The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-07
PERFORMANCES IN
OLYMPIC TRIALS
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former were far outnumbered they
made wonderful showing. capturing
seven first places, while the clubmen
won thirteen.
CartmeH, of Pennsylvania. won q
great race in the 20O-meter dash close
10 record time. with his teammate.
Witham. at his elbow.
The other new Olympic records were
Greek style discus. lI6 feet Il inches.
By Martin Sheridan; 3.200-meter q mile
1916 YARDS steeplechase by EiseIe OF
New York A. G, IL minutes A. seconds
and 4OO-meter G27-2 YARDS hurdle, 55
40 seconds, by Bacon.
Taylor. the coIored flyer, repeated his
intercollegiate victory in the 10J-meter
C437.9 nat race. while in the hurdle race
at the same distance over three foot
hurdles, Bacon OF the Irish-Americaus
heat out Hllman and HOlse. his 55 i-5
seconds being an Olympic record.
Gilbert 0utvaults Dray.
The high jump developed battle
royal, il which Porter, Of the Irish
Americans. cleared feet inches
beating Monit of Pennsylvania, who
made g feet.
Cook. of Cornell, won the broad
jump. but did not figure in the pole
vault IN the vault after Mercer. "a
EchOolboy, had been forced out at
Z feet, three Yale men led the
field. Dray. holder of the worlds
record, could get nc higher than j.
feet. 2 Il inches, tieing Nelson Of Yale,
while another wearer OF the Blue. GIL
bert, go over II and made a w0rlG s
mark OF i feet 81 inches
The field was poor IN the hurdles
steeplechase Of 500 meters and five
mile run and no marks were made of
any consequence.
Summaries.
10J-meter dash-First heat-Won by J..
Rector, Virginia. r. CloushaE, Irish
Americans. second: J. Whitman, Penn
sylvania, third. Time. O10 40 Second
heat-Won by L. Robertson. Irish
Americans; y. CartmeII. Pennsylvania.
second; Sherman. Dartmouth. third
Time, OH 1-5. Final HeaI-AFOu by
l. Robertson. Irish-AmeTicau A a.. D.
\ Rector. University Of Virginia, sec
ond. n. J. Cartmell, University OF
Pennsylvania, third Sherman. Dart
mouth, fourth, Time, II seconds,
1l0-meter hUldle-Won by l.. Howe.
Yale: y. Robbins, Yale, second. @.
Christine, Pennsylvania, third. Time,
OILS 40
S-meter run-Won by n Sheppard,
frish-Americsn a. c. J. BromiIOw, jr,
Igish-A American A. c., second, l.. Jones,
Pennsylvania, third F. p SneeHau,
Boston A c, fourth Time, l-54i new
record.
Throwing tie javeIin-Won by Plat
Adams New York A. c.. 13l feet 3
inches; M Sheridan Irish-American A
c. second. 10 feet 9 inches, w. G..
Fielding, New York a. c., ll6 feet
5000 s-Steeplechase-V by J.
$. Eiselc, New York \. c.. r. J.. Carr.
Xavier A A, second: s Root. Jniyer-
sitv Of Pennsylvania, third. Time, 10
minutes A seconds.
Throwing the discus, free styIe-}Von
by A K Dearborn, New YORK A G.
13g feet II inches; NJ J. Sheridan, Irish
American A c. 139 feet 6ih inches. sec
ond; NJ. +. Horn, Syracuse UNIVERSITY.
l33 feet 51a inches. third New world.
record.
Running higa jump-won by II F.
Porter, Irish-Anericsn, height s feet
inches, T. Mofhtt, University Of Penn
sylvania. feet, second; II. A. Gidney
Boston A. A. 8 feet II inches, third.
W. c. Fielding. New York a. c., feet
10 inches. fourth.
200 meter dash-First heat-WOn by y.
J. Cartmell, University of Pennsylvania,
y Sherman. Dartmouth, second; II. W.
Faraday, New York A. C, third. Time,
OBJ Is. Second heat-wOn by J. d
whitman. University Of Pennsylvania,
Robert ClOwen ITish-AmeriCan A c.
second; L. 3. Oorland, Pastime A. c.,
third. Time. q 2-5. Final-won by n
Cartmel. Pennsylvania; J. Whitman
Pennsylvania, second; y. Sherman
Dartmouth, third. Time, q As
400 meters hurdle-Won by c. J. Bacon,
Irish-American a. C; H L. Hillman,
New York A. c., second; J. V. Multi
gan. AquInas 4. c.. third, L. Y. Howe
Yale University. fourth. Time, 50 As
New record.
16-pound shot -put-Won by W. W. Coe
w F KreugaT. Swarthmore, A feet
pa inches. second: NJ. F. Horn, SYRIA
cuse. ~ feet II inches, third.
Standing hiCh jump-Won by Ray c.
Biller. B. c. Y. NJ. c. A. 4 feet l1H
inches. second: s. Muenz, Pastime A. {.
4 feet 1O& inches. third.
100 meters-Won by J. 2. HaIstead.
Cornell University; second. James p /
Sullivan, Irish-American A c.. third
F. II. Riley, Irish-American A C.:I
fourth. r. A. Spencer, Yale. Time 4 /
minutes 1-5 seconds New record
Running broad jump-WOn by z. T. !
Cook, Cornell. % feet . Z inches; sec !
School. % feet pa inches; third, J. r. /
O'Connel, New York A. c., % feet |
inch.
Discus (Athenian styIe)-won by NJ.
]. Sheridan. Irish-American A c. JIG
feet ~ inches; second A X. Dear
born, New York A c, III feet L inch;
third P. Mcdonald, Irish-American A
c., % feet ~ inches. New record
4 meters-Won by ]. d. Taylor. L. /
of Pa; second. J. c. Atlee. Princeton: !
thi d. w. c. Prout, Boston A A Time. /
40 : seconds.
Z Die vault-Wor by A Q. Gilbert. |
4a e, II feet IA inches; w. R Dray |
Va e: F. S. Nelson, Yale, tied at 70 feet
~ inches. New worlds record.
Hop, step and ium0-Won by PIatt
Adams. New York A c. 46 feet n
inches; second. T. F O'ConneH. New
York A. C.. Il feet 61s inches; third, !