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Show YANK SPRINTERS SHOW RARE FORM Olympic Games Off to Good Start Witli Americans Showing Ability ANTWERP, Aug 16 (By the Associated As-sociated Press.) All four American entrants In the 100 mein Olympic mining event rjunllflcd for the final in thr semi-finals this morning They n-e .1 V. Scholz. lihiverslty of Missouri: Mis-souri: Lot en Murchlson, New York A C'i ''has W. PaddOCh; Los Angeles A. C. and M . M. Ktrkse, Olympic t'lub, Sun Fmnclseo. The first semifinal heat of the 100 metres was won hy h. f v Edward, of England, and Bchols and Kirksey. of America, second and third, rcspec-(Ively rcspec-(Ively The time, was 10 4-5 seconds The second heat wos won by I-"ad-i'-i, America, with Allkhans of France seeond, and Murchlson, Anier-Ic Anier-Ic i. third The time was 11 seconds flat All the men named qualified for the finals. DIIIi; WINS. In t!.o fh&t of four heats of the 5000 mire run, Kalk. of Sweden, finished first; II C Irwin, of EJngland, second; ULns Kolfhmnlnen, of Finland, third All qualified for the finals Thomas Fowiia of t'nn.ida was distanced The lime was 16 minutes, 17 seconds. In the third heat of the fiOOO metres Sproni, of Italy, was firs'; Nurrnf, of Finland, second, W. ft. Seagrove, of England third, and Lundstrom, of Sweden, fomth C. K. Hunter, of the Olympic club, S.in Francisco, was distanced, dis-tanced, finishing sixth. The time was 15 minutes. 27 3-5 seconds. In the broad jump, the tirst cent on the 1'enthlon. Brush Hamilton. University of Missouri first, with a jump of G 86 metres. Lehtoilen, of Kin-Isnd, Kin-Isnd, second, with C )5 metres; Evcr-etl Evcr-etl i Bradley, University of Kansas, thihrd. fi.Gl metres; Loitenen of Kln-Innd, Kln-Innd, fourth. 6 r.H metres, Robert Le u ndrei of Georgetown university, fifth, 6.60.5 nietrea. and W Gyllen-Btelpe, Gyllen-Btelpe, of Sweden, sixth, 6 415 metres. BROWN THIRD, In the second heat of the 5000 metro me-tro event, C. L Bluette. of England, was first; Van Cainpen hout, of Eel-glum, Eel-glum, second, H H lirown. Boston A. A., third, and Bergstroin. of Sweden, fourth Time 15 minutes, 29 4-5 oec-ords. oec-ords. Robert Dunne, of the University of Michigan, finished well down among the nineteen entrants in the Pcnthulon broad Jump, with u. Jump of 5.095 me-t. me-t. cs In this ancient penthalon contest the Victor In each event is credited With onc point, the second with two peitits, the third with three and so on down the list. Thw least number of pi mis. therefore, determines the win-ivr. win-ivr. :ter the javelin throw and the 200 metre daah , however, the field Is out down to the twelve best, who then compete In the discus throw. Then fOllOWS a final elimination to the best six who run the 1500 metres, conclud-11 conclud-11 g the penthalon. In the fourth heat of the. 5000 metres me-tres Guillemont, of France, finished t rst, Dachman, of Sweden, second; (van G. Dresser, New York A. C.. third, and Nichols, of England, fourth. Edward Lawrence, of Canada, was distanced dis-tanced The time was 16 minutes, 531 aeconda Five tests of strength, speed and skill w hich the athletes of ancient j Greece ihoi.ght showed the measure! ot -l man a as attempted today In the, Olympic stadium. These testa were. 2o0 metre run, 1 1 -Hi) metre run. running hroad Jump, throwing the discus and throwing the I Javelin. I The winner will receive instead of Mi laurel wreath of tho ancients, the ulympic gilt medal and statuette and , 111 have the honor of hui log his name Inscribed on tho tablet of :he statuette statu-ette offered bv the king of England, Which was won In Stockholm by F, H Bele. of Norway. Each nation was permitted to enter six men, or whom 'only four were to be actual competitors competi-tors The modern Penthalon consists of f;( entire) different events: RAPID FIRE. Rapid fiie pistol fire at 25 metres. 300 metres, swimming, sword fenc-1 mg a 5000 m-tr,. crosS-COUntry race on horse-back and a 4000 metre race' pfosa country on foot The competl- K' i Hons are to begin August 24. K ? Preliminaries in the Greeco-Roroa n wrestling competitions began today at the Antwerp Zoologlcul gardens. Rfcu In order not to conflict with the Hll athletic events the remainder of these 1 contests are to be held in the evening. E;.ch nation is permitted three en-I en-I trants, with only two actual competitors, competi-tors, in each of the five categories of i weights m MKm In addition to the Olympic medals I offered for all weights the heavies uz Bliv to compete for the challenge cup Z Iii; fared by tho Gold and silversmith's corporation, now held bv Suarcla, of , Finland. The weight categories were aa fol-lows: fol-lows: I Featherweights, up to 132 pounds; I, Kht w eights up to US 5 pounds; mid- 1 jU, .ilewelfchts up to 165 pounds light- - heavyweights up to 181.5 pounds and !B. heavyweights, above that figure. The catch-as-catch-can wrestling N vents, In which America is also en- ! tercel, will take place Augu;! 24 to 27 'J |