The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-20
Foss of Chicago in Pole Vault
Goes 1S Feet 5 Inches.
Score Heavily in 200
Meter Dash.
WEIGHT men IN HARD LUCK
Yanks Pick Up More Points in
Every Olympic Event.
Britisher Victor in 5000 Meter
Steeple Chase.

Antwerp, Aug. 20.-F. K. Foss of
Chicago. after winning the pole vault
in the Olympic games today. estab-
lished new world record for that
event in an exhibition leap. He at
tanned a height of 1S feet. inches.
Foss broke his own world record
of 13 feet 1916 inches. which he
established in Chicago. 23rd of Aug
ust, 1919. in a minor meet.
The leading contendeTs today at
completion of II events stood as fol-
lows: United States. 143: England.
66; Finland, 81; Sweden. 43.
Peterson, Denmark, Unexpectedly
took second. while E. E. Myers. Chi
cago. "A. E. z. Knoureck. Illinois
AC, Jorgensen, Denmark and Rydl-
berg. Sweden, were tied for third.
E. ]. Jenne. Washington State Col
lege, was shut out.
Americans Out of 10000 Meters.
The final in 10 600 meter run went
to Nurmi of Finland with the sensa-
tional French runner. Guillemot. sec
ond. America was completely shutout
of the final. Wilson. England. finished
| third Maccarrio, Italy. fourth; Hatton,
England, fifth and Manhes, France.
SIXTH The time was 81 minutes As
4-5 seconds, as against the record of
81 minutes. 20 As seconds, made by
<.
America met with a reverse in the
| semifinals of the 400 meter run. F. J..
Shea, former Pittsburgh university
star, won his heat but was the only
American to qualify. ~Ted" Meredith.
| former Olympichero; R. s. Emery, of
Angeles were shutout.
/ Engdahl, Sweden. captured the first
heat in 49 2-5 seconds. with Rudd,
South Africa, second, and Ainsworth.
England, third. Shea won the second
heat with 40 is, with Butler, England,
second, and Dafel, South Africa, third.
Emery and Schiller were beaten in the
\ first heat and Meredith in the second.
Score Heavily in 200.
America scored heavily in the zoo
meter dash, Allen Woodring Of Phila-
! delphia winning handily with G.. w.
Paddock of Los Angeles, second. Ed
ward. British star. was third, with
Murchison, New York. fourth. Dawson
of New Zealand finished fifth and
Osterlaak, South Africa, sixth. Time.
% seconds flat.
England won first place in the final
heat of the 5000 meter steeple chase
race in the Olympic games here this
morning when Hodge. one of her star
/ athletes, led the field across the finish
! line.
Three Americans were in the first
! six men to finish, they being Patrick
Flynn, Paulist A. A, who was second; /;
Micnael Devanney, Millrose, A. A.
| who finished fifth, and AL Hulsen-
bosch, Paulist A. c., sixth. Ambrosini.
| Italy. was third. and Matson, Sweden.
/ fourth. Hodge made the distance in
ten minutes 2 2-5 seconds.
Ran In Cold Rain.
The race was run in a coA rain, and
only a few spectators were present to
! witness It. Hodge breezed home, hav-
! ing a lead of so yards over Flynn.
Brutus Hamilton, University Of Mis-
souri,; Harry Goelitz. Illinois. A. C.;
: Lieut.. E. L. Vidal, u. S. army, and L.
Ellis, Syracuse university. were. the
American entrants in the classic de-
cathlon, which began today and will
/ finish tomorrow.
The American team in sword duel
ling defeated the Czecho-SlOvaks. II
victories to five, but was beaten by the
! Swiss team to G. The American ms
! thus stand a chance to win second
place in this contest.
Weight Men In Hard Luck.
NJ. J. McGrath, New York A C.. was
! unable to enter the trials in throwing g
the 56-pound weight owing to a strain
he suffered this week and Lieutenant
Roberts. U. S. A. and John McEach-
eron, Olympic club, San Francisco.
failed to qualify. The Canadian
entry, whose name also was McEach-
'eron, also failed to qualify in this
/ event.
America and Canada however. were
not shut out of the finals for P J
Mcdonald. New York A c., won first
place throwing the weight II meters
and P. Ryan, Loughlin Lyceum ttook
second place. with 1925 meters
while McDernitt. Of Canada was
fourth with 9.475 meters Lind
Sweden was third with 1925 meters
Svenszon Sweden. was fifth with 94s
meters and Peterson Finland was-sixtt
with 9.375..
Italians Make Showing.
The first heat of the preliminary ir
the 5000 meter walk resulted in 2
victory for Pavezi of Italy whose time
was 3 minutes as rs seconds Park.
~. On, o..