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Show American Records Broken In Olympic j Trials At Harvard CAMBRIDGE. Mass. July 17. Ath-I Ath-I letes from all parts of the country qualified for places on the American Olympic team In the final trials at the ' Harvard stadium today in a track and I field moet, the average of which ha , never been equalled. While no world records were broken, two American 1 field event figures were surpassed .In tddltion, two Amateur Athletic union ronlor championship records went ! ;he board ami another was equ.illed. Members of the American Olympic ; committee who will select the team Which will represent the I'nited States i al Antwerp next month expressed the opinion that the 1920 combination would be the best balanced that ever .-ailed from these shores I Ml UN MEN s ORE i stern athletes scored heavily in the record breaking, both In the American and the A. A. U. classes. Sol Butler. negro sp'inler and broad Jumper from Dubuque college, leap-. leap-. il 1 4 feet eight Inches In the broad Jump, displacing the record made by Meyer Prlnsteln at Philadelphia In 1900. Prlnsteln was a student at Syracuse1 univeraitl when he cleared 24 feel 7 1-4 Inches Just 20 years ago. Butler who also holds the A E. F. broad Jump chumplonship. tried for the j world's record of 24 feet 11 3-4 Inches' made bv Pat I ' Connor In England in 1901. but tailed. sets M RECORD Milton S. Anglier of the Illinois A.I C. was the other westerner to estab- llsh a new Ameiii n record when he 'shot out the Javelin 192 feet 10 3-4 , Inches, surpassing George A. Bronder'a record of 190 feet, 6 inches, made at Newark In 1910 while a member of the Irish-American A. Ci of New York Mine than six high Jumpers cleared better than six feet and the winner. jJoun Murphy of the Multnomah A. C. of Portland. re.. was obliged to bet-Iter bet-Iter his former A A. U championship I record of 0 feet .1 t-16 Inches to win. Murphy cleared the bar at 6 feet 4 3-4 Inches In his Winning Jump, but failed 'in his attempt to break the world record when the bar ua.- set at 6 feet I Inches The distance runs, however, produced produc-ed the competition that stirred the spectators to the greatest heights Al-I Al-I though Joie Ray. 'he Illinois runner, failed In his attempt to lower the mile I record he won In 4 minutes 16 1-6 ' seconds. REAL COMPETITION SEEN The 10.000 meters run developed the keenest and most sustained enthusiasm Of the day After the puck of a dozen runners had settled themselves well Into the grind of more than six miles, Fred M. Paller of the Dorchester A. C. Boston and R. Earlc Johnston, a negro sprinter of Pittsburg, reputed to be the fastest man produced b hi race, for long distances, set out on a racing duel which continued through the last two miles. Sprint succeeded sprint, notwithstanding the miles of i running that lav behind them. Fuller's reserve was greater, however, and he won with a rush on the home stretch, One former Qlythpic star flashed , again today when Ted Meredith won I second place in the quarlermllci un. close behind P. J Shea of the Davy. Charles v' Padddok, western sprinter, sprint-er, equalled the long standing championship cham-pionship record of 21 2-5 seconds In j winning the 220-yard dash but lost the 100-yurd dash to Loren Murchlson the New York crack who won it In ten seconds flat. The summaries follow, the winners of the final events being national A. A. F. champions for 1920 except in the metre measured events. Semi-finals 100 yard dash First : heat won by