The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-21
WINS
300 METRE RACE
FOR AMERICANS
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their shoulders n pore him to his
dressing room.
The great mass of the spectators was
deeply disappointed because England
failed to get a place in this race, but
when the announcer called through his
megaphone: Sheppard continued to the
half mile and made the record, 1 min
ute and "a seconds, for this distance"
everybody cheered generously.
Big Crowd Present.
A big crowd came out this
afternoon to witness the work
of the American sprinters and jump
ers in the Olympic games at the sta
dium, at Shepherds Bush. The specta-
tors got a surprise when Harry F.
Porter, Irish-American A. c., cleared
6 feet 3 inches in the third section of
the running high jump. This beat the
jump made by c. Leahy, United King
dom, in the previous section, by one
inch. 7. Motif. University of Chicago.
of whom much was expected, did not
do so well in the jump. He was second
to Porter. with 6 feet 1 inch. But he
will have another chance in the final.
The Americans also did well in the
fiat race, for they got a num-
Der of men in the semi-finals. They |
likewise distinguished themselves in the
preliminaries, and In the 100
semi-f1nals ]. A. Rector, of the
University of Virginia. equalled the
Olympic record of 10 and 1-5 seconds, as |
also did Walker, of South Africa:
George, United Kingdom, won the !
49, t---A q A. mn - " Y- |
Henney, Holland. Time. 20 20 seconds.
Second heat won by Huff, America,
from Duffy, South Africa. Time, % As
econds.
Third heat won by Roche, United
Kingdom, from Robertson, America.
Time, 20 AS seconds.
Fourth heat won by Cartmell, Amer
easily. Time. % seconds.
Fifth heat went to Malfait, France,
defeated r. C. Duncan, United
Kingdom. Time, % 3-5 seconds.
Sixth heat won by Laaftman, Sweden.
20 As.
Seventh neat won by Radoczy, Hun
gary, in walkover.
Eighth heat won by Cloughen, Amer
lea. Time, % 2-5.
Ninth heat was won by Hurds-
field. United Kingdom. Time. 90 3-5
seconds.
Tenth heat won by Hamilton, Amer
lea. Time, % % seconds.
Eleventh heat won by Kerr, Canada.
Time, 221-5 seconds.
Twelfth heat won by d. r. Sherman,
America, who beat Morton, former
of the United Kingdom.
Time, 20 40 seconds.
TNbtrtA4,N t---A l.. M -
Kingdom. Time, % 1-5 seconds
Fourteenth heat won by G~uttormsen,
Norway.
Fifteenth heal won by Hawkins,
United Kingdom. Time. % AS seconds.
In the first round of the catch-as-
middleweight wrestling up
TO 161 pounds. Craige and Norganes,
drew byes.
Second round, Beck. United King |
dom, threw Norganes, and Anderson, |
Sweden, beat Craige on points, after the |
two men had struggled on the mat for
the full fifteen minutes without either /
securing a throw.
In the first section of the running |
high jump, Monson, Norway, and Lead
er, United Kingdom, each cleared the |
bar at 8 feet 10H inches. Gidney,
America, was third, with 8 feet ga
In the second section, C. Leahy, |
United Kingdom, made 6 feet 2 inches;
Andree, France, 6 feet 2 inches, and
John N. Patterson, Chicago A. A., 6
feet. /
In the third section, Harvey, F. Por-
ter, Irish-American A. c., cleared 6
feet 3 inches. Porter beat Leahy's
by one inch. T. Motif, University
of Chicago, was second with 6 feet l
In the first heat of the 400 metre run,
Montague, United Kingdom, beat Paul
H. Pilgrim, New York A. c., his only
competitor. His time was so Id sec
onds.
Second heat, won by Ryle, United
Kingdom, who ran alone.
Third heat, won by j.. B. Taylor.
Irish-American A. c. Time, so AS Sec
onds.
Fourth heat, won by Nicol, United
Kingdom, time, so AS seconds.
Fifth heat, won by Malfait, France,
in so seconds.
Sixth heat, won by w. C.. Robbins,
Cambridge. Mass, in so 2-5 seconds.
Seventh heat. won by William c.