The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-19
OLYMPIC
CONTEST
RESULTS
Americans Win -Four Out of
Five Of Trials Today
Against Entire
Field.
QUARTER MILE RUN
Four Yankees Do Better Than Twelve
Feet in Polo Vault and
Qualify for the
Finals.
QUARTER MILE RUN
[By Henry L. Farrell, Unitel Press
Staff Correspondent

(! [By Henry L. Farrell, Unitel Press
Staff Correspondent
| ANTWERP, Aug. 19.-American
quarter milers, running in splendid
form, gave promise of capturing the
four hundred metre run Of the Olym-
pic games when they won four out
of five OF the trials today.
| g. S. Chilter, of the Los Angeles
A. c., nosed out Engdahl of Sweden,
in the first heat in the time of SO 2-5
The second heat found another Yank
leading the procession at the tape,
| f. j. Shea, of the navy winning, with
Dafel. of South Africa, at his heels.
The time was so As.
In the third heat, J. E. Meredith,
of the New York A. G., led all the
way and Andre, of France, took Soc
ond in the time of 51S4
Rudd, of South Africa, won the
fourth trial with Vitten. of Finland,
second, in 81. r. E. Emery, of the
Chicago A. A., captured the fifth heat,
Butler of England, being second
The Americans did not fare SO well
in the one-eighth finals and the one
quarter finals of the Graeco-Roman
wrestling. The only survivors of the
United States team after these events
were Szymaski, 148 pounds, and
Maichael, 1S1 pounds class.
In the trial heat of the ten thou
sand metre run, GuiIlemot, France,
finished first in 80 minutes, Al sec.
cnds.
Others to qualify were Bachman
Sweden; Anderson, Denmark; F. w.
Faller. Boston, and Garin, Switzer-
land
Four Americans qualified in the
pole vault by doing better than 12
feet They were E. E. Meyers, Chi
cago A. A.; F. x. Foss, Chicago A.
A.; F. E. Knoureck, Illinois A. A.,
and e. J. Jenne, Washington State
college.
win All Four Heats.
ANTWERP, Aug. 19.-American
runners won all four heats in the 200
meter dash trials today.
The first three heats were run in
23 Is seconds, two seconds over the
Olympic record. The time for the
fourth was 90 3-5. ..-
G.. w. Paddock, Los Angeles A. c.,
took the first heat with Sorenson,
Denmark. second The second went
to Loren Murchison, New York A.
c., with Sandstrom, Sweden, second.
In the third Allen Woodring, Phila-
led the way with Wezepoel,
second.
M. M. Kirksey, San Francisco, took
the fourth; Haschek, Slav, finishing
second. g..
America qualified four men in the
quarter finals of the four hundred
metre run. r. S. Emery, Chicago,
finished third in the first heat which
was won by Engdahl. of Sweden, in
so 2-5 seconds; j. E. Meredith, one of
the heroes, of the last Olympic games,
placed third in the second heat, finish
ing behind Ferry, of France, and But
Ter, of England. The time was so 3-5
G.. S. Schiller of the Univer.
sity of Southern California and Los
Angeles A. c., ran second to Dafel,
Of South Africa, who won the third
heat in so As seconds.
Frank Shea, of the navy, won
signal victory for America when ne
defeated the redoubtable Rudd, Of
South Africa, and Andre, of France,
in the fourth heat in so As seconds.
Four Americans survived the quar-
ter finals of the 200 metre dash Muir.
Gibson Of New York, easily captured
the first heat in % 4-5 seconds Allen
Woodring. Philadelphia, forced the
British champion, Edwards, to run
the second heat in % seconds, finish
ing close to the Britisher. Charley
Paddock, Los Angeles, finished second
to Dawson, of New Zealand, in the
third heat, which was run in % As
Morris Kirksey, San Francisco.
took the fourth heat in the same
lime, with Ponton, Canada, second.
S. Landers, Chicago A. A, and D.