The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-20
Swimming, Sprinting and Jump.
ing, Down for Today,
WEATHER STILL BAD.
The Americans Start Well in
the Swim and Wrestle.
Cheaper Seats Have Begun tn
Draw a Larger Crowd.


the Olympic games for which the
American athletes are suited, were
reached this afternoon and the boys
who had been waiting at Brighton
for their opportunity to try and win
the championship in field sports for
America are now having their innings.
Charles NJ. Daniels of the n. Y. A. c.,
started the ball rolling by winning the
100 meter swim handsomely. but he
was unable to get his team mate, L. G.
Rich. Brookline Swimming club into
place. In the standing broad jump.
both Ray c. Ewry, of the N. Y. A. c.,
and Martin j. Sheridan of the Irish
American A. c.. reached the semi
final and in the first heat of that event
Ewry won, Sheridan taking third
place.
George w. Gaidzik of the Chicago
A. A. won his heat in the high diving
and when it came to the 100 meters
fiat race n. ]. Carmel. University of
Pennsylvania: Cfoughen. Irish -Ameri-
can A. c., New York; w. w. May,
University of Illinois; L. B. Stevens,
Yale university; william F. Hamilton.
Chicago A. A; H. Fluff, Chicago A.
c.: Lawson Robertson, Robertson,
Irish-American A. c.; D. R. Sherman.
Dartmouth college, and j. A. Ector,
University of Virginia, all qualified for
the next round where they will be
pitted against E. J. Duffy. South
Africa; j. P. George, the English
crack; r. l.. Walker, South Africa;
Duncan and Morton, United Kingdom;
Kerr, Canada. and Stark and Roach,
Mcleod, Cambridge, who had never
previously been defeated.
In the 800 metres. fiat J. D. Light
body. University of Chicago. was beat
en-. but Melvin w. Sheppard, Irish
American A. c., walked away from his
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N. Y. A. c., also crossed the tape ahead
of his competitors in his heat, while
H. l.. Coe, University of Michigan,
greatly to the surprise of all was de-
feated at the hands of Lunghi, Italy.
Coe, however. redeemed himself by
running ahead of ,Denham, the British
championship in the 400 metres hurdles,
which was all the more surprising in
view of the fact that he had Just nm
ished a hard 800 metres race.
Few Americans went to the hurdles
as most Of them had just run the 500
metres fiat and the others had to re-
serve themselves for the other heats
of the same event, which for a reason
best known to the Amateur Athletic
association came after the 400 metre
hurdle The American committee did
not like this arrangement as 1T practf-
cally assured the United Kingdom In
the hurdles. but it was useless to OBJ
ject as a protest in all probability
would have been overruled. George
Mehnert's win in the wrestling bouts
must be credited to American victor
les.
New Set Of Athletes.
London, July 20.--An almost entire
ly new set of athletes took possession
today of the dressing rooms Of the
stadium for the Olympian games. The
weight throwers, cyclists and distance
runners having gone through their
part of the programme last week, have
either taken their departure or with
the exception of those entered for the
Marathon race. have fallen to the
plane of mere spectators.
Americas sprinterS and jumpers
who came up from Brighton yesterday
and whose feats are expected to cause
the stars and stripes to f1utter fire.
quently at the peak of the official flag
day, this being one of their busiest
days, and they had no intention of
overlooking anything that would help
them to win. They remained eager
weather prevented them reaching that
condition at which they had aimed.
Better weather was promised by the
forecaster for this week, a prediction
like being untitled. for the archery
contest, continental style. and the
wrestling bouts began to the accom-
paniment of frequent showers.
During the morning the semi-finals
of the 100 meters swim, for which
Charles NJ. Daniels, N. Y. A. c.. Harry
]. Heber, Illinois A. c.. and L. G.
Rich, Brookline Swimming club, had
qualified, was swum and the first heat
of the high diving event, for which
George w. Gaidzik, Chicago A. c., was
drawn, was carried out. The final of
the 100 meters swim will be pulled off
this afternoon, this event, with the
standing broad jump. being the only
final on the programme, but the
heats of the 100 meters fiat of which
there are II: those of the 500 meters
run. of which there are eight, and the
six heats of the 400 meters hurdles,
will keep things humming during the
afternoon. Although the mornings
of the seats has already drawn fruit,
and if the weather improves there
probably will be better attendances
from now. Saturdays crowd number
ed between 10000 and $4,000 persons.
The Americans did exceedingly we'll
in the mornings events. both Daniels
and Rich. the -.-merican swimmers.
qualifying for the final 10e metres swim.
the former taking his heat easily.
Harry ]. Hebner. Illinois A. c., had a
slight lead when he was half way in
the first heat of this event and looked
like a winner, but unfortunately he
steered bad course and Dehalmay
and Julian. representing Hungary and
Sweden, respectively, passed him.
In the catch-as-catch-can wrestling
bout, George n. Mehnert, national
Turnverein, New York. after drawing
bye in the first round in 119 pounds
class, took but few seconds to defeat
Sperenger.. United Kingdom. in the Sec
ond rorr1.
Trainer Murphy. who is here with his
sprinters and jumpers. is sanguine of
success.
The weather cleared up as the day
advanced and became warmer than it
has been since the opening of the
games. This was welcomed by the
visiting competitors. particularly BY