Willmar tribune., 1908-07-22
race FOR OLYMPIC
LAURELS IS Close
NECK AND NECK STRUGGLE IS ON
BETWEEN AMERICA AND THE
UNITED KINGDOM.
YANkS SWEEP BOARDS
IN WEIGHT CONTESTS
In Field Events Representatives Of
the United States Guido Their
ompetitors-Discus and Shot Put
Go to Our Athletes.

London, July 17.-America and the
United Kingdom ran a neck and neck
race for supremacy at the Olympiad.
The United Kingdom started the day
with four first places to Americas
two, but America picked up in the
later events and won all three prizes
In the discus throwing and first and
third prizes in the weight throwing.
Horgan, who has competed alternate
ly under the colors of Ireland and
America, is now with the United King
dom; he took second place in the lat
ter event. This evened up the
score of the two countries, but Eng
land got another slight lead when Tay.
lor made his sensational win in the
4OO-meter swimming contest, beat
ing Beaurepaire, the Australian crack,
by . handsome margin. Scheff of
Austria, Of whom great things were
expected, was third in this event.
America, 50; England, ~.
Counting only the field events for
which the Americans made the more
serious bid, the Americans, at the con-
clusion of Thursdays meeting, had q
lead over the United Kingdom of 10
points, the figures being 81 and 12,
respectively. They are as follows:
America: Throwing the hammer,
8; team race, 3; discus throwing, 9:
putting the shot, 6, and 1,5O0-meter
race, 5, total of 81.
United Kingdom: Team race. 6:
putting the shot, 3, and 1,50O-meter
race, 4, total of IL.
The scores of the other countries
are as follows: Canada, which was
third in the hammer throw, l; Sweden.
first in the javelin throwing contest,
5; Greece, second in the javelin, 3,
and Norway, third in the javelin. /.
A first position counts S. a second 3.
and third, I.
Heavier Gains Expected.
1t had been fully expected that
America would take all three prizes
In the weight putting. Ralph Rose,
Olympic club, San Francisco, was first.
and J. c. Garrels, Chicago Athletic as
sociation, third. w. w. Coe, Jr., Bos-
ton Athletic association; Lee J. Tai
bott, Irish-American Athletic club:
Martin j. Sheridan, Irish-American
Athletic club; M. F. Horr, Irish-Amer-
lean Athletic club, and w. G. Bur-
roughs, Chicago Athletic association,
the other Americans who competed,
could not get inside the standard.
The only man who came anywhere
near the winners was w. G. Arvien of
Norway. Nevertheless, the Americans
welcomed this win, and it reduced
Great Britain's lead. in the aggregate,
and If second and third places were
counted it alone would bring the two
countries to about equal terms. A
great cheer therefore went up when
the result was announced. This burst
of enthusiasm was followed by a calm
which the occupants of the stands
where the Americans gathered await
ed the hosting of the stars and stripes
on the flagstaff in the center of the
arena.
Weights Americas Forte.
The American athletes walked away
from all their opponents in the discus
throwing competition, free style, at
the stadium Thursday. Martin J.
Sheridan, 1rish-American Athletic
club, retained the championship with
out great effort. His throw that gave
him first place in the final, 1874 feet 2
inches, was more than two feet be-
hind his own record. M. H. Giffin.
Chicago Athletic association, was
good second, with 1873 feet 6H inches,
and M. F. Horr, Irish-American Athlet-
ic association, was third, with 129
feet inches.
In the putting the weight contest
sections one and two were grouped
w. w. Coe, Jr., Boston Athletic asso.
citation, was first with AZ feet 1Oh
inches; SAUL of Finland was second
with Al feet 31a inches, and Lee J. Tai
bott, Irish-American Athletic club,
third, with 3S feet inches