The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-02
FOUR New RECORDS
IN OIL YMP|AN GAMES.
American Athletes Once More
Demonstrate Superiority
Over Other Nations

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept 1:-American
athletes held the center of the stage at
the fourth day of the Louisiana Purchase
exposition revival of the Olympic games
and they created one worlds record and
three Olympic records.
one OF the greatest races of the 1904
Olympiad was the 500 meter 1874 SO yards1
run Entered in the race were representa-
tlyes of the United States. Germany. Can
ada and New Zealand, but the first four
PAGES were claimed by men running un..
der the colors of Chicago, New York and
Milwaukee athletic clubs
not only did James D. Lightbody, of
lne chicago Athletic association, lower
the Olympic record by 5 2-5 seconds, but
he ran the legs off the German repre-
sentative s. who collapsed at the finish
Inc pace also proved to be hearbreak-
ing for b. w. Breitkreutz of the Milwau-
kee Athletic club. who. after crossing the
tape in third place, fell exhausted on the
track, and it was several minutes before
he could leave the field.
The weather was again ideal from an
athletic standpoint 1t was late in the
afternoon before the sun came from be-
hlnd the clouds and there was cooling
breeze blowing across the field the entire
day.
Discus Throw Excites Crowds
The discus throw was one of the handi-
cap events and attracted little attention
until the announcers called the result of
M. j. Sheridan's first throw. 1t came with
ina few inches of equaling the world $
record, made by himself, of 127 feet 97a
inches.
When Sheridan again stepped into the
seven-foot ring the crowd awaited almost
breathlessly while the steel discus whrled
through the air. The measurers who had
been drawn comparatively close to the
circle by a former throw, raced to the
spot where the discus had buried itself
$50 feet inches from the starting point
The result of the measurement was
greeted with cheers, but the demonstra-
ton was as nothing to that which followed
the announcement of the result of the
next throw, 1872 feet even.
So that there shall be no question re-
earding the authenticity of the record, the
discus used by Sheridan was weighed and
found to be one-eighth. of an ounce over
weight.
The result of the 56-pound event proved
a disappointment. 1t was confidently ex-
pected that Flanagan, of the Greater New
York Irish Athletic association, would
the worlds record. The New Yorker was
in rather poor form and not only did he
fail to surpass the records made by MIN,
self at former meets, but he was bested
by a clean foot by e. Desmarteau, of Mon
treal Canada. The latters best throw
was "a feet inches. 2 feet S1s inches be-
low Flanagan's Olympic record
Broad Jump Record Broken
In the 56-pound handicap event Des-
marteau did trifle better, throwing 81
feet 1034 inches. The enthusiasm of the
crowd was renewed a short time later,
when Michael Prinstein, of the Greater.
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added 6 s inches to the Olympic running
broad jump record, established by A. G.
Kraenzlein, of the University of Penn
sylvania at the Paris games in 1900.
champion in the 200 meter hurdle, was
deposed by H. L. Hillman, of the New
York Athletic club.
the day, the first three men crossing the
tape in bunch, that made it difficult
to determine the winner from the grand
<lI ov
in front, and, although headed In the
early part of the race, regained the lead
and crossed the tape in record time OF
23% seconds. y
The final heats of the international tug
of war were popular features. Milwau-
KEGS team defeated the New York Ath-
letic clubs five with comparative ease,
pretty struggle in their pull off for second
and third place, New York having accept
ed fourth place and withdrawn
events, the Olympic championship dumb
bell competition was begun. Fred Win
tiers, of the New West Side Athletic Club
of New York, winning four out of the
five events determined today.
There are no events scheduled for to-,
morrow, the day having been set aside
for the competing athletes to rest ana Is
which will be contested on Saturday.
200 meter hurdles-H. l. Hillman, New
man. 6. N. Y 1 A. A., New York; sec
kee. third; George NJ yarnell c. A. A.,
Prinstein, G. r. Y. l. l. A.. New York
(47 feetl. first; Fred Engelhart, Mohawk
A. c., New York (45 feet 4 Inches,
John w T. Uhler, NJ. A. c., milwaukee,
(42 feet u inches), fourth.
TIT 800 Of vol [~,r NC
Z kee Athletic club dereated New York
Athletic club Time 1:44 3-5;
handicap event-Aibert johnson. c. Y. M.
C. A, ST. Louis I'll feet), first, % feet 8
inches; G. Chadwick, n. Y. A. c., New
York (S feet, second. % feet: L. L. Hey
25 feet Tx inches; e. Desmarteaux.
Montreal, Can. C inches), fourth, "a feet
10% inches. Distances are ACTUAL throws.
M. j. Sheriden, G.. N. Y. I. A. A., New
York (scratch). first, 1872 feet; John Elan
a aeadad e. a. Z e.. / a A; New York C feet),
Ter, Newark. N. J. GA feet, third, 1O4
feet 8 inches: J. S. Mitchell. N Y. A. C.,
New York Go feeD, fourth, 109 feet
22oyard run. handicap-James H. Nc
Cam, c. Y. M c.. A., Chicago, 10 Yards.
first; J. T. Lukeman. Montreal, Canada 10
yards), second; Charles +: Turner; Triple
Mccain, c.. Y M. c. "A, Chicago ~
yards), fourth. Time, 20 As
S00-meter run-James D. Lightbody. c.
A. A, Chicago, first; H. v. Valentine, N.
Y. A. c., New York. second; e. w. Breeit-
kreutz, NJ. A. c., Milwaukee. third;
George Underwood, N. Y. A. c. New
York, fourth. Time, 1856.
Throwing 56-pound weight-E. Desmar-
teau, Montreal, Canada. first. "a feet 4
inches; John Flanagan, G.N Y. l. A. A.,
New York, second SO feet inches; J. S.
Mitchell. n. VA. c.. New York third %