Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-01
WONDERFUL RACE
RUN At ATHENS
CHICAGO ATHLETE WINS BY
A YARD
Lightbody Defeats Swedish Track
Man In Sensational Manner.
Finals In Hurdles to Be
Contested Today
BY Associated Press.

ATHENS, April 30. - Americas g
athletes again have had day of re-
markable success, Pilgrim, Lightbody,
Friend, Leavitt and Bonhag sharing
the honors. The American team is
considered here as being the best all
around combination in the world. The
5OO-meter race tomorrow is likely to
fall to them together with the hurdles.
The general hope is expressed that the
Marathon race, the great national
event, will go to the Greeks, who have
| shown themselves good sportsmen.
This morning, which was cooler than
the days of the games which have
preceded it, was occupied by the
athletes and tourists alike in strollng
through the streets and buying souve-
Mrs. The king and members of the
royal family again were present at the
stadium in the afternoon. The first
event, the 400 meter race, was won by
Paul H. Pilgrim, Pastime Athletic club,
in faultless style. Another fine race
the 1900 feters, was won by James G..
Lightbody, University of Chicago. In
the 1900 meters, was won by James G..
N. Bonhag, IrishAmerican Athletic
club, won.
In the tug of war the Germans beat
the Austrians and the Greeks beat the
Swedes.
In the final 300 meter race Paul Pill
grim, New York Athletic club, won;
time, So 1-5 seconds; Lieut.. w. Halls
welle, England, Second, So As seconds;
Niegelbarker, Australia, third.
In the final 1900 meters race today ].
d. Lightbody, Chicago University, was
first McGough,, England, second Hell
lestrom, Sweden, third. Time, min
| utes IL seconds.
1t was a wonderful race, with a neck
and-neck finish Lightbody won by a
half yard.
In the semi-final hurdles Duncker,
Germany, was first Time, 121s Sec
onds. Moline France, was second and
Sigonis, Greece, third.
| The finals in the hurdles will be run
tomorrow.
In the hop, skip and jump O'Connor,
England was first, with Ia meters 65
centimeters; Leasy England. second
with 13 meters, 7S centimeters; Cronin
third 10 meters Z centimeters.
| The 1900 meters walking match was
won by George N. Bonhag, Irish
American Athletic club, New York
Time, minutes II 3-5 seconds. Landen,
Canada, second; Septziotis, Greece,
third.
In the preliminary for the 120-meter
hurdles the first heat was won by
Hugo Friend Chicago University
Time, 16 IA seconds. Kunker, Ger
many, second. The second heat was
won by r. L. Leavett, Williams coll
| lege, Williamstown, Mass; Moline,
France, second. The third heat was
won by A. II. Healy, England. Time,
| 161a seconds; Isogne, Greece, second.
P. O'Connor of the British team has
lodged a formal protest against Myer
Prinztein, who won the running broad
jump on April 27. on the grounds, first,
that though Prinztein's number was
forty he jumped third in order to take
advantage of the smooth track before
| it was cut up; second, that Halpin, in
the absence of the official measurer,
assumed the duties of Judge and meas
urer, and third, that while thus acting,
Halpin declared two of O'Connor
jumps foul, the claim now being made
that one of these jumps exceeded
Prinztein's. The protest was not al
lowed but the matter has caused much
| feeling