The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-30
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AT THE | T AIR.
Big Throng Witnesses First
Days Events in Revival Of
Olympic Games.
GREAT SWARM or ATHLETES
Conc From Many Nations to
Meet the Pick Of the Amer
lean Sportsrnen.
5tl,y Associated Press {
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ST. LOUIS. August 29.-One worlds
record was broken, two olympic rctnrds
wcro lowered and one olympic record was
equaled as a result OF the first DAYS
events In the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position revival of the olympic Games.
Ell Athletes from many nations met the
pick OF American sprlnters, jumpers. dis
tance and weight men In the first SIX
events OF tho card that will last all week.
There werc also four handicap events that
resulted III more even competition and
gave several close finishes. Although
the earlier part Of the day was threat
ening. when the games began there was
nothing to be deaired from q weather
standpoint While the clouds may pos
sibly have kept the attendance down.
y there were about 5000 spectators present
Il when the first heat +, In sixty metre run,
\ tho opening event, was run. 4 n *
"A burst OF cheering followed the an
( nouncement OF the tie In this heat. seven
seconds, as 1t cqualed the record estab-
A ltslied at the Paris revival OF the Clym-s
4 pic Games In 1900. The second heat was
I alsosrunS In record time, as was the final.
Archie Hahn OF Milwaukee. won thi1
event. 5 sa
Records Broken.
The first olympic record TO go was
y broken by John Il lana gar. OF the Greater,
8 Few York Iriah$ Atfllctic Association. the
= holder, His first essa with the sixteen,
i pound hammer resulted In a throw OF
4 1ES feet ii1h, exceeding the record
Y snade by him In Paris by nine Inches
THE standing broad Jump brought out 8
field that has never been cqualed In tho
history OF American a hletics. The first
jump. that OF G. ~. 8 King, of Mel Kinney.
g tTexas s. IS exceeded the olympic record by
Ss1hree-firtfls Of an inch. & IS q 5tS
Club, holder OF the olympic and worlds
records. followed, and on his first jump
I beat the Olympic record and came within
two inches OF cqualing Tho world g record
with q jump OF II feet 2 inches.
lew ry DEMONSTRATED Y hat his champ lon-s
. ship form had not deserted him. and he
establtsned a new worlds record OF. III
h feet 37-s inches. His jumps were as
follows: II feet 2 inches; 81 IL feet 70 ia
II inches; II feet 4 Ia Inches (brcaking his
" own worlds record OF III feet ~ inchesl,
d and Ii feet a rs inches. King took sec
Is oiid place. While tho record established
ct Paris by CT ~. S Orion. OF the Univfr-
Il sity OF Pennsylvania. for the 2. 200 metre
X stecplechase was not seriously cndan-
n gered. that event proved ono or the most
Interesting Of! the days sport. ohm 4. 3 NJ.
Daily, of Ireland. got off in the lead and
u ran a magnifI cent race, but WAS headed
H ny James .. Ligh tbody. OF tho Chicago
Athletic AssociAt on. on the last = an, and
beaten to the tape by a scanr margin
/ Ills time was Z :s9 IA. d q 3s s5ls VS.
Splashed Into Water.
The stecplcchase was novelty in tli,a
Y part OF tho country, and awakened great
enthusiasm among the spectators, espc-5
Il c,aliy when the contestants negotiated
the ten foot water Jump. Several OF the:
tired runners failed TO CLEAR, s. and each.
splash vas greeted By prolonged che u
- ing IVA .tisf