The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09
RECORDS BROKEN
IN TRY-QUTS FOR
OLYMPIC GAMES
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Lott. Of the Mohawk Athletic Club. sur
prised every ono by winning with an
advantage of nearly fifty feet over Ills
nearest antagonist. His rght-hand
throw of log feet ~ inches ecllpsed
the American record of o. Sndeigar. the
Pacific Coast athlet, by half an Inch.
One OF Many New Wonders.
There was q shock for the New York
contingent when V. S. Blanchard, a
Bowdoin boy, who wore the colors OF
the Boston Athletic Association, car
ried aJck Eiler. the Irish-Amerlcan
timber topper, along so fast that he
made him stumble and knock down
enough hurdles to earn disqualification,
No one had looked on the Bostonla n
as dangerous. but he proved to be only
one of them any new wonders that were
unearthed' to discomfort tho visiting
New Workers. Another came near TO
wringing the colors of Mel Sheppard
In the 500 metres, for the peerless one
hnd all he could do to stave off the ter
rifle rush donw the straight of David
s. Caldwell, up roduct of the Massachu-
sets Agricultural College.
Tel Berna, the Cornell distance star,
romped homo in tho 5.oOO-metre race.
His time was two seconds slower than
Louis SCOTS worlds record.
An unexpected and unaccounta bio
feature was the result OF tho appear
ance of George HORNE. the high jump
or, with the worlds record of 6 feet
and inches and habit OF clearing at
least feet inches. He failed to
clear the bar ut feet 1ls inches, and
tho New Workers wore ablo to gloat
when ESon Erickson, OF the Motthaven
Athletic Club, followed the downfall
OF the Californian by leaping over :
feet rs inches.
Another surprise was provided for A.
L. Gutterson in the broad jump, when
Harry I. Worthington. of the Boston
Athletic Association, leaped % feet 10
inches. against the IS feet %. inches
of the Vermonter.
The honors OF tho meet rest with the
Boston Athletic Association. tho local
organization supplying the winners of
-FOUR events. two seconds and six thirds
The rival New York clubs, the New
York Athletic Club and Irish American
Athletic Club. had n hard tussle for
second place. Each furnished three
iirsts and two second place men. bur
third places to one Other first places
were distributed each to Harvard. Dart
mouth. Cornell. Motthavcn Athletic
Club, Mohawk Athletic Club, Springfield
Christian Association and Long Island
Athletic Club.
The team committee of the American
olympic committee will meet on Mon
DAY In New York to consider the per
formances of to-day's meet, and those
made today in Chicago. The team
for Sweden will be picked largely on
the basis OF these performances.
Summaries OF Events.
Final heat-H =. Drew, Springfield
High School. won; r. c. Craig. Detroit.
y NJ. c. a.. second: c. y. Rice. Pow
der Point School. third. Time. 10 Is
seconds. Equal Olympic record
500 metres-S7i yards feet S
inches-Final heats-M. w. Sheppard.
Irish A. c.. won; David S. Caldwell.
Mass. a. College. second; I. Meredith.
Mercersburg Academy. third. Time
minute, 90 seconds.
ITO metres, hurdles-l20 yards IL
inches-Final heat-V. S. Blanchard.
Boston y. ~, won: L. NJ Iritchard.
l. a. ~. c.. second; G. ~ Chisholm.
Boston A. A, third Time. Is 3-5
seconds.
1900 metrcs-l,6i yards 10 inches
a. II. Kiviat. l. \. a. c., won; y. 6.
+. 1iedlund, Boston n. A. third. Time.
minutes 55 IS seconds. Worlds
record.
4ao metrcs-+s7 yards l6 inches
d. ID. Young Boston y. a., won; /. 4.
Il. *. Merrihew, Boston a. A.. third
Home, English High School. second;
Time. 40 LIS seconds.
200 metres CHS yards feet 6
inches)-iinal hcat-R. c. Craig. De-
troit Y. NJ. c. y. first: D. II. Lippin-
cctt. University of Pennsylvania. sec
ond; NJ. w. Holland. Xavier Athletic
Association. third. Time, % seconds
5000 metres G. miles ISIS yards)-r.
$. Berna. Cornell, nrst J. l.. Scotl,
South Paterson Athletic Club second;
G. Bonhag. l. y. \. c., third. Time. 10
minutes 20 seconds
10000 metres &C miles s7e yards)-
w. j. Kramer. Long Island A. c.. first;
Hugh +. Mcguire North Attleboro,
second. John j. DAILY. 1. A. A. c.. third.
time. 81 minutes 80 3-b seconds. New
American record.
Running broad jump-H. L. WORTH
ington. BOSTON y. ~, % feet 10 inches:
A. l. Guterson. Boston A. A.. 23 feet
"a inches, second: r. Cable, Harvard,
~ feet IL l-2 inches. third.
funnng high jump-Egon Erick-
son, Mott Haven y. c.. feet 2 SIS
inches. FIRST: j. O. tombstone Boston A
A., feet IL inches. second: II. b.
inright. Boston y. A.. C feet IL
i"S'' '"!' u TOMBSTONE second on
jump off at feet l-2 inch.
Pole vault--M S. Wright, Dart
mouth. 1S feet l-2 inches. first; F. T.
Nelson, Harvard, J.. s.. II feet 6 inches.
second: b. J. Haggard, Harvard, u
rect third; J. II. Camp. Harvard. IL
ieet; J. Mason. Detroit y NJ. c. A.. II
feet New worlds record.
Throwing 1G-pound hammers. Gill
Hes. New York \. C.. 100 feet b inches.
hrs,: T. Cable Harvard. 167 feet s
inches, second: II. 70. Marden. New
York \. C.. 49, feet o inches third.
standing broad jump--Platt Adams.
New York a. c., 10 feet Inches. first:
Ben Adams. New York a. c.. 10 feet
go inches, second: l. Goehring. Mo-
Hawk y. C.. 10 fcct 4 inches, third.
standing high iump-B. r. Adams
New York A. c.. > feet 2 SIS inches,
nrst; /. Go"hIing, Mohawk a. c.. 8
tcet as inches. second: Plat Adams.
New York \. c.. 3 feet SIS inches. tie.
Hop step ana iump-C. p. Bricklcy.