The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-20
Baseball :. Boxing Swimming Amateur Sports
YANKEES MAKE MARKS
 .IV tSTEEPLECHASE RACE
Flynn New York Glub Takes Second Place to Hodge of
 Eng1and-Italians Win First Two Heats In
 5000 Metre Walk-New Yorker. Declared a Runner
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-Antwerps Aug 2o.lIHodge of Eng land today won the final heat of the 3,00O metre steeplechase race in the Olympic games. Three Americans were among the first. six, Patrick Flynn, Paulist A C., being second; Michael Devanney, Milrose A. 4 ,hfth and AL Hulzenbosch, Paulist A C., eixth. Anrbroafni Italy, was third, and Madison, Sweden, fourth. Hodge made fhe distance in 10 minutes 2-o seconds. The race was run in cold rafn and only a few spectators were present to witness it. Hodge had a lead of 50 yards over Flynn.
 ; Brutus Hamilton, University of missouri: Harry Goelitz, Illinois A.C.; IAeut. E. l.. Vidal, U. s. Army, and E. IEl1is <Syracuse University, were the American entrants in the classic de- lcathlon, which began today and will De finished tomorrow. The American team in sword dueMing defeated the Czecho- Sqovaks, ii victories to 5. but twas beaten abya the Swiss team to 6. ;The Americans thus stand Q. chance to win second place in this contest.
 "Babe" Mcdonald, New York tran1c rpoltcernan, led the qualihers in the 56 bound weight with a throw of Il metres. Pat Ryan, I1oughlin Lyceum, was second with. 10.925 metres; Lind of se,weden z+waarr thfrd, 10 I255;r MrRermitt, fCanada, fourth, 9.475; Svensson. .Swed- on, fifth, 9.45; Peterson, Finland, snfxt tn. a375.
 McGrath Suffers Strain
 M..J. Mccrath, New York A. C., was unable to enter the trials in throw t1ng the 56 pound weight, owing to strain he suffered this week, and 5MAeut- E. R. Roberts, U. S. Army, and t.I--M M. MacEacheron. Olympic club, San sHrancisco. failed to qualify.
 in no 400 1etre sx1aslnes and the pole vault and the sprelffninaries in the 5000 metre walk were also on the program today.
 American athletes. .~have held their cwn in tf1ec short, dash events and Ssonne of the field contests in which they have always specialized but as ;usua1 have yielded to the Old World tn the aong distance runs. They now fare threatened by the Films and their old santagonists. the Swedes, in field events. Tfe4 United States has been forced to surrender to Europe a num- her of first places in contests which she has been hitherto accustomed to consider her own, one of them being the shot put, in which America lost the schan,pionship on Wednesday, The pole Vaultifig found Sweden and Denmark with splendid performers qualified for the finals.
 .s--- England Strong in Boxing.
 England was expected to figure strongly in the Olympic boxing events which began. today in the hall of fetes at-.the Antwerp Geological Gar dens. The other entries were the United States. South Africa. France, Switzerland, Holland. Norway. Italy and Belgium.
 s~ Each nation was permitted two
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 Eight ounce gloves are used and each match except in case of a draw ! goes to four rounds or a knockout with three minute rounds and one ! minute rests,
 The challenge cup offered by the Hate Emperor of Russia and the usual rO1ympic medals were the prizes in the sdecathlon. H. Weislander of Sweden fto whom the Emperor's cup was rewarded at Stockholm after Tim fsThorps, the American, the actual win Liner, was declared a professional, never claimed it.
 The decathloD comprise ten events f5which in ancient Greece were thought necessary to prove a man an all round athlete. They are: 100 metre ! and 400 metre dashes; 1,500 metre ; run; 110 metre hurdles; broad jump high jump polo vault; putting 1t ..pound shot; throwing the discus and { throwing the javelin.
 Bach nation was limited to foul competitors.
 Payezi of Italy won the first heal of the 5000 m etre walk in 13 minute: 46 2-5 seconds. Parker of Australia was second;; T. Maroney, St. Anselm, A. C., third; Dawson of England | fourth; Peterson. Denmark. fifth | Seghers, Belgium sixth. J. R. Pear man, New York A. C., was ruled of , for running during the fourth lap.
 FTigerio of Italy, won the secont ! heat in. 13 minutes 40 1-5 seconds. Mo Masters of South Africa, was second R. Remer, American Walkers club third W. Rolker. New York A. c. fourtht Hehir.S England' fifth, ant