The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-16
FOUR AMERICAN
RUNNERS In
Scholz, Ml'rchison, Pad
dock and Kirsey Quail
fed in 10O-Metre
AND PARTICIPATE
IN SEMI-FINAI4S
Earl j. Thompson Did Not
Participate in 400
Metre Hurdles

Antwerp, Aug l6 tBy the Associated
Pross) The four American entrants il
the l00-meter event all qualified fol
the final in the running of the semi
fnals this morning. The American.
are J. V. Scholz, University of Mis-,
fyssri, Loren Murchison, New York A
G., Charles W Paddock, Los Angeles
\. c., and NJ. NJ. kirksey, Olympic
cub, San Francisco
Earl ]. Thompson, the champion
hurdier from Dartmouth college and
member Of the Canadian Olympic team,
did not compete in tho 400-Ineter hurd-
les and is being saved for tho 100
meter hurdle event. Hector Phillips,
ono OF the stars of the Canadian team.
vas eliminated in the s0O-meter run,
which was won by B. @. D. Rudd Of
South Africa
The first semi.fnal hea. of tho 100.
meter was won by II. F. V. Edward
~ England. with Scholz and Kirksey
o. America, running second and third,
respectively. Time. 10 40 seconds.
The second heat was won by Pad.
dock, America, with Ali<han of France
second and Murchisou of America
third. Time, II seconds fiat. All the
men named qualified for the finals.
In the first OF four heats of the
6,000-meter run Ralk of Sweden fin.
ished first; M. c. Irwin OF England
second, Mans Kolernainep Of Finland
third, and O. Fnrnas OF Purdue uni.
versity fourth.
All qualified for the final. Thomas
Towns OF Canada was distanced. The
time was Is minutes IL AS seconds.
In the third heat of the 5000 me
ter Speroni of Italy was first, Nurm
of Finland second, w. R. Seagrove of
England third, and Lundstrom of Swe.
den fourth. o. +. Hunter of the Olym-
pic club of San Francisco was dis
tanced, finishing sixth. Time, 10 min
utes 81 35 seconds.
In the broad jump, the first event |
of which Pentathlon was classic event |
was the chief on the days program. |
Brutus Hamilton of the University of |
Missouri was first, with Jump of $50 |
meters; Lehtonen of Finland was sec.
ond, with 6.s5 meters; Everett L. Brad.
ley, University of Kansas, third, with
6.6l meters; Lortesen of Finland, |
fourth, with 659 meters; Robert lie
Gendre of Georgetown university, fifth,
with 6,5o5 meters, and Gyllenstelpe Of
Sweden sixth, with GALS meters.
In the second heat of the 5000 meter
event, c. L. Blueitt of England was
first; Van Campenhout of Belgium,
second; Fl. Fl. Brown of Boston A. A.
third, and Mergstrom of Sweden
fourth. Time, Is minutes, 20 AS sec
onds.
Robert Dunno of the University of
Michigan finished well down among the
10 entrants in the pentathlon broad
Jump, with a Jump of $685. meters.
In this ancient pentathlon contest
he victor in each event is credit,
with one point, the second with two
points, the third with three. and SO on
Town the list. The lowest number of
POINTS, therefore, determined the win
Ter.
After the javelin throw and the 200
meter dash. however, the field is cut i
lown TO the twelve best, who then {
ompete in the discus throw. Then
ollows a final elimination to the best I
tx, who run the l5O0-meter. oonclud- 7
nthe pentathlon.
In the fourth heat of the 5,o00-me.
er Guillamont of France finished
irst; Daekman Of Sweden second.
van C. Dresser of " Y. A. c. third,
nd Nichols Of England fourth. I'd
yard Lawrence of Canada was dis
anced. Time, Is minutes % seconds.
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