Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-30
SPORTS
YANKEE ATHLETES WIN
HANDS DOWN IN FRANCE
Sprintcrs and Long-Distancc Men
From the Olympiad Have Every
thing Their Own Way.
IBy Associated prcss.I

COLOMBES, FRANCE. August %
The United States again today car
ricd away first honors in monster
athletic meet organized by the Union
OF Sporting Fcdcrations OF France.
The event had been widely advertised
In the French newspapers during the
past week AS "a revenge for the Ant
werp Olympic games"
The American team scored total
of 1874 points. Sweden l2s and France
as.
Notwithstanding the cool and dis.
agreeable weather some 2o.0UU per-
sons gathered III the stadium to watch
the athletes. y strong wind blowing
across the field made fast time by
the distance runners Impossible.
France IN the long runs was handi-
capped by the absence OF her stur
performer. Guiliemoi. who is still
lame.
CASTOR Vidal. deputy president OF
the, Union OF Sporting Fcdcratione.
strong bid for the Olympic games OF
1924.
France Wants OiynpIad.
"1f we can gather 5000 spectators
together after "a hurried four or five
days orEa!zat!on. one may imagi me
now many persons would turn out
and what a. success real Olympic
games would achieve IL held in Paris
- -
pared for them Il year in.a dYancc," he
said.
Members OF the American Olympic
term who came down from Antwerp
to compete asainst the picks of Swcd
ism and French representatives in the
OlymplcS were rewarded today, when
they performed before Il larger crowd
than watched them at Antwerp on
any day during the Olympic contests
The Americans made Il fine showing
specially the sprintcrs
Andre Lcfcvrc, the war minister.
many French generals, Lettnd Harri-
bassy in Paris, who represented Am
! bassaJor Wallace, and most OF tho
American colony in the capital. were
Dartmouth Man Wins.
In the ll0-mcter hurdles Earl
Thomson, the Dartmouth College star.
brook Club. Philadelphia. was second.
and J. NJ. Watt. Ithaca. " Y, third.
The time was - 2-5 seconds.
Thomson who represented Canada
In the olympic events. led the whole
distance.
The 100 meter ia, dash was won
/ by Charles W. Paddock, Los Angeles
4. G., in 10 i-5 seconds j. V. SchoIz.
Paddock got away in the lead and led
I by two yards At the JG-metcr mark
Scholz gradually cut down his lead
Paddock winning by six inches.
The i40-meter hurdles was won by
/ Floyd Smart, Chicago \. A.. in 81 30
seconds. George Andre France. was
1sccond Andre Early led all the way
smart just getting uD in The las, few
strides 10 Win by inches
Engadhl. sweden, was first in the
!i"-me,er fiat race. in 49 30 seconds
! He led from star; TO finish
4 Sweden First In Shot Putting.
In .hc shot putting event wilson.
I OF sweden. was first with l4.525 mo
/ iicrS. IL u. l.tverscdgc, United States
J Navy, second.
NJ. NJ kirAsey. Olympic Club. San
/ Lorrain. France. was second. Kirk
s"y's time was u 30 seconds, which
equals the worlds record
4 The l,50o-mcter run was won by
( Iundgrcn. Of Sweden VI. l.. Shields
( Mcadowbrook Club, philadelphia. Was
I second. the winners time vast min.
utcs - seconds.
] ". H. Brown. Boston A. A.. won tho
+ '."pU- meter race in - minutes -
seconds. DenyS. was second: Ivan G.
Dresser. New York y. G. third The
I three leaders finished inches apart in
"a terrific finish. after slow pace
. early in the race
\ W. Landon. Ncw York A. c., won
/ the nigh jump with $50 meters: Exc
I luna. OF sweden. was second
The American team. Paddock. Kirk
ScN ScholZ and Woodring. finished
[ hrst in the t00-mcter relay In ~ 90
I seconds. France was second and
I sweden third
The polo vault was won by r. J.
/ Meyers. Chicago y A.. with RudderC
sweden. second. Meyers cleared 3s
! meters.