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Show I Yankee Pole Vaulter Easily I Shatters World'sAerial Mark Foss Aviates Over Bar at 13 Feet 5 1-8 Inches, Breaking Former Record of 13 Feet 2 Inches; Yanks to J Appear in Paris and London Events ANTWERP, A uk. 20. By Tin- As-soeiateel As-soeiateel IY'ssi Phenomenal pole LV vaulting by r. tc Pom, Chicago a. a.. Mrhlcli broke all existing records and V a brilliant distance race by four run- iifr.i In whic h the Kronch marvel, j defeat, fur- 7 nlshed the thrills for (he 10,000 spee- Lj tators at the sixth tiny of the ulym- pie eamrs today. The performance in both these event were exception-! - ally praiseworthy in view of the raini and cold, . ihi day was ending with a brilliant ' sunset, but with November like tem- I - per ii Po , the form "V nell star, sailed over the bar which' r had been placed il th height 1 11 W feat, 5 1-8 Indhea The old world's L record was 13 feet, 2 l4 inches. P Foss nlready Was the winner of L the flrji placo for the United 8tatCB F In the p ;iult. but ht was Urged I h to go on und break the lymplc ree-j oid. This he did and then, after a L consultation by the officials, the bar; J . is get at the top height so that Foss mlghi havi chanei to excel the world's record. Win 11 the height of E the cross lar was announced, an ab-i f solute hush fel! over the spectators , Twice Post eeaayed his task und A Fallod. Then, after a long rest and M all the spectator tense, he took nn! jT ... ptb 1 ill; long run and a t . r r I f 1 e leaPi sailed upward and c urved his j , I l;ody over the bar like tho letter U. HH ;ind drop-, fH ped amid a great yplash Of saw dustj 7jH into the pit on the other side. JHH The crowds In the stands veiled themselves hoarse as the feat was ac-j ijfiSS com pi ished, while Foss" team mates 'vHH lifted him i.pon their shoulders and' marched around, the hand meanwhile mean-while playing. Plug everywhere were waving in unison with th melody mel-ody of the band and photographers were scurrying here and there in or-drr or-drr in oi't nn d' turt s of the momentous momen-tous event. INTFRI.sT KLF.N. There was scarcely less enthusiasm over the 10,000 metro run, which de-' de-' eloped Into a eonbatlonal full dls-tan dls-tan e contest between Nurml of Fln- I land ouillemol the Frenchman Wilson Wil-son of England, and Maccnrlo of Italy undoubtedly four Of th great-tut great-tut dlHtaii'-i- runners who had been brought together In years. Although the American runners I failed to make their expected showing show-ing In the too metre run. tho Amerl-'iinA Amerl-'iinA gathered flr.st second and fourth places in the 200 metres and second, fifth and sixth In tho 3,000 metres tesplechs Mi, The American Olympic committee this evening SppfOVSd of the entry of the American Olympic team in a FYench-fiwedlsh-Ameiiaan meet In I Parlfl and an Anglo-American met in London. T li.- Paril program ln-j ! eludes 100. 400. S00, 1.600 and 6.000 1 metre raoea r laj for four-men teams I at 400 metres, the 110 and 400 metres hurdles, the high and broad Jump and , the jftvelln, discus, shot and polo vault events. The I . ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 meet will embrace thr rOO. 220, 440, 880 nnd 1.760 yard! events, relays for four-men teams, the! broad and high Jump, the 120-yard high hurdles and the javelin and polo1 vault. Thosr- of the men who desire i to participate in the Paris games will! proceed to the French capital August! 29 th |