Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-30
Result of First Days Events In
the Famous Olympic Games
at st. Louis
ATHLETES FROM MANY NATIONS
Sixteen Pound Hammer Throw by John
Flanagan of New York Beats the
Olympic Record and the Broad Jump,
World Record, Is Beaten by Every
Other Contests.

st. Louis, Aug. 3o.-(Worlds Fair
Stadium)-One worlds record was
broken, two Olympic records were
lowered and one Olympic record was
eQualed as results of first days events
In the Louisiana Purchase exposition
revival of the famous athletic classic.
khe Olympic games.
Athletes from many nations met the
pick of American sprinters, jumpers,
distance and weight men in the first six
events of the card that will furnish en-
tertainment to lovers of such sport for
handicap events that resulted in more
even competition and gave several close
finishes.
Altho the earlier part of the day was
threatening, when the games commence
ed there was nothing To be desired
from weather standpoint. While the
clouds may possibly have kept the at
tendance down. there We're about 5000
spectators present when the first heat
In the tifty-meter run, the opening
event, was run.
A burst OF cheering followed the an-
nouncement OF the tie in this heat, sew
en- seconds as it equaled the record es-
tablished at the Paris revival of the
Olympic games in 1900. The second
heat was also run In record time, as
was the final.
Flanagan Raises Record.
The first Olympic record to go was
broken by John Flanagan of the Great
er New York Irish Athletic Association.
the holder His first essay with the
sixteen pound hammer resulted in
throw Of 16s feet inch. exceeding the
record made by him in Paris by 3
inches.
The standing broad jump brought out
q field that has never been eaualed In
the history Of American athletics. The
first jump, that CT C. M. King of Me-
Kinney Tex, exceeded the Olympic
record by 3-5 of IN 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 inches OF equaling the
worlds record, with jump OF IL feet
8 inches.
King proved to be a consistent per-
former and on each essay did better
than on his previous. appearance. Hls
best jump was - feet So inches. This
mark was also made by John A. Biller
OF Newark, N. ].
Ewry Sets New Mark.
Ewry, however, demonstrated that
his championship form had not de-
serted him, and established new
worlds record ~ II feet As inches.
His jumps were as follows: il feet
3 inches, II feet IA inches, IL feet
~ inches, breaking his own worlds
record OF II feet 4 inches, and IL feet
Ms inches.
While the record established at Paris
by q. w. Orion OF the University of
Pennsylvania for the 2,500-meter ste
o. chase was not seriously endangec-
ca, that event proved one Of the most
Interesting OF the days sport.
John ]. DAILY, of Ireland got off In
the lead and ran a magnificent race,
but was headed by James d. Lightbody
OF the Chicago Athletic Association on
the last lap, ard beaten to the tape
by scant margin.
The steeplechase was a novelty In
this part of the country and awakened
great enthusiasm among the spectators,
especially when the contestants nego-
tiated the ten foot water jump. Sew
eral OF the tired runners failed to
clear and each splash was greeted by
prolonged cheering. Summaries:
$50 yards handicap vent - John
Runge, Berlin, Germany uen yards).
first; ]. P. Beckmac. Montreal, Canada
(scratchl. second; +. c. Roth. Los An-
geles, Cal (ifteen yards). third. Time
Lbs 3-5.
Final heat, sixty meter run-Archie
Hahn, NJ. A. c., Milwaukee, first; W.
Hogenson. Chicago Athletic Club, sec
ond; F. r. Maulton, K. A. c., Kansas
City. Mo-, third; C.. Blair. Chicago
Athletic Association. fourth. Time
:07.
400 meter lS,n-Harry Hillman, N. p.
"A. c.. New York. first: Frank Walter.
Or. A. c.. Milwaukee, second; Fl. c.
Groman. c. A. c., Chicago, third; Jos.
8. Fleming, NJ. A. c.. st. Louis, fourth
Cime-:49 1-5.
Throwing sixteen pound hammer
John Flanagan, n. Y. /. A. c., New
York, first, 1853 feet i inch: John r.
Dewitt, Princeton university, second
l64 feet ii inches; Ralph w. Rose, c.
A. c., Chicago. third, $50 feet 51e
inches; C. Chadwick, N. Y. A. c., New
York. fourth. ITO feet ~ inches.
100 yard, high hurdle, handicap event
81. Ashburner, Ithaca, N. Y. Qhree
yards). first; w. +. Schul, M. A. c..
Milwaukee (scratch), second: Tea
Echideler, c. A. A., Chicago (scratch,.
third; c. II. Gardiner Melbourne, Aus
tralia four yards), fourth. Time: Is
As.
Putting the sixteen pound shot hans
dicap event-yv. E. Coe, Summerville,
Mass. (scratch.,. first, As feet IL inches.
]. +. Feurback, G. N. l. A. A., New York
(two feeD. second, "A feet sl2 inches
M. N. Sheridan, G. n. Y. /. A. A. (three
feeD, third, 43 feet S1s inches.
Standing broad jump-Ray Ewry, n.
y. A. c., New York, first, IL feet AS
inches; c. NJ. King, Mckinney, Texas,
second, 10 feet 9 inches; John A. Biller,
N. t. ", Newark N. j., third, 10 feet
S1a inches; Henry w. Field. Slater. Mo-,
fourth, 10 feet Il inches.
ONE OF WORLDS RICH WOMEN.