The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-11
their superiors when It comes to the
test OF endurance

test OF endurance
with sueh men as KiviGt. Jones.
sheppard and TaDer In the 1900 metre
| Gent Americans had every reason to
De hopeful but the oxford rcpresenta-
tive Jackson. who comes OF a famous
atnletic family. although he does no,
TOOK the part proved 10 have the nyccs-
| saFs stchtness OF heart and speed to
carry him past flying field ana win
tne face for England. HIS achieve
ment viii be we'll remembered as long
as foot racing is taxed about. Tho
meeting shows that the veterans must
ue 'evoncl!ed TO the younger men TAX
ms l"elr places. Sheppard. who at
hoil4on was king of the track. found
tnat the youths were his betters In
the fifteen hundred.
Mcdonald Hest With Weights.
hdIpn rose, former Olympic win
ner and record holder had to IN.
second place to T.. j. Mcdonald ~
putting the shot Cbest hand). In which
l'se winner established a new record
81 approximately nifty feet four inches
At that Rose also beat the old rrrorI
win put OF a fraction over nctv feet
. I-'e'!thing considered the United
tniee records He covered .OOO
american flags went UP again for TX
shot-p Eight OF tho eleve,iS ,yho
nIa,t"ed TOT the final test In the pole
nut are Americans and tho two
round OF trials in the 200-metr. sD,lnt
500 'nc United states four OF the
In the evening the Hawaiian Eaba
hAtHoku easily outswam the world. in
S'"vHtA!y Lieutenant Patton tho ONLY
.Nil.eIlcAn officer o: the forty-two con-
,, ....ss IN 'he modern pentathlon. out
polH.eu the champion OF the French
army at fencing. and the French,nnr
Is reputcd TO be the best in m. ,,-o-ii
d 'nls aversion. Patton probably will
- .t.roi's tNe hTst half-dozen when
inc inal score is made IN
ne mai heat OF the 100 metres
=" I'm was won by the Hawaiian Duke
lNeANan amolIu. Healy. OF Australia. was
Aha Kenneth HGszagh. Chicago
"a a. lhiFd Time minute a-5 SOC
ohs rms is one second slower mar
me world. S record established ir,
nananamoku IN his previous hears
t,.%tt'ns' Germany, LonasNyorth. Aus
.lnha' ana Ramme, Germany. also
Hodsson nrcnks Three Records.
AK, - II HoHgson the star Cana
.'1" swimmer captured the nnal OF
me LOO metres swimming. free s,,,i.
D. *. Hatfield. of England was $500
ah' lIaNlwlck OF England thIrd H.
winning this event Hodgson h,oll.-
! three recordsn. He covered ooo
~ IN IN minutes 81 seconds. ana
This beats Taylor's Olvmni~ 80.
made IN London in 1908 by minutes
Gnu % seconds Hodgson continued
. orpiet!nE the mile IN % ninutes
Ia H.
Lnetzow and Malisch were first ~ ~
ond and third in the hnai OF tie S0o
metres swim. breast stroke. BON
covered the course in 3 minutes ~
the only American officer IN tbo
i u, penthatlon is Lieutenant Geo
r. Patton. Jr He dofeatei the cbau,
Pion Of the French army I.icutn,,nn,
. Tas a., de La Tree at fencing today.
fencers in the world, won tho ,irs, a,sI
second points Lieutenant Patton wo,,
me next three, the last being closely
fcrty-two officers started in ma
competition, and twenty-seven remain
,W-hisht. the others being clinlinate5
i mere are twelve Swceds and tbraa
bfi'ish officers among these lo!, ,rno
s---o---; lasted two days IAeutenant
fatton met twenty nine men and de-
ieated twenty three OF them He scnred
sixth In the swimming event against
twenty nine competitors. ana twentin,b
pctltors O''"