Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-17
WON SIX OUT OF EIGHT.
Americans Again Victorious I'm the
Paris Athletic Contests

american athletes again were victorious
yesterday in Paris : in the international
games that are being held in connection
with the exposition. Out of eight events
| in which the Americans We're entered. six
firsts fell to their lot, together with a mum.
Der of second places
Ray Ewry of the New York Athletic Club
was easily the star of the day, not only
winning first place in all three of the iumn-
ing events in which he contested but
breaking by two centimeters his own and
the worlds record for the standing high
jump. kraenzlein of the University of
Pennsylvania had almost a walkoyer in tho
flnal heat of the 2oo-meter hurdles. Prin-
stein OF syracuse University was an equally
easy winner in the hop, step and iumn
while John Flanagan of the New York
Athletic Club had no difficulty in taking
the hammer throw
In the long Substance events the SO0me-ar
run and the 4,000-meter steeplechase tba
Americans dropped first place to their Rrit-
ism cousins The remaining event. the tug
ofwar, was Won by a Swedish against ,.
trench team, the Americans not comnatin.
The summaries follow:
Two hundred meter hurdle race-A q
kraenzlein of University of Pennsylvania,
first; N. G. Pritchard, CHAMPION inI-varJ
runner of India, second, and Walter p
Tewkesbury of University of PennsvIvania
third. Time, OBS 2-5
Ray Ewry of the New York Athletic Club
won the standing high jump, with the rec
ord of 1 meter IS centimeters. equal to &
feet inches. l. K. Baxter of University Of
pennsylvania was second. with meter 5oIa
centlmeters, and Richard Sheldon of the
New York Athletic Club was third. with
meter 50 centimeters
Hop, step and jump-Prinstein of Syracuse
was first, with IA meters Al centfmetars
Connelly OF Boston was second, with 13
meters "a centimeters, and Richard sheldon
of the New York Athletic Club was third
with IL meters "a centimeters
Three standing jumps-Ray Ewry Of tho
New York Athletic Club was first, with 10
meters IS centimeters l. K. Baxter OF Irni.
versfty Of Pennsylvania was second with
y meters 95 centimeters, and Garrett of
Princeton University was third, with o
meters so centimeters.
Final heat of the SOO-meters fat raoa
E. Tysoe, the English champion halfmiIe
runner. finished first. Captain Cregan of
princeton University was second. and David
Time. POI is. 't H.
John Flanagan of the New York Athletic
ciub won the hammer-throwing contest.
with le7 meters ~ centimeters.
-Four thousand meters steeplechase
(scratch)- Rimmer an Englishman. was
nrSt- Z. Bennett, also an Engishman was
second, and S. ]. Robinson, another En-
glish representative. was third. Time,
The Americans. George W. orion of J-ni-
versity of Pennsylvania, John McClain Of
University of Michigan and Alexander
Grant of the University of Pennsylvania
contested in this event, but failed to Sc
cure place.
Standing long jump was won by Raw
Ewry of the New York Athletic Club with
3 meters and p centimeters l. K Baxter
of the University of Pennsylvania was seq
ond, with meters 1917 centimeters. and
Torchboeuf. Frenchman, was third, with
meters and centimeters
The Swedish team won the tug-of-war
against the Frenchmen. The Americans did
not compete in this event.