Loren Murchison, New ! York A. C: second William M Kiric-sey, Kiric-sey, nlynipic club. San Francisco; third W B. Hays. Norte Dame uni-I uni-I verslty. Time, 10 seconds, Semi-finals 120 yard hurdles, first heat. Won by John M, Watt, Ithaca, n v.. unattached; second. William ; Vont. Eos Angeles A. C. Time 15 3-5 seconds Second heat Won by Harold E Barron. Bar-ron. Meadowbrpoft club. Phlladephla; second, Walker Smith. Chicago A. A. Time 15 3-5 seconds. Final 100 yard dash. Won by Lor-In Lor-In Murchl.son. New York A C; second, J V Seholz. university of Missouri, itiir.l fj, W Paddock, Los Angeles A. C; fourth, Klrksey. Olympic club, San Francisco. Time 10 seconds. Pinal Mile run Won by Joie Ray Illinois A. C: second. E. B. Curtis, navy; third, L. M. Shields Meadow-brook Meadow-brook club. Philadelphia, fourth T iJ Connolly, Boston A. A Time 4 min-! min-! utes 16 1-5 seconds. Final 120 yard hurdles Won by Harold E Barron. Meadowbrook club, Philadelphia; second. William Yount, LOS Angeles A. C third. Walker Smith. Chicago A A, Fred S. Murray. New York A C. Time 15 1-5 seconds. Hammer throw Won by Patrick Ryan, LoUghlln Lyceum. New York, I distance feet. 4 inches; second. M J. McGrath, New York A. C: distance dis-tance 10t feet. 3 1-2 Inches third. J. M McEachlson Olympic club. San Francisco, distance 156 feot, 8 1-4 Inches; fourth, B B Bennett, Chicago i distance i T3 feet, a 1-4 inches. Final 440 yard run; Won by Frank J. Bea, navy; second, J E. ircdith. I New York A. C; third, R. S Emery, Chicago A. A; fourth, Leo S. Bretnall, Cornell college. Time 49 seconds E nil-finals, 220 yard dash: First heat Won by Loren Murchison, New York A. C, second. Allen Woodrtng, Meadowbrook club Philadelphia; third M M Klrksey, Olympic club. San Francisco. Time 21 4-5 seconds. Second heat, won by rharles W Paddock, Los Angeles A. C' second. Leo P. Messengale. unlversltv of Iowa" third. M Haddock. University of Kansas. Kan-sas. Time 21 4-5 seconds. Three thousand meters walk Won by William Plant. Moningslde A C . New York: second. W J. Relker New York A. C. third. J B. Pearman New York A, C; fourth. Thomas A Maro-ney. Maro-ney. St Anselni A C New York. Time 13 minutes, S seconds. Broad Jump: Won by Sol Butler, DubUQU.0, la., distance 24 feet, elht Inches, a new American record; former for-mer mark 2 4 feet. 7 1-4 Inches, made by Prlnsteln at Philadelphia In 1900; second. Sherman Landers, Chicago A. A. distance 23 feet, five Inches; third R L. Templeton, Olympic club, gfcn Francisco, distance 22 feet, 8 Inches' lourth. A. W. Merchant. Olympic club, San Francisco, distance 22 feet, 1 7-S Inches High jump: Won by John Murphv, Multnomah A, C. Portland, Ore,! height 6 feet, 4 1-4 inches; second,; tie between 11. P. Miller. Olympic club, San Francisco, ami It. YY. Landon, New York A C, at 0 foet, 3 1-2 Inches. (Miller won Jump-off for the place); fourth, lie between Walter L, Whelan, B. A. A; Oliver Cory. Los Angeles A Ci C George Krogness. Chicago A. A., and Egon ErU-kson, Now York, unattached, un-attached, at six feet, 2 1-2 inches. (Whalan won the jump-off for place at six feet, 3 1-4 Inches.) Final 220 yard dash: Won by Charles W. Paddock, Los Angeles A. C; second. M. M, Klrksey Olympic lub, San Francisco; third. Loren A. lurchlson, New York A C. fourth Leo W. Menxengale. I'nlverslty of Missouri. Mis-souri. Time 21 2-5 seconds, cqualllnK the championship record made by B. J Weafers In 189 7. 