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Show OGDEN IN HIGH I IN WIG MEET Richards Wins Discus Throw, Competitor Shatters His Old All-round Mark NEW TORK, July 10. A new American record for the national decathlon de-cathlon competition 7.022 points Was established today In Ihe Olympic final tryout by Brutus Hamilton of the University of Missouri. The former record of G.85S was made by A. W. Richards of Ogden, Utah, at San Francisco Fran-cisco in 191.1. Hamilton, who won the national pentathlon championship here lai Sunday, led a field of 17 contestanls In the decathlon tryout at Travers Island Everett I.. Bradley, University of Kansas, who finished second in today's I test, also beat the former record With la point score of 6865. SIX MORI IN M Ks Following are thu next six bailers in today's contest with their point scores j Robert l.egcndre. Georgetown University, Uni-versity, 6 387. Ilnrrv Ooollf-s lilt.,,-.;., r -"v,i cago. G46I Lieutenant Eugene L. Vblal. U. S A.. Camp Humphreys, Va., 6430 Everett Ellis, Syracuse University 16217. William Yount, JLos Angeles A. C, California. '06 4. I H A Jewett. Cornell University, 1 S029: RICHARDS' sit INCOMPLETE A. W Richards competed in seven of the decathlon events but scored points only in six of them. He dis-placed dis-placed an obstacle with his hand in 'the 110 meter hurdle race and disqualified dis-qualified himself In that event In the discus throw he finish) d first With i a heave of 126 feet 7 1-J inches and then retired when bis point total was l-'L'". Lcgcndre finlphed second In the discus with 120 feet -l 1-2 Inches I Yount won the hurdles In 15 4-5 seconds. sec-onds. Hamilton was high man in the pole vault with II lcei 8 Inches. Bradley was best In the javelin throw with 155 feet 8 1-2 Inches and Lieutenant Yldal's time 4.30 3-5 was by far the best. In the 1,600 meter I run. In addition to the decathlon, there I were two other Olympic tryouts the national 3000 meter steeple-chase and the 10,000 meter walk The chase was W,on by I J. Flynn, PaUliSI A. C. New : York, who covered the distance in 9.58 1-5. j Joseph Pcnrman won the 10 000 mct.T walk In 19:08 after William Plant, national champion had dropped out within three laps of th-- finish Plant fell on the track from heat prostration, pros-tration, but It is understood he Will be 8 member of the American team of walkers who will he sent to compete ! at Antwerp |