Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-17
AMERICANS WON
In Most of the championship Com
tests at the Paris Exposition.

pionship contests in connection with
the exposition have been decided dur
ing the last three days and Arhesica
can boast OF winning sixteen and Of
securing thirteen seconds and twelve
thirds. .u.8 .r ll-
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 metres
hurdlde race, the standing high jump.
the hop. step and jump. the hammer
throwing and the standing long jump
and they did it easily. In fact the
faculty with which the American
athletes carried off prizes finally grew
monotonous
Three events were won by foreign
ers. One, the tug of war, was not
contested by the Americans. In the
800 metres fiat race, which was won
by an Englishman, Tysoe, the Anseri-
cans took second and third places IN
the remaining race, the 1000 metres
steeplechase, they failed to get place.
England taking all three.
The crowd present was the small :
est whoch has yet attended the games,
and was mostly composed of Anieri-
cans. AS many foreigners stayed out
of to-day's events less interest than
usual was manifested in the contests.
which was largely among Tie Ameri-
cans.
A. c. Kraezlein, of the University of
Pennsylvania, won the first heat in
the 200 metre hurdle race very easily
in 27 seconds. Choisel, F'renchman
was second, and George w. orion, of
the University of Pennsylvania, third
N. g. Prichard, the champion zoe
yard runner of Indiana, defeated
Walter B. Tewksbury, of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania. In the second
heat in 26 AS seconds, T. B. McClain,
Of the University of Pennsylvania.
was third.
The final heat was almost a walk
over for Kraenzlein, who finished a
yard ahead of his competitors. The
next place was vigorously contested,
however, Pritchard again beating
Tewksbury, who finished third. Time,
Is rs seconds. Choisel, Frenchman,
also ran in this event
The three standing jumps were also
an American event, the athletes from
the U. S. quickly out-jumping all the
other competitors.
The same can be said of the hop.
step and jump, which followed. Prin-
stein, of the Syracuse University; Con
nelly, of Boston. and Richard Shell
don, of the New York Athletic Club.
qualified for the finals and jump off.
Prinstein won, though Connolly pushed
him hard
The same entries competed in these
two Jumping contests. there being be-
sides those already mentioned, T. Jar
Wis, of Princeton University; Horton,
also of Princeton University; John
McClain. of the University of Michi-
gan; staff, a Swede Steffin, German,
and Koppan, a Greek.
The 500 metres fiat race brought six
men to the tape for the signal heat:
Captain Creagan, of Princeton Univer-
sity; David C. Hall, of Brown Univer-
sity; John Bray, of Williams College;
A. E. Tysoe, the English champion
half mile runner; Speidel. a Hungarian
and De Loge. a Frenchman. There
was great interest manifested in this
event, as it was expected tc be a hard
contest between Cregan, De Loge and
Tysoe. Such proved to be the case.
until near the stretch. De Loge col
lapsed, leaving Cregan and Tysoe TO
fight it out. Tysoe had the advantage
of the lead as he made the running the
entire race. Cregan ran gamely. but
could not overcome the Britisher who
finished yard in advance. Hall was
third, some distance back.
The standing high jump was a con-
test between three Americans. they be-
ing the only entries. Ray Ewry. of
the New York Athletic Club, who holds
the record. won quickly: l. K. Baxter.
of the University of Pennsylvania
getting the place from Richard Shell
don, of the New York Athletic Club.
1t was then announced that Ewry
would attempt to surpass his own
worlds record of one metre, 63 cent?
metres. This he did On the second at
tempt, clearing one metre. 81 centime-
tres. The spectators who had gather
ed about the jumping spot cheered
most heartily at this performance, and
when, after minutes rest he cleared
one metre s. eentimetres. there was
much enthusiasm shown and the an
piause was vigorous