The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-03
Misplaced Hurdle Deprives Man of Record-NeWs of All Sport Doings Boiled Down For Fans.

PERSHING STADIUM, July B. By Associated Press.) )---Earl Eby and M. P. Spink, both of Chicago, fin ished first and second, respectively, in the 400-metre dash in the Interallied games here Wilton of New Zealand was third, the time being 50 seconds fiat William Taylor and James Hum phries, two other Americans, finished the same way in the broad jump Moreoux of France won third place. The winning jump was 3.14 metres.
 In the final of the 2e0-netre hur- dies, won by Robert I. Simpson, the worlds record undoubtedly would have been broken except for the fact that the third hurdle was misplaced, throwing the runners off their stride Simpson, with William E. Sylvester and Meredith House, who finished second and third, respectively, led from the start and finished easily.
 France again demonstrated her fencing superiority yesterday by win ming the majority of the eight sword trials.
 America and France today qualified three men in the pole vault, and in the high jump, the qualifying mark in the former being 10 feet 4 inches, and
 in the latter feet IA inches. Two Italians and one Australian remain in
 the latter event EnglandS two en-
 tries being shut out.
 In the feath erw gIlt boxing event
 Fundy, American, beat Hallam, Aus
 tralian, on points in ten-round bout.
 Robert Le Gendre, of the University
 of Georgetown, won the pentathlon.
 Lieut.. E. L. Vidal, of Camp Hum phries, Va, was second and Andre of France, third.
 NEW YORK, July 3.---Mrs. George
 w. Wightman of Brookline, Mass, who recently won the women's na- ltional singles championship by de- fea ting Marion Zinderstein at Phila- helphia, has now won Ia national ti- ties, which Is a record that has never been equalled by any other woman in the history of tennis in this country. LONDON, July 3---Paul Wilmington
 of Boston beat ID. H. l.. Gollan of the first Trinity crew, Cambridge, by two lenghts yesterday in the first heat of the Kingswood. Sculls in the Henley Regatta The time was minutes 16 seconds.
 NEW YORK, July 3.---One match in the singles and one in the doubles was the extent of the tennis activity yes terday afternoon in the annual invita- ton tournament of the Nassau Coun- try Club, at Glen Cove, l.. I. Walter Merrill Hall, Middle States champion, | money to buy an apartment house. He is a great lover of baseball and at every opportunity helps his dad in his express business.
 He is confident that this Is his lucky year, that before it closes he'll
 be. crowned the new bantamweight ] king.
 By the way, Eddie informs us that he has installed a telephone in his new offices in the Exchange building on West 45th Street, New .. York. Promoters hereabouts will do well to keep this address for future use. Meade and hais partner, Silvey Burns, manager of Harlem Eddie Kelly, are amply supplied with box CTS of all classes and can furnish them at very short notice. In addi- ton to managing big stable of classy performers the firm is also
 booking boxers for long list Of managers.
 Leo Flynn, manager of boxers of all sizes, is iu Toledo with Barney Adair of New York Leo is out West with his stable and managing to keep | his boxers busy. On Friday after noon Pete Hartley will work at New Orleans against local boy. After the big fight Leo and Barney will ! join Pete Hartley, Bill Brennan and Kid Norfolk and with them will box their way to the Coast. Flynn does not plan being back in the East until late next month or carly in septem- ber.