The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-04

tai o; 6: points.
Chicago. with total OF 80 points. has
protested tie meet. as = result o: John
DE Wits points being totaied with y.
Y. a C.'s list. and as a result Of the
New York team not trying IA the tug-of-
war competition to- entitie them 20 fourth
place. which Melted 1 point to them.
The handsome cup donated by A. G.
spaidins VIII he held until this matter
has been decided at the next meeting o.
the Board OF Governors Of the A. A. u. 10
lie held AZ New York IN November
Tho Chicago athletes claim that De
Witt. who won second place IN tho ham,
mer throw. was ineligible to compete with
the y. J. A. g. players. as they clam
he Decent live in the Metropolitan dis
! trict- De Witt was q student at Prince
ton University. AID competed with chat
college. with Princeton. ~. J., a. his
home He was a member OF the y. Y. A.
c. at one time. and represented that club
In several meets.
During vacation IL IL not known whether
not. but his entry blank was filed TO rep
resent the Gotham CLUB. The matter will
be up TO De Witt TO decide whether
Princeton IL lis residence at the present
time.
Du.ing the fug-of-war competition the
New York team pulled twice and then d.
c.oHd 10 withdraw and take fourth plac,.
This was announced the day OF tn. COM
petition. and nothing was said at that
! Tune about prot. sting. The Gotham boys
were rather tired from their two pull, and
decided 10 take fourth pace b. default.
which gave one point to them. Had tney
pulled again taey might have won. when
Barring the protest. the games were
closed without Incl snt. tn-ee more Clym-
pic records being smashed.
Many OF the Exposition officials were
present Tn. Exposition officials award
ed the GUYS to tn. winners of the events.
HAHN WINS AGAIN.
Archie Hahn of Milwaukee Athletic
Club. Won the 10 meter run from a fast
field OF sprinters- The time 81 the final
heat. eleven seconds. was only oUc-.fth
second slower than the former oiymp:c
record.
Hahn won the first heat. with lawson
Robertson Of the Greater New York
Irish Athletic Association second The
the ' second =. MD heat. viii Hosenson Of chi,
cago and Fred Heckwolf OF Missouri A.
c. qualified.
Kansas City crossed the tape first in the
third heat In the fnnl with six men.
Hahn was not OF first. bu; had only gone
abou; twenty-five yards when he took first
place. He crossed the finish about two
yards ahead Of the field. with Cartncll
..scoIt and Hogenson third Moulton was
Iourth Inc winner receiver Two cups
James Lghtbody made his third win
yesterday when he landed first place in
the I.5p-meter run. He also lowered the
former olympic record.
OF a field OF eleven starters. he held
back in the rear until tho end OF the sec
ond lap when he forged up 20 Deer. who
ana Bacon third when the last 30 yards
were reached. he took the lead and held
cut. and crossed the line first. This was
a..
The Illinois athletes took the three
places In the event. after losing the ma
jority 81 the starters. Lightbody finished
third. Mun.on. OF the <. =. A. {. came
In fourth. Lightbody's time was minutes
:5s seccpd which establishes a, .S II. new ne.
being Z minutes and seconds
~ a CLOSE FINISH.
Tho final heat OF the llo-metcr hurdle
WAS a close finish. and from the stand II
looked as though the men might finish IN
n dead heat. so close were they together
At the finish.
Tn. event was won by Fred w. Schulz
the first heat. with Ashburner OF ithaca.
-. Y. second. In the second heal. Castle
man OF the Irish Club and Tad Schiller Of
the Chicago Cub qualified.
In the fnal heat. three OF the four men
wer close at the finish that ne epec-
tators could not tell who had won the
event. and had 10 wait :or ih-announce-
ment. Schulz was picked as first. with Tad
sch.deler OF the Chicago Club second and
Ashbu.ne- third.
The first man was timed at sixteen sec
onds fat. which IS ti1r, e-f'fths Of a second
slower than the record
Charles Dvorak. the crack pole vaulter
OF TN. Chicago club. made a new oil, mpio
record when he cleared ii feet inches.
Chicago figured we'll In this event also.
winning first and third places. lie Roy
Samse OF the Indiana University and l.
- H.. g.p .la.fs.-
IN The eonnpeiition at II Zee, : inches. In
the juInp-om IL. Indiana student eieantd
in comp~tition. Ward McLanshsn. the
Yale boy representing the New York Alta
Ietic Club, was scu .what Of a disappo'nt-
ment, and only cleared IL feet even
The result Of the discus throw was also
a tie. with Martin Sheridan Of the Irish
Club and Ralph Rose OF CHICAGO fighting
IL out for first honors. Their best throws
in the trials and final were Is feet lel1
In the fhrow-on. Rose asked for. three
three throws were decided upon.
The champion was best in the throw
IRON On ana ;s nn ms ., iI ~ see rG is inehes
CREEK Is THIRD.
Rose was placed In second place. while
piOn. landed third hOnors. with throw OF
IL feet a. inches.
John Flanagan, Sheridan's team mate.
won fourth place with throw OF LIS feet
IL Inches
Ray G. Ewry Of the New York Club
again demonstrated that he Is far supe-
rtor TO all athletes In the Jumping line
He was only shy one inch OF lowering his
GOLD record made at the Olympic Games
His best jump was "a feet II. inches and
this gave To him a lead on the first po-
s!tion by more than a foot. His nearest
opponent was Con King Of Mckinney.
Tex. who cleared q feet inches. The
third man IN the r .Impe'itiGn " wa, s.,. zoe
land, who made three three jumps totall-
Ing 81 feet inches.
q. T.. Serviss OF Ithica. n. Y. won
fourth place with jump OF q feet 3is
inches.
Is-rne;.r run-Arhie Haan. Mi,vauk.. \. g.
Mouiton. Ksn~ss C1,y. fourth: Time: n fat-
G. sG.s: IS. +. y.inos. cs;ease 4 :s:Snd:
L p H.aIH ci';s.so ,s,rd J sSs,,a s,os q
Rose. chicago \. e: Y. fee, io,i inehs.: sec:
ord: Nicola. G.e,ssn'~s. Athens Greece -
*. 10 meter hurdis. mrs, he.,.f: ": sshale.
nni: TAI s.h'a.!eT. chicago. second. Time.
Final h..,-F W. saul.. MIisauk..; FIRST:
T ,s;es sh ,sIs Tlm. e rat ona L.
Pole vault Z Dverah: chie.so A; g: II
Zee, i1:s.' AZ; l. SAM. nd wI1:,1 nay s
cago. i; feet inches. thirI
Three standing ;un,t--E.y Esy ~
kinncr. Tex; q f..t inches; .ece5d; Z,
'I Fo;--rniI. international team I.eeS-- York
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