Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-22
BIG CROWD WATCHES GAMES
American Sprinters and Jumpers
Drawing Cards at Olympic.
SHEPPARD WINS BIG EVENT
Takes Eight Hundred-Meter Race
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Meeting.

LONDON, July IA big crowd came out
this afternoon to witness the work Of the
American sprinters and jumpers in the
Olympic games at the Stadium at Shop
herd Bush. The spectators got a surprise
when Harry +. Porter. Irish-American
Atheletlc club, cleared six feet three inches
In the third section Of the running high
jump. This beat the jump made by c.
Leahy, United Kingdom, i'm the previous
section. by one inch. T. Moffit, University
Of Chicago, Of whom much was expected,
did not do so well in the jump. He was
second to Porter. with six feet and one
inch. He will have another chance in the
final.
The Americans also did well IN the 200
meter flat race, they getting a number Of
men in the semi-finals. They likewise dis
tinguished themselves In the 400 meter flat
race. J. b.. Taylor, Irish-American Athletic
club. the first colored man to appear in
the arena, got a particularly enthusiastic
reception when he won his heat hands
down. Again in the semi-finals of the 100
meter flat race the American colors were
we'll to the front, two heats out of the four
going to the United States. Kerr, Canada,
got his after a tussel with d. r. Sherman,
Dartmouth university, but Walker, Africa.
won his heat with yards to spare from w.
w. May, University Of Illinois, L. b.
stevens Of Yale and Roche of the United
Kingdom.
Shepard's Sensational Run,
Sheppard won the 800 meters race, by a
ten yards margin and broke the record.
j. P. Halstead, New York Athletic club,
was fifth.
Sheppard's victory was the most sensa-
tional event of the meeting. Fairbairn-
Crawford made the pace at the start and
sprinted speedily for 800 yards, when
Sheppard passed him, followed by Lunghl,
Italy, and Just, the English champion. In
the order named Il ey raced around the
back stretch. The three men formed the
first division and the other runners soon
fell considerably to the rear. Sheppard
established a decisive lead at the last turn
and never again was in danger. Just
dropped back on the stretch, thoroughly
beaten, and Braun, Germany; Boder.
Hungary, and Halstead, New York Athletic
club, passed him on the last stretch.
Neither Fairbairn-C Crawford nor Baird.
Ames university, finished.
In the expectation of a record a second
finishing line had been established at the
half mile post. eighteen feet beyond the
i SOO-meter mark. Sheppard finished the race
full of vigor and kept on to the half. He
then walked away briskly.
There was shrill yelling and much waving
Of flags, when the result was announced
and a number of supporters lifted the
American victor to their shoulders and
bore him to his dressing room.
There are only two finals on to-
days program Of field and track
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Stadium, the running high jump and the
&0-meter flat race. While both of these
events will create some interest, there
Of, which We're more eagerly awaited.
notably the semi-finals IN the 1OO-meter
dash and the 4OO-meter hurdles. .
The morning, which is somewhat clearer
than previous days, saw the commencement
# the running high jump ard the heats
IF the first round of the 2OO-meter flat
race. AS there were fifteen heats in the
latter event there was little time for any
thing else, but the committee managed
to get in the third heat in the high diving
contest.
Kerr of Canada, who was more feared
by the American sprinters than any other
foreign competitor, carried off his heat in
the 20-meter flat race today, defeating
w. w. May, University of Illinois, one OF
the best men on the American team. IT
was a good race, May pushing Kerr right
up to the tape. H.. j. Huff, Chicago
Athletic association, and N. j. Cartmell,
University of Pennsylvania, got their
heats without difficulty, and Cloughen
Irish-American Athletic club; w. F. Hamil-
ton, Chicago Athletic association, and d. r
Sherman, Dartmouth college; also qualified
for the next round. Sherman outrar
Morton, the former United Kingdom
champion. Lawson Robertson, Irish.
American Athletic club, went down to de.
feat at the hands of W. ]. Roche, the
Irish champion.
Summaries in 2OO-Meter Dash.
George, United Kingdom, won the first
heat of the 200 meter dash, beating Henney
Holland, the only other competitor. Time
O:232k.
Huff, American, won the second hea'
from Duffy, South Africa. Time: O:22%,.
Roche, United Kingdom, won the thru
heat from Robertson, America. Time
O:224.
Cartmell. America, won the fourth hea.
easily. Time: O:2S.