The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-01

Four moro Olympic records We're broken
/ in the third days events 81 the Olympic
games at the Worlds Fair Sta Hum yes
terday. but % thes.. only three will stand.
! as Harry Hillman Of the New York Attn
| letic Club. who won the F.j-mstsr hurdles
In 43-5 seconds faster time than the rec
crd. knocked down the third hurdle and
VIII not h allowed 90 claim the champion
ship.
Archie Hahn the dimlnutive sprinter Of
the Milwaukee, Athletic club. lowered the
time in the Zsl-meter nun: Ralph Rose.
the young Chicago giant. set n new Oiym-
PIC AMI woriis mark for the shot-put
! and PeTicles Kakousis Of Athens. Greece.
mad" a new record in the lifting bar bell
event
Ray e. EWry of the y. Y. A. G. failed
10 equal ~ better his mark In the standing
high jump but won. The sixth number Of
the programme vas the international tug
of-var competition.
The events we're all well contested and
brought out good fields. The SIX cham
pi"nships and four handicaps were run
OF faster than she usual time required for
this number ~ events
In the igi-m.i.i hurdles Harry Hi!Irian.
who won the i0c-meter run Monday. got
around the Jumps ia a hurry. and only for
knocking DOWN the third hurdle would
have won greater olympic honors. Mil
waukee hgurei well in the places. as 1t
won both second and third in this event.
Frank Waller o. the VI. 4 t. Of Milwau-
kec vas not as good as Hillman. but ran
n good rae" and finished second. Georg"
Ponzc. the negro athlete. % the same clun.
after getting good lead 1T the start. fell
back and l1ndcG oaly third place.
Tn. time Of - seconds Nat for tho ~ -
yards would have SGT a new olympic rec
ord hut fo- the miShap M the third stick.
The old record vas 81 IS MADE by !. ".
II. TswksbJry Of the University % Penn
sylvania.
ROSE REDEEAfS HIMSELF.
Ralph Rose. the Chicago athlete. who
was disappointment to the spectators IN
the HMM throw Mondsy. when b" land
ed only third place. reis' med himself VS.
terday ana won tire favor % ID. crowd b.
winning the sh1t-prt. Ia this .v"nt h"
established ? new Olympic aad n new
worlds mark
ON his second trial he put ,h-. sixteen
pound ball a distance Of furiy-eight feet
seven inches. whom the crowd IN the grand
stand 1ros" ana gave - him a hearty
cheering. This ~ Eve inches better than
the old record held bv Rose. At Phila-
delphia this spr!ng he nut -. shot Il dis
tsnce ~ for;y-.ight feet two inches. and
this was held aS the world : record. al
though som" dispute this "iiim. Al any
rate. he mad" a new mark that has not
befor" been made in competition by any
other athlete.
W " coo 81 Surnmeryiile. Mass who J
won the handicap even; Monday. landed Z
second place in the shot-pui. with dis
lance 81 foTty-ssve; f""t fhre" inches.
Eron this threw would have set new +!
olympic record. as the old one. held by |
Richard Sheldon of the New York Athletic /
club. was only foriy-siz feet three and 1
90. made III lest nut in the finals. and 1
when ne sent CIT the hall for NOR. than 7
forty-seyen feet tho crowd cheaTed think 4
tag that he hgd beat Roses mark But 4
when the result was r"'d the spectators .
were satisfied that Rose would take first \
r. = Feueri=ch n the New York \ g
took third ul'ce IN IA. event after quail
fyirK for tn. ft,als with Put Of forty
three feet ten and one-half inches. Mar
tin sheridan of the Greater New York
Irish Athlete Association was not in IN"
running and Ills hest pat WIS forty feet
eight Inches. lack Quincy. the VI. a q.
weight man. vas looked upon To land q
tlas. IN the event. bur he has complained
for some time az being III.
Archie Hahn. the little Splinter Of NIL
in the final hss, Of the 9o-metsr run. ""
finished eased M n the final. about three
and one-hsif cards ahead OF carimel.
the Louisville short-iists nee man
In thu fir: heat Hahn and Hartrnell
qualified. The N"rthsrl man got on be
hind hut after aev.nty-tive yards we're
reached he began 70 crawl up. and nm
ished about one ward ahead Of carimen
The time Wa not fast being only
y is for the 2ls..: yards
HARD FINISH IN SECOND.
William Hogenson of Chicago and Frank
Moultor, Of Kansas City had hard fight
fo- first place in the second heat They
alternated time and again during the
run for first and second places. but the
Chicago man broke tn tape.
In the final heat Hahn. CartmeN. Hogen-
son and Moulton started. cartmell was
set back yard fer making false start.
but got OF at the head of the four.
Hahn Was not of his mark fast as
might be. and after five yards were
Al fifty yards he Fad crossed Moulton.
and AT the loD had pazsed Hogenson. Cart
nell. who now had good lead on the