Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-21

c. M. Daniels. New York Athletic
Club, the Victor in the Swimming
Event. Making Distance in One
Minute, Five and Three-Fifths Sec
onds-Stars and Stripes Wave.
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON. July 20. - The second
week of the Olympic contests AT
Shepherds Bush began with the first
day devoted principally to tielh
sports such as Americans are accua-
toned 10 witness.
The track athletes were the stars
and the program contained many
fast and exciting events. TIL" Amer
lean and British runners and jumpers
gathered in the lions share of the
laurclS as usual hut the Americans
Exceeded even the expectation Of their
supporters. Several hundred AMcri
cans mostly tourists, with many la
dies. who were masscd together III
the seats next 10 the royal box. CAV"
an exhibition OF cheering which sug-
gCst-d an American college crowd and
immensely amused the foreigners.
The attendance at the games was
fair but the weather in the afternoon !
was gloomy and threatened rain. The
spectacular features today were the
ss pri.a.. trial heats of the lh9,netr <;
the 1,Qp0 metres. These furnished
several close and stirring finishes. In |
the sDrints America captured eight |
heats and Great Britain cour.
Rector Wins 100 Metre Heat.
J. A. Rector. of the University or
Virginia. was the principal star for
he beat hanCi!y X. G. McCIoud. OF
Cambridge. The holder OF three var
sity blues, who never before was |
beaten. and in doing 50 he cQuaiIetii
the Olympic record for the distance !
Of 10 10 seconds
The names Of Sheppard HaIstcad
and Beard. Americans. went up on
he blackboard as the winners of
hree heats in the 1000 metres event.
THIS event proved disaster to Eng
ana. who was counting upon more
han the two heats which it took.
The German, Braun. much to the sur.
rise Of the English. Outran Holding.
'h" was one Of their mainstays.
.nnghi of Italy, beat II l.. Coe. of
he University of Michigan. in theI
'xcriient time of 1:57 So. aud he and
ust. the CamfTidSe haif-mile cham
non. VINO captured the sixth heat In
III -, will give the Americans a |
ard tussIe in the finals.
American Wins Hurdle.
c. J. Bacon. Irish American Ath-
tic Club. captured his heat os the
urdl" race in iifty-seven seconds.
by twenty-five yards. while
"e distinguished himself by defeat
lg DonSham. the former Britishi
hampton although he had Just conf
nsted hard T.aJ0 metres agains.
unghi. The Britishcr six and thcI
american three of the nine heats in \
nc hurdles but the majority of these &
ere unexciting because thsy were v
alkover c
The American colors were raised a
'rcc times. signifying victory in the {
mails in the 100 metres swimming. II
!" standing broad jump and the ba:.- y
I'm Caich-as-cstch-can wrestling. but y
'cir triHmphs did not inspire such y
Ir:lls as the track performances h. Il
luse few spectators IN vast Stad- o.
IN could see them
Take Swimming Honors. Ia
{. ". Daniels. New York Athletic "
nh. the American champion As was
Vrf"d, won tho swimming event in;
q faS; time Of ! :05 So which equals ~
. Olympic record He WAS closely ''
Il"wcd to the tape by DsHaInGav. of
HnSary. with JuiiH. OF Sweden. "
iri. T.. @ Rich. Brooklyn Swim
ing Club. who vas second TO DaHi"is
n" swim finals. finished fourth IL -,
= EHa's
The sanding tT"ad jumping contest
Is particularly an American event.
hoHEh no nCtabl" r,-cuTds w~rr
'hc. RAY Ewry. the American cham. -.
N being considerably IchInd hts a.
~ record made AT ~ Louis Hig w
"atcs' distance today vas 10 feet a.
inches. y"
TS'"lii'rts. the Gr~ck jHTnrcr. Wa
-oud IN this "E"ni. With 20 !Crt :
inches. On" quarter " an inch bsi IN
than Eartin Sheridan. Irish Amer in
n Nhlric Club. 4. s. GTI"r. Brr-pk an
J Central Y. ". c. \. Platte Adam IN,
~ Yo-k Athletic CIub and r. T. N
lmcS. II Chicago. and the EngIishi