The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-02
YANKEES SKATER
Z. OLYMPIC, RECORDS
-Four New Marks Established by
Competing Athletes at st.
Louis.

st. Louis, Sept 2.-American athletes held the
center OF the stage at the fourth DAY OF ths
Olympia games, and they created one worlds
record and three Olympic records.
One Of the greatest races of the 1904 Olym-
piad was the sOO-meter (s74.49 yards) run. En-
United States, Germany Canada and New Zea-
land but the first four places were claimed
by mon running under the colors Of Chicago,
New York and Milwaukee athletic clubs. - : :
Not only did James D. Lightbody Of the Chi
cago Athletic association lower the Olympic
record by and 20 seconds, but he ran the legs
off the German representative, who collapsed at
the finish. The pace also proved to be heart
breaking for e. W. Breitkreutz Of the Mil.
waukee Athletic club, who, after crossing the
tape in third place, fell exhausted on the track,
and 1t was several minutes before he could leave
the field.
The discus throw was Of the handicap
events and attracted little attention until the
announcsrs called the result Of NJ. j. Sheridans
first throw. 1t came within a few inches Of
equaling the worlds record, made by himself,
of 127 feet on inches. When Sheridan again
stepped into tae seven-foot ring the crowd await
cd almost breathlessly while the steel discus
whirled thru the air. The measurers, who had
been drawn comparatively close to the circle by
former throw, raced to the spot where the
the starting point. :, = g..
The result Of the measurement was greeted
with cheers, but the demonstration was as moth
ing to that which followed the announcement Of
the result of The next throw, 1872 feet even.r So
that there shall be no question regarding the
authenticity of the record, the discus used by
Sheridan was weighed and found to be one.
eighth Of an ounce over weight. ".f.'. ..--.:. DE-
The result Of the fifty-sx- pound event proved
! a disappointment It was confidently expected
that Flanagan Of the Greater New York Irish
| Athletic association, would break the Olympic
record end possibly the worlds record. The
New Yorker was in rather poor form and not
only did he fail to surpass the records made by
himself at former meets, but he was bested q
clean foot by E. Desmarteau of Montreal, Can.
The latter's best throw was "a feet inches, 2
feet 31a inches better than Flanagan's Olympic
record. -
| In the hfty-six-pound handicap event Desmar-
teau did a trife better, throwing 81 feet 1ON
inches. The enthusiasm of the crowd was re-
newed short time later when Myers Prinstein
Of the Greater New York Irish Athletic associa-
ton added SIS inches to the Olympic broad jump
record, established by A. C. Kraenz1ein Of the
University Of Pennsylvania at the Paris games
In 1900 Kraenz1ein, who was also the Olym-
pic champion in the 200-meter hurdle, was de-
posed by II. L. Hillman Of the New York Ath.
letic club. The race one of the prettiest
Of the day. the first three men crossing the
tape ip bunch that made it difficult to deter
mine tn winner from the grandstand across the
field. -..-..
The final heats Of the international tug Of wa,
were popular features. Milwaukee's team de
feated the New York Athletic clubs five will
comparative ease. but the two st. Louis entire,
gave a pretty struggle in their pull for second
and third place, New York having accepte,
fourth place and withdrawn.