The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-17
Yankee BREAKS
OLYMPIC MARK;
BUTLER IS.0UT
Landon, ~. A. c. Sets New High
Jump Record-~Sol" Injured,
Fails to Qualify.

Olympic Stadium, Antwerp, Aug.
17.-R. w. Landon of the New York
A. c. won the final in the high
Jump of the Olympic games here
today and in so doing established
a new Olympic record. .Landon's
jump was 1.94 meters. The former
Olympic record was 1893 meters.
Tank Hurdlers Win.
All four American entrants in
the ITO meter hurdles event Of the
seventh Olympiad won their heats
in the field of Is starters today. H.
E. Barron of the Meadowbrook
club, Philadelphia, who won the
second heat. made the best time.
Is Is seconds.
Barron just beat Earl Thomson,
Dartmouth college star, who repre-
sents Canada, in the Olympiad.
Thomson toppled two hurdles, los
ing his stride, but he finished fast
and strong. The field outside Of
the Americans and Thomson, was
mediocre.
Today's Events.
Today's Olympic events includ-
ed the first and second series in the
IL, 1000 meter walk and elimination
events in the broad jump and the
shot put, which were contested this
forenoon.
The afternoon program included
the first of the ITO meter hurdles.
the final in the broad jump and the
final in the 5000 meter run.
King Albert on Hand.
Interest in today's events was
stimulated by the announcement
that King Albert would attend. and
that America would be represent
ed by American Boy Scouts, who
will sail for the United States on
board the transport Matoika, on
which the American Olympic team
came to Europe.
Finals for the purpose Of decid-
ing third place in the foils competi-
ton in the Olympic fencing bouts
were also on the program for to-
day. Italy and France hold frs,
and second places, respectively
Contests with individual foils and
in team duelling swords compet.
lions began today.
| Sol Butler Out
The heat qualifying for the ina
Of the broad jump resulted as fol
lows:
Peterson, Sweden, first; distance
6.94 meters.
Abrahamson,, Sweden, second.
| C. E. Johnson, University O
Michigan, third.
Frankson, Sweden, fourth.
R L. Templeton. Leland Stan
ford university, fifth.
AastAd, Norway, sixth.
Sol Butler. Dubuque college
with 6.06 meters, pulled a tendon
ON the first Jump and failed L
quality, as did ]. W. Merchant o
the Olympic club, San Francisco.
| Dispute on 100 Meter.
The finish in the 100 meter rae
Yesterday was still the subject o
dispute tdday. The French hav,
failed to protest over the start also
SO . meeting Of the Olympic game
jury was called for this Afternoon
to consider the whole question AM
inspect photographs. Some Of thes
| photographs of the finish clearl.
show Schols, the American, AVA.
ahead Of Alikhan,- the Frenchman
who was placed fourth. Will
Scholz Was given fifth place.
An o6icial order was said to hav'
been given to place Scholz fourth
bat the Belgian press announcer
| - we'll ~ the result Of the board
scored Scholx nth.
Habo loDonAld Second
The second qualifying heat Il
the 10000 meter walk gave Amer
iea third and fourth places. In III,
Qualifying heat IN the shotput, Fin
land took first. distance 1f.l55 me
ters, while p. J, Mcdonald, New
York A. c.. took second. Americ,
also took fourth.
Americs defeated England 1,
fencing with fofls today, the Amer
leans winning third place In ths
4 classification. Each team won eigh
bouts, bat he Americans scared s
touches agAinst 81 for England.