Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-14
FELL WHILE LEADING
Duffy Lost His Race in Paris To-
day.
AMERICAN ATHLETES TO THE FORE
Georgetown Splinter Sprained a
Tendon and Retired.
FRENCH RECORD BROKEN

FRENCH RECORD BROKEN
PARIS. July 1.-THE Americans swept
The pool in the first event for the worlds
athletic championships. the 11o-meters hur-
die race A c. Kraenzein Of the University
of Pennsylvania vim ng; McClain of the
University of Michigan getting second, and
F. g. Moloney of Chicago University fin
ishing third Kraenzlen won rather easily
In 10 20 seconds
Richard Sheldon of the New York Ath-
letic Club obtained a place for the finals
in the Discus throwing event, which will Oe
decided tomorrow.
Richard Sheldon New York Athletic Club;
>. c. McCracken. University of Pennsylva-
MIA, and Garrett, Princeton, qualified for
the finals in the shot-putting contest and
were well ahead of the other competitors.
Duffy Lose. 1OO-Meters Race.
Arthur F. Duffy, Georgetown University;
Walter B. Tewksbury. University of Penn
sylvania: F. Jarvis. Princeton. and Stanley
Rowley. champion Of New South Wales,
won in the semi-f1nal heats of the 100-meters
race. Tewksbury and Jarvis. who were
closely pressed beat the French record in
their heats with 10 As seconds.
In the final heat of the 100 meters race
Horace F. Jarvis, Princeton. finished first.
Walter B. Tewksbury. University of Penn
sylvania. was second. and Stanley RowIey,
champion of New South Wales was third.
Time. IL seconds
Arthur F. Duffy. Georgetown University,
while leading in this race, fell, after cover
ing fifty meters.
Duffy strained a tendon Of his leg and
was unable to compete further.
For 400 Meters, Flat and Hurdle.
In the 400 meters hurdle race the first
heat was won by Walter B. Tewksbury,
University of Pennsylvania. Leaves was
second.
In the second heat Geo. W. orion. Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania. was first and Tauzin.
a Frenchman, was second.
In the 100 meters fiat race the first heat
was won by NJ. W. Long, New York Ath-
letic Cub; Lee second.
In the second heat Moloney. Chicago Uni
versity. finished first and Schilz. Dane.
second.
In the third heat Dixon Boardman, New
York Athletic Club. took first place; Will
liam ]. Holland, Georgetown University,
second.
All the foregoing will compete in the final
heat.
The SOO-Meters.
In the sOO-meters fiat race, trial heats,
the first heat was won by David c. Hall,
Brown University; English. an American.
was second. and Howard W. Hayes, Uni
versity of Michigan, was third.
In the second heat Deloge, a Frenchman,
d
and ScroffOrd. an American. was third.
In the third heat. Capt Cregan of Prince
ton won: Williams, an American, was sec
ond. and Harvey II. Lord, Chicago Univer-
sity, third.
The first and second in these heats will
compete in the finals
Prinstein Wins Long Jump.
In the long jump. trial heats. Prinstein,
Syracuse University. was first, with
meters liz centime-ers; \. C. Kraenzlein,
University of Pennsylvania. was second,
with 8 meters % centlmeters: Delaney,
Frenchman, was third, with 6 meters 15ia
centimeters: VIM. P. Remington, U-niversi-
ty of Pennsylvania was fourth, with 8 me-
tiers T2iy centimeters; ]. P. Leahy. the Eng
Hsh and Irish champion high jumper.
fifth with meters II certimeters. This
concluded today's events
Won the Only Events Decided
The American athletes. fresh from their
victories in London. won the only two
events decided today. and secured leading
places in all the trials which took place
on the opening day of the worlds amateur
championships, held under the auspices Of
the exposition. The contests were inaugu-
rated, with magnificent weather, the
Paris Racing Club. in Pre- Catalan,
charmingly situated glade in the Bots de
Boulogne- It's pretty surroundings. how
ever. were hardly adequate compensation
for the poor accommodation provided for
the days of the big events.
But no inconvenience was experienced
today. the meager attendance being prfect-
ly astounding 10 the American and English
visitors accustomed to see tens of thou
sands at athletic contests of such internal
tonal importance as that Of today.
Not more than thousand spectators
were present. and the majority of these
came from America. In fact. the meeting
resembled more American college sports
than international championships held
abroad Only two small stands were pro-
yided for the spectators and only one of
these was fairy filled, chiefly with bright,
young. American girls who wore the colors
Of the various American colleges competing
and gave unstinted applause their coun-
trymen secured Victories.
A portion of the leading stand was re-
served for Americans, and it gaily be-
decked with the stars and stripes.
started by winning.
The Americans started by winning the
first heat in the 10 meters hurdles and
places in the other two heats, which they
converted into complete victory in the
final heat, they winning first, second and
third places
This they followed up by winning first
and second places in the 100 meters fiat
race. and they would have been first sec
ond and third. but for accident TO Duff
fy, who won his heat quite handily. as well
as the semi-fnal, only to have a tendon Of
his left leg give way while leading in the
final heat, when half Of the distance from
the tape
The Americans then won two heats out of
three in the 500 meters fiat race all three
heats in the 400 meters fiat race and both
heats in the 400 meters hurdle race
The Prospects.
They also have three out of the five men
who have qualified for the final in the
broad jump. and three. In leading places.
out Of the five qualifying for the final in
the shot-putting contest, while Sheldon will
represent the United States in the remain
Ing event. the discus throwing which
Judging from today's performances. is
likely 10 be the only event which the Amer.
leans VIII fail to carry off nrIr nf III. 1919