The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-09
AMERICAN IN
| 800 meter RACE
| SNASHES RECORD
Meredith Runs Great Race in
Mondays Olympic Game
Feature
OTHER U. 5. MEN STAR
Almen S. Richards Of Brighans
Young University First
| in High Jump
OTHER U. $. MEN STAR

athletes continued their record
breaking dash for honors at the
Olympic games here today, although
other nations had good look-in QI
the first place points. The most i'm
portant victory of the day was that
of J."B. Meredith of Mercersburg
Academy, in the final of the 500
meter race. Meredith broke a worlds
record by covering the distance in
I'm. SIS.
Both Melvin Sheppard and Ira
Davenport. who finished second and
third respectively, are Americans,
and both also lowered the former
record held by Sheppard, In
I So lbs.
America also counted in the run
ming high jump, which saw the de
feat of the great leaper, George Hor
inc of California, wVo finished third
A Isrman, Liesche. was the con-
tender throughout and the event was
anally won by Almen S. Richards Of
Brigham Young University, with a
jump slightly over feet 4 inches.
disqualification temporarily SCI
| back Americas victorious stre2k al
| the third day of the Olympic game:
I here today. In the semi-finai OF thf
F4O0-meter relay the United States
! team was thrown out for overrun
ming the relay point and disqualified
! In the 400-meter swimming event
Michael McDermott of the Chicagt
A. A., Americas strongest candidate
was disqualified.
The disqualification of Monda!
| followed those or Sunday, wher
three American swimmers, who mis-
understood the starting time OF tn
! 100-meter event, failed to appea
and were dropped out.
To the great chagrin of American
spectators at the Olympic games to
day, the Yankee" quartet in th'
40O-meter relay race was disqualifiet
because F. V. Belote of the Chicag'
A. A., in passing Clement p. Wilso'
of Coe College at the second rela,
of the semi-fnal, changed th'
stick" out of bonds.
The disappointment was tn
| greater because Cooke of Clevelan
led w. r. Applegarth, the last run
ner of the British team, by 10 fee
| at the finish and because the time
| AZ 1-5 seconds, best of the meetin
for the event-showed that til
! United States stood great chance t
win in the finals. AS it is, Grea
Britain will take the Americans
place,
In the second heat of the 10000
| meter walking race there were |
competitors The Englishmai
Yates, won easily. i'ne United State
representatives., Fred Keiser, Me-
| York A. G., and Alfred Voel
make, Pastime A, c., were place
fifth and sixth respectively, but onl
the first named is qualified for tn
final. The American walkers wer
more than a lap behind the WHINE
at the finish.
Today's opening of the games \;
a comparatively quiet one, but 10
600 spectators were on the field TT
standing high jump in which Pla
Adams and Benjamin W. Adam
both of New York A. G., capture
4 second and third places, gave occ
sion for the raising of two America
flags on the stats at the end of Il
: stadium. Both of these will
Q awarded gold medals which are Q
$ fered to all jumpers doing over thr
meters 10 centimeters, G. Siclitira
q Greece. was first in this event, wi
Q 8 meters 81 centimeters. Leo Goe
= ring, Mohawk A. c., tied with
I Swedish competitor for fifth pla
with meters Ia centimeters. r.
Byrd, Adrain College, was eight
y with meters IL centimeters. M
Il randa of Canada was seventeent
q with meters SO centemeters.
Is In the first heat of the 1910
~ meters walking race, George Goul
s. ing of Ontario, and f. ]. Webb, En-
1t land, led from start to finish.
n The two Americans, Edmu
ID REM, Mohawk, a. c., and SAINT
S Schwartz, New York City, un;
l. tached, Vere both entirely outcla
ed. Goulding won by so yards. T
O. first five in each heat OF this eve
II are qualified to walk In the final
l. The .semi-finals heats of the 1C
m meter swimming are 10 be contest
= again with the United States p;
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