The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-17
EWRY A TRIPLE WINNER,
NEW YORK A.. C.. ATHLETE MAKES A
NEW WORLDS RECORD AT PARIS.
He Raises His Own Mark for the Standing
High jump by Over One Inch-Americans
Are Ahead In Many Other Events -Cresan
Defeated by Tysoe, England's Champion.

High Jump by Over One Inch-American,
Are Ahead In Many Other Events-Cregan
Defeated by TysOe, Enslands Champion.
Spsciai Cabs Despatch 10 THE SUN.
PARIS, July i6-The International sports were
resumed at 2:+S o'clock this afternoon. The
weather was excessively hot and there were 90
casonal tropical showers.
In the 200 metre hurdle race the heats were
won by A. c.. Kraenzlein. University Of Penn
s%ylvania; Columbo. Norman Pritchard of
Bengal and j. W. B Tewksbury OF University
of Pennsylvania. Kraenzlein won his heat with
out any apparent effort. and also won the
final heat with the greatest ease. Pritchard
was second.
The standing high jump was won by Ray
Ewry of the New York Athletic Club with a
Jump Of 1 metre and oSx centimetres. This
breaks the worlds record.
Ewry also won the three standing jumps
contest. Distance. 10 metres IS centimstres.
!. X. Baxter. University OF Pennsylvania, was
second, and Robert Garrett Of Princeton third.
Myer Prinstsin Of Syracuse University, won
the hop. step and jump. Distance. n feet 6
inches.
In the tug-of-war contest the Scandinavian
team defeated the French team. Then the
Americans defeated the Scandinavians.
The sO0-metre fat race was won by A. Z.
Tysoe Of England. Time. 2 minutes / i-5
seconds. J. +. Cregan OF Princeton was
second.
John Flanagan OF the New York Athletic Club
won the hammer-throwing event with a throw
Of 1877 feet ~, inches. T.. Truxton Hare Of the
University Of Pennsylvania was second.
The 4.oOo-metre steeplechase furnished an
exciting race. The finish was a desperate one.
The En~glishmen. J. T. Rimmer. c. Bennett and
s. j. Robinson. were one. two. three. a.
named.
In the standing long Jump competition. Ray
Ewry won. Distance. . metres 81 cent?
metres. /. X. Baxter OF the University Of
Pennsylvania was second.
Ray Ewry appears TO have been the star Of
the third days meet at Paris. He won three
ing broad Jumps are worlds championships.
In the former he broke the worlds record with
a Jump Of I metre eSi.2 centimetres, which Is
eaui yslent to 8 feet 81 inches. This Is the first
worlds record broken At the international
sports In a standard event where the conditions
are similar TO those governing in England and
OF s feet 4 inches, made at Syracuse on April
q. 1900. According to English measurement
Ewry,s other winning performances wore 80
10 feet i0t3 inches In the standing long Jump.
both considerably worse than the record.
In the soo-metres, or SIS yards Tyboe. the win
ner, failed to equal the worlds record made by
H.. p. Smith Of Yale. OF 2 minutes is second.
at the knickerbockar A. c games on last Deco
ration Day. The grass track, however, prob
ably accounts for the English champion being
a second behind Smiths figures.
The 200 metres hurdle race. won by Kraenz-
lein. equals 2ls YARDS. . feet, while the 1000
metres steeplechase Is equivalent to l.s75
yards.
In the events decided on Sunday two worlds
records were made over the French distances.
NJ. ". Longs 40 rs seconds in the 400 metres,
figures made by q Frenchman by I is
seconds. c. Bennett Of the Finchley Harriers
OF England. who won the 1,500 metres. i.640
yards IL feet, run In 4 minutes Q seconds. made
three seconds better time. than j.. Bray OF
Williams College accomplished at the X. A.. {.
games on last Decoration Day. The latter's
time was a worlds record.
The winning performances Of Kraenzlein in
the long Jump on Sunday equals 23 feet u,
inches. while sheldon put the shot on the same
day 10 feet 8 inches.