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

Although the worlds greatest athletes
troke records right enc left during the
Olympic games last week. tbs events were
not largely attended. Ysstsrdays attend
ancs was somewhat better than the first
days. but not what the attractions should
draw.
Up to yesterday eleven records had been
broken and one eQualed. OF these. all will
20 down on record but one. the event IN
which . hurdle Wn1 Knocked down By the
winner.
Ths grand Sand at the Stadium Is ca
pabls Of Accommodating at least x.ooo
but ct mona Of the msstD during the week
were thero moro than one-third that num-
Der ia abundance.
some Of the New York athletes stated
that ths local meets in New York. With
the majority Of the athletes Of that city
oonpstang. often drew crowds Of N.0oe,
and many Of them were aston!shed at the
smaa attsodAacs Q. the games where
worlds, association and olympic cham
pions were the features Of the meet
During the first days games, three REQ
ofds we're broken, and one was squaled
Archie Hahn. the Milwaukee Athletic
Ou6s eiminut1vs sprinter. was the nrst
man 70 near IN olympic kaark. He won
The sixty-mstsf run in the same tina
! sseeuas H. that Vas made for the same
distance ~ IL OlynDdo gamss held 1,
Pads h 1Soe.
The sanDs sprintsr on wednesday shat.
tered The 0Hmpio marx for the 1oo-mstsr
run. He was opposed by some Of the
bsse sDfintsD IN the country, but finished
thros- yards ahsad Of the second man.
HIs time q n IS seconds was Ave-sfxths
0f . second faster than the old time.
RECORD WILL NOT STAND.
Harry HiI1naa Of the New York Athletic
Club won - many events ~ any other
athlete during the meet. He started Mon.
day and won the CO., meter run in record
6fe4king time He crossed the tape Eve
yAf6Q ahead Of the second man, and did
the distance in - is seconds. which IL,
one-ffth OF Q second faster than the Old
olympic time: Wednesday he also broke a
the stme Will not 20 down as an Olympic
nayk, a. he knocked down the last hurdle
He made the circular jumps IN 81 nat,
Psnnsyivar,is did At Paris in iscs. I'M
nan was allowed Art place. howevss.
Hnlman Won the 3oo-meter hurdle event
d1 nSasy 70 rssosd tim time az n: clipped four
won With ease from . good field. Harry
= ea.e on he feet and SIN faster going
ever The sucAs. and, although getting Oh
TO c5sar the bars faster ana spr1nt fsSter
than HI opponents.
JehA flanagan OF the GREATER New York
lS11A Athletic Association, who n Admired
~ almost every lover Of snort, althoueh
% Cd not como up to his worlds record
IN IT, hammer throw ON Monday. man
aeed - push out the iron far enouSh TO
stu oett0 HE old Olympic MARI.
The distance At which he holds ths
wori6e record IL sliGhtly above ia feeS.
made recently n the East. while he swuns
out the ball 10 feet inches at the Paris
0ameo. Monday he pushed 1e9 feet 1 inch
81 established new Olympic mark.
1le1Aean = q typical Ceft Of heroic pro-
R1oSo1. ana. although not 70 very tail
ri ~ 0eoutne1s, II q naso Of muscle and
- 1ook 1t him in his athlotic coetuFne n
- 20 wonder that he tooDes out the heavv
W4gne IN tie manner that he does.
He a. not 1Guro % vel In the fifty-six.
Nod s. 6os fooe b ne CSncdisn. ~
Nnxeeae. In th10 0vgEt The hammer cham
- 90 net cone neaf his Olympic marx
= = eeet u lncAo0 for the heavy Wei0ht
h tegt throw Wn0 . loet inohee. MI
- Deo0a61y would have made . better
s4eWlng had he not fouled ave timso out
q ~ 611 e1ea
NEW RECORD SET.
II The handicap discus event Thursday
vla0Onn $1,000 Second place 70 sheridan,
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