Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-09
BIG VICTORY BY
AMERICAN BOY
J. {. Meredith Winning Event
Breaks World Record.

Stockholm, July eat the end Of the
third day In the olympic games the
Americans led all countries with TWEEN
ty-fve points. Finland, with six points,
Is second; Sweden and Greece each
has three, Norway and Germany two
each and Hungary one. In the seven
events decided England hasn't scored
a single point.
schoolboy, James E. Meredith Of Mer-
cersburg academy, to provide the days
sensation by winning the 300 meter
run in the worlds record time Of 1
minute 52 $40 seconds Not only did
the young American beat the worlds
figures, but In doing SO he lowered the
colors of the man that set the previous
mark Of i minute 81 10 seconds. Mel
vim Sheppard Of the Irish-American
Athletic club. Sheppard was only n
yard behind the flying schoolboy and
only inches In front OF Ira Davenport,
the Chicago university runner, SO that
all three places in this remarkable race
4 went to America.
First In Running High Jump
Another first place fell to the United
States In the running high jump, and
In this event the result was somewhat
In the nature Of a surprise, as the man
to carry the shield over the 6 feet 8 $40
inches that earned the victory was Al
mer W. Richards Of Brigham Young
university. He had to clear that height
to beat LAische Of Germany. George
L. HORNE, the great Jumper from the
coast, though not In bis best form.
, placed the third place to the credit Of
America.
In tho standing broad jump the Amer
leans met 4 formidable opponent In O.
Tacflidras, a Greek, who won tho
event with a Jump Of 8 meters 81 cent?
meters u1 feet Q o-1O inchss). This
was Just enough to beat the Adams
brothers, who, however, scored second
and third for America, Plat Adams
taking second and Ben Adams third
As a windup for the great days work
Louis Tswanima, the Carlisle Indian,
finished second to the Finnish distance
runner, Kolehmatnen, in the 10000 me-
ter run in a race that was n In the
fast time Of 81 minutes 80 seconds
i Much to the surprise Of the experts,
Frederick H. KAISER Of the New York
Athletic club qualified for the Anal Of
the 10000 meter walk by finishing fifth
In his heat. Lieutenant George 8. Pat
ton, jr., a competitor in the modern
Pentathlon, was second In the only
part Of the event decided, the 800 me-
ter swim, but the regular swimmers Of
l the United States failed to qualify In
the heats of the 400 meters. McDer-
mott Of Chicago did finish second In
his heat, but was disqualified.
By far the greatest interest was TAX
en- In the struggle In the final heat Of
the 800 meters, where, In addition to
Meredith, sheppard, Putnam, Edmund
son, Davenport and Caldwell Of Amer
lea, Hans Braun, the fast German run
ner, and G. NJ. Brock Of Canada toed
the mark.
Sheppard ls the Favorits.
Sheppard, on account of his victory
ia London in 1903, when he made the
worlds record for the 800 meters, was
the l.vorite, but nearly every other
member of rhs 1t.aam had his supporters
among the Americans -2rasent. There
was a large following for Meredith on
account Of his defeat Of Braun In the
seminal heat In faster time than the
other heat was run In For once the
expectations Of a fine race were realix-
ed, and the struggle turned out to be
the greatest test Of speed and en-
durance that ever took place. Meredith
set the pace With a long, free stride
that carried the other runners along at
a pace that made the spectators be-
hsvo hat one Of the eight starters
must give way under the strain. Braun