The Washington times., 1904-09-06
FIVE MARKS MADE
IN OLYMPIC GAMES
Great Work by Worlds
Best Athletes.
MEET A SPLENDID SUCCESS
Americans Carried OFF Most of the Hon
ors, But Kakousis Was
Wonder.
MEET A SPLENDID SUCCESS

Five worlds records were broken.
eight Olympic records shattered and one
equaled at Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
ton. at 81 Louis. last week. Ray Ewry.
of the New York A. c.. made a new
worlds record of 11.47k feet I'm the stard-
ing bread jump. Ralph Rose put the
16-pounG shot 4S7 feet the best ever
recorded while Michael J. Sheridan sur
passed his former records By throwing
the discus 132 feet from scratch IN the
handicap event, and 121 feet 1919 inches
in the scratch contest
Periclcs Kakousis. OF Athens, lifted 2f6
pounds over his head. q feat never be
Not since the first revival Of the
games at Athens I'm 1896 has such gath
ering OF the worlds athletes been
brought together The records broken
and equaled were:
Worlds Records Broken.
Standing broad jump-Ray Ewry. y
y. A. G. II feet as inches His former
record was ia feet, and the Olympic
record was 10 feet 2-5 inches, made at
the Paris Olympic games in 1900 by
Ewr-
Putting 15-pound shot-Ralph W. Rose.
Chicago A. G.. As feet inches. The
worlds record was As rect inches, and
distance at Paris was as feet 3Is inches.
held by Horgan. Of ireland. w. w.
Coo OF Summerville Mass. made S7i4.
Throwing the discus, handicap event
N. J. Sheridan. G., y. \. T.. a. a, New
York, scratch, 132 feet. The worlds rec
ord was ~ feet ssl inches. and the
Olympic record lis teet 2 $40 inches.
made BY himself at Paris. 1890.
Throwing the disCus-M. J. Sheridan
G. Y. y. 7. a. A. and Ralph ". Rose, G.
a A; tied with l2Slo1s feet On throw
Of Sheridan won. 12Ll0+ TO Roses
l20-6@ feet Former record. 1852 9-10
feet. by Sheridan. at Paris in 1900.
Lifting bar beli-Pericles Kakousis. Of
Athens, Greece, lifted 246 pounds above
his head 10 the fun extent of his arms
The old record was made by V. Jansen
a Dane, at the Olympic games in Ath-
ems in 1895.
Olympic Records Broken.
Throwing is-pound hammer-John
Flanagan. y. Y. I. \ A.. 16S feet inch
Inc former record was 167 feet 4 inches.
made by Flanagan in the Paris Olympic
games in 1900. The worlds record Is
173 feet1 inch. made by Flanagan.
400-meter run 1914 yards)-Harry
Hillman, n. Y. A. c. Time. ~ Is The
former Olympic record was 40 2-5. made
by NJ W. Long. y Y A g. at Paris
The worlds record was also 40 %.
30-meter run (21S.7j yaTds)-ArChie
Hahn, Milwaukee a. G. Time .21 3-5
Tewkesbury made the former record of
p Is at Paris in 1900. This was also the
worlds record.
So0-Ineter run Cs7LS9 yards)-James D.
Lightbody. Chicago A. A Time 156
The former record was 2.0l 2-5, by Tysoe
an EnElishman. at Paris. I'm 1900.
Running broad iump-Meyer Prfnsteir
q feet ! inch. Former record. 1855 feet
by Prinstein. at Paris. 1900.
210-meter hurdle t2lS.72 yards)-H L.
Hillinan- y. y. a. A. Time. "a 3-5. For
mer record, p ? .. by KraenZiein, at
Paris.
100 meter run q. 640.s1 yards)-James d.
Lightbody. Chicago A. A. Time. 405 2-5
Former record. 405. by Bennett. Eng
lishman. at Paris. 1900.
Pole vault-Charles A Dvorak. Chi
cagO a. a. Height. 1llk feet. Former
record. 10 9-l6 feet by Clapp at Paris
1900. Other contestants who beat records
were Leroy Samse, Indiana University
Bloomington. Ind. second II feet 3
inches: l. wilkins. c. A A Chicago
third. n feet inches: Ward McLanahan.
y. y a. =. New York fourth II feet
Tie was jumped of.
Olympic Records Equaled.
6e-meter run-Archie Hahn. Milwau-
kee, %. The distance is 65.e2 yards and
the record was made by Kraenzlein, at
the Paris games in 1900.
f00-meter hurdles (43744 yards)-H. L.
Hillnlan. y. Y. a. A. I'm 50 seconds fat:
would have been new Olympic record
but for knocking down the third
hurdle. The old record was 81 So. by
TewKcsbury.