The Washington times., 1904-09-01

Ralph Rose. the University Of Michi-
gan giant, who is competing under the
colors Of the Chicago Athletic AssOCia-
ton, put the sixteen-pOund shot As feet
! I inches. establishing a new worlds rec
ord which is likely to stand for some
years to come His put was two feet
! four inches better than the former Olym-
| plan record. established in 1900 at Paris
| by Dick Sheldon. of Yale. The record
made yesterday was four inches better
than the record made by Rose at the
/ University Of Pennsylvania relay car
nivaI last spring when he easily
/ put II over all the Eastern cracks, in
GLIDING Glass, Dewitt. and Boyd. BIZ
| Coe. the Yale man who was competing
for the Somerville Athletic Association,
finished second at St Louis yesterday.
This man is a former oxford. England,
athlete. and has been looked upon for
some time as the one who would likely
break the old record, which was held by
| Dennis Hogan. Of Ireland
Ray c Ewry. who won the standing
broad jump, came within one inch OF
his record Of five feet, made in 1885, at
New York.
The time Of 10 2-5 seconds for the 100
]
/ fOrmances Of the classic games.
Monlton, the old Yale captain. who
was IN the finals Of the Century Dash,
at Mott Haven. when Arthur Duffey
clipped the record to 3-5. was just
able 10 finish fourth in the 2O0-meter
event, which was won by Archie Hahn,
| OF Michigan, in q 3-5, which is another
new Olympian record. The old record
was = is. and was held by Tewksbury,
| Of pennsylvania
There were no Georgetown entries.
and nearly all the college men entered
were accredited TO athletic associations.
The actual jump Of six feet by S. S.
Jones, In the running high jump han
dicao. was one Of the best pieces Of
work Of the meet, but the handicaps
were too much for him and he finished
fourth.
Leroy Samse, Of the University Of
Indiana, showed high quality when he
vault and won the event from the
/ scratch. II was a walkOver for him,
as his nearest competitor was Walter
r. Dray Of Bloomington, Ill, who
cleared only II feet and had but one
inch allowance.
Hungary showed up again in the
1O0-yard handicap, when Bela finished
fourth
J. J. DAILY got some satisfaction for
losing the 2.5OO-meter steepiechase by
winning the mile handicap. He had an
allowance OF twenty yards II seems
10 have been case Of too liberal han
dicap' as the scratch man did not snow
DAILY. the Irishman. was leading IN
the $500 meter steeplechase by fifteen
yards up 10 the last lap. when he
tired quickly and baked at the water
Jump. LightbOdy. Of Chicago. then went
ahead and won by 100 yards.
steeplechasing for athletes made a
big hit in the West.
The Olympic games have become I'M
usually popular with the women in ST.
Louis, and the winners who accomplish
anything remarkable become popular
idols with the fair sex
Poage. the Milwaukee runner. who
failed TO get IN the money In the 400
meter race, IS a negro. He was running
easily and might have lanGed a place
had he not stumbled.
No greater athletic disappointment
ever greeted a crowd than the work OF
Ralph Rose in the I6-pound hammer
event. His throw Of $50 feet u inch was
pltiably small after the manner In
which he has been touted as the man
who was going TO make Flanagan look
Ike a tWo-spot.
Because Archie Hahn won his heat
/ IN the 6Q-meter race in 1-5 Of n second
slower time than Hogenson and Blair
ne was not counted upon 70 do much
IN the final. but by magnificent burst
Of speed he won by yard In seconds
eQualing the worlds record.
Runge, the German, won the ssO-yard
handicap. with an allowance Of ten