The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-18
YANKEES
WINNING !
American Athletes Win
Out Of Three Opening
Events at Today's
Meet.
OTHER FIRST PLACES
Ryan Wins Hammer Throw With
Bennett Second, But Wrestlers
Do Not Fare
Well.
OTHER FIRST PLACES

by Henry u. farrell, Un1ted FreSS
Staff Correspondent
ANTWERP, Aug. 18. Americans
won two of the three preliminary
trials in the 5000 metre steeple chase,
which opened today's events in the
Olympic games.
In the first trial. M. Devanney, of
the Millrose A. A., New York, was
first, with Ambrosini, Sweden, second.
and Rissanen, of Finland. third in the
time of ten minutes, % seconds.
p. Flynn, of the Paulista A. C., New
York. won the second trial, Hedvall
fof Sweden, being second, and r b.
Watson, of Kansas state agricultural
college, third The time was 1886.
Dodge, of England, captured the
third trial. Mattson, of Sweden was
second, and A. L. Huelsenbeck, of
New York A. c., third, in 1917 2-5-
In the first heat Of the wrestling,
the Americans won two bouts. Will
kie of the navy defeated Struna, of
Czecho Slovakia, in 25 minutes.
F'riman of Finland pinned down
Gallery, of the United States in two
minutes, 20 seconds. Kahkonen, Fin
land, beat Vores, Chicago seven min
utes. Metroloulous, Gary, Indiana,
defeated Vouyoukas, of Greece, In rs
minutes. Jansen, of Belgium, beat
Swigat, of the United States navy in
one minute, So seconds.
Frigerio, of Italy, won the ten
thousand metre walk. j. B. Pear
man, of New York, was second, and T..
A Maroney, Of New York, the only
other American qualifying, finished in
sixth place.
In the trials for the hammer throw,
P. J. Ryan, of New York, took first
and S3 centimeters. B. B. Bennett,
hind Lind, of Sweden. NJ J. Nc
Grath, of New York, was fifth, no
other Americans qualifying in the
trials. E-
New World Record.
ANTWERP, Aug. 18.-Earl Thomp-
son, the great Canadian hurdler, to-
day won the finals of ITO meter
hurdles in the Olympic games.
Thompson hung up a new world
re ecord. making the distance in IA AS
seconds.
H. E. Barron of Philadelphia, took
second place; F. S. Murray of New
York, third; Wilson, of New Zealand,
fourth; Walker Smith, Chicago, run.
ming despite an injured leg, fifth, and
Sweden, sixth.
The final in the shot put was won
by Finland, Porolla, a Finn, throwing
The shot IA metres and 81 and one
half centimeters.
H. D. Liversedge, Of the navy, was
third: Nicklander, Finland, second;
TANNER, Esthonia, sixth, and Pat
of New York, fifth.
Mcdonald, who had been counted
On to win for America, was hampered
IN the event by an injured thumb.
Sweden won the broad jump. Peter
SON, of that team, made the longest
cap, seven metres, Is centimeters.
Johnson, America, was second; Abra-
hanson, Sweden, was third. R. L.
of the Olympic club, San
got fourth. Fifth and
sixth went to Aastad, of Norway, and
Fransom, of Sweden. Sol Butler,
Americas star broad jumper. was IN
iured and failed to qualify for the
fnals.
M. J. McGrath, New York injured his
knee in the hammer trials and may
not be able to take part in the finals
of that event or in the fifty-six pound
weight contest, in which he was en-
tered
Three Americans qualified in the
trial heats for the 800 metre running
race Joie Ray, of Chicago, won the
third heat despite the fact he was
running with leg muscle strained,
received while training on a grass
track. L. NJ Shields, of Philadelphia,
qualified for America in the second
heat and J. J. Connolly, of Boston, in