Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-17
CLASSY GROUP
Athletes for Olympic
Chosen at Cambridge


Performances Boost Hopes for Am.
eriean Win at Antwerp Next Month
All Sections Of Country Repre-
scented in Keen Competition
Cambridge, Mass, July 16.-The
greatest aggregation of American
athletes ever assembled in this coun-
try began a two-day competition for
places upon the United States Olym-
pic team in the Harvard Stadium to-
day, and when the final event had
been completed hopes of an Ameri-
can victory at Antwerp next month
ran high. While no world or Amer
lean records were broken, the aver
age Of the performances was exceed
ingly high, notwithstanding that the
athletes held themselves in reserve
for more important contests of to-
morrow.
Records Fall
A major portion of the program
was given over to junior Amateur
Athletic Union championships in
which three records were displaced
and the standard Of the junior COM
petition was carried to the unusual
heights. These contests were follow
ed by several series of elimination
heats in the senior A. A. u. cham
pionships, which serve also as final
try-outs for the Olympic team which
will sail for Belgium within the next
10 days
Because several events which have
no Olympic games parallel were not
included in todays Junior champion
ship program, the team champion
ship will not be finally decided until
later in the season.
3. A. A. Athletes