The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-08

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. juno Til !
terest in the Eastern States tryouts for
the Olympic games held yesterday on
Franklin Field continues great, and
five worlds records broken and an
other equalled this will so down in
the annals OF sports as one of the
greatest athletic events ever held inl
America.
The games demonstrated the asser-
ton Of the experts that the East would
furnish the largest quota to the team
which. carrying the hopes OF millions
of Americans, sails for England on
June eth. to battle for the honor OF
Old Glory in the Oiympiad Pop knick-
erbocker's sturdy sons will outnumberi
the squad OF any other city or section
In Uncle Sans invading army. for the!
battle for point honors yesterday REL
suited in a close struggle between the
irish American a. C. and the New York
A. c.. the Winged Fist men finally
winning by score OF 81 to ~.
Sensational Events,
1t would take a Scion to pick the
most meritorious performance OF the
day. but Arthur Dearborn's surprising
defeat OF the great Sheridan in the
free style discus throw. with the in
cidental smashing OF the record by
comment. The mighty Sheridan. sup.
posed to be invincitle at the saucer
scaling game, bowed his knee onlvi
after putting up a sensational perform
ance himself
Martin got the disk out to the 1872
foot-6-inch mark. 3 feet 90 inches
better than his Olympic record of Is6
feet i :" inch. made at Athens In 1906.
Dand smashing to smithereen's his form
.e:. worlds best record OF 1876 feet 10
inches. made at Celtic Park last year.
tThe big cops triumph was shortlived
however. for Dearborn surprised the
| talent by leavins the missile 1879 feet
II inches. The throw will be accepted
by the experts as the best on record
for the Finlarder. Jarvmen's throw of
14S feet inches Is OF doubtful nature
and not considered by those who Wit
messed his work at Athens. Sheridan
showed his craftsmanship by being the
first to grasp the Mercury Footer by
the hand and offer his congratulations.
When the Greek style discus event
came off Sheridan reversed the order.
sending the saucer 116 feet IL l-2s
inches. breaking the Olympic. which is
also the worlds. record of 115 feet
! inches, made by Jarven1an at the
Olympics of 1906. Dearborn was sec
ond with a throw OF Ill feet LIZ inch.
Scarcely less sensation than Dear.
borns's great. work with tile discuss
was the vaultng of a. G. Gilbert, of
Yale. Gilbert, with his teammates.
Dray and Nelson, tied for first at IL
| feet 2 1-2 inches. The bar was raised
to IL feet Z "a inches. Dray and Nell
son both failed by a small margin to
clear the cross stick, but Gilbert scared
over the bar with something to spare.
| The Olympic record was II feet G
| inches, held Jointly by Dvorak, the
former Wolverine. and Gouder, Of
France. The worlds record was IL
feet 1-2 inches. made by Dray at
the Pennsylvania relay carnival re-
Gently
Work OF Rector.
| Whether James Rector. the former
Lawrenceyille crack who now sports
tho colors Of tho University of Yir-
ginia, really covered 100 yards In rs
| seconds. as was recently credited TO
| him, he showed by his work here that
HE is fleet as the wind and good for
Obs seconds every crack out of the
boz. The dark-hared, lithe-lmbed anu
Clearly built lad was the cynosure OF
all eyes when he came out on tho track
| to warm up.
| The clerk OF the course called the
men to their marks for the first trial
heat for the l00-metre event. The
| Virginia flyer was among tho men who
drew the first heat. He got off his
mark like an arrow from the bow.
and speeding up the track. put fivs
yards between himself and the others
at the thirty-yard mark. lie held the
Head safe, breaking the tape in 1 At
| {rI6 Ial 4 A..
| and worlds record, made by Jarvis
at Paris III 1900. Lawson Robertson,
of the Irish-American A. c., beat Nat
Csrtmell, the Red and Blue flyer, a
/ foot for first honors In the second
trial heat
Rector, Robertson, cartmell. whit
homS Sherman and Cloughran lined up
flor the final heat. Rector broke, and
Started Sparrow Robertson had to
penalize. him a yard.
The second attempt went right. and
the field broke away from the bar
| rer, on nearly even terms. Rector
made a quick start and shot to tho
front. The speedy sout1erner held the
Head for seventS-five yards. when the
Ibis Winged Fist track captain cut
loose on his jump. and, like a flash,
i drew UP on even terms with Rector.
Tho pair raced neck and neck for the
worsted. but In the Jump for the tape
Robertson won by a foot. Rector
barely succeeded In noslng out Cart
nell, who came strong at the finish for
second honors,
Worlds Records Broken.
4 A comparison OF these records With
the worlds records is as follows
lo0-metre dash--.Won by Robinson;
time, 8o:l1; Olympic record, o:lo %,
260-metre dasl--Won by N. j, Cnrt-
incl; time, O:al 40; Olympic record,
i 0;a1 as. *. is