Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-21

b Associated Press.
LONDON, July 2O.--The second week
Of the olympic contest at the Sheppard
Bush began with the first day devoted
principally to field sports, such as
Americans are accustomed to witness
The track athletes were the stars and
the program included many fast ana
exciting events. The American ana
British runners and jumpers gathered
in the lions share of the laurels. as
usual. but the Americans exceeded
even the expectations Of their sup
porters. Several hundred Americans
mostly tourists, with many women
who were massed in the seats next 70
the royal box, gave an exhibition VI
cheering which suggested an American
college crowd, and immensely ahusSu
the foreigners. The attendance at tne
games was fair, but the weather IA .aas
afternoon was gloomy ana threateneO
rain. 1r,,+aa
The competitors from the United
states are deploring the continual an
sence of sunshine under winch tneS
can do their best work. The specCdc-
Mar features today were the seven
teen trial heats of the 100-meter sprint Spin
ana the eight trial heats OF the oVo,
meter run. These furnished sever o.
close and stirring finishes
In the sprints America Sapt to,,r
eioht heats and Great Britain tour
"a Rector University of virginia,
syes the particular star, for he quite
,,and,Iv heat K. G. Mcleod OF cam
hrsdre the holder of three VARSITY
bluas who never before was peaten
snd in doing SO he beat the Olynipies
record by doing the distance III AZ ~
seconds. 1J.istead
The names of Sheppard, Halste .a.a
and Beard, Americans, went up VI e-t
biackboard as winners OF tnelr he1e es
-. +ha S0O-meter run. This event
, - a disappointment to Engla il
which was counting on more tnaIL VIZ
+uro heats which it took. Tne Oe[in ~
1raun much to the surprise Vi eiie
IsnsyIishmen. outran Holding, VINO was
one of their mainstays. - +bo
T,unghi of Italy beat n. l.; zoe oi s,t
T1niversity of Michigan in the sAo go ~
time of / 81 is, and ne anu ous'' ., tt
SsaY1byidpe half-mile champion wto
oaat,,red the sixth heat in 1927 4-o,
will give the Anleli0'i'S -
~ Racon. Irish American Athleuc
.,,s,, 90 nt,,red his heat Of the 4oo-
,,aatsr hurdle race in 81 seconds. WIN
ming by rs yards, while Coe ols.ln-
o,,ished himself by dereauhs
Sam the former British champion, "a
tho,,gh he had Just contested mai n
Sof-meters against Lunghi.
The British won sFix and the amer
,ca,1s three OF the nine heats IN the
h,,rdies hut the majority of these We're
nnaxciting because they We're walk
overs. -. ,.otsed IN
the fiagpole three times, slghlLyl 4as.
victory in the finals IN the IVY No. 49,
swimming, the standing broad jump
and the bantam catch-as- catcn ca I.
wrestling. but these triumphs ala no'
insnire such thrills as the track per
formances, because few spectators IA
tba vast stadium could see them
q. M Daniels of the New YORK a. ~
Aha American champion, as was e1-
acted won the swimming event in the
Fast time Of 1:05 S-5, which equals tne
Oi1yyoric record He was closely loI-
lowed to the tape by De Halmny OF
Hungarv. with Julien of Sweden tnlro'
T. a Rich of Brookline, VINO was SCI
ond TO Daniels in the semi-nnals' III
ished fourth in the final.
the standing broad jump contest
,,racticallv was an American event. ar
though no notable RECORDS Were na ma,
Pav Fwry. the American champloIi'
being considerably behind his own 1ec st
ord made at st. Louis. his greates'
distance today was 10 feet IL lnches'
Tsioloitiris, the Greek. jumper Won SET z,-
ond in this event, with lO rect "A
inches. one-quarter of an inch better