The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-23

feet 6 IL inches NEW Olympic
record.)
LONDON. July 2z-(Bulletin.)-
The American athletes forged ahead
this afternoon in the great interna
tional struggle for muscular skill and
supremacy. After the three finals oil
the afternoon had been concluded
Americas score is 10, while the United
Kingdom had only So.
LONDON, July 22.-America started
in this morning with a new Olympic
record when F. c. Irons. OF Chicago
in the fifth and sixth sections OF the
running broad jump, hurtled through
the air for a distance OF "a feet inch.
es. beating the record OF Mycr Prin.
stein four incnes.
The stars and stripes were again
sent futtering to the peak of the flag.
staff before the stadium when G. j.
Bacon. of the Irish-American Athletic
club, in the final OF the 400-meter hur-
die won easily in IS seconds, demon
strating the superiority OF America.
Harry Hillman. another American. en-.
tered from the New York Athletic
the united Kingdom. third
1t early became apparent that this
was going TO be another American
day Dale, of America, was success
full in defeating McKia In the semi
finals OF the catch-as-catchcan feath
erweight wrestling. F. c. Irons. an
other Yankee, lowered Myer Prin
STEMS mark in the running broad
jump: or rather. he increased IL for
Prinstein's mark was "a feet l inch
and this morning Irons went four
inches further making a new Olympic
record.
BY the splendid work of Bacon, of
the American team. this morning,
America forged to the front on points
basing the score upon athletic events.
A chilly wind blew over the stadium
at Shepherds Bush. but the crowd was
better than usual and by this time
with alternate wind and rain and fog
il has grown tolerant towards climatic
At the opening OF the
games America stood with Sc points
10 her credit figuring on basis OF five
points for first and counting only the
track and field athletics. England had
| 1-3 the better in the score, but SO
close together were the teams that
unusual interest was rent TO the day 8
program.
The program this morning offered
;emi-finals in the 200-metres running
event and gave an excellent show
both for the United Kingdom and the
United States in the running broad
Jump. The diving events did not offer
much OF interest to the Americans.
Four finals were carded for the after
noon In the following: 100 metres
event, water polo, four hundred metres
hurdle and running broad jump.
America did not figure scarcely In
he lightweight wrestling although In
he catch-as-catch-can event Dali Of
America, bested Cockings. OF Ell md.
The other nations, particularly ing
and. got the best mention In the
wrestling matches.
The English are disposed TO an
swer back TO the complaints made by
he Americans relative to protests OF
he scoring system and other matters
which have caused dissention. The
Standard in an editorial says
hat there have not been any disputes
about the English tug-of-war team
wearing boots with steel trimmed heels
because the Americans knew before
hand that IL was TO be done. The
according to the Standard,
were at liberty TO don the same kind
Of footwear.
The Britons have come to look upon
Shepperd as little less than marvel.
His action in lowering the Olympic
record and the English amateur record
in the eight hundred-metre race es-
tablished his supremacy al figure
hard to equal.
The following was the score this
at the opening of the games.
the points being figured on track and
field events on basis OF five for first,
three for second and one for third: \
Hungary. j l-3; Germany L. Italy,
3, Finland. /: Norway, 4. France.
2 1-3: Greece, 6: Sweden. u; United
Kingdom, 81 49, United States. Sc
Morning summaries we're as fol-
lows:
RUNNING BROAD JUMP. sections /
and s--Won ibyN'B T. Cook America /,
dtsfance % feet lOtk inches Sections