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was the 2oometre hurdle, and resulted
as follows: a. G. Kraenzlein. University
81 Fennsy wanna. won; y. G. Pritchard.
champion 10y ard runner Of India. sec
ond. W. u. Tewksbury, Of the University
OF PennsylVaIlia. third Time. . 20 Sec
Ray Ewry. Of the New York Athletic
Club amid scene of great enthusiasm,
secured the standing high jump with
the record OF ] metre and ~ centimetres,
equal 70 five feet five inches. [. X Bax-
ter, Of the University OF Pennsylvania,
was second with / metre and 52ia CEN
lnetIes, and Richard Sheldon, Of the
New York Athletic club. was third with
! metre and 80 centimetres.
The previous record was Ewry's--1
metre and 3 centimetres. He today. af-
ter winning the high jump. tried to beat
MS own record and succeeded with
metre and "a centimetres. and then ex
ceeded TINS newly made record with !
metre and - centlmetres
In the hop. step and jump Prinstein.
Of Syracuse, was first with u metres
and II centimetres: Connolly OF Boston.
was second with u metres and % cent?
metres. and Richard sheldon, OF the
New York Athletic club third with -
metres and "a centimetres
In the tinsl heat OF the 9a-metre fat
race \. F. Tysoe, the English champion
half mile runner. finished first: Capt.
Crcgan, Of Princeton second and David
Han, of Brown university. third. Time,
In the three standing jumps Ray Ewry,
Of the New York Athletic club. was
mrs. With 10 metres and s. centimetres;
syIvania second with metres and s5
centimeircs. and &. Garrett. OF Prince
ton, third with metres and 80 cent?
John Flanagan. Of the New York Ath
iehc club won the hammer throw con-
test With l6l feet ~ inches;
In the 5,0oe-metre Sfeeplechase Rimmer.
an Englishman, was first; G. Bennett,
also an Englishman. was second; $, J.
@e m anGSssr h ss h5 Sa
Americans, George w. Orton University
OF Pennsylvania John W. McClain. Uni
Grant. University Of Pennsylvania, CON
tested In this event, but failed to secure
a place.
Ray Ewry, Of the New York Athletic
rub with metres q centimetres; l.
X Baxter, University of Pennsylvania.
was second. with meters 1917 centime-
third.
The Swedish team won the tug-of- war
against the Frenchmen. The Americans
did not compete in this event.
The American athletes continued win
ming histories AT the International con-
tests I'm connection with the exposition
this afternoon. The crowd present was
the smallest which has vet attended the
games, and was mostly composed of
Americans. As many OF the foreigners
stayed out or today's events, less interest
than usual was manifested In the con-
tests, which were largely among tine
Americans. kraenglein won the first
heat In the 200 meter hurdle very easily
in q seconds. Choisel. a Frenchman. was
second, and orion. q the University OF
champion i0o-yard runner OF india, de-
feated Tewksbury, of the University of
seconds T. H. McCiain, Of the University
of Pennsylvania. was third. The final
heat was almost n walkover for kraenz-
lein who finished yard ahead OF his
competitors. The race for place was Wig
orously contested. however. Pritchard
again boating Tewksbury, who finished
third. Time. g rs seconds. Choisel the
Rau. a German: Moloney. of Chicago
University, and Remington. Of the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania, were among
those who ran in the first trial heat, and
Tauxin, Frenchman; Lewis, Of SYRIA
cuse. and Mccain, Of the University of
Michigan, contested the second trial heat
There were only four starters in the ilnal
heat
The three standing Jumps were easily
American events, the athletes from there
quickly outjumpiug the old country COM
petitors The same can he said Of the hop
step and jump, which followed. Prinstetn,
OF Syracuse university. Connolly. of Bos-
ton. and Richard sheldon. OF the New
York Athlete Club qualified for the I'm
ais and jump on. Prtnstein won though
Connolly pushed him hard The same en-
tries competed In the two jumping con-
tests. there being besides those already
mentioned. Jarvis, OF Pennslyva nia; orion.
81 Princeton, McClain. 81 the University
OF Michigan. staff Swede. Staten. Ger
man and Copan, Greek The 40 metres
Nat race brought six men TO the tape for
the anal heat-Cregan, OF Princeton; Hall
of Brown University; John Ray. OF
Williams, Tysoe. The Engllshman: Speidel.
a Hungarian. and peLege, a Freuchman.
There was great interest manifested in
this event. as IL was expected to he
hard contest Such proved 60 be the case
until the scratch. when Dei0ge collapsed.
leaving Cregau ana Tysue 10 hight tt out.
Tysoo had the advantage; Crcgan ran
gamely. hut could not 0vertake the Brit
isher. who finished yard IN advance Hall
was third some distance back
The standing high jump MAS contest
~ Americans, they being the only start
ers Ray Fwry. of tho New York Athletic
club. who holds the record, won Baxter.
OF the University OF Pennsylvania. got the
place from Richard sheldon. Of the New
york Athletic club
10 was announced that EwTy would at
tempt to suFpaaR his own worlds rrcord
90 one metre ~ centimetres This ne dla
ou thr second attempt. clearing one metre
- ceutimctres The spectators. who had
gathered about the jumping spot. chcered
heartily AZ this Performance. and when
after a few minutes rest he cleared one
metre 70 rentimctres there was much en-
thusiaam shown ana the applause was
vigorous