The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-07-19
CLOSE FIGHT IN OLYMPIAD
SHERIDAN MAKES RECORD WITH
DISCUS IN GREEK STYLE.

SHERIDAN LAKE. hECOhD WIN
DISCUS IN GREEK STYLE.
Horr Of syracuse Takes Second 70
the New York POliceman-Eisele .
Good Third In the observation-disclosures
Score Heavily In Distance haoes'
throwing the Discus, Greek Styie-Won
by Martin j. Sheridan, United states, WIN
n throw Of IaA feet 9 inches; NJ. y. Horr,
United States, second, with . throw OF
I12 feet . In inches; H. Ja~eryinen, Fin
land, third, with . throw OF llo feet 0 la
inches. sheridan's throw is . now Olympic
record.
Five Mile Run-Won by II. n. Voight,
United Kingdom; A. j. Robertson, United
Kingdom, second; John svanberg, Sweden,
third. Time, ~ minutes II LIS seconds.
Yolghts time IL o new Olympic record.
$500 Meters "a ADJ Yards), steeple-
chase Won by A. Russell, United Kingdom;
A. j. Robertson, United Kingdom. second;
John l.. Eiseie, United States, third. Time,
10 minutes Al Al seconds.
Tug Of War-won by London Police,
United Kingdom; Liverpool Police, United
Kingdom, second; Metropolitan Pohco,
United Kingdom, third.
Fancy Dfving-Won By A. Burner. Ger
many, with sS.s points; II. Behrens, Ger.
many, second, with SIS points; GeorSe
W. Gaidzik. United states, third, with
SO.s points.
5000 Metres (S.A0s Yards) Cycling
won by, Jones, United KingdomI schilles,
France. second; Aufray, France, third.
Time, Q minutes 40 I-S seconds.
100 Knometre (8a Mnes) Cycling-Won
by Bartlett, United Kingdom; Cadenny.
United Kingdom, second; Lopize, France,
third, Time, 2 hours Al minutes zs Is
seconds.
o Metres (2ls.8 Yards) Swimming.
Breast stroke-Won by r. Holman, United
Kingdom; w. W. Robinson, United King.
dom, second; r. Hanson. Sweden. third.
Time, q minutes 0 SIS seconds.
Special Cable Despatch TO TIL suH.
LONDON, July lS.-Honors were about
evenly divided between England and
America in the stadium to-day. England.
II is true, won Che larger number Of
points In the field and track events. but
the Americans bore themselves well in all
the contests in which thew. were entered
and ended their days work by smashing the
Olymbio records In the discus throw, Greek
style, and taking first and second places
over Jaervinen OF Finland. the former
champion.
England won first and second places In the
500 meter steeplechase. first and second
In the Eve mile run and took all 0 points
in the tug OF war. The day closed with
Americas score 40 and England's "a.
American Commissioner James e. Sulli-
van in an interview this afternoon with
THE Sun correspondent said that rumors
relating to the withdrawal Of the American
team arc absolutely false. He said: mo
such move Is likely. We Americans are no
cutters, you know, and withdrawal 10 the
last thing We would think Of.
We are fairly well satisfied with tho
way things are going. To-day Of course
was England's event, and We scarcely ex-
pected TO get as much a. we did. Our
best events are yet to come
The feature Of the afternoons contest
was tho throwing Of the discus -as at
Athens or what Ia known as the Greek
style. This event. which was first added
to the Olympic games programme at Athens
in 1905. resulted in the establishing Of q new
Olympic record In which four contest
ants took part. The distance estab-
lished by Jaervinen at Athens two years
ago was 116 feet 4 inches. To-day one Of
the first OF the American competitors to
swing out the platter. A. &. Dearborn Of
the New York A. c.. sailed the missile II
feet. These figures did not stand long.
however, for when the other competitors
got going the record moved up rapidly,
until in the final Martin Sheridan won with
a throw of LA feet 8 inches. with Hofr
second with l22 feet So inches and Jaer-
when third with 1l9 feet 81 inches.
In the finals Of the steeplechase Eisele
was the only American entry. but he put up
a plucky fight and finished a close third.
The time in this event. 10 minutes Al As
seconds. was very fast consid ering the CON-
dition Of the course and was nearly ten Sec
onds better than the fastest time in the
preliminary heats yesterday.
The 200 meter swimming went easily
to the English candidates, and the
cycling race also went to the Englishman
Jones, in spite Of the hard squirt by Schilles
and Auffroy OF the French team.
The cycling vents Of yesterday and
to-day further discredited this form Of
sport for such meetings as the Olympic.
The Frencbmen were the chief offenders,
watching and waiting for their competitors
till it seemed as il the wheels must fall
for want Of impetus and then making a tre-
mendous dash for the last half lap.
Yesterday France lost he final in this
way. the winner failing to finish within the
lime limit. They were deeply inoensed
over the decision. as the limit was only
exceeded by two-ffths Of a second, but they
did not get any sympathy fro m the specta-
tors, who booted the riders for one heat
all around the ring and gave the Frenchman
De Mangel a similar reception when he
fouled In another heat.
In the 100 kiloneter cycle run Meredith
the British crack, fell and lost three-quarters
Of a lap. The other riders, making the pace.
prevented him from making up his loss.
When no was disposed Of cycling strategy
reasserted itself, and the pace was slower
until Bailey. The Britisher who had been
injured In q fall, tried to hurry 1t along.
But the others closed around With successful
generalship. shut him In and kept the pace
down,
At a slow pace the bunch. moving at a
crawl. continued. drawing a hurricane Of
boots from the spectators, who did not ap-
pre- ciate the cycling tactics OF hemming In
any one who bowed signs OF speeding.
The slow pace was kept up till the short final
dash.
In the final Bartlett br oke away from the
bunch and won the race. with Denny,
England. second. and Lapize. France. third.
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