Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-16
Americans Walked Away from All
Their Opponents in Discus
Throwing Competition.
SHERIDAN STILL CHAMPION.
Ralph Rose Won the Shot Tut but Did
Not Equal His Own
Record.

America lNp, put AlneIlCd piChtp up
in the earlier events and won all three
prizes In the discus throw and first and
third prizes in the weight throwing.
Morgan, who has competed alternately
under the colors of Ireland and Ameri-
ca, is now with the United Kingdom,
he took second place in the latter
event. This evened up the score
OF the two countries but England got
another slight lead when Taylor made
his sensational win in the 400 meter
swimming contest, beating Beaure-
paire, the Australian crack, by hand
some margin Scheif of Austria, of
whom great things had been expected,
was third in this event.
il had been fully expected that AM
erica would take all three prizes in
the weight putting. Ralph Rose, of the
Olympic club of San Francisco was
first, and j. c. Garrels, Chicago a. =,
third. w. w. Coe, Jr., Boston a A;
Lee j Talbot. 1rish-American A. c.;
and w. G.. Burroughs. Chicago a. A.,
the other Americans who competed
could not get inside the standard.
The only man who came near the
winner was w. G. Arvien of Norway.
Nevertheless the Americans welcomed
this win, as it reduced Great Britain's
lead in the aggregate and II second and
third place were counted 1t alone
would bring the two countries 10 about
equal terms, A great cheer, therefore,
went up when the result was am
nounced
The burst of enthusiasm was follow
ed by calm during which the occu-
pants of the stands where the Ameri-
cans gathered awaited the hosting of
t1n I'D Of, hA Hsa 10.
staff in the center of the arena. They
waited in vain, however, as the blue
jackets to whom this duty had been
assigned, had sought shelter from the
downpour of rain which had made the
days sport cherries affair.
Counting only the field events for
which the Americans are making the
more serious bid, the Americans at
the conclusion of todays meeting had Il
lead over the United Kingdom OF u
points. the figures being 81 to IL re-
spectively. They are made up as fol-
lows:
America: Throwing the hammer, s;
team race, 3; discus throwing 8: put
ting the shot, 6, and 1.500-meter race
g, a total of 81
United Kingdom: Team race, 5; put
ting the shot, 3; and l.500-meter race. 4,
a total of Il.
The scores of the other countries are
as follows:
Canada, who was third I'm the ham
mer throw. l., Sweden, first In tho
javeln throwing contest. 3; Greece.
second in the javelin. 3, and Norway.
third in the javelin. /. A first position.
counts 5; n second 3, and third /.
The American athletes walked
away from all their opponents in
the discus throwing competition,
free style, at the stadium this
morning. Martin j. sheridan. Irish
American Athletic club, retained
Irish American Athletic club, retained
the championship without great effort.
His throw that gave him first place
. in the final was 1874 feet inches, which
was more than two feet behind his
own record. M II. Griffin. Chicago
A. A., was good second. with 1913
feet 81. inches, and NJ. f. Horr, irish
American A. c., was third, with l2s
feet inches.
The only man to seriously challenge
America for third place was Jarvine
of Finland, who, in his second covered
1873 feet Az inches. John Flanagan.
Irish American A. c., could not got
American A. c., however, did slightly
better than Flanagan, reaching a
fraction below 126 feet. Neither Gar
rels. of the Chicago a. A., nor S. r.
Gllis OF the New York Athletic club.
could get into the swing and they fell
far behind their team mates.
A drizzling rain fell all the morning
and the attendance was less than on
any previous day.
A contingent of Americans however.
came out especially to see the discus
throwing. and by their cheers they
gave n little life to the proceedings
when the conclusive American victory
in this event was announced.
There was some heavy work for the
athletes participating in the Olympic
games at the stadium this morning.
The program included the second heat
OF the 100 kIlometer bicycle race which
brought out field OF 80 starters, OF
which Weintz was the only American,
while Canada had three entries, Nor
ton, Young and Andrews France an
Germany each started five men. Italy
three, the United Kingdom six and
Belgium. South Africa and Sweden one
each. AT the same hour the first heat
OF the 10-mlle walk was started with
Just as cosmopolitan entry list except
that America was not represented,
Bonhag, who had entered Withdrawing
The second heat of this event was also
run off, the American colors being
again absent.
AMERICANS BUSY.
on the truf. however. the Americans
Were busy all morning throwing the
discus, free style, members OF the
American team being entered in almost
every section. owing to the withdraw
al of a number of men, sections one
and two We're grouped and Burroughs
who, with Adams. represented America.
outthrew France. the United Kingdom
and Hungary with throw Of l22 feet
9Is inches.
This did not long stand as the best
throw. however Dearborn, who was in
the third section, placing the discus
1875 feet, Az inches from the circle, all
other competitors IN his section being
hopelessly behind.
Griffin carried OFF the honors Ia the
fourth section with a throw Of lS2
feet 6ls inches
America again made the best throw
IN the NTH section, Horr dolng the
trick this time with throw OF l2a Feet
3 inches
No throw IN the sixth section, In
which no Americans We're drawn,
counted as all were below pevlous
throws and only the three best In all
sections qualify for the hnals.
TEN-MIl.E WALK,
M. At .a...t The 1n-paila walk