The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-14
CONTINUE TO WIN
American Athletes Gathering
the Medals in London.
Our Mr.. Flanagan TOsses the
Hammer 17O Feet.
LETENGLANDHAVEONE
None Of Uncle Sans Represent
atives Enter Walking Match.
Heavy Showers Interfere With
the Bicycle Events.

|
Olympic games. which were opened by
King Edward at the stadium at Shep-
| perds Bush yesterday, was carried out
under rather unsettled weather con-
| ditions and there was a small audi
ence. The results, however. were high
ly satisfactory to the American specta-
tors and contestants. John F. Flana-
gan, Irish-American Athletic club,
broke the Olympic record in the ham,
mer throw and won the first gold medal
for any event. NJ. j. McGrath, N. Y.
A. c., was second in the hammer throw
and won the silver medal The first
! bronze medal to be awarded went to
+, S. c. Walsh, a Canadian, who was third
in the hammer throw.
| Another American success was
scored in the 20 kilometre cycling race
in which L. G. Weintz, N. Y. A. c.,
qualified by winning the third heat.
From a spectators point of view the
meeting was slow, but nevertheless the
races We're well contested and the show
ing good. The American victories
! brought forth much American and Ca
madam cheering.
The final of the 1.5oO metre fat race
today was won by Melvin W. Shep-
pard, of America.
London. July 14.-Walsh of Canada
won in the first section of the hammer
throw with throw of 159 feet II
II,
| feet Il inches; Lemming, Sweden,
third, 141 feet 3 inches. Rose did not
| contest In the second section of the
! hammer throw, Nicholson, England,
made 157 feet az inches: Horr, Amer
lea, 154 feet u inch; Fyfe, England,
| 122 feet 6A inches. Burroughs,
America, did not throw.
! In the third section of the hammer
throw McGrath. America, threw 167
feet IL inches, breaking the record.
4
21z inches Gillis, America, 149 feet
| Walsh, Canada: McGrath and Flan-
| agan, America, qualified for the final.
In the final Flanagan finished first
with throw of 10 feet ~ inches,
beating the Olympic record. McGrath
was second with a throw of 1877 feet
IL inches. and Walsh. Canada, third,
159 L u inches.
Only the men who make the three
best throws in all sections will COM
pete in the final.
G. E.-Larner. of the United Kingdom
team easily won the first heat of the
$500 meter walk. in Is minutes 32
seconds. H. E. Kerr, Australia. was
second, and w. J. Palmer, England.
third. No Americans participated in
| in each heat qualify for the final.
E. J. Webb. England, won the Sec
ond heat in 8 minutes II LIS seconds.
In this heat Quinn. England. finished
second and Rothman, Sweden, third.
Goulding, Canada, won the third heat
| in Is minutes 54 seconds. Gareyson,
| England. was second, and Rowland,
| New Zealand, third.
The first heat of the 20 kilometre
cycle race was Won by Merideth. Eng
| land, in 33 minutes q seconds.
| c. B. Kingsbury, England. won the
second heat in 80 minutes 80 As sec
| onds.
| The third heat was won by Weintz.
l
| onds.
When the result of the hammer
| throwing was announced 1t being the
| first final of the fourth Olympic, the
| star and stripes were run up on their
| Flagstaff to announce that the United
| States had gathered in the first event
| to be decided. In fact it was a double
victory, Flanagan taking the first gold
| and McGrath the first silver medal
| thus far awarded.
There was great burst of cheering
| from the American sections from the
stands when the flag broke out. Canada
| Joined in for Walsh wins the bronze
medal.
| Heavy showers which followed the
| fine weather of the beginning inter-
fered with the last events of the morn
| ing meeting. including the third heat
! of the 20 kilometre bicycle race. In
! the first laps of this contest, Weintz
| of America and Young, Canada, alter
1
/ Wientz won: time 33 minutes and 80
! seconds. The fourth heat of the 20
| kilometres was won by Jones, Eng
! land, time 81 minutes SO seconds.
Cameron was second.
| There was the greatest enthusiasm
among the American spectators over
the fact that their team captured the
| first two medals The Americans are
looking for another win this afternoon
| in the finals of the 1900 meter run,
| but they realize that Sullivan and
Sheppard have hard task in front of
| them, as they are opposed by five
| Englishmen.. This will enable the
| EngIishmen to run the race as they
| please.
! The finals for 90 kilometer cycling
race is also down for this afternoon
and Wientz has qualified for this con-
/ test.
| The final of the 1900 meter fiat race
was won by Sheppard, American.
| The second heat of the three mile
| team race was won by America. France
was second. Time, H:63 seconds. The
final of the 20 hlometre cycle race was
| won by C. B. Kingsbury, of England.
His time was 34:13 LIS. Jones of Eng
land, was second and Weerbourke of
| Belgium was third.
Wilson, England. was second and
| Hallows, England, third.
| Sheppard's time was four minutes
| 3 2-5 seconds. He equalled the best
, time made in the preliminaries yester-
| day. This was done by Hallows. who
| by making the distance in minutes
| 3 2-5 seconds, cut a full seconds off
| the record, made at St. Louis, in 1904,
| by Lightbody, American.
The fifth heat of the 20 kilometre
| cycling race was won by Hanson,
| Sweden. Time "a minutes SO 3-5 Sec
/ onds In the draw for the three mile
team race the United Kingdom. Italy.
Holland and Germany were drawn for
| the first heat. This insures victory