secure a change In the rule so na to permit runners to obtain refreshment such as light soup 'during the great ordeal, hut the committee com-mittee has ruled that the men will be permitted to receive only water. ! Th eroute will be guarded by Belgian j soldiers and will be closed to all but officials in motor cars. The CSVenth Olympiad has entered it fast stages, for afte rthe rinals today to-day only five more stadium even's and the Marathon remain. The American athletes have already amassed a i?rea'. lead and seem cer- , tain to maintain It to the end. The American fencing teem today 'heal Kr gland right Victories to seven In the duelling SWOrd Contest, but was beaten beat-en by Pr:nce. twelve to two. K EM YORKER I IRS . , P. J. McDonald. New vrk A. C. I won the rinal or the r.t? pound weight i.put today with n put of 11.265 me-ti me-ti ri. P. Ryan, Loughlln l.vconm, New-York New-York was second with 10.9.1 meters. Und', BWiden, was third with 1 o . 2 mete'rs; Archie McDiarmid Canada, rourth. with 10.12; Svensspn, Sweden, rifth. with 9.40, and Peterson, Finland, xth. with 9.37 meters Prigerlon of Italy won the 3,000 meter me-ter walk today In 13 minutes 14 !-" seconds. Parker or Australia finished second R. Renter American Walk-, 'era club, third; Mi-Master, South Af- rlca. fourth: T. Maronoy, St. Anrelms A. C , America, fifth, and C S. Dow- son. Lngland, alxth The competl-. I tlon Is a new event. Thr American team consisting of ill H. Brown. Boston A. A., Ivan C ! Dresser. New York A. C. A. A. Ssardt. Chicago A A.; Michael A. Devannv. ' Mlllrose A A., nnd M. L. Shields Me,i-; Me,i-; dowhrook club, Philadelphia, qualified quali-fied for the finals In the 3,000 meter ; team rare. The Americans will have i the French team as tlielr only op ponente. |
