Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-21
SHEPPARD Wins AGAIN
Captures 800-Meter Race in
the 0Iympics.
HE MAKES A NEW RECORD
Porter Surprises Spectators With His
High Jump.
TAYLOR CORDIALLY GREETED
Colored sprinter From the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania Captures
His Heat With Ease.
HE MAKES A NEW RECORD
TAYLOR CORDIALLY GREETED

LONDON. July 21.-A big crowd came
out this afternoon to witness the work
of the American sprinters and jumpers
in the Olympic games at the Stadium at
Shepherds Bush.
The final in the 800-meter flat race was
won by Melvin w. Sheppard, Irish-Ameri-
can A. c.; Lughi. Italy. was second. and
Braun Germany, third.
Sheppard's time was 1:53 4-5 seconds
He continued running to the half-mile
mark, and made this distance in 1 min
ute and 81 seconds c. B. Beard. Ames
University did not finish. Sheppard won
by ten yards and broke the record.
]. r. Halstead, New York A. c.. fin-
ished fifth.
The spectators got a surprise when
Harry F. Porter. Irisll-American A. c..
cleared feet 3 inches in the third sec
ton of the running high jump. This beat
the jump made by c.. Leahy. United
Kingdom. in the previous section by one
inch. r. 'Moff1t. University of Chicago,
of whom much was expected. did not do
so we'll in the jump. He was second to
Porter. with feet l inch.
The Americans also did well in the 200
meter fiat race. for they got a number
of men in the semi finals. They like
wise distinguished themselves in the 400
meter fiat race. j. b. Taylor Irish
American A. c.. the first colored man to
appear in the arena. got particularly
enthusiastic reception when he won his
heat hands down.
Again, in the semi mi-finals of the 100
meter fiat race. the American colors were
well to the front. two heats out of the
four going to the United States. Kerr.
aodo ,- ort4 t,,rr IL xx,ft y,
D. r. Sherman. Dartmouth University.
but Walker. Africa. won his heat with
yards to spare from W. w. May. Univer-
sity of Illinois: L. B. Stevens of Yale and
Roche of the United Kingdom.
Only Two Finals Today.
There We're only two finals on today's
program of field and track events. the
running high jump and the soo-meter
fiat race. While both of these events
created much interest. there were some
heats to be run off the results of which
were more eagerly awaited. notably the
seni-finals in the 10O-meter dash and
the 400-meter hurdles
The morning, which was somewhat
clearer than previous days. saw the
commencement of the running high jump
and the heats of the 20O-meter fiat race.
AS there were fifteen heats in the lat
ter event there was little time for any
thing else, but the committee managed
to get in the third heat of the high
diving contest
Kerr Wins His Heat
Kerr of Canada, who was more feared
by the American sprinters than any
other foreign competitor. carried of his
heat in the 200-rheter fiat race today de-
feating w, w. May. University of Illi-
nois. one of the best men on the Ameri-
can team. 1t was a good race. May
pushing Kerr right up to the tape.
H. ]. Huff. Chicago A. A. and N. J..
Cartmell. University of Pennsylvania.
got their heats without much difficulty.
and Cloughen. Irish-American A. c.; w.
r. Hamilton, Chicago A. A., and ID. r.
Sherman. Dartmouth College, also quail
fed for the next round. Sherman out
ran Morton, the former United Kingdom
champion. Lawson Robertson. irish
American a. c.. went down to defeat at