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AMERICAN ATHLETES LEAD.
Won the Only Two Events Decided
I'm Paris Games.

I'm Paris Games.
PARIS, July 14-The American ath-
ietes, fresh from their victories In Lon
doa, won the only two events decided to-
day, and secured leading places in all the
trials which took place on the opening
day Of the worlds amateur champion
ships. held under the auspices OF the ex-
position.
The contests were inaugurated with
magnificent weather at the Paris Racing
club in Pre- Catalan. a charmingly sit
uated glade in the Bots de Boulogne. Its
pretty surroundings. however, were
hardly adequate compensation for the
poor accommodation provided for the
visitors. which will be seriously felt on
the days of big crowds. But no incon-
venience was experienced today, the
meager attendance being perfectly as
founding to the American and English
visitors, accustomed to see tens of thou
sands at athletic contests Of such inter-
national Importance as that Of today
Not more than q thousand spectators
were present, nd the majority of these
came from America. In fact, the meet
| ing resembled more American college
sports than international championships
held abroad.
Only two small stands were provided
for the spectators, and only one of these
was fairly filed. chiefly with bright
| young American girls. who wore the col
ors Of the various American colleges
competing. and gave unstinted applause
as their countrymen secured Victories A
| portion of the leading stand was re5erV-
| ed for Americans and 1t was gaiIy be-
| decked with the Stars and Stripes
| The Americans started by winning the
| first heat in the 10 meter hurdles and
places in the other two heats, which they
| onnUpytad viii in ha
final heat, they winning first, second and
! third places.
This they followed up by winning first
and second places in the 100 meter fiat
race, and they would have been first. Sec
ond and third but for an accident to
! Duffy, who won his heat quite handily,
as well as the semi-final. only to have a
tendon of his left leg give way while
| leading in the fina heat when half Of the
! distance from the tape.
The Americans then won two heats out
! Of three IN the 800 meter fiat races, all
| three heats In the 400 meter hurdle race.
! They also have three out of the five
men who 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
| remaining event, the discus throwing,
| WlllCuI lFOm lOQdy PERFORM
| ances, Is likely to be the only event
which the Americans will fail to carry
off out of the eight events in which they
started today.
| Although deprived of the services of
some OF her best athletes, who declined
to contest in today's events for the
worlds amateur championships in the
Bois de Boulogne, Directing to Sunday
competition, America won eight out of
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positions and four third.
One incident caused an unpleasant jar
over the terms of agreement reached
with the French officials at a joint meet
ing held in the rooms of the racing club
Wednesday. At that time it was certain
ly understood by the Americans that
the French had agreed that the field
events ia which they had entered and in
which 1t was proposed that the finals
2hould come off today, would be so ar
ranged that the Americans declining to
participate in today's competition could
contest alone Monday, and records so
made would be counted in making final
awards. Last night the FreNch commit
tee held meeting and decided that
events set for today must be conducted
finally on the grounds, but records in
preliminary trials yesterday would stand.
This action was taken, 1t appears, on
the ground that the other contestants OBJ
jected to such an advantage being given
to the Americans. The decision was not
known to the Americans.
A. G. Kraenslein,- of the University of
Pennsylvania, whom Mr. Prinstein beat
yesterday, jumped in the final for the broad
jump, and won over Prinstein's jump of
yesterday by small margin. Each had
| three jumps yesterday, but Kraensen had
six more today, while Prinstein, although
on the grounds, could not jump. He en-
tered a protest after the games, and there
is little hope that it will be allowed.
The representatives of the University
of Pennsylvania had a large share in
today's winnings, and their contesting
caused some feeling among the other
| college men,
In order to overcome the feeling caus-
! ed by Messrs. Johnson and Dvorack be-
ing out of the pole vault, the French
| officials have agreed to offer a special
| prize for q pole vault Thursday. On the
initiative of Mr. Sheriff., of Yale, a pro-
test signed by all the American teams
| has been presented to A. g. Spalding,
director of sports at the exposition.
The first heat in the sixty meters fiat
went handfly to Kraenslein, with E. j.
Minahan, of Georgetown university, Sec
ond, and Pritchard, of the English team,
! third Time, Z seconds. Kllngelhoefer,
French and Westeragen, Swede, also ran.
bury managed to breast the tape just
| ahead of Rowley, of New South Wales,
with William ]. Holland, of tina UNIVERSE
| ty of Georgetown, third. Time, 1-5
seconds Koppan and Schubert, Hun
| garians, also ran.
The final was a pretty contest, the men
! being punched at the finish with Kraens-
| lein first, Tewkesbury second and Row
ley third. Time, 7 seconds. Minahan al
| so ran.
! Richard Sheldon, of the New York
| Athletic club, was the only American to
! strip for the final in the shot putting. as
| j. G. McCracSen, of the University OF
Pennsylvania, and Robert Garrett, OF
| Princeton university refused to compete
| Sunday. Crettier. Hungarian, and Par
! askeyopOulos Greek, took their places.
! Neither Of these could outstrip the puts
made yesterday by McCracken and Car
! rett and the final resulted with Sheldon
first at IA meters and 10 centimeters.
| which Is said to be the worlds record,
| McCracken second at Il meters and IS
centimeters and Garrett third at u
meters and 81 centimeters
Only three started in the final of The
400 meters flats as Messrs. Lee, Fred
| erick G. Moloney, of the University Of
Michigan, and Dixon Boardman, of the
| New York Athletic club who had also
| qualified, refused to run today. This left
! Maxwell Long, of the New York Ath-
letic club; William J. Holland, of the
University Of Georgetown, and Schulz.
| Dane Long finished one yard in advance
| OF Holland, Schulz being further to the
rear. Time was 80 rs seconds, beating
the French record of 503-5.
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