440 yard hurdles Won by F. F. Loom. Chicago A. A; second. J. K Norton, Olympic club. San Francisco; third, F G Desch. New York, unattached, unat-tached, fourth, C. D. Duggs, Los Angeles Ange-les A. C Time 55 seconds. Ten thousand meter run. Won by Fred W Paller, Dorchester club, Boston, Bos-ton, second, R. Earle Johnson, Moi-gan Moi-gan club, Pittsburgh; third. Oeorge Cornetta, New York; fourth. Max Bos-land. Bos-land. Paullst A. C, New York. Tims'-' minutes, 16 seconds. Pole vault: Tie between F. K. Foss, Chicago A. A , and E. E. Meyers, Chicago A. A., at 13 feet, one inch, a new Championship record former mark 1 feet, made by S. B. Wagoner. Missouri A. C. in 1913. (Foss won place), third tie between E C. Jen-' nls Washington state college and E. E, K'noureck. Illlonls A C, at 12 feet, ii Inches. Final: Shot put: Won by P. J- McDonald, Mc-Donald, Now York A. C. distance feet, 1-4 inch second, EX. B. Liver-: sedge, navy, distance 46 feet. 1 l-l! Inches; third Leo II. Pehlman, Olym- ! pic club, San Francisco, distance 4 5 feet, - 1--' Inches; fourth, H G. Cann. New York, A. A . distance 4 4 feet, six j inches. Final 880 yard run Won by Earl Eb. Chicago A A. second, U. D M. I Scott, army, third. Thomas Campbell, 1 Yale fourth A. B Sprott, Los AiiRe- les A C. Time one minute, 54 1-5 i seconds. Final Hop. step and jump: Won bp Sherman Landers. Chicago A A, distance dis-tance 48 feet 1 9-10 Inches, second. I P Hearn, Illlonls A C, distance -17 feet, 9 Inches; third. Kaufman Gelst. Ninety-second street, N M. H. A., distance dis-tance 46 feet, 8 Inches; fourth. Jac- I quith, Chicago A. A., distance 45 feet, I 9 1-4 inches. Final Discus: Won by Augustus H Bopklns, of Washington, distance 14'i j feet. R Inches; second, K C. Bartlett. University of Oregon distance 141 feet. 9 3-4 Inches; third. Roy M Evane Los Angeles A C. distance 134 feet, 11 Inches, fourth. M R Husted Chicago A A. distance 134 feet 7 1-2 inches Pinal 56 pound weight Won by P. .1 McDonald. New York A. C , distance 37 feet, 1-4 Inches, second, M J. McGrath, Mc-Grath, New York A. C, distance 36 feet, 10 1-2 Inches. third. Patrick Ryan, Loughlin Lyceum. New York, distance 36 feet, 6 Inches; fourth. Thomas Anderson. St. Christopher nlnk Vnn Vf-1- rtlQtl lift, I0 feet 1-2 Inches Final: Javelin throw Won by Milton Mil-ton S Angler. Illloms A. C, distance 192 feet, 10 3-4 Inches. B new American Ameri-can record, former ninrk being 190 feet, 6 inches, made by Leo Brondner. Jr.. In 1916. Second. J C Lincoln. New i York A. C-. distance 187 feet. 3 inches, third, K. L. Wilson. Chicago A. A , distance 172 feet. 5 1-2 Inches, fourth A F llanna, Olympic club, San Fran-cl.'co. Fran-cl.'co. distance 172 feet, 5 inches The Olympic trials attracted more than 20,000 spectators to the Harvard 'stadium The five hours of competition j opened with a dress rehearsal on the I parade of nations, the Inaugural fca-' fca-' tu re of the Olympic games Weather and track conditions were perfect, 'and more than $20,000 was realized for the An e ri c an 1 mplc fund througn admission charges. The Olympic committee will select the team tomorrow. In the Qualifying trials eastern athletes secured 5'! places. middle western performers thirty and far west stars 27. In the general way western athletes were strongest In the field contests In the events of today the New I York A C led the field with 37 1-2 point The Chicago A A was a close ' second with 35 points; the Illloms A C. of Chicago, third with 14 1-2 ' points, and the Olympic club, of San Francisco, and the Los Angeles A C , tied for fouith place, with 14 points. The i'nited States navy team came next with 1 1 points. |