Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-22

who had walkover in his heat. has
somewhat similar stride as Taylor but
without the strength.
The 1oC- metre sprint brought the best
aggregation of sprinters seen on the track
and it was noticeable that the only Coun-
tries represented were America, the Unit
ed Kingdom aud Canada and South At
RIGA. The Americans, May ami Stevens.
lost their heats to Walker of South At
RIGA, and Kerr of Canada just heat out
Sherman of Dartmouth University. but
the other two heats were gathered in for
America by Rector and Robertson. Kerr.
who is considered here to have a very
likely chance in the finals, took IL seconds
for his heat. one-ffth of d second more
than either Walker of Rector for theirs.
There were four heats in the sCmi-fnals
of the 4G0-metre hurdle race in two Of
Which Americans contested and they took
both of them, Harry Hillman and Bacon,
Irish American A. c., doing the trick;
two went to Great Britain in slower time
than that made by the Americans f.
Narganes. New York A. c., and ]. II.
Craig. New York City. lost their bouts i'll
the catch-ascatch-can wrestling, and j.
p. Green, Broollline A. c., failed to quail
ify in the 1500-metre swim, six heats of
which were concluded.
The preliminary bouts of the Graeco-
Roman wrestling also We're finished to-
day hut no Americans were entered.
London, July 21.-There are only two
finals on today's program of field and
track events in the Olympic games at
the Stadium, the running high jump
and the S00-mctre fiat race. While both
of these events created interest, there
We're some heats to be run off, the re-
suits of which are more eagerly await
ed, notably, the semi-finals in the loo
metre dash and the 400-metre hurdles.
The morning, which was somewhat
clearer than previous days, saw the
commencement of the running high
jump ana the heats of the first round
of the 200 metre fiat race. AS there
We're Is heats in the latter event, there
was little time for anything else but
the committee managed tc get in the
third heat of the high diving contest.
A big crowd came out this afternoon
to witness the work of the American
sprinters and jumpers. They were we'll
repaid, as the Americans took two nm
ais in brilliant style. The final of the
500 metre fiat race was won by Melvin
w. Sheppard, ish-American A. c., in
record breaking time
The final in the running high jump
was won by Harry +. Porter, Irish
American A. G. In addition several
Americans were successful in semi
finals.
Kerr of Canada, who was more fear
ed by the American sprinters than any
other of the competitors, carried off his
heat in the 2O0-metre fiat race today,
defeating May, University of Illinois.
one of the best men on the American
team 1t was good race, May pushing
Kerr right up to the tape. III. j. Huff,
Chicago A. A., and M. j. Cartmell.
University Of Pennsylvania. got their
heats without much difficulty, and
Clcughcn, Irish American A. G., w. T.
Hamilton, Chicago A. A, and N. A.
Shcciman, Dartmouth University, also
qualified for the next round. Sherman
outran Morton, the former United
Kingdom champion. .Lawron Robert
son. Irish-American A. c., went down
to defeat at the hands of II. j. Roche.
the Irish champion
George, United Kingdom. won the
first heat of the 200-metre dash in the
Olympic games today, beating Hcnney,
Holland, the only other competitor
Time. % % seconds. Huff, American,
won the second heat from Duffy, South
Africa Time, % As seconds.
Roche, United Kingdom, won the
third heat from Robertson, America
Time, 90 As seconds.
Cartmcll, America. won the fourth
| heat easily. Time, % seconds.
The fifth heat went to Malfait
| France. who defeated r. G. Duncan
United Kingdom Time, q 3-5 seconds
| No American ran in this heat
! Laaf, Sweden. won the sixth heat, ir
which no American started. Time, 2:
| As seconds.
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