The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-01
RECORDS AGAIN BROKEN
 IN OLYMPIC CONTESTS
AMERICANS ONCE MORE LEADIN
 THE GAMES.

H. L. HiIIman of the New York Athletic
 Club Clips Three and Two-Fifths Sec
 onds oG the 100 Metre HurdIe-Two
 Other Americans and n Greek Set
 New Marks in Other Events.
 St. Louis, Aug. 31.-Again have the athletes competing in the track and field events of the Louisiana Purchase exposition revival Of the Olympic games demonstrated that they are the peers of any previous aggregation of international character.
 To-day, the third of the 1904 Olympia, one worlds record fell before the proW- ess of an American; three Olympic rec ords were broken, the laurels going to two Americans and Greek, and one Olympic and one worlds record was broken, but owing to an unfortunate accident, the time will not be allowed as tho official record.
 As an indication of what the day was to bring forth. H. l.. Hillman, of the New York Athletic club, ran the 400 metre hurdle in 2-5 seconds url- der the Olympic and worlds records. Hillman was forced the entire distance by Frank Waller, of the Milwaukee Athletic club, who finished second, and in the excitement of the race Hillman failed to clear the last hurdle cleaniy and the barrier fell to the ground, dis qualifying his record, but not affecting the result of the race.
 The 200 metre run again brought out a field of record breakers. Archie Hahn, ofthe Milwaukee Athletic club, won the first heat in the record time of 9 Is seconds. He fought the dis tanee with W. J. Cartmell of Louisville, Ky, and only won by inches. The second heat was a trifle lower, but Hogenson was not pushed. The final re- suited in the lowering of the Olympic record by three-fifths of a second Hahn won the event, but secured an advan- tage at the start of two yards over his three competitors. the latter having made false start and received pen alties.
 | I I1GEIhieS tlNdhOu5lpF 5OI <AltlChsI AdAISCS4 had everything his own way in lifting the bar bell. The other entries were two men from the Milwaukee A. c. and one from St. Louis. Kakousis won | the event by lifting weight of 1S6 pounds. He did this with apparently So little difficulty that Otto c. 0sthoff of the Milwaukee A. c. withdrew after having lifted an equal weight after several attempts.
 Kakousis went after the Olympic lrecord which is also regarded as the worlds record. He first lifted 200 pounds and then had the weights ad- ljusted at 246 pounds, four ounces more than the record made at the Danish lathlete. W. Jensen, of the Copenhagen ! "A. e., at the Athens 0lympiad in 1896. I His first attempt was successful.
 Ralph w. Rose of the Chicago Attn ]letic association, played ducks and ldrakes with the Olypic and worlds rec I ords in the i6-pound shot-put. His first essay buried the Olympic record and came within two inches of the lworlds record. He tried twice more be- lfore lie succeeded in smashing the lat
 ter with put of AS feet, inches.
 The former Olympic record was 4e feet, 8 Is inches, made by R. Sheldon of the N. Y. A e, at Paris, in the 1so( dIrevfval of the Olympic games, and the former worlds record was AS feet, Einches.
 The Milwaukee club tug-of-war team Iwon two trials in the international Itug-of-war, and qualified to compete 1T lthe finals to-morroW The other con ltestant will be the team from the N IY. A. C., which defeated the St. Louis Iteam that took the measure of the Greek entry.
 The four handicap events were close Fly contested and resulted in good sport