The Washington herald., 1920-07-18
Four American Track Marks
Broken, as Athletes StriUe
For Olympic Team Honors
(By the United Press.)

Harvard Stadium. Soldiers Field,
Cambridge. Mass. July IL. The
biggest crowd that ever witnessed
a senior A. A. U. track and field
States watched the cream of Ameri-
can athletes battle for titles and
places on the United States Olympic
team here this afternoon. There
was a strong cross wind blowing,
which interfered with the track
athletes and no worlds records
were broken, although some new
senior championship marks were
made.
AS a rule the battle for places
was close, few OF the events being
won by any margin TO speak OF.
Breaks Javeiin Record.
NJ s Angler. of the Illinois A c..
broke the American javelin record
when he made a throw of 1872 feet
10k inches. the previous record be-
ing 100 feet s inches, made by A.
A. Brinder. jr.. in 1915.
Solomon Butler. coIored star OF
Dubuque College, jumped % feet,
8 inches, bettering the American
record by IL inches made by MeyerA
Princeton. in 1900. His jump was
80 inches short Of the worlds
record.
Joie Ray. Illinois A. A. failed 10
establish a new record for the mile.
a feat which he expected to ac-
complish. His time was 4 minutes,
16 is seconds.
Paddock Wins 20 Dash.
C. W. Paddock. of the Los Angeles
A. c.. set a record for the 220-yard
2-5 seconds.
F. X. Foss and E. E. Myer. of
Chicago A. A, broke the senior A
A. u pole vauF record of 1S feet
when they tied for first place with a
vault of 13 feet inch. Foss won the
jump-off for first place with a jump
Of 13 feet.
More than 5000 fans of trask and
field sports crowded the stadium for
the tryouts. Summaries:
1o0-yard Dash FiIil-won by Loren
Surchison, New York A. C.; seeond, ]. V.
Paddock. Los Angeles A. c.; fourth. VI. u.
Kirksey. Olympic Club. Time los.
One Mile Run.-WOn BY J. W. Ray. I'LL
nois A. C.; second. z. b. Curtis. U. =. Navy;
third. L. NJ Shields. Meadowbrook Club;
fourth, J. J. Connolly. Boston A. A. Time,
5.000-meter Run.-won by H. Il. Brown,
Boston A. A: second, c. c. Furnass. Purdue
University; third, J. T. simmons. New York
A. c.; fourth. I. s. Dresser, New York A. C.
Time. Is m. a5 secs.
Iao-yard Hurdles Final-won by Fl. Z.
na 1uh
Yount, los Angeles A. c.; third. Walker
Smith. Chicago A. A: fourth. r. s. Murray.
New York A. c. fine. 1915 secs.
440-yard Dash.-won by v. ]. Shea. L. S.
navy: second. ]. Z. Meredith. New York
A. G.: third, r. s Emery. Chicago A. A.;
fourth. G. 8. Brctnall, Cornell College. Time,
40 secs.
i6-pound Hammer Throw.-won by Pat
rick Ryan, Loughlin Lyceum, distance. 169
II. 4 In; second, ~. n. McGrath. New York
A. C.. distance. 1s6 IT. 3h in: third. ]. Fl.
McEa Gibson. Olympic Club. distance. I56 II.
sK tn: fourth. y. n. Bennett. Chicago A. A..
distance, f53 II. Az In.
3.000-meter walk.-wou by Villa m Plant,
Morningside A. C.: second. w. ]. Reiker
New York A. C.; third. J. r. Peannan. New
York 4. c.: fourth. 2. A. Maroney. st.
Anselem A. c.. New York. Time. Is m.
y secs,
Running Broad Jump.-won By Solomon
Butler. Dubuque College. distance, "a II. s
in; second. 9. q. LAnders, Chicago A. C..
distance. % II. in.; third. Il. L. Temple
ten. Olympic Club. distance. - fe. s in;
fourth. J. w. Merchant. Olympic Club, dis
tance, - Il. AZ In.
Running High Jump.-won by John Muir
ply. Multnomah A. O., height. 6 IT. Az in;
second. II. p. Miller, Olympic Club. height.
Q IT. 5h In; third. r. W. Landon. New
York A. G.. height. 6 IT. 2h In; +. W.
whalen. Boston A. A.; Oliver Corey. Los
Angeles A. c.; Egon Erickson, una attached,
and C.. q. Krogness, Chicago A. A.. tied for
fourth place at II. az In. whalen won
the jump on
10 .0co-meter Run.-Won by v. W. Failer.
Dorchester Club. Boston; second, r. l..
Johnson. Mocgan Community Club. Pitts
burg: third, George CorLetta. New York;