Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-17

WINNERS WILL
GO TO ANTWERP
Champions Of This Country to Repre-
sent United States in Olympic
Games-America Has Led In Sprints
For Years--Winners Of Semi Final
Preiiminaries, Entitled to Compete
at Harvard.
BY Associated Press.

Harvard stadium was a crucible OF
competition today in which the coun-
try's athletic speed and strength
were tried out to determine who
should represent the United States at
the Antwerp Olympiad. Incidental
to the Olympic trials, the national
A. A. U. championship for 1920 were
at stake.
Every man who will carry the stars
and stripes at Antwerp was forced
TO submit to the test, the committee
having announced that not even
athletes of proved worth now In
Europe could be designated, and the
result was a congress Of stars Of ali
sections of the land.
America Long Has led Sprints.
The leading sprinters Of America
have been the leading sprinters of
the world for years, and a select
group was primed today to attack
the mark Of 9 80 seconds for the 100
yards held Jointly by Dan Kelley and
Howard Drew. The latter, six years
after he made his record. qualified
again yesterday. Another veteran OF
other athletic campaign honors was
Ted" Meredith, who came out OF
retirement to win his head In the
quarter mile yesterday.
The Try-outs.
The try-outs for contestants quail
flying for the Harvard trials have re-
suited as follows in the sonior class:
100 yard dash (first three each
heat qualify for semi
heat, won by Loren Murchison. New
York A. c.: II. Williams. Spokane A.
c.. second; J. G. Loomis. Chicago, A.
A. third. Time. 10 LIS.
Second heat-Won by M. M. Kirk
sey, San Francisco: B. D. Wefers,
New York A. c.. second; e. o. Gour-
din, Boston. third. Time 10 1-5.
Third heat-Won by ). v. Scholtz.
Missouri; H. p. Drew, Drake second:
Alfred L. Coney, Meadowbrook. third.
Time, 10 1-5.
Fourth heat-Won by Charles w.
Haddock, Los Angeles A. c.; William
d. Hayes, Notre Dame, second; Allen
Woodring, Meadowbrook, third. Time,
10.
22o yard dash (first two each heat
qualify for semi-finals)- heat
Won by Loren Murchison, New York
A. c.; r. s. Maxam, Meadowbrook,
second. Time. %.
Second heat-Won by M. M. Kirk
sey, San francisco: Leo p. Messen-
gale. Missouri. second. Time-21 4-6.
Third heat-Won by Frank Con-
way, Morningside A. c.. N. Y: Henry
Williams, Spokane A. c., second.
Time-22.
Fourth heat-won by G. w. Pad
dock, Los Angeles A. c.: H. p. Drew,
Drake, second. Time-21 4-6.
Sixth heat--Won by M. Haddock,
Kansas; L. e. Coney. Meadow Brook,
second. Time-22 2-5 seconds.
440 yard run (first three qualify
for finals)-First heat-Won by
Frank ]. Shea. navy; Lawrence But
ler Michigan, second; James J. o.
Brien. New York. third. Time-49.
Second heat-Won by j. e. Mere
dith, New York A. c.; Leo s.. Bret
NALL Cornell, Ia, second; George s.
Schiller Los Angeles A. c.. third.
Time-49 3-5.
Third heat-Won by J. W. Driscoll,
Boston A. A.; Colon Kilby. Los An
geles A. O., second; r. S. Emory,
Chicago A. A., third. Time-49.
44o yard hurdles (hrst two quality
for semi -hnals)--First heat-Won by
F. F. Loomis, Chicago A. A.: John
Norton, Olympic club, second. Time
55 3-5.
Second heat-Won by A. q. Desch,
New York; William H. Mean1x, Bos-
ton A. A., second. Time-5e rs.
Third heat-Won by William
Caughlin, University of South;
Charles D. Doggs, Los Angeles A. c.
second. Time-56 As.
Semi hnals-First heat-Won by
F. F. Loomis, Chicago A. A.: Charles
D. Dogs, Los Angeles A. c., second.
Time-55.
Second heat-Won by A. q. Deech,
New York; John X. Norton,
Olympic club. second. Time IS 2.6.
$50 yard run (flrst three quality for
finals)-First heat-Won by L. NJ.
Brown, Meadow Brook; Thomas
Campbell, Yale, second; P. M. Sphinx,
Chicago A. A., third. Time-1.55 As.
Second heat-Won by Earl Eby,
Chicago A. A.; A. B. sprott, Los
Angeles A. c., second; Homer Baker,
New York, third. Time-1:56 AS.
Third heat-Won by Allen B. Helff-
rich, New York A. c.; Lieut.. D. NJ.
Scott, army, second: Sandy Evans,