Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-30
FRANCE beaten
BY YANKEES At
!! ATHLETIC MEET
u S. Carries Off First Hon.
orS in Contests at CoIom-
beS; $4,000 Attend De-
spite Cool Weather.

tpY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIaGl i.
Colombes, France. Aug. 29.-The
United States again today carried
away first honors in monster
athletic meet organized by the
Union of Sporting Federations of
France, The event had been wide
~ advertised in France as "a re
venge for the Antwerp Olympic
games"
The American team scored 134
points, Sweden 1928 and France rs.
Notwithstanding cool weather
some $4,000 persons attended. a
strong wind made fast time by the
distance runners impossible. France
was handicapped by the absence of
her star performer, Guillemot, who
is lame.
CASTOR Vidal, deputy president
of the Union of Sporting Fedora
tons, said that France would make
a strong bid for the Olympic games
of 1924.
In the 110-meter hurdles Earl
Thomson, Dartmouth college star,
was first; II. f. Barron. Meadow
brook club. Philadelphia, second
and j. M. Watt, Ithaca, n. Y, third
time l5s 2-5 seconds. Thomson
represented Canada in the olympic.
The 1O0-meter dash was won by
Charles w. Paddock, Los Angeles
A. c., in 10 AS second, j. V.
Scholz, University of Missouri, Sec
Qnd; Mourlain, France, third: Alik-
Nan, France, fourth, and Nilseng-
away in the lead and led by two
yards at the fifty-meter mark.
Scholz gradually cut down his lead
Paddock winning by six inches.
The 400-meter hurdles was Won by
Floyd Smart, Chicago A. A., in
~ rs seconds. Georges Andre,
France, second, and Carl Chris
tiernseen, Sweden, third. Billy
MeaniX, Boston A. A.. was fourth.
Andre led all the way, Smart just
getting up in the last few strides to
win by inches Engdahl, Sweden,
vas first in the 400-meter flat
face in 40 3-j seconds. Delvart,
France, was second; J. w. Driscoll
Boston A. A, third; r. S. Emery,
Chicago A. A, fourth, and Malm,
sweden, fifth.
In the shot putting event Wilson.
Of Sweden, was first with 14.925
meters; H. B. Liverhedge, u. S.
pavy, second; Jansen, Sweden,
Third, and G. H. Bihlman. Olympic
club, San Francisco, fourth.
Y M. M. Kirksey, Olympic club. San
Francisco won the 200-meter dash.
/ Lorrain, France, was second;
Caste, France, third; Tireard,
France, fourth, and Renard,
France, fifth. Kirksey's time was
II 3-5 seconds, which equals the
world's record. Kirksey was all n
at the finish.
by Lundgren, Sweden. NJ. L. i
Shields, Meadowbrook club, Phila-
delphia, was second; Burtin,
FranceA third; J. J. Connolly, Bos-
ton A. A, fourth. Time 4 minutes
25 seconds.
Z II. II. Brown, Boston A. A.. won
the 5,000meter race in 10 minutes
n seconds, Denys France, was
second; Ivan c. Dresser. New YORK
a. G., third, and Bachman, Sweden
fourth,
h r. W. Landon, New York A. G..
won the high jump with 1.S9
nneters. Ekelund, Sweden, was
second and Lowen, France, third.
The American team Paddock.
Kirksey. Scholz and Woodring
Finished first in the 400-meter relay
in AZ 2-5 seconds. France was sec
ond and Sweden third.
7 The pole vault was won by E. f.
Meyers, Chicago A. A., with Rud-
berg, Sweden, second and Fran
quenvelle, France, third. Meyers
cleared 3.S meters.