The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-25
YANK SPRINTERS
READY TO RUN
First Real Test of lnter-A'lied Cham
pionships This Afternoon at
Pershing Stadium in
Paris

Correspondent
PERSHING STADIUM, Paris, June
25-Star sprinters of the American
army were to be put to their first rea
test in the inter-allied championships
this afternoon.
The finals of the 100 meter dash
and the semi-finals Of the 200 metel
dash and no meter high hurdles Were
or the program.
Edward Teschner of Lawrence
Mass; Chas. Paddock, of Pasadena
Calf, and Sol Butler, of hutchison
Kansas, were entered in the century
Hard competition was expected from
Lindsay, of New Zealand and Howard
OF Canada Lindsay defeated Tesch
ner and Butler in the semi-finals but
Teschner was a favorite. Teschner
Paddock and NJ Haddock were the
American entries in the 200 meter.
In the 10 meter hurdles Robert
Simpson, of Chicago; Fred Kelly, OF
Les Angeles and w. B. Ames, of Oak
Park, ILL.,, expected to win a chance
for final honors.
The hand grenade throw brought
out Fred Thomson, of Los Angeles
Samuel Thompson, also of Los An
geles and D. c. Wycavage, of Luzerne
Tenn. The former, chaplain, was a
favorite although he had never prac
ticed against the boche.
Other competitors were real vete
rams who tossed grenades into enemy
trenches.
Fred Thomson, George Broner. OF
New York, and Harry Ddversdge, OF
Oakland, Calf, represented America
in the javelin throw.
The official results of the events to
date were:
100 meter dash: trials, LIST heat:
Teschner. (American) first; Turin
(France) second; Time II seconds.
End heat: Lindsay. New Zealand)
first; halliburton, (Canada) second
Time IL seconds.
Bird heat: Butler, (America) first;
Hume, (Australia) second. Time II
seconds.
4th heat: Howard. (Canada) first:
Caste, (France), second. Time IL Ia
seconds.
5th heat: Paddock, (America) first;
Grico, (Italy), second. Time II sec
onds.
Semi finals: list heat: Lindsay,
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(America) second; Butler, (America)
third. Time II seconds.
End heat: Paddock, (America)
first; Howard, (Canada) second;
Caste, (France) third. Time, II sec
onds.
1000 meter run: trials.
1st heat: Mason, (New Zealand)
first; M. l.. Shields, (America) sec
ond; Armud, (France) third; Man
rey, (Australia) fourth; LaPierre,
(Canada) fifth. Time, 5 minutes,
10 2-5 seconds.
End heat: C. ]. Stout. (America)
first; Delvor, (France) second;
Chalmers, (Australia) third; Lacay,
France) fourth; Arlie Schardt,
(America) fifth. Time. 4 minutes,
16 seconds.
Baseball: America defeated Can
ada, to 0, Fuller holding the Cana
dams to one hit. The score by m
nings:
America ...... .002 100 11O-5 6 0
Canada ....... 900 900 000-0 l 5
Boxing: Bantam weight prelimi-
naries:
McGrath (Canada) beat Pain (Bel-
gium) ten rounds, decision. Pain
was on defensive throughout.
Digger" Evans, (Australia) de-
feated J.ohtnny Babe" Asher (Amer-
ica) ten rounds, decision. Asher
started well, but Evans had all the
best Of concluding rounds. Evans
recently won newspaper decision
over Jimmy Wilde at Havre, France.
Asher was A. e. F. champion.
Wrestling: GraecoRoman prelimi-
naries: Coolies (Belgium) tefeated
Polk (America). Bout went 1--WE Ety
without fall Referee ctier-
ed extra period, Coolies winning With
rolling fall.