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heats Of the 800 meters. These turns
I'm the sprints America captured eight
heats and Great Britain four.
DEFEATS UNBEATEN BRITON
J. A. Rector of the University of Vir-
ginia was the particular star, Tor ne
beat quite handily X. @. Mcleod OF
Cambridge. the holder of three varsity
blues. who never before was beaten,
and in doing so he beat the Olympic
record for the distance Of 1914 sec
onds.
The names of Sheppard. Halstead
and Beard, Americans, went up on the
blackboard as winners of their heats
in the 500 meter race.
C. J. Bacon. Irish-American athletic
club, captured his heat of the 400 meter
hurdle race in :57. winning by 25 yards.
while Coe distinguished himself by de-
feating Densham, the former British
champion, although he had just con-
tested a hard 500 meters against
Lunghi
The British won six and the Ameri-
cans three of the nine heats in the
hurdles, but the majority Of these were
unexciting because they were walk
over.
AMERICAN COLORS RAISED
The American colors were raised to
the fagpole three times, signifying VIC
tory in the finals in the 100 meter
swimming, the standing broad jump
and the bantam catch as can wrestling,
but these triumphs did not inspire such
thrills as the track performances, be-
cause few spectators in the vast sta
dunn could see them.
c. NJ Daniels Of the New York ath-
letic club, the American champion, as
was expected, won the swimming event,
in the fast time of 1:O5 9-5, which
equals the Olympic record. He was
closely followed to the tape by De Hal
many, Hungary, with Julin OF Sweden
third. l. @. Rich, BroOkline, who was
second to Daniels in the semifnals,
finished fourth in the final.
The standing broad jump contest was
practically an American event, although
no notable records were made, Ray
Ewry. the American champion, being
considerably behind hiss own record,
made at St. Louis. His greatest DIS
tance today was 10 feet IL inches.
Tsioloitiris, the Greek jumper, won sec
Ond in this event, with 10 feet z Il
inches a quarter Of an inch better than
Martin J. Sheridan, Irish American ath-
letic club. J. A Biller, Brooklyn Cen
tral Young Mems Christian association;
Platt Adams New York Athletic club
and F. /. Holmes of Chicago and the
English champion, Bleader, were only a
fraction of an inch behind Sheridan.
George n. Mehnert, National turn
verein (American). took the final in the
bantam wrestling, while George w
Gaidzik, Chicago athletic club. won his
heat in the high diving competition.
France won the medal for fencing
IN which the many bouts were almos,
mODopolized by continentals.
YANKEES GAIN POINTS
The results today added three wins
10 the American score and one to
France. the other nations not improv-
ing their positions. In the field events
America added six points. while Greece
the only other nation to increase its
score in these contests, picked up three
America is now only eight points be-
hind the United Kingdom, the score
reading: United Kingdom, 54; Amer
lea. 4e.
The drawings for the heats in the
second round Of the loo meter fat race
which will be run of tomorrow after
noon, are as follows:
First heat-Msy and Stevens Of America
Walker Of South Africa, Roche Of the UniteC
Second hest-Shermsn and Hamilton Of Ameri
ca, Morton Of the United Kingdom, Kerr Of Can
third hest-Rector and HUI of America, Duf
fey Of South Africa, Duncan Of the United King
Fourth heat-cloughen. Robertson and Cart
nell Of America, Stark and George Of the Unitec
Kingdom.
Following is the program of events
for tomorrow, in the order In which
they will occur:
Morning-Athletics. running high jump. sec
tons; athletics. 200 meters. heats swimming
high diving, heats; athletics, 200 meters, heats
lef5cs rnnnipe high Jump. sections; athletics. 40
meters, heats; athletics, 100 meters, semihnal
athletics. hurdle, seminal; athletics 400 meters
heats: athletics, 500 meters, hnali athletics
running high jump.