The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-23
English Officials Declare 400
Meter Event No Race.
Say American Who Won "P0ck-
eted English Runner.
HAVD GOOD EXHIBITS.
Kerr, the Fast Canadian, Cap
lures the 200 Meter Dash.
Ewry, of New York, Makes
5 Feet, 2 Inches in High Jump.

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London, July 2S.-As the Olympic
| games draw toward a close interest in
| them increases and fine weather, al
/ though late in arriving, is now favor
ing the international contest for ath-
| letic supremacy.
| Yesterday was to the meeting what
derby day is to EPSON, racing week,
the final of the 100 meter sprint in the
eyes of the general public being con-
sidered the most important event of
the meeting. Those who follow ath-
| letics, however, are just as keenly in
| terested in the finals of the two races
which are to be run or today. The
| first of these is the 200 meter fat in
| which Cartmel and Cloughen, Amer
lea, run against Kerr, Canada, and
Hawkins. United Kingdom. The
| Americans have feared Kerr more
than the Englishman, but after two
grilling runs yesterday he may be
slightly stale.
The other final is in the 400 meter
| fiat race In which Carpenter, Taylor
| and Robbins, America, meet Hal
swelle, a lieutenant in the British
army. and described as the greatest
quarter miller the United Kingdom
has had in recent years. In Robbins
have a worthy successor to Taylor,
who is hardly up to his form of four
| years ago.
Things moved very slowly at this
mornings session of the Olympic
games at the stadium and only the
semi-finals Of the standing high jump
had been completed, when the lunch
hour arrived.
The first section of this event was
carried of by Tsiclitaras. a lanky
-Io -aI IN ha orIG
jumping events. He cleared feet 1
inch. Platt Adams, N. Y. A. c., equal
led the Greeks jump in the second sec
| tion but he could not improve upon 1t.
~ A. Biller. Brooklyn Central Y. M.
c. A. was the only other competitor
who came near Ewry. He did feet
IL inches. Martin j. Sheridan, Irish
| American A c., failed at feet in
ches,, after clearing feet inches.
Henderson, United Kingdom, and Bly,
stad. Norway. each beat Sheridan by
2 inches, clearing 4 feet inches.
II The third section was won by F. L.
Holmes, Chicago, with feet. F. c.
Irons, Chicago A. A., and Gallwitz,
Germany, each made feet inches.
The final Of the standing high jump
. was won by Ray c.. Ewry, N. Y. A e.,
with feet 2 inches.
II The Americans also will figure
! largely in the standing high jump,
with which the programme opened
!, this morning and which is expected to
last the greater part of the day. They
are also Interested in the semifinal of
the high diving contest. Gadzik, of the
American team with six Swedes, one
Finn. one German and one English
man, having come up from the vari-
Gus heats to this position.
i The Semifina1 of the 1900 meter
swim is on the programme for today,
and more important to America, the
IA heats of the ITO meter hurdles.
| u-bfcb &c ono of the events. the Ameri-
can team expects to win.
The Graeco- Roman wrestling. light
weights up to 147 POUNDS, and the
catch-as-catch-can matches between
heavyweights UP to 161 pounds, going
on at the mats at either end of the
Il arena kept the adherents to that form
of sport entranced all day long. The
only American entered in these events
was Lee j. Talbot. and he was defeat
ed in the first bout at catch-as-catch-
can by O'Kelly. United Kingdom.
The tribute the Americans at the
stadium paid to Walker Yesterday
the 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
American protests earlier in the
games.
Standing High Jump.
In the first section or the standing
high jump at the stadium this morn
ing Tschtaras, Greece, won with a
| iump of feet 1 inch. Adams Ameri-
ca. was second, with feet 10 inches:
/ Dupont, Belgium, was third. feet 8
| inches.
In this event the best eight in all
sections come together IN the final
In the second section Of the stand
ing high Jump Ray G.. Ewry, n. Y. A.
| c., cleared feet 1 incn and J. A. Bill
ler. Brooklyn. Central Y. NJ. c. A, 4
feet II inches.
High Diving Results.
The first heat of the semi-final in
the high diving resulted as follows:
Stanberg. Sweden, 1913 points; NAL
Finland. e5.7 points In the second
heat Johansen. Sweden. was first with
80 points, Anderson. sweden. second
with 67.5 and Gaidzik, Chicago A. c.,
third with 61.3.
Meter Hurdle Race.
The first heat of the 100 meter hur-
die race was won by Healy. United
| Kingdom. Time s As seconds. No
Americans competed.
In the second heat J. c. Carols, Chi
cago A. A. won easily. Time 16 1-5
| seconds.
1 The third heat was won by Groen-
ings, United Kingdom. Time 16 1-5
seconds
Fourth heat Kiely, United Kingdom,
| won He had a walk over.
l Fifth heat, w. H. Rand. Harvard
university, won. Time Is As seconds.
Sixth heat, WalteFS United Kingdom.
1 won Time II seconds. There
were no Americans in this heat
1 Lemming Sweden, fell at the second
/ hurdle.
Seventh, Kyndett, United Kingdom,
/ won. He had a walk over.
! Eighth heat Halburt, Belgium. won
/ a walk over.
Ninth heat, Ahearn, United King
dom, walk over.
Tenth heat. F. c. Smithson. Multno-