Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-02
Great Feats by Athletes
at St. Louis.
One Worlds and Three OIym.
pic Records Created.
Competitors in Events Come from
Many Countries.

=. LOUIS Sept. 1.-Cne worlds re-
cora ana three Olympic records were
created today. the fourth of the Louis
iI'ha purchase Exposition revival of
inc olympic games by American ath-
lttes. one of the greatest races of the
'''f ''Efhp'ad was the 500 metre run
'''4'o' Eards) entered in the race Were
representatives Of the United states,
ierhhahy. canada and New Zealand
put the first four places were claimed
ny men running under the colors of
hlcago. New York and Milwaukee
clubs.
Not only did James n. Lghtbody of
the Chicago Athletic Association lower
the olympic record by five and two
/ fifths seconds but he ran the legs off
the German representative who col
lapsed at the finish
The pace also proved heartbreaking
ior r.. w. BrOitkreutZ of the Milwaukee,
Athletic Club. who after crossing the
tape IN third place. fell exhausted. The
weather was again ideal from an ath-
| letic standpoint.
The discus throwing attracted little
attention until The annOuncers called
| the result of NJ. J. Sheridan's first
, throw, which came within a few inches
| OF eqda'ling the worlds record of 127
feet. 1-2 inches, made by himself.
when sheridan again stepped into the
seVen-fOOt ring he whirled the steel
discus distance Of 1870 feet inches
A great demonstration greeted the re-
suit of the next throw. which measured.
| 132 feet even. The discus used by
Sheridan was weighed and found to be
one-eighth of an ounce overweight.
The result of the 5G-pound event proved
disappointment. 1t was expected that
Flanagan Of the Greater New York Irish
Athletic Association. would break the
Olympic record and possibly the worlds
record The New Yorker was in rather
! poor form and was bcsted by clean foot
| by F.. Desmarteaux of Montreal. whose
! best throw was "a feet. 4 inches. . feet
BIZ inches below T'lanagan's Olympic rec
! ord. In the 5G-rOund handicap event Dcs-
marteauX did trifle better throwing "a
| feet, 1G4 inches. The enthusiasm of the
crowd was renewed a short time later
when Michael Prinstein of the Greater
New York Irish Athletic Association. add
ed Is of an inch to the Olympic running
broad jump record established by A. c..
kraenzlein of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, at the Paris games in 1900.
kraenzlein, who was also the Olympic
champion in the 200-metre hurdle was dis
posed of by III. l.. Hillman of the New
DIRK Athletic Club. The race was one of
the prettiest of the day. the first three
men crossing the tape in a bunch Hill
, man got away in front and although
headed in the early part of the race. re-
gained the lead and crossed the tape in
| record time of "a So seconds
The final heats of the international tug
of war We're popular features Milwau-
KEGS team defeated the New York Ath-
letic Clubs five with comparative ease.
but the two St Louis entries gave a pref
ty struggle in their pull-off for second
and third places. New York having ac-
cepted fourth place and withdrawn.
In addition to the regular handicap
events the Olympic championship dumb
bell competition was begun. Fred Win
tiers of the new West Sid Athletic Club
of New York winning four out of the five
events determined. today.
There are no events scheduled for to-
morrow, the day having been set aside
TOR the competing athletes to rest and pre-
pare themselves for the final events which
The summarizes:
2o0-metre hurdIe-H l.. Hillman. N Y.
A. g, first; F. S. Castleman, G. II. Y. /.
"A: A., second. Time "A 30
ms breaks the Olympic record of % %
made by A. c. kranzen, University OF
Pennsylvania, at Paris in 1900
Throwing 56-pound weight-E. Desmar-
teau Montreal, first. "a feet, inches;
y Sof fnai Flana nehn e. n Y a A.; second.
C.. third, ,'3 feet inches.
22O-yard hurdle handicap event-L G. |
Sykes, milwaukee, A. G. 90 YARDS. first; |
VIM; H. Mccain. z. Y. NJ. &. A., Chica- |
go 6 yards,, second. Time, q Is.
Running broad jump-M Prinstein. G. |
n. Y: |. A: A.. first. "A feet. inch; Dan |
Frank. n. w. S. A. c., New York. second |
p feet. IA inches.
Prinstein broke the Olympic record of
% feet. 67s inches. made by Kranzlein. |
University of Pennsylvania, made at Paris |
in 1900
Throwing 5G-pound weight handicap
Albert Al Johnson. c. Y. NJ. G. A.. St. Louis
Chadwick, N. Y. A. c. Is feet. second. |
2S feet.
Soometre run-James D. Iightbody. Chi
cago "A. A. won: II. V. Valentine. N. y |
A. G., second. Time, 156
This lowers the Olympic record of POI o-5 |
made by A. f. Tysoe. Sanford Harriers,
England. at Paris in 1900
Running hop. skip and jumr-M. Prins- |
TEN. G. n Y. !; A. A. first. AZ feet; Fred |
Englehart Mohawk A. c.. New York,
second. d feet ~ inches.
international tug of war final teams of |
five men. unlimited weight Milwaukee A.
c: defeated n. Y. A. c. Time. In 3-5.
Throwing the discus. handicap event
N. J. Sheridan, G. N. Y. I. A. A. tscratchD.
A: A. 6 feeb. second 1913 feet. II inches.
2O-yard run. handicap-James D. Nc
Cam. C. Y. NJ c. A.. Chicago 90 yards,.
first J. T. I.ukeman. Montreal 90 yards),