Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-07-16
YANKEE ATHLETES WIN,
Take Eight of Ten Events
at Paris.
MANY WOULD NOT ENTER CONTESTS
Action of French Authorities In
Having sunday Games Keeps Some
of Our Best Men Out-SheIdOn
Breaks Worlds Shot Record.

having sunday Games Keeps some
of Our Best Men Out-SheIdon
Breaks Worlds Shot Record.
Paris, July 1G.-Althougb deprived OF
the services of some of her best athletes,
who declined to contest in yesterdays
events Of the worlds amateur champion.
ships in the Bois de Boulogne, objectng
to Sunday cVrnpetition, America won
eight out Of ten of those decided, gaining
five second positions and four third.
The games began promptly at 2:30 p.
m, but it was Z o'clock before the last
event was over. The first heat in the GO
meters fiat went handily to Kracnzein,
with Il. j. Mnahan of Georgetown uni
versity second and Pritchard of the Eng
lish team third Time, seconds. Kiln
gelhoefer, French, and Westeragen,
Swede, also ran. In the second heat
Walter b. Tcwksbury managed to
breast the tape just ahead of Rowley of
New South Wales, with William j. IIol-
land of Georgetown university third.
Time, Z 10 seconds. Koppan and Schu-
bert, Hungarians, also ran. The final
was pretty contest, the men being
breasts apart at the tinish with kraenz-
lein first, Tewllsbury second and Rowley
third. Time, seconds. Minnehan also
ran.
Richard Sheldon of the New York Ath.
letic club was the only American to strip
for the final in the shot putting, as ]. G.
McCracken of the University of Pcnnsyl-
vania and Robert Garrett of Princeton
university refused to compete on Sunday.
Crettier, Hungarian, and ParaskevOpou-
los, Greek, took their places. Neither of
these could outstrip the puts made Satur-
day by McCracken and Garrett, and the
final resulted: Sheldon, first, with ii me-
ters 10 centimeters which is said to beat
the worlds record; McCracken, second,
with II meters S5 centimetcrs, and Gar
rett, third, with II meters 81 centmeters
Long Wins Short Distance Run.
Only three started in the final of the 40
meters fiat, as Lee Frederick @. Ma
loney of the University of Michigan and
Dixon Boardman of the New York Ath-
letic club, who had also qualified, re-
fused to run yesterday. This left Max.
well Long of the New York Athletic club
William ]. Holland of the University of
Georgetown and Schulz, Dane. At
the crack of the pistol Holland set a
merry pace and held it well into the
stretch where Long caught him. The
two had heartbrealiing run to the finsh
which Long reached a yard in advance OF
Holland, Schulz being Is yards to the
rear. The time was 40 % seconds, beat
ing the French record of 50 % seconds
Had the other Americans started Amer
lea would undoubtedly have gained first
second and third.
Although William Z. Remington OF
the University of Pennsylvania and Car
roll entered, l. X. Baxter of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania was the only
American in the running high jump. He
easily retained his reputation, winning
first place with 100 centimeters.
The Frenchmen were loud in their
shouts as the contestants for the 400
meter hurdle race came upon the track
as M. Tausin, who has held the French
record for years, was considered a sure
winner There were only three in the
final. Tewkesbury went to the front as
soon as the pistol was fired and was
never headed.
The $500 meter steeplechase handicap,
which included Stone fences, a water
jump, hurdles and other Instructions,
created greater enthusiasm than all the
other events of the day. Six men came
to the scratch. With Alexander Grant
and Edward r. Bushnell of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania declining to par
ticipate the duty fell upon Orton or New.
ton to win the event for America, and
right well the former did it.
The Americans swept the pool in the
first event Saturday for the worlds
championships. Pretty nearly everything
in sight was taken by Uncle Sans plucky
athletes.