Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-22
Irons, Chicago A. A., Does "a
Feet, 61a Inches, Estab-
fishing a New Record.
ALSO BEAT AT WRESTLING
Semi Finals in 200 Metre Flat Race
Furnished Four Exciting
Heats.

'N'''' "uiS %S.--iH lne Hildl OF the
running broad jump F. c.. Irons, Chi
cago A. A., did "a feet. 6ls inches.
which is new Olympic record
All the medals in the running broad
jump VIII cross the Atlantic, f. c.
Irons. Chicago A. A.: Daniel j. Kelly.
Irish-American A. c.. and Bricker.
Canada. qualifying for the finals.
In the first section OF the running
broad jump at the stadium this morn
ing, Cooke, America. was first with a
jump of % feet 1919 inches; Bellah
American. second, 81 feet, 91a inches:
Hayes, Hungary, third, 81 feet, So
inches; Bleaden United Kingdom,
fourth, 81 feet ~ inches.
In the second section of the running
broad jump John j. Brennan, Mar
quette university, was second. with -
feet. 61a inches; Weinstein. Germany.
third, % feet, %. inches; Ahearne
fourth, % feet, z inch, and Bellerby,
fifth. with u feet, Ia inches.
In the second section, Kelly, Amer
lean covered 20 feet. ga inches. beat
ing Ahearne and Bellerby the United
Kingdoms best men.
In the third section, Irons, America,
jumped "a feet, inches beating the
Olympic record. Mount Pleasant. the
Carlisle school Indian athlete. was sec
ond to Irons with jump of % feet. Az
inches Williams. United Kingdom,
was third, p feet, 10 inches.
In the fourth section, Murray, Unit
ed Kingdom, was first with - feet. q
inch; Lukeman, Canada, second with
q feet, inches, and Watt, United
Kingdom. third, u feet, q inch.
There were no Americans in this sec
ton.
In the fifth section, Bricker, Canada,
was first. 2S feet, inches There
were no Americans competing.
f. c. Irons, Chicago A, A: Daniel
j. Kelly, Irish American A. c.. ana
Bricker, Canada, qualified for the fin
ais.
200 METRE FLAT RACE.
The semi finals in the 200 meter fat
race furnished four most exciting heats
the most so that have been witnessed
at the stadium since the games opened
In the first heat Kerr, Canada Won
by foot from Hamilton. Chicago A. \.
The Canadian who had the post, made
tast start and coming up the stretca
he had Il lead of q yard over the heav-
lily built American. Although Hamilton
is not such graceful runner as Kerr,
way and the galleries stood up to Wit
ness the closest finish of the Olympic
the Judges decided that Kerr had won
by foot. but To the spectators II
looked as though even less space divid-
ed the two runners.
The Americans had the second heat
to themselves and n. j. Cartmell, Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. was winner.
clouehen, Irish American A. c., won
the third heat handily, disposing of
Geourge. Reid and Hursfeld. United
Kingdom.
There were no American runners in
the fourth heat which was won by
Hawkins. United Kingdom.
In the first heat of the semi-finals
200 meters fiat race, Kerr, Canada,
beat Hamilton, America, b. the barest
margin, only a foot, the judges said.
2-5.
Cartmell America, won the second
heat with sherman and Hun, America.
second and third. Time-22 3-5.
me third heat went to Cloughen, Am
erican, in % S-5 seconds.
Hawkins United Kingdom. defeat
sd MS team mate Roche in the fourth
heat BY a yard in % 2-5 seconds. No
Americans drawn in this heat
100 METER HURDLE.
The final in the 400 meter hurdle raca
was wen by j. c. Bacon, Irlsh-Ameri
,an Athletic club. Harry l.. Hillman.
New York Athletic club, was second
and Treemer, United Kingdom. was
-hird. The time Of the winner was 81 |
seconds. 90
The first heat in the semi final of
the 400 metre fiat race was won nv
9. Carpenter, Cornell.
WRESTLING.
In the first bout i'm the WRESTLING |
match for featherweights up To ias |
pounds, Dole, American, defeated Cock
hgs, United Kingdom, on points.
In the second bout catch-as- catob-can
wrestling, Dole threw McKJe, United
Kingdom "''eu
G. S, Dole, Yale university. won the
inal in the catch-as-catch-c ,vrest-
ing match. defeating Slim, England