The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-22
CLEAN SWEEP FOR
AMERICAN SQUAD
Rector Wins His Second Heat With Ease in 00Metre
RacesPorter and Sheppard Win High Jump
and 8Q0Metre Race

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Virginia. again won his heat in the
100-metrs dash at the olympic games
In record time, 10 As seconds, defeat
Ing the others entered In his heat
with liH1e difficulty. Lawson Robert
son, Irish american Athletic Club, tho
man who defeated Rector at the Olym-
pic trials in Philadelphia, after the
Virginia flyer had been handicapped,
also won his heat In equally good time.
AS none OF the other snr.nters has run,
as fast as these two, 1t looka a II they
will have to fight 1t out for first place
in the final event next Saturday
Rector stated through The Tines-Dis
patch Just before he left for England
that he was confident that he could
beat Robertson under equal conditions
and that he was going to run In the
stadium with the determination OF
proving 1T. The situation ut present 10
very interesting and the final IS eager
~ awaited here in America. Although
Robertson is very speedy sprlnter,
there are few either In the. North or
South that do not think Rector to be.
the fleetest.
LONDON, July 21.--Nelyin W. shep-
pard, OF the Irish-Amertcan Athletic
Club. who took tho measure OF Eng
lands best distance men In the 1900
metre run Mt the Olympic games just
q week ago. scored another victory to-
day when he finished far In the lead
sr the 80O-metre event, establishing q
new Olympic record Of 1852 4-5 for the
distance, and continuing on to the half
mile. which he ran in 1854, within 3-5
OF a second of c. II. ISilpatrick's worlds
record made In New York In 1895.
Another gold medal event went to
America when Harry F. Porter, of-ithe
1rich- American Athletic Club. captured
the high jump by clearing the bar at
6 feet 3 inches. and beating the Olympic
record made by ]. X Baxter In Paris
In 1900 OF G. feet 2 AS inches. After
assuring himself that he was the win
ner. he went after the worlds record.
The bar was placed Mt s feet a.4
inches, Just one-eighth OF an inch high
er than the record which was made by
M f. Sweeney in New York In 1895.
but it was Just shade too much for
hin.
Better weather much larger at
tendance and exciting finishes made to-
days Olympic sports at the Stadium
far and Away more interesting than
any that have preceded them. There
was absolutely no Interruption. and
from 10 o'clock In the morning until
after In the evening a great crowd
OF enthusiasts sat in the stands cheer
Ing the victors and vanquished alike.
Americn's Day.
AS was expected. 1t was largely
Americas day. for. besides winning the
only two events finally decided. the
American sprinters won the great ma
tority OF the heats In the other events.
While not so spectacular as the races,
the running high jump was the most
keenly contested event of the day. 1t
s o'clock was Porter proclaimed the
winner. the Stars and Stripes being
ran up to the masthead for the sec
ond time In the day.
In the first section of this event,
H a. Gidney. Boston Athletic Associa-
ton, was defeated by Monsoon, of Nor
way, and Leader. of England, but az
ter the other sections had concluded q
protest was entered on the ground that
the spot where the other sections con-
jumpers than that OF the first section.
rhe protest was allowed, and Gidney.
in the second attempt. did six feet one
inch. thus qualifying for the final.
han his match IN Lsahy ths 1rs
gary, and several others.
In his try for the worlds record
Porter made three attempts. but with
week. when he again meets Leahy.
Leahy. Somody and Andre, of France,
tied for second place. each having top
ped the bar at feet inches, and: al.
inch higher. none OF them could ac-
complish 1t. 1t was decided to give
each silver medal and award the
points points for second and and third PLACES
T. Mofitt, OF the University Of Penn
sylvania, did 9 feet inch, which. as he
has been i'll Eince coming to. England
was splendid performances.
Sheppard won O great victory for
America in the S00-metre nat race. Tie
proved himself entirely too fast for
Just. the English champion. who was
pace,
The two Engllshmen,i Just and Fair
BARN Crawford. who qualified, though;
they gould set pace which would tire
actly what he wanted.
The American let Fairbairn-Cr aw-
ford s set set the speed as hlgh as he liked
but the plan m!scarried, for the latter
stretch and pass Sheppard. had no re-
serve ger left, and was was not only beaten by
Z
Italy. and Braun, of Germany.
Two Disnppointments.
The Americans suffered two dsap.
pointments in the heats of the 400
metre flat race. Lawson Robertson
Irish-American Athletic Club. helpe
defeated by Roche, the Irish champion
and ", w. May, University OF iii
nois. being compelled to take the dust
OF the fleet Canadian Kerr. Consider
Ing, however. that the Americans en-.
tered seven of the fifteen heats and
took five OF thems there ia not much
cause for complaint. In the heats 81
the 4oo-metres fiat, they took sever
out of nine IN which they started. TIL
event were won by Halswelle, who is
s. considered the best man at the dis.
lance in England, and who did the
heat to-day in :492-5 seconds, ane
Montague, the ex-Champion OF Eng.
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