Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
KERR WINS FROM CLOUCHEN
Canadian Takes Two Hundred-Met
Race from Irishman.
EwRY TAKES STANDING JUMP
Also Took All Heats I'm
One Hundred and Ten-Meter
Hurdle in witch They
Were Entered.

University Of Pennsylvania, who finished
in the order named. AS the British run
ners had no chance of success in this
event the win of the wearer Of the maple
leaf was as popular as was the victory
Of South Africa yesterday in the 1OO-met4r
dash.
When it was seen that Kerr had touched
the tape inches ahead Of Cloughen, the crowd
on the stands stood up and cheered and
the Canadians poured out onto the field
and carried their hero shoulder high to his
dressing room. Cloughen and Cartmell
ran a splendid race.
Ray c. Ewry. New York Athletic club,
won the final In the standing high jump.
The Americans also are figuring on the
preliminary heats of the 1lO-meter hurdle
race, and in each case where Americans
started IN these heats they were successful.
J. c.. Garrels, Chicago Athletic association;
w. NJ. Rand, Harvard university; F. c..
Smithson, Multnomah Athletic club, and
l.. V. Howe, Yale, each headed his field
in his heat, while A. b. Shaw. Dartmouth,
had a walkover.
Americans in High jump.
The Americans also will figure largely
in the standing high jump. with which the
program opened this morning and which is
expected to last the greater part of the day.
They are also interested in the semi-final
Of the high diving contest, Gaidzik Of the
American team, with six Swedes, one Finn,
one German and one Englishman, having
come up from the various heats to this
position.
Things moved very slowly at this morn
ing's session and only the semi-finals Of
the standing high jump had been completed
when the lunch hour arrived.
The first section of this event was carried
off by Tsiclitaras, a lanky Greek, who fig
ured In the previous jumping events. He
cleared 8 feet / inch. Plat Adams, New
York Athletic club, was second with 4 feet
10 inches. Ray c. Ewry, New York Ath-
letic club, equalled the Greeks jump in
the second section, but he could not I'm.
prove upon 1t. ]. A. Biller, Brooklyn Cen
trail Young Mems Christian association, was
the only other competitor. who came near
Ewry. He did 4 feet II inches. Martin ].
Sheridan, Irish-American Athletic club,
failed at 4 feet 7 inches after clearing 4
feet 6 inches. Henderson, United Kingdom,
and Blystad, Norway, each beat Sheridan
by two inches, clearing 4 feet, s inches.
The third section was won by F. Leroy
Holmes, Chicago, with 8 feet. F. C. Irons,
Chicago Athletic association; and Gallwitz,
Germany, each made 4 feet 8 inches.
In the second section of the standing
high jump. Ray c.. Ewry. New York Ath.
letic club, cleared 5 feet l inch and ]. A.
Biller. Brooklyn Central Young Mems
Christian association, 4 feet II inches.
In the fourth section of the standing
high jump Motto, France, was first, with
four feet eight inches. Lawson Robertson,
Irish-American Athletic club, did not quail
ifys for the final. Do VAS
The final of the standing high Jump was
won by Ray c.. Ewry, New York Athletic
club, with five feet two inches.
Hundred Ten Meter Race.
The first heat of the 11O-meter hurdle
race was. won by Healy, United Kingdom.
Time: O:154$. No Americans competed.
In the second heat, ]. c. Garrels, Chicago
Athletic association, won easily. Time:
0:16b.
The third was won by Groenings, United
Kingdom, in O:163s.
The fourth heat won by KIely. United
Kingdom. He had a walkover.
Fifth heat, w. H. Rand, Harvard uni
versity, won, O:1546.
Sixth heat, Waltes, United Kingdom, won
In O:172s. There were no Americans in
this heat. Lemmlng, Sweden, fell at the
second hurdle.
Seventh heat, KLydett. United Kingdom,
won. He had a walkover.
Eighth heat, Halburt. Belgium, won, a
walkover.
Ninth heat. Ahearne. United Kingdom,
won, walkover.
Tenth heat. F.. c.. Smithson, Multnomah
Athletic club, won. Time: O:l5m..
Eleventh heat, Hussick, United Kingdom,
won. Time: O:16%. No Americans ran.
Twelfth heat, Kinahan, United Kingdom,
won, in 0:l6%. No Americans ran.
Thirteenth heat, l.. V. Howe, Yale, won.
Time: O:15@. o beat Leader, United
Kingdom.
Fourteenth heat, A. b. Shaw, Dartmouth.
won, a Yalkover. This was the last heat
Of the hurdles.
Talbot Out of Wrestling.
The Graeco-Roman wrestling, light
weights up to l7 pounds, ana the catch
as-catch-can matches between heavy
weights up to l1 pounds, going on al
mats at either end OF the arena, kept the
adherents to that form of sport entranced
all day long, The only American entered
in these events was Lee ]. Talbot and he
was defeated in the first bout at catch
a~s-eatch-can by O'Kelly. United Kingdom.
The tribute the Americans at the sta
dlum paid to Walker yesterday when the
young South African won the lOO-meteI
dash appears to have appealed strongly
to English sportsmanship and is likely tC
do much to dispel the soreness caused by
the American protests earlier In the games
which was much discussed.
The four men in this event got away &c
a splendid start. Kerr quickly showed in
the front, and although Cloughen made z
magnificent sprint at the half way anC
pulled up inch by inch, he was unable tC
catch the speedy Canadian, who breasted
the tape nine inches ahead OF him. Cart.
nell was only a foot behind C~loughen
Hawkins, United Kingdom, was fourth.
The final in the 2OO-mete flat race was
won by Kerr, Canada. Cloughen. Irish.
American Athletic club, was second anC
In. ], Cartmell, University of Pennsyl
vania. third. Time: O:22A.
Judges Disgualify Carpenter.
In the final Of the 4OO-meye HAT rae,
]. c. Carpenter, Cornell university. cam,
in first.
A sensation was created when officials
declared that II was no race. This decision
was reached on the ground that C9rpente.
had bored Hallswelle, the English run