El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-16
j. s. ATHLETES
SCORE POINTS
Frank LOOMS is First in
400 Meter Hurdle Race;
Ray Injured.

Antwerp Belgium, Aug. 16.-All
four American entrants in the 100
meter Olympic running event quail
tied for the final in the semi-finals
this morning They are J. '. Scholz,
University OF Missouri: Loren Muir
Gibson, New York A c.: Chas. V.
Paddock, Los Angeles A c., and IL II.
Kirksey, Olympic club. san Francisco,
The first semf-fiual heat Of the
100 meters was won by H. F. '. Ed
wards, Of England and Scholz and
kirksey, OF America second and third
respectively The time was 10 As
seconds
Paddock Wins Second.
The second heat was won by Pad
dock, with Alikhanes Of France sec
ond and 1Iurchison, America third
The time was II seconds All the
men named qualified for the finals.
In the first OF four heats OF the 5000
meter run. Flax OF Sweden finished
first; Irwin, OF England, second Hans
Kolehmainen. OF Finland third; Fur
mas OF Purdue university, fourth
All qualified for the final Thomas
Towns, Of Canada was distanced- The
time was IS minutes, II seconds
In the third heat OF the 5000 meter.
Sproni. OF italy, was first, Nurni, Of
Finland second. ". R SeaErove, Of
England third and Lunstrom, OF
Sweden fourth c. F. Hunter, OF the
Olympic club, san Francisco, was dis
tanced, finishing sixth. The time was
Is minutes p SIS seconds
Hamilton wins Broad Jump.
In the broad jump, the first event Of
the pentathlon. Brutus Hamilton, Uni
Versity Of Missouri, was first with
jump Of SIS meters; Lehtonen, Of
Finland second, with SIS meters:
Everett L. Bradley, University OF
Kansas. third. 6.61 meters: Lortenen,
Of Finland. fourth. SIS meters; Rob
ert LeEendre. OF Georgetown univer-
sfty. fifth. sos meters and Ciyllen-
sta1pe. Of Sweden. sixth, s.415 meters.
In the second heat OF the 5000
meter event, c E Bluette, OF England
was first; Vancampenhout, OF Bel
Eium second: H H Brown Boston
A A third and Bergstrom. of Sweden
fourth Time IS minutes, IS As sec
Dunno Finished Well
Robert Dunno, Of the University Of
Michigan, finished vel down among
the 1e entrants in the pentholon
broad jump, with a jump OF 5-5so
meters. In this ancient peutholon
contest. the victor IN each event is
credited with one point, the second
with two points, the third with three
and 50 on down the list The least
number Of points, therefore deter
mines the winner.
After the 5avelin throw and the zoo
meter dash. however, the field IS cut
down 70 the twelve best, who then
compete IN the discus throw Then
follows a final elimination TO the best
six who run the 1900 meters, con-
Gliding the pentathlon-
In the fourth heat OF the 5000
meters. GufIlemont, Of France I'm
ished first. Bachman Of Sweden sec
ond= Ivan C. Dresser, New York A G.
third and Nichols. OF England. fourth
Edward Lawrence. Of Canada was
distsnced-
Loomfs Wins HurdleG-
Frank LOOMS, OF the Chicago \ A
won The final in the 400 meter hur-
dies today. The first three places
an went to American competitors.
Both Walker Smith Chicago A e,
the hurdler and Joie Ray the Illinois
rack miller, pulled tendons while
trafnfuE on the rough grounds OUT
side the stadium, It was announced
today. Ray pulled a tendon IN the
ankle and Smith one In the thigh