Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-20

Antwerp Aug 20 Allan Wuohrng
Neadowhrook Club. Philadeiphia. won
tho 200 meter dash AZ The OiyInpie games
today in 22 seconds The record is ~ a-5
seconds. made by Hahn "a tho ] uiird
states a, - Louis 1904
Charles W Paddock ios Angeles A.
G.. finished second II. y. Edward. fng-
land third Iorin Nurchison, New York
A. &. fourth: g. Davidson, New Isalsrd,
fifth. and Oosterlasp ~ south Africa,
sixth
B.G.D Rudd. the South Afriean. von
the final heat a the 900 meter rin. lie
time was 80 3-5 seconds, ! 2-5 seconds
slower than the record. NJ. Butler
Of England was second. Engdahl ~ nwe-
den. third, and Frank J. she's, ~ he
United States Navy, fourth
George :. Schiller los Angeles A 81,
also was eliminated in the first hest
Frank shea, United S.ses Nevv.
CAPTURED the second beat in 80 seooud-
fat G.. NJ. Butler England, wss seccild
and Dafel south Africa, third J. =.
Meredith of the New York A. @, finished
fourth and wes eliminated. Thus there
was bu. one American eft for 'he finai
]. G. Ainsrnith-Davis. ~ England, vas
( fifth. and DaieI, az south Africa, sixth.
I Z TnQdahI ~ 1weden Won the nr~t
seni-hnal heat al the 400 meter run n
( 40 2-5 seconds. b. q. ID. Rudd, South
7 Africa. was second. and J. 9. Dsyis.
/ England. third. r. :. Emory. Chicaso
/ A. A.. finished fourth and failed 20 quail
/ ify.
Z Lorin Murchison. New YORK A. 81.
won the first seml-hnal heat of he &iD
meter dash. n. r. Edward. England,
+ was second. and G.. Davidson n New
! Zealand third VI. VI. Kirksey Olympic
/ Club. San Francisco. ran fourth ana was
/ eliminated. The winners time was Y ID
seconds.
TIN second -ami-6nal ras won BY Alien
/ Woodring. Meadowbrook Club, Philsdel-
phia. in % 2-5 seconds with Cahrlss " d.
Paddock. Los Angeles A. C., -ccord
I Oosterlaap of South Africa was thiro
Antwerp, Aug. 20.-Hodge, Il Enzianl.
today won the final heat u the .o0o-neter
steeDlechase in the Olympic game
I Three Americans were among The hrst "a,
Patrick Flynn, Paullst A. O., beng secona /,
Michael Devanney, Aiilrosc 4 A. hifh'
and Al HulSenbOsch. PaIlIst A. g., sixth
Ambrosini, Italy, was third, and Mattsol'
sweden, fourth. Hodge made The dis-
tance in 10 minutes 2-5 seconds. ne
race was run in a cold rain aud only few
spectators were present % witness t.
Hodge had lead Of 30 yards over Flynn.
BrutUA Hamilton, University 4 Ms
sour: Haroi Goeietz, Illinois, A. G.;
Lieutenant r. L. Vidal. United States
Army, and z Ellis. Syracuse Jnlvcrsii} /.
were the American entrants IN "a. classic
decathlon. which began today and WI -
finished tomorrow tn. American team.
in sword dueling. deieated the Ckccho-
Slovaks, n victories % five. but vas
beaten by the swiss team, % d. = ne
Americans thus stand a chance 20 Wn
second place in this contest.
BABE Mcdonald. New York trsihe
policeman, led the gualihers IN the ~
pound weight with throw Of III meters;;
Pat RYAN. Loughlin Lyceum, was second
with 10 OPS meters Lind II Sweden Was
third. 10. 255: McDormott, Canada, fourth,
9.945: Svensson. sweden, hfth. s4o,
Peterson. Finland. sixth. 9.3T5.
NJ. J. McGuth, New York A. G.. VAS
unable 10 enter the trials IN throwing tae
56-pound weight, owing 20 a strain ne
suffered this week. and lieutenant p. X.
Roberts. United States Army, and y Vi.
MacEachern, Olympic Club, san Fran
cisco. failed 20 qualify.
The finals in the 200 and fOO-metef
Cnnffnusd on nlEr q