New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07
FAST TINES In
OLYMPIC TRY-OUTS
TWO HORLD,S RECORDS GO
at PHILADELPHIA.
Rector Pr0rcs Himself a Great
SpriHtcr-Nc1c Discus and Pole
Tauit Marks.

Philadelphia. June s.-sensstional performances
under almost perfect conditions marked the East
ern trv-outs for the American olympic team to-
DAY Two worlds records were broken. one WAS
equaned. and six Olympic marks went by The
board. Interest in the meet centred largely IN
Rector. OF the University Of Virginia. and the
Southern Splinter made good. lie failed to win
the ie0-rnc,re dash. but he eGualed the world S
record Of 10 4-5 seconds in winning the hrst neat
and was second 10 Lawson Robertson IN the nha1'
afler being set hack a yard for false START lie
beat Cartnnell. of Pennsylvania. even win that
fsndicap and that proved his claim 10 greatness.
In addition to the many records broken all out
one Of the others approached py lhches or
seconds in the event where the contestants
showed had form in comparison with Olympic rec
o-ds -ba is,elin fbrov the winner able 10
throw the saear-shaped missile only Isl feet
inches whereas the record is 10 feet lnches' eo
by Swede.
The worlds records to go we're in the pole vault
and the free style discus throw. A c GILBERT. OF
Vale University set the worlds figures for the
POLE vault 4; % ia inches. The former Norla
figures were II feet 81 inches and the olymplan
record Il feet inches ". r. Dray, of Yale. who
held the worlds record, and F. s. Nelson also OF
Vac tied for second place at u feet 2la inches
A h Dearborn. OF the New York Athletic Club
With throw of 1S9 feet II inches, broke the
worlds record the free style discus throw, ana
III J. Sheridan. of the Irish-American Athleuc
club OF New York. with a toss of 1Ss feet 617
inches also improved on the cid record Of 136 feet
Is inch. Sheridan also broke the Olympian record
Of lis feet inches for the discus throw. Greek
style
NJ " Sheppard of the Irish-American Athletic
Club clipped two seconds off the olympian record
Of 80 for the s1o-fnetrs race: H l.. Hillman.
New York Athletic Club established new hgures
for tie 4ao-rnetre three-fooT hurdle event: j. +
IIalstead Of Cornell. the Intercollegiate mile cham
rion. cut the 1-5sN1netre record from 43e % TO
40 IS.
Because Of the greater number of entries from
the athletic clubs. clubnen carried off more events
than the coregians. The form shown by the club
men fully up to that displayed by the univer-
sity men in last Saturdays intercollegiate cham
pionships and. no matter whether the majority OF
The men who make up the American team are club
or college athletes the United States will be repre-
scented that the rest Of the world will ma
hard beat.
The greatest interest wa staken in the 10o-rnetre
race because Of tie many fast men entered d. j.
Kelly, of Spokane Wash. who holds the world
record Of 3-5 for the 1"o-yard DASH did not run,
because OF a lame leg. Rector y. J. Cartnen. OF
the University of Pennsylvania the intercollegiate
100 and 300 yard champion, and Lawson Robertson.
Of the Iris-AmericaI Athletic Club qualified with
out trouble The failure Of f NJ Ramsdell Of the
University Of Texas, who is said 10 have done the
100 yards IN As, surprise
Robertson of like flash and Cartnlell was
slow TO get away. 1t was anybody's race almost
TO the tape. but Robertson by great effort man
aged TO finish in front, with Rector second and
Cartrel third. There was no daylight between the
three.
J. B. Taylor. the negro runner OF the University
Of Pennsylvania and intercollegiate champion quar-
ter miller won the 4co-metre easily. and f. G.
BeIars Of the New York Athletic Club. captured
the 1ve-rile event after grand race. There were
q great struggle between J. J. Gallagher Of the
shanahan Club. Philadelphia, and Lewis Tewan-
ina, Carlisle Indian. for second place. in which
the white
The American Olympic team will be selected on
Tuesday night at a meeting in New York Of The
team selection committee OF the American Olympic
Committee. 1t is expected that about forty men
viii make up the team The summaries follow
fundred-Iaetre Co9.s yards dash-Final heat
Rector University Of Virginia. second; y. J. Cart
Rector Was set one yafd for a false start.
carmel ennss . - b Whihsm Pssylvsnis
second; sherman Dartmouth. thiTd, Tine OILS -
Taylor. University OF PENNSYLVANIA J c Aztec Prince
II second; " c. Prout Boston Athletic Club, third
FP5r 80 s sf N Sor n W
seIh BomiloN- jr Irish American Athletic CLUB sec
Tine - breaking 4a s The olympic sRs Te09gd ~
p HaIstead. Cornell: J. p. sullivan, Irsh-ATnercan
American Athletic Club. third Time 4:o11s. breaking
hundred and-ten-retro u2o2 Yards, hurde-von
by Z v o%e Ysg D , 4 Robins l4s o 9s. second c,
-Four nqndres metre go yard hurdle rsSebW2n by
HiImsn. New YORK Athletic club second J. Y. Multi
Sale fourth Tine o:55.s Hiiimans record o: for
t. M Mss bi pfoe a isv! Hurdles Were feet high
the time Of O:55s5 being a record
A-fistir 1Tshi u ! Sa,l9rhe. jr PbiaSepha second;
Lewis TeWanls, Carlisle Indian School,. third Time.
-thousana-tvvo- hundred nnetr. CSze7s YARDS
fesplechsse,Wor by J. l. kisele NeT aoTk Athse.o
YORK second. s n Root University OF Pennsylvania.
T,.scrs throw FREQ stvle-won by A X Dearborn New
York Athletic Club l3s r. u ir breaking The Olympic
Sheridan irish American Athle2 club 139 Sc in,
second N F Horr. Syracuse University lS3 II 81 ill.,
Turning high jumpIwop BY f. Porter Porter: Irish
facSe6 6 feet second: II A. Gidney Boston Athletic
Association. . It il in, thrd -. ~
Atb'stie CUB ~ r y n Sheridan IItsh aert
TSelsnr New York efhietio club lie r. r1 tbrd -
q, ~ in. frank Mount Pleasant carlisle q IT. 2I.
in second; J =. o'Conne. New York Athletic club.
y = ] in third.
Throwing the hamn1er-won by L J. Talbot. Cornell.
second; N Horn. Syracuse. only other contestant,
Discus throw Atbens)--won by II. !. Sheridan.
Irish American Athletic Club New York lie f. az in
Athletic club III biz second; Mcdonald
Irsh-Arner1csn Athletic Club. New York 9c # AZ
HOP, step jurnpwon by Plat Adams. New York
ktblt, Squb - r. sik In second F N friese n
stta~hed. Al ~. als in. third.
b-raing the olympic also worlds record
u II 6iz In: F d Nelson. Yale. and ". R Dray.
Standing broad jurnp~won by R. c. Ewry New York
Athletic Club. II # = in J. A Biler 10 IT. So In;
Putting the weight Cstot-put)-won by ". jr.
To;1r S,,Isnnse I-niyersitv 81 n 10 in third
Athlete Club IT; J A Biler Brooklyn Central Young
MeIs christian II 5.b 81 N :, 80
an. third
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