Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-21
RECORD BROKEN
Melvin Sheppard Who is NoI Good Enough For inc N. Y.
 Police Force WiDs Race
OTHER EVENTS TO-DAY

vious days, saw the commencement oi the running high jump and the heats of the first round of the 200 metre | flat race. As there are fifteen heats in the latter event there was little time for anything else but the com. mittee managed to get in the third heat of the high diving contest.
 George, United Kingdom, won the first heat of the 200 metre dash in the Olympic games to-day. beating Henney, Holland, the only other com. lpetitor. Time, 23 2-5 seconds. Huff, American, won the second heat from Duffy, South Africa. Time 22 4-5 seconds.
 Roche, United Kingdom, won the third heat from Robertson, America Time, 22 4-5 seconds.
 Cartinell, America, won the fourth heat easily. Time, 23 seconds.
 The fifth heat went to Malfait, France, who deefated R. c. Duncan, United Kingdom. Time, 22 3-5 sec onds. No American ran in this heat
 Laaf, Sweden, won the sixth heat in which no Amarican started. Time 23 4-5 seconds.
 Radoczy, Hungary, had a walk over in the seventh heat.
 Cloughen, America, captured the eighth heat easily from Barrozzi, Italy. Time, 23 2-5 seconds.
 rba y,snth haot i, ;oI ,,D A.,ar jeans were drawn, was won by Hurds- field, United Kingdom. Time, 23 3-5 seconds.
 Hamilton, American, won the tenth heat, defeating Sebert, Canada. Time 22 2-5 seconds.
 Kerr, Canada, won the eleventh heat, beating May, America. by two and one-half yards. Time, 22 1-5 seconds.
 The twelfth round was won by D. R. sherman, America, who beat Nor ton, former champion of the United Kingdom. Time, 22 4-5 seconds.
 Reed, United Kingdom. won the thirteenth heat. No Americans were entered. Time, 23 1-5 seconds.
 Guttormsen, Norway, won the four teenth heat, there being no other en- try.
 The fifteenth round in which no Americans were drawn, was won by Hawkins. United Kingdom. Time. 22 4-5 seconds.
 . In the first round of the catch-as- catch-can wrestling, middleweight to l61 pounds, Craige and Narganes, America, drew byes. In the second round Beck. United Kingdom. threw Narganes, and Anderson. Sweden. beat Craige, America, on points, after the two. men had struggled on the mat for the full fifteen minutes with out either securing a throw.
 In the first section of the running high jump Monson. Norway, and Leader, United Kingdom. each clear ed the bar at feet 10 E inches. Gid ney, America, was third with , feet 9A inches.
 The final of the 500 metre race was won by Melvin W. Sheppard of the New York l. A. A. c. Lughi of Italy was second and Braun of Germany was third. The time was 1858 4-5 and Sheppard won by ten yards and broke the worlds record. Halsted of New York was fifth in the race.
 Kerr of Canada, who was more feared by the American sprinters than any other foreign competitor, carried of his heat in the 200 metre fiat race to-day, defeating W. W. May, Uni versity of Illinois, one of the best men on the American team. It was A good race. May pushing Kerr right up 10 the tape. H. J. Huff. Chicago A. A. and NJ. ]. Cartmell. University of Pennsylvania. got their heats with out much difficulty, and Clonghen. irish-American A. C., W. F. Hamilton Chicago A. 4. and D. R. sherman, Dartmouth university. also qualified for the next round. sherman outran Morton, the former United Kingdom Lawson Robertson. Irish American A. C., went down to defeat at the hands of R. J. Roche, the Irish champion.
 In the second section of the run ming high jump. C. Leahy. United Kingdom. made feet ? inches; An- drae. France. feet ? inches. and John \. Patterson, Chicago 4. A, cleared feet.
 In the first heat of the 100 metre run. Montague. United Kingdom. beat Paul H. Pilgrim, New York A. c. his only competitor. His time was 50 Is 
 The second heat was taken by Kyle, United Kingdom. who ran alone.
 In the third heat ]. B. Taylor, Irish-Ameriean A. C.. was first.
 In the third heat of the high div Ing Lofberg, Sweden, got 6s.s points and Freyschmidt. Germany. sT.si points.
 The first heat of the seHai-finaIs In the loo metre tI9g 3 yarasl nat run was won by Walker. South AF- -ica. in 10 Is secOud< W. N. May. University of Illinois. Has second. l md l.. B. Stevens of Yale vas third.
 The second heat was won hy Kerr, Canada. in n seconis. D. R- sher- nan. Dartmouth university. was sec md William r. Hapi1ton. Chtearo 1 \. A.. did not run.
 Nicholsis time was 50 A-5 seconds I The fifth vas won by MaIfait. | France. in 80 seconds.
 In the sixth heat ". C. Robbins. ,ambridge. Mass. was first In 5a zs sconds- The seventh hezt was wea I 'T William C. Proat Boston A. c. a 5e z-s seconds.
 Porter beat Lezsyis jump bx ore neh- T. Mo&t. rnstsrzstr of chi- .aro zrsz serar1 -~Sss < e,..s | s-.A