The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-16
IIBy Henry l.. Farrell, United Press
Staff Correspondent.]

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ANTWERP, Aug. 16--America Wor
her first victory in the track events
of the Olympic games today when r
f. Loomis of Chicago, set new
worlds record in the four hundred
metre hurdles.
| Loomis' time was fifty-four sec
jonds fiat, former record fifty-five sec
onds.
The Americans also took second
and third places
/ J. X. Norton of the Olympic club
of San Francisco, finished behind
Loonnis, and A. G. Desch, OF New
York, was third.
Charlie Paddock set up a second
tssAmerican pictoyy "a whan he ron tff
final in the 100 anetrs dash.
The time was 10 As seconds
Morris Kirksey, San Francisco, was
Isecond to Paddock, with Edwards, the
british champion, third; Alikhan, the
French Algerian, fourth; J. v. Scholz,
University of Missouri, fifth, and
Loren. Murchison, of New York. sixth.
The time was one-ifth of second
slower than the Olympic record.
Georges Andre, the veteran French
hurdler. was fourth; c. D. Daggs, Of
of Sweden, sixth.
Today's Summaries.
ANTWERP, Aug 16.-Following are
the summaries or today's Olympic
events:
100 metre dash, semi-fnals: First
heat won by Edwards, champion of
England; second, Scolz, America;
third, Kirksey America. Time 10 As.
Second heat won by Paddock, Amer
lea; second, Alikhan, France; third,
Murchison, America. Time II.
5000 metre run: First heat won
by Falk Sweden; second, Irwin, Eng
land; third, Koskeniriemi, Finland;
fourth, Furnas, America Time 1917
As.
Second heat won by Blewitt, Eng
land; second, Campenhout, Belgium;
third, Brown. America; fourth, Berg
strom, Sweden. Time 1919 As. .,.
Third heat won by Speroni, Italy;
second, Nurmi, Finland; third, Sea-
grove, Finland; fourth, Lossman, Esth-
onia; fifth, Hunter, America. Time
1927 3-5.
Fourth heat won by GufIlemot,
France; second, Backman, Sweden;
third, Dresser, America; fourth, Mich
OILS, England. Time 1913 3-5
400 meter hurdles: Finals won
by, Loomis, Of America; second, Nor
ton, of America; third, Desch, of
America; fourth, Andre, of France;
fifth, Daggs, of America sixth, Chris
tensen, of Sweden. Time O:54,
worlds record.
100 metre dash: Finals won by
Paddock. of America; second. Kirk
sey, America; third Edwards, Eng
land fourth, Alikhan, France; fifth,
Scholz, America sixth, Murchison,
America Time 10 As.
Ray Hurts Leg.
ANTWERP, Aug 16.-America' !
chances for victory in the long run
ming races in the Olympic games took |
another slump today when Joie Ray, |
the veteran distance runner of the |
Illinois Athletic club, pulled his leg
while working on a grass
track. Ray probably viii be unable to !
participate in the contests.
Walter Smith, Chicago hurdler, in !
iured his leg muscles working ont |
on the grass, but prospects were that |
he would be back in condition to run i
during the olympiad
The Films won the first victory In /
the International contests when Myr-
"a established a new worlds record |
in the javelin throw at 657S. metres. |
The Films also took second, third and !
fourth places. The fifth went to an |
the sixth to Swede and |
the seventh to M. s. Angler, Ameri- |
can, Of the Chicago Athletic asso-
citation.
The Americans showed we'll in the !
of the four hundred metre |
hurdles. Frank Loomis and Angus !
Desch survived the seven heats a-d
a win for the Americans in MAI