New-York tribune., 1908-07-21

london July 29-Ray c. Ewry won the broad
.,r,n for the United States at the Olympic games
:, ,he huge Stadium at Shepherds Bush to-day.
s,s Martin Sheridan was third. that the A1neri-
80, team, IS now one point ahead of the United
Tnedorn IN the fight for the track and field cham
,o,stdp. The tug-of-war. cycling. swimming and
v-esling are not included in this distribution of
points.
The United States earned further honors, Q.
" Dauiels. of the New York Athletic Club, won
,h final heat OF the 109metre swim by yard, equal
ling the Olympic record, and George y. Mehnert,
cs the National Turn Verein. the final bout in
,be hantamweght wrestling The American
,,-,n;ers hurders and middle distance runners
,so did well in the preliminary heats of the 100
-et-e dash 400 metre hurdle and 800 metre
shsnnsrd Halstead and Beard qualified in the last
named event Bacon Coe and Hillman still survive
IN the hurdle race, while Rector, HUFF, Cartmell
Robertson. Cloughen. Sherman Hamilton. May
sna Stevens qualified for the second round heats
@. the 100 metre dash.
] A. Rector, the University of Virginia flyer,
covered himself with glory by winning his heat IN
.he sprint and equaing the Olympic record for the
distance Of 10 50 seconds He defeated X c.. Mac
Lyd. Of Cambridge. the holder of three varsity
blues who had never been beaten.
The American and British runners gathered in the
lions share Of the laurels usual, but the Ameri-
cans exceeded even the expectations OF their sup
rur,ers Several hundred Americans. mostly tour
ISIS who were massed together in the seats next
fe The royal box, gave an exhibition of cheering
which suggested an American college crowd and
Immensely amused the foreigners. The attendance
at the games fair but the weather in the after
noon was gloomy and threatened rain. The COM
psiitors from the United States are deplortng the
continual absence OF sunshine under which they
can do their best work.
The suactaoglar features to-day were the seven
teen trial heats OF the IoO-metre sprint and the
ssht trial heats of the Se0me1re run These
FINISHED several close and stirring finishes In
tie sprints America captured eight heats and Great
Britain four and J. A. Rector was the particular
Ear
Tie names OF Sheppard, Halstead and Beard,
Americans went up on the blackboard as the win
Of their heats in the s6lmetre run. This
event proved a disappointment to England, which
counting upon more than two heats. The Ger
man. Braun much 10 the surprise OF the English
men, outran Holding, who was one of their main
stays Lungm Of Italy. beat H 1. Coe, of the
University Of Michigan in the excellent time OF
isis. and he and Just, the Cambridge halr-rniie
champion. who captured the sixth heat in l:Sf 40,
will give the Americans hard tussle In the finals
Melvin W. Sheppard. who won the l5c0-Inetre
race, won his heat easily in minute and 6s sec
onis J. B. Lghtbody. Of Chicago, did not run
up to expectations, and was unpaced. J. y. Hal
stead won his heat in minutes and % seconds,
coming from behind in the last fifty yards. L. Z.
Jones. OF the University Of Pennsylvania, finished
third in this heat Boards time 1:5s 40 in win
ning the fifth heat He comes from Arnes Cniver-
atty Iowa
{ j. Bacon, Of the Irish-American Athletic Club.
captured his heat OF the 4oO-metre hurdle race in
seconds, winning by twenty five yards, while Coe
distinguished himself by defeating Densham the
-oiner British champion. although he had just con-
Tested hard 500 metres against Lunghi The
'hnsh Won six and the Americans three Of the
Aht heats iOrity of these
were unexciting. Harry HillEnan had walk
osef az his only competitor dropped out after run
1cag haf the journey.
i1e American colors were raised TO the hagpole
S'ee Times, sgnifying victory in the finals in the
4eEes swimming, the standing broad jump
ne bantam catch-as-catch-can wrestling, but
We uluInphs did not inspire such thrills as the
DA performances. because few spectators in the
' siacilm could see them
= N Daniels, Of the New York Athletic Club,
Ae american champion swimmer. won the 100
'ue event il tie fast time Of 1:05 3-5 which
was ue Olympic record. He closely foi-
eo 70 The tape by de Halmay, of Hungary, with
1l o. sweeer. third. l. @. Rich Of the Brook
% swimming Club. who was second TO Daniels
- s sefal-fnal heat finished fourth in the finals.
' Standing broad jump practically
1ioah event. although no notable records were
~ S Eas { ENry, the American champion, being
T"suefaoiy behind his own mark made ST.
-. & Ills best jump to-day was 10 feet II inches.
-.i'.lS' The Greek jumper, won second with 10
- * hacaes, one-quarter Of an inch better than
rq Al J. Sheridan. of the lrish-Anerican Athletic
~. j. 4 Bier, Of the Brooklyn Central Young
Nhfastsn Association: I'latt Adarns New