The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30
RECORDS FALL
At ST. LOUIS
Athletes Competing in the
Olympic Games Make Fine
Showing on Opening Day
RAY EWRY'S LONG JUMP
New York Champion Clears
II Feet IA Inches. Beating
Mark He Had Established

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2s.-One worlds
record was broken, two Olympic rec
ords were lowered and one Olympic
record was eQUaled II the first days
events II the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position revival of the famous athletic
classic. the Olympic games. Athletes
from many nations met the pick Of
American sprinters, Jumpers, distance
and weight men IN the first events Of
the card that viii furnish entertain
iuent TO lovers of sport fOr the next
week. There also were four handicap
events that resulted in more even COM
petition and gave several close nnISneS-
4 burst Of cheering followed the an
n0uncement Of the time II the nrst
heat q the siXty-neter run, seven sec
0nds. as II equaled the record obtained
II the Paris revival OF the Olympic
games in 1900. The second heat also
was run IN record time. as was the
final.
The first Olympic record TO 20 was
broken by John Flanagan Of the
Greater New York irish Athletic AssO-
ciation, the holder. His first essay
with the 16-pound hammer resulted in
Z throw Of 16S feet 1 inch, exceeding
the record made b. him in Paris by
nine inches.
The standing broad jump brought out
a field that has never been equaled in
the history Of American athletics. The
first Jump that Of Q. u. King OF Nc
Kinney. Tex, exceeded the Olympic
record BY thTee-fift Of an inch Ray
Ewry OF the New York Athletic Club,
holder OF the Olympic and worlds
records. followed and on his first jump
beat the Olympic record and came
within two inches Of equaling the
worlds record. with q jump Of Il feet
inches. EWTy demonstrated that his
championship form had not deserted
him and established a new worlds rec
ord Of II feet I IS inches. His jumps
were as follows: Il feet inches. II
feet ~ inches, II feet ~ inches.
breaking his own worlds record Of Il
feet 4 inches, and Il feet 4 IS inches.
While the record established in Paris
by O. ". Ortin Of the University Of
Pennsylvania for the 2500-meter
steeplechase was not seriously endan-
gered, that event proved one OF the
most interesting OF the days sport.
John J. DAILY Of Ireland got of in the
lead and ran a magnificent race. but
was headed by James D. LightbOdy Of
the Chicago Athletic Association on the
last lap and beaten 70 the tape by
scant margin Summary:
sso-ysrd -, hanaiesB - John Rq3ge; Berlin
,,5rerrnsny 90 yards). hrsi; ]. p Paekmae
Roth. LIS Angeles, Cal % YARDS. third
Final heat 6O-meter run - Archie Hahn
n a. q. Milwaukee. first: y. Hogenson
chicago 4. @, second Time. seconds
4oO-meter run-TIarTy Huffman. New York
A. o. first. Prank Waller, ". A C.. MIL
Waukee. second. Time. 80 1-5
Thriving 1G-pound hammer-Johu Flanna-
gan. y. =. / A. C.. New York first. les feet
inch. JoEn p We Witt, Princeton. second.
1G4 feet i inches
I20-yard high-hurdIe handicap - l. Ash
burner. ithaca. y 7. q yards). first; 2. ".
@chuIe " = c. Milwaukee fscratcf1. second
Ted schideler q. A. 4. Chicago Cscratch).
third r. u. Gardner. Melbourne, Australia
- yar1sl. fourth. Time. Is 10
Standing broad iump-Ray Ewry. y z A.
O.. New York. first II feet ~ inches. Q. II.
King, Mckinney. Texas. second. feet Q
inches.
Putting 16-pound shot handicap W w
Cce Sulmcrvllle Mass fscratch) first a. feet
u inches. I. T. Feurbach. y. 7. A c. New
YORK = feet handicap. second. ~ feet So
inches
Running broad jump. handicap-Fred Engle-
first - feet 81 inches; J. Il. Van CIeve.
I Olney Ill nc inchesl. second. p feet GH
inches: p HaRerman, Pasadena, Cal. CG
inchesD. third. p feet 6iz inches. CThe dis
tances given actual tumDs)
2JO0-nneter eplechase-James D. Lightbody.
r. a A.. Chicago first. John J. DAILY, Ireland,
I second Time : b 3D.
RunninE high 5unD-S. s. Jones New York
4. C.. New York. first, feet II inches; g. p
Serviss. Cornell University. second. feet 9
inches