New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-17
Frank Loomis, Chicago,
Sets New World Record
in 4OO-Meter Hurdle
Race, Winning in O:54
America Leading
Nations i'm Points
Paddock Takes 1OO-Metcr
Dash i'm 10 As Seconds;
Cheer Stars and Stripes
By Arthur S. Draper
Special cable to The Tribune
1000 NaIv York Tribune

ANTWERP, Aug. 16.-By Win
ming the 4OO-meter hurdle race in Sd
seconds on the second day of the
Olympic meet, thus creating a new
worlds record, the ever-nonchalant
Frank LOOMS, of the Chicago A. A,
to-day started the American scoring
machine, which henceforth promises
to work faster than cash register
in a dairy lunch.
In the hurdles and 100-meter dash
America collected 30 out of a pos
sble "a points. and even then they
grudgingly permitted the rest Of the
world to take the remaining dozen
points. Finland is second with 30
points. The next five nations fol-
.ow France, 6; England, a;
Sweden, 8; Esthonia, 2; Norway, l.
The seventh Olympiad is now in
full swing, every day offering a
batch of classics any one of which
is deserving Of detailed considera-
ton. Even the trials result in races
worth going miles to see.
To LOOMS falls the credit of scoring
the first American point and breaking
the first running record. Myra, of Fin
land, broke the first record of the meet
yesterday when he set a new mark in
the javelin throw.
Stars and Stripes Hosted
Wren the Stars and Stripes were
hoisted over the gate of the stadium
the crowd of Americans, who easily
outnumber all other visiting deega-
tiors. burst into thunderous applause.
The yelling was so loud and long that
j. seemed to be a Yankee meeting in
stead Of an international one.
Nothing win illustrate the quality of
the American runners better than the
simple statement that only one, Charles
Hunter. has failed to qualify ior the
NAL Of any event thus far contested
Even in the pentathlon, each of the
fur Americans won his heat in the 200
meter run.
Off to d good start, Loomis, who had
the third lane, passed Georges Andre
the French champion, who ran in the
fourth lane, before half the distance
was covered The rangy Chicago youth
barely skinned the sticks, so perfect
was his stride
Running with machine-like precision
LOOMS had a cIear field in the last
seventy yards, with Norton a few yards
behind. and after clearing the last OBJ
stacle he raced Norton into submission
with great finishing sprint.
Track Five Inches Short
1t is believed that Norton ran I'M
der the old record and August Desch
who finished third, must have equaled
the previous figures. Charles Daggs
who had the outside lane, was poor
last, having lost his stride twice
When the track was measured after
the race 1t was found to be five inches
short. but the measurement was crude
~ made and will have 20 be done by
an official surveyor Had LOOMS been
phia, he would have done even better
than 81 seconds. He finished fresh
and was scarcely breathing hard after
ms record breaking performance.
The final of the 1OO-meter dash
came just as darkness was about to
settle over the huee stadium and it
held the popular fancy of the crowd
1t was as line field as ever faced
starter in sprint race.
There was hush over the stadium
as the runners took their marks in the
1oilowing order from the pole: Muir
eeaison, kirksey, Paddock, Alikhan
Scnolz and the English negro Ed
wards Paddock satistieo MS usual
sIperstltlon by taking a ANAL practice
start and then touching wood twice.
when they crouched, the assistant
starter told Paddock he had his hands
over the line. There was an instant
lCOntlnlird