The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-16

Take the hundred metre dash. Al
London this was won by Walker OF
South Africa In 10 as seconds. Craig
won for US at Stockholm in the same
time. but In one Of the preliminary
heats Lippincott ran in 10 SIS seconds
an Olympic record. We took all three
places in the 100 mstre,.
Craig won the 200 metres. too. in q 7-io
seconds. At London this event went tn
Kerr OF Canada in 20 rs seconds.
The 4O0-metrs run went TO Reidpath
of America In IS 1-5 seconds. In the
semi-finals Meredith won in IS seconds.
new Olympic and worlds record. At
London Halswelle Of England won the
4Oo-metre event in so seconds.
Here a,ono are three event: that ~"
lost at London and won at stockholm.
breaking previous olympic records.
MEREDITH MADE NEW WORLDS
| RECORD.
, Sheppard won the 800 metres at
London In 1.52 l-5 seconds, with a clear
lead. At Stockholm Meredith won the
event for America with a new worlds
record OF 1.5i $40 Not only that. but
Sheppard and Davenport. second and
third, were so close to Meredith that
they broke the former record. This
shows q great Improvement. Three Of
our men did better than our one best
four years ago.
Sheppard won the $500 metres at
London In 4.06 2-5. Jackson Of Eng
land won at Stockholm in $50 4-5. a
new worlds record. This Ia marvel
lous running. but we can md consola-
ton In the fact that he won by less
than a yard from KivIat and Tabor.
whose time broke the previous record.
too, and was within a fraction OF \
second OF Jackson's. We have at least
two 1900 metre runners who completely
outclassed our best Of four years ago.
Our distance runners. although better
than those we have developed pre-
viously. were outclassed by the wonder
full Finn. Kolehmainen. the greatest
wonder In his specially ever developed
In the modern athletic world, and by
Bouin. the great French champion. In
the Marathon the South African run
ners distanced our best. although little
strobino ran a race that compares well
with the winning race run by Johnny
Hayes at London. The Maarthon 10 al
ways uncertain. as the swlftest men
may break down under the long strain.
In tho standing jumps the Adams boys
| cleared II feet and 10 feet II inches re-
spectively. and 8 fee. inches and 6 feet
3 inches. Ray Ewry could not go to
| the games. but We have developed win
- -.
others but the champion himself. Plat
Adams won the high jump and was sec
| ond to the Greek. Tsiclitlras. In the
broad. Ewry won both events at Lon
| don. lie may win again In the next
Olympics He isn't out OF II yet. But
by that time Plat Adams should be
hustling Ewry's records.
In the high jump Richards. tho Amer
| lean winner, battered Porter's (Ameri-
CAM London performance by three-quar-
tiers Of an inch. In the pole vault Bah
| cock (America) broke the former
! Olympic record by clearing ~ feet M
| incheA Gilbert and Cook (America) tied
In London at - feet Z inches. Wright
and Nelson (America) beat the old mark
for second and ird.
LEMMiN0 WON AGAIN IN JAvE.
| LIN EVENT.
| The Javelin wa never figured In. Lem
| ming. the old Swedish champion. won
again with q new record Of 19s feet 4
inches. q distanre never approached In
this country. We never made a good
showing In the walking races either.
| We lost the discus. Taipale. the Finn.
making a new Olympic record OF iis
feet ~ inchca But two Americans.