Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-21
FIELD AND TRACK
SPORTS BEFORE
STADIUM
SECOND WEEK OF GREAT
OLYMPIC GAMES OPENS
Americans and the BritiShers
Principle Prize Winners mi
DAYS Events; Attendance
Faif Despite Weather


ny Morning journal special isassS wire
London. July a0-Tht second week
IL a. olympic rontest al Shepherd 4
push began with the first day devoted
principally 20 field sports such az
Americans are accustomed 70 witness
The track athletes were the stars ano
tbe program contained many fast u
exciting events The American and
british runners aud jumpers gathered
a. the lion's share Of the lanrels az
usual. but the Americans exceeded
even the expectations Of their sup
poTiers
several hundred Americans mostly
touriste. with many ladies' who were
massed together in the seats next 4"
the royal box, gave an exhibitor 81
cheering which suggested nm hfnerl-
can college crowd and Immensely
amused the foreigners The attena
ance at the games was fair but the
weather Ia the afternoon was gloomy
ana threatened rain. The comptti-
tors from the United States are de-
piorina the continued absence OF sun
rhine. under which they can o. their
best work.
Tho n~peet8eular features To-Day were
fhs ~sfventeen trial heats 81 the 100
meters sprint aud the eight trial heats
III tie 500 metera These furnished
several close and stirring finishes IN
thc sprints America captured eiEht
heats and Great Britain four J a.
Rector. 81 the University Of virginia
was thu particular star for he beat
quite hnndlly X C. Mcleod, Of Cam
bridge. the holder Of three varsity
blues. who never before were beaten
and also D. beat the olympic record
for the distance OF 80 4-6 seconds.
Ths names Of Sheppard, Haistead
ana Ruhrd. Americans went ~ on
the blackboard as the winners OF their
heats til the sac meters race. This
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England. which was counting upon
more man the two heats which u
took. The German Braun much 20
the surprise Of the Engiishmen ont
ran Holding who was u % their
maInHtBys LunBhi. " italy, beat II
D. Coa, of The University Of Michigan
Ia the excellent time Of q t-b and
he aud Just. lbe Cambridge half-miic
champion who captured the sixth
heat in 1867 as VIII give the Ameri-
cans a hard tusslo Ia the finals.
G. J. Bacon. Irish American Ath-
laila CLUB. captured his heat 81 the 400
meters hurdle racc Ia 81 seconds win
ming bY 20 Yards. while Coo dlStin-
gulshed himself Pos defeating Dcns-
ham. the former british champion. nl-
though hc had Just contested q hard
500 meter against t.lnshl The Brit
ism won slv aud the Americans three
of the nine heats in the hurdles. but
the majority ~ these were untxciting
because they were % w%alkuver.
The American colors were raised 10
the nagpole three times, signifying
victory ln the finals in the roo meters
swimming. the standing broad jump
and the bantnm atch-as-catch-cau
wrestling hubt these triumphs dld not
inspire such thrills hs the rack per
formancea because but few of the
spectators ia the vast stadium could
zee them
q. 81 Daniels. New Yorks Athletic
club. the American champion as was
expected won the swimming event On
the fast time OF I-06A which equals
the olympic record
lie was closely followed a. tho tap
81 n Halmany hungary with Julian
of sweaasa. ihlrd L. RIOh. Brook
lime, who W,u second Co Daniels in tht
semi FINALS finished n-pftn a he
nnai
The standing bropI .aIt.u contest
was practically un Au.fi.lu event.