Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-25

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American vaulters to dig hole TO
their pole has been strongly objecte
to but the officials adhered to their de
cisions and the Americans went i
handicapped by having to jump wit
a spike pole, an instrument to whic
they are not used.
The foreign competitors, French
Swedish and American. in the pol
vaulting had an unpleasant time. TIL
unruly crowd 'booed' and tried to ball
them. The police had to be called upo
in the effort to stop this procedure. blu
they were not very successful.
The first section of the pole vaul
was Won by A. C. Gilbert, Yale Uni
versily. who cleared II feet. Archibald
| Canada, was second, with II feet,
inches. Clark S. Jacobs. University o
Chicago, cleared II feet, 6 inches.
| In the finals for the pole vault. A. c
Gilbert. Yale University, and E. 7
Cooke, Cornell University. tied for frs
place with II feet. 2 inches. Clark S
Jacobs. University of Chicago; Zcn
| derstrom. Sweden. and Archibald
United Kingdom, tied for third place
with II feet, 9 inches.
Australia beat Hungary in the frs
| heat of the swimming team race, 200.
| metres, four men to each team.
In the second heat the American
team, composed of c. NJ. Daniels, Har.
ry ]. Hebner, L. B. Goodwin. and L
G. Rich, was beaten by the United
Kingdom team. The finish was close
one
In the third heat Hungary swan
over.
America qualified for the final in the
200-metre team swimming race, being
the losers in the fastest heat. The f.
nal of this event was won by the Unit
ed Kingdom. Hungary was second and
America third.
The second heat of the 1600-metrt
relay race was won by Germany witt
Holland second.
In the third heat America beat
United Kingdom and Canada.
The American team in the 16O0-metre
relay race was made UP Of w. F
Hamilton. N. J. Cartmell. J. B. Taylor
and Melvin W. Sheppard. Hamilton
got good lead in the first 200-metres
which Cartwell improved upon the
second 200. Taylor lost something ir
his 400 metres, but this was regained
by Sheppard in the last 800. The time
of the winning team was minutes,
q 1-5 seconds.
The catch-as-catch-can wrestling,
lightweight to 147 pounds, was won by
Rewyskow, United Kingdom.
The final in the high diving competition
resulted as follows: Johannson, Sweden
won with S3.7 points; Malstrom, Sweden.
second with 7s7; Standberg. Sweden,
third with "a; Anderson, Sweden, fourth
witt 6S3, and George W. Gaidsvk, Chica-
go A. A., fifth with 56.3 points.
In the final of the Gracco-Roman heavy
weight wrestling Weiz, Hungary, won,
defeating Petroff, Russia.
In the four heats in the semi-tinals of
the 1l0-metre G202 yards) hurdle race the
first heat was carried off by A. j. Shaw
Dartmouth University, who defeated
Hussey, Walters and GrOenings, United
Kingdom runners. and covered the dis
tarce in the splendid time of Il So sec
onds, onlv Is of 4 second over the
OLYMPIC record.
f. g. Smithson, Multnomah. Oregon, A.
c., did even better in the second heat
which he won in Is 20 seconds. cqualling
the Olympic record. Knydett. United
Kingdom. was third in this heat.
The third heat was won by W. NJ.
Rand, Harvard University; time u Al
seconds. Rand had hard race with
Kiely, United Kingdom. in the third heat,
but in the fourth heat Garrels walked
away from his British competitors.
I.> the fourth heat J. c. Garrells Chica-
onds. This assures all the places in the
finals to America.
In the catchas-catchcan lightweight to
14I pounds wrestling, John II. I\rug, Jr.,
National Turnverein, Newark, N. j.. won
the first bout by defeating Hoy. United
Kingdom. on points. but he lost his bout
in the second round to Wood United
Kingdom.