Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-23
As Close Of Great International
Athletic Contest Gets Nearer
More Interest Manifested.
AMERICANS CHEERED WALKER
South African Won Their Applause
Which Removed Some of English
mems Soreness Over Protests.


them Increases and fine weather. ai-
though late in arriving, is now favoring
the great International contest for ath-
letic supremacy.
Yesterday was to the meeting what
the Derby day is to EPSON, racing
week, the final of the 100. meter sprint
in the eyes Of the general public being
considered the most important event OF
the meet. Those who follow athletics.
however, are just az keenly interested
In the finals Of the two races which are
to be run off today The first OF these
IL the 20O-rneter Nat in which Cartmell
and Cloughen. America, run against
Kingdom The Americans nave feared
Kerr more than the Euglshman, but
after two grlll,ng runs yesterday he
may be slightly stale.
The other final is ii, The 100 meter
nat race, in which Carpenter. Taylor
and Robbins, America, meet Halls
welle. a lieutenant in the British army
and described as the greatest quarter
miller the United Kingdom has had IN
recent. years.
In Robbins. however. the Americans
feel they have a worthy successor to
Taylor. who is hardly up TO his form
of four years ago.
The Americans also viii figure largely
I'm the standing high jump. with which
the program opened this morning ani
which is expected to last the greater
part OF the day. They are also inter-
ested in the semi final of the high div
ing contest, Faidzik, of the American
team, with six Swedes one Finn one
German and one Englshman having
come up from the various heats to this
position.
The semi-final of the 500 meter swim
is on the program FOR today and, more
important to America, the IA heats of
the ITO meter hurdles, which is one
of the events the American team ex-
poets to win.
The Grace Roman Wrestling, light
weight TO i4I pounds and the catch
as-catcn-can matches between heavy
weights up to l6l pounds going ON at
Mats at the upper end of the arena.
Kept rlhs a1hereniss 10 thai form of
Sport ennahced' al day iof.s fhNr
only American entered In these events
was Lee j. Talbot, and he was de-
feated in the first bout at cHtch-ss-
catch-can by o'Kelly. United King
dom
The tribute the Americans al the
stadium paid to Walker yesterday
when the young South African won
:he 100 meter dash appears TO have
appealed strongly to English sports
manship and is likely to do much to
dispel the soreness caused by the Amer
lean protests earlier in the games
which was much discussed.
THE HIGH limp
Things moved very slowly AT this
mornings session of the Olympic
games at the stadium and only the
semi-fnals of the standing high jump
had been completed when the lunch
hour arrived.
The first section of this event was
carried off by Tsiclitaras, lanky
Greek who figured in the previous |
jumping events. He cleared 3 feet | |
inch. Plat Adams, New York Ath- |
letic club equaled the Greeks jump |
in the second section, but he could |
not improve upon IT,
j. A. Biller. Brooklyn Central Y NJ. |
c. A., was the only competitor who I
came near Ewry. He did feet II |
inches. Martin j. Sheridan. lrish-Am-
erlcan Athletic club failed at feet |
inches after clearing 4 feet s inch
es. Henderson, United Kingdom, and
Blystad, Norway. each beat Sheridan
by two inches. clearing 4 feet S inches.
The third section was won by f.
Leroy Holmes, Chicago, with feet.
f G. Irons, Chicago A. A. and Gall
WITT, Germany, each made feet 8
inches
In the first section of the standing
high jump at the stadium this morn
Ing Tsclitaras. Greece, won with "A
Jump of feet 1 inch. Adams. Amer
ca. was second. with feet 10 inches.
In this event, the best eight in all
sections come together In the final.
In the second section of the standing
nigh jump Ray G. l1wry New York
Athletic club. cleared feet i inch and
J A. Billor. Brooklyn Central Y. NJ c.
A., feet II inches
The final Of the standing high jumb
vas won by Ray c. Ewry, New YORK
,thctic cub, with feet inches.
HIGH DIVING.
The first heat OF the semi-hnal n.
he high diving resulted as follows.
Stanberg Sweden. 1913 points; AFRO.
Finland, 6l7 points, and Malstronr,
sweden. 81 points.
I'm the second heat Johansen. Sweden
vas first with so points, Anderson,
sweden, second. with 675. and Gaid.
.eik, chicago, third with Glib.
HURDLES.
The first heat of the 11O-meter hurdle
ace was won by Healy, United King.
lom Time-l5 40 seconds. No Ameri-
AN competed
In the second heat ]. Q, GaITels. chi
ago. A. A., won easily, Time-l6 l-5
The third heat was won by Groen-
ngs, United Kingdom Time-l6 20
Fourth heat, Kelly United Kingdom,
Won He had wallSoyer.
Firm heat. w. H. Rand, Harvard
university, won Time--i5 i-6,
sixth heat. Walters, United Kingdom.
yon. Tlme--l7 3i6. There were no
mericanH I'm this heat Leming, SWe-
len, fell at the second hurdle.
seventh heat. Nnydett. United King
ON, won lie had walkoyer
Eighth heat, Halhert Belgium, won,
Walkoyer
Ninth heat Ahoorn, United Kingdom
Tenth heat. + Smithson, Multnornah
Lthletic club. Won pime-lb 4-h
Eleventh neat Hussy, United King
ON, won. Time l6 4-b. No Americans
Am.
Twelfth heat. Kinahan, United King.
ON, Won, rine-,s As, No Americans
nm,
Thirteenth heat l. v Howe Yale,
on rime-l5 40 seconds Howe heat
.ender United Kingdom.
Fourteenth heat: A. y Shaw. Dart.
lnulh. won, walkover. This was the
lst heat Of tho hurdles.