Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-16
-FOUR AMERICANS QUALIFY
OLYMPIC TEAM is IN
WONDERFUL SHAPE
Angler, Tuck, Lincoln and Mahun VIII
Enter Finals I'm Jnveun
Throwing.


BY JAMES L. "rED" MEREDITH.
Unirersnl Service Stan Correspondent,
ANTWERP. August 15.-The sew
cnth Olympic games are under way.
Before throng of spectators which
filled the stands of the great stadium,
Tour big events were staged today
first OF the competitions to follow tho
formal opening OF the contests. ac-
complishcd yesterday with grand
| parade.
The javelin throw. the lOo-mcter
me too-metcr hurdles and the 500
| meter were the first events, and fig
ures thus far tabulated show that
Inc J, Hm nmi can, eon;enfers got, away
spear hurlers, the maximum allowed
10 enter any one contest, made marks
which qualified them for the iinals.
out OF q total of ten to qualify. The
entire American team is clntcd at this
showing AMI regard it as n forecast
OF what the Americans will do
throughout the games.
FINLAND showed to best advantage
however; in the javelin throw when
no less than three OF her team spcedcI
the missile beyond the old record OF
s!N;y-two meters.
~ $. Angler Illinois a. c., with a
loss OF o7.5S meters: y. NJ. Tuck. Null
tonomah a. c.. Oregon. with 57.S6
meters; j. G. Lincoln. New York a. c..
|
\ mark WAS 5i.S. and j. Mahan, Texas
College. 5s.52 meters.
FINNISH record smashers were john
son; Pcltonen and MyrrL Pcltonen
made the longest throw. his javeIin
| striking $3.50 meters from the CIR
cLes. Others whose marks entitled
street and Blornquist. OF Sdewen. with
Goa2 and ISIS. and klumberg. of Es-
thonia, who made 5000 meters.
american winners OF their heats
I nj n L..
were a. G. Desch. w. *. Norton and
r: +. Loomis. The results of the heats
| First-Dcsch. United States. FIRST;
nie!en, second. Finland secretary:
Gray, England. third. Time. 81 As
Standardization. United States. nrs,.
Wheeler. England. second Lundstrom.
sweden, third Time. 81 80 seconds.
Third.Chrisp.crn Sweden. first:
DaEEs, United States. second. Time.
Fourth-Loomis. United states. frst:
Andre; France. second. Time, % / 3
seconds.
| The Americans who competed to-
Yesterday but rested up their legs
ana consequently were in fine fettie
Tor their events. The United States
! had the greatest number OF athletes
| In the big march and received loud
est and longest cheers. The team WAS
pronounced the best drilled OF any
which took part.
The 500 meters event today Is re-
gardcd as the most important.
Mnrchison. Paddock, Scalz ana
| kirkscy. who are running in the 100
meters are all inn the best possible
shape and az "A result ii is hard to
pick n favoritc. Paddock. due to his
style OF running. though might be
regarded as better suited to the
track, especially on account Of the
distance, ITO yards. which does not
favor Murchison.
| Eby. Scott, Campbell and Hclnrcn.
Will be the starters today In the 500
II was thought Spruct might SUD
stitutc for Helfrich. but this Is nm
probable after last weeks trials IN
which The latter won his place,
South Africa: Hills. Of England. and
Johannson. OF Sweden. TO compc.c
aEainst-the ,hree best men in the
event. outside our own team but four
are TO qualify, so IT really does not
matter.
Eby took third place In the 500
meter run today when his heat was
won by Rudd. the Englishman prac-
tically repeating his performance ~
the Pennsylvania relays.
The American star had drawn num-
Der four in the lineup at the pole.
lsudd was number seven. Eby took
slowed TO the pace he wanted 10 keep
for the race. Rudd ran side by side
with him to the eco mark. when he
jumped ahead, just as he did in the
Penn meet
ili!l, Of England, who took second
place, looked To be doing his best. Eby
took third without extending himself
and his position today need cause no
fear. since he qualified for the finals.
all that was necessary.
Don Scott also took the pace in his
race with Bolin. The Swedish favorite.
Trailing him. Baker. OF England.
pulled Rudd's stunt at the eco and
won with Scott second, running cas-
lily. Campbell ran a poorly Judged
race. allowing himself to be jostled
all over the track. hut was better than
his field. FSprott ran we'll and had no
trouble taking second In his event.
Twelve men qualified for the high
jump by clearing the bar set az the
metric equivalent of six feet. Four
Americans qualified. John Murphy.
of Portland: II. q. Muller. OF san
Francisco: Il. w. Landon. New York.
and walter Whalcn. Boston. In nd
tition, four Swedes, two Frcnchmcn
and two Eng lis hmen, also gained The
right to compete in the finals.