The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-17
MORE YANKEE VICTORIES
AMERICAN ATHLETES TAKE SIX OF
NINE FIRsTs AT PARIS.
They Also Secure Six Seconds and Sew
en- Thirds - Much Hard Feeling
Over the sunday Competition.

position have been decided during the last
three days. and Americans can boast of
winning sixteen and Of securing thirteen
seconds and twelve thirds. Nine events
took place to-day. in which the Americans
placed six firsts, six seconds and seven
thirds to their credit. They captured the
200 meters hurdle race, the standing high
jump. the three standing jumps. the long
Jump. the hop. step and jump, the hammer
throwing and the standing broad jump.
and they did IL easily. In fact. the facility
with which the American athletes carried
of prizes finally grew monotonous.
Three events were won by foreigners.
One-the tug of war-was not contested by
the Americans. In the 500 meters fiat race.
which was won by an Englishman. Tysoe.
the American, took second and third
places. In the remaining race-the 1000
meters steeplechase-they failed to get a
place. Englishmen taking all three. This
result was somewhat disappointing to the
American spectators. as they had hoped to
see Orion repeat his splendid performance
of yesterday. Eight ran-the three Ameri-
cans. orion. McLain and Grant; English
men, Rimmer, Bennett and Robinson;
French. Chastanie. the champion. and
Diehnoe. German. Rimmer took the lead
at the outset and was never passed. Nc
Lain ran in close for two-thirds of the
course. while orion and Grant brought up
the rear.
Most of the spectators thought that Or
ton was merely saving himself with the
intention TO squirt on the last round and
to finish first at the tape as he did yester-
day. but the effort OF yesterday had proved
too much for him. He had not slept dur
ing the night and this morning he rose
with his stomach deranged. Although he
ran gamely. he was unable to secure a
better place at the finish than fifth. As he
ran with set teeth his college comrades
cheered him. endeavoring to encourage him
with familiar yells. and when they found
that In spite of his pluck he was beaten
they gave him a rousing ovation just as
If he had won. The French champion was
wildly spurred on by his ~compatriots and
struggled with admirable grit. but he had
to succumb to the superior trained English
cross-country runners. Runners time
was half a minute better than the French
record over the same course.
The Americans had the hammer throwing
contest to themselves. their two Swedish
rivals being utterly outclassed. The ap-
parent unfamiliarity of the latter with
the hammer caused some amusement
among the spectators. not unmixed with a
certain amount Of apprehension, and once
or twice the crowd behind scattered pre-
cipitately as the direction of the hammer
showed a tendency to eccentricity. Flanna-
gan was heartily cheered on his longest
throw. as it was thought he had broken
the record, but measurements show the
throw TO have been three inches short.
Truxton Hare, of the University of Penn
sylvania. was second with Isl feet 2 inches
and j. c. McCracken. University of Penn
sylyania, third with lac feet.
ing thar scientific. The Scandinavian team
was composed of much heavier men than
the French. The Americans declined to
enter the contest, but consented to a
friendly pull against the Scandinavians.
which. however, did not come to "A salts
factory conclusion owing to the good
natured but utterly irregular cooperation
of the excited onlookers.
This ended the days programme. College
men who were prevented from competing
yesterday, by the change I'm the agreed. or,
at least, understood, arrangements, feel
none too kindly towards the representa-
tives of the University of Pennsylvania for
contesting. They claim that IL Pennsyl-
vania had stayed out, concerted action
might have brought about a modification.
The University of Michigan. with Dvorack:
the University of Syracuse, with Prinz-
TEN; Princeton, with two men i'm the pole
vault and one i'm the high jump. were those
SUFFERING most. Some complain bitterly, de-
claring. without equivocation, that they
have been unfairly treated.
"A conference was held by the French Of
ld tilS D1bIniHk. TeEdT0lnR the DTO-
tests yesterday. but they refused TO yield.
claiming that the events must stand as
settled yesterday, and that they are now
finally concluded. The French offered a
special series, but this proposition was de-
| clined.
A. c. Kraenzlein. University of PennsyI-
vania. has run his last race. He made a
statement 10 this effect this afternoon at
the conclusion of the 200-meter hurdle,
which he won so easily.
THAT was my last race" he exclaimed:
II am through with athletics and shall de-
vote myself to something more serious"
He is badly used UP, the strain of three
days consecutive games having told upon
him severely. Summarizes:
| A &. kraenZlein, of the University os
Pennsylvania, first: N. G. Pritchard. cham
pion 100-yard runner of India. second, and
Walter B.. Tewksbury, of the University OF
Pennsylvania. third. Time. Is rs seconds.
Ray EVERY, of the New York Athletic
| Club, secured the standing high jump with
the record of l meter s. centimeters. equal
to 5 feet 5 inches; L. X. Baxter. of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, was second, with
l meter SLY centimeters. and Richard Shell
don. of the New York Athletic Club. was
third, with 1 meter so centimeters.
The previous record was Ewery's. m. s.
en-. He to-day, after winning the high
jump, tried to beat his own record and
succeeded with ! m. ga en-. and then ex-
ceeded this newly made record with m.
Go cm.
In the hop-step-and-ju jump Prinstein. OF
Syracuse. was first with IA m. AZ en-. Con
molly, of Boston, was second with IL m. o.
en-. and Richard Sheldon, of the New
York Athletic Club, was third with 10 m,
81 en-.
In the final heat of the 500 meters flat
race. A. T.. Tysoe, the English champiou
half-mile runner, finished first. Captain
Cregan, of Princeton University, was Sec
ond and David c. Hall. Of Brown Univer-
sity. was third. Time. 2:0i is.
In the three standing jumps Ray EVERY
of the New York Athletic Club, was first
with 10 m. IS en-, /. X. Baxter, of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, was second with
9 m. So en-, and Garrett. of Princeton Uni.
versity. was third with . n. 80 en-.
The standing long jump was won by Raw
EVERY, Of the New York Athletic Club
with 3 m. p en-. i. X Baxter, of the Uni.
versity of Pennsylvania, was second with
5 m. IA en-, and Torchboeuf, a Frenchman
was third with 3 m. 3 en-.
The Swedish team won the tug of wal
against the Frenchmen. The American:
Old not compete in this event.
In the 1900 meters steeplechase, .Rimmei
(scratch), an Englishman. was first. C
Bennett. also an Englishman. was second
and s. j. Robinson. another English rep
resentatfve. was third. Time. l2:5s 2-5.
The Americans-George w. Orion. o.
the University of Pennsylvania. John Nc
Claim, OF the University of Michigan. anC
Alex. Grant, of the University OF Pennsyl
vania-contested i'm this event. but failed e
secure a place.
John Flanagan. Of the n. Y. A. c., wor
the hammer-throwing contest with 167 fee
Az inches.
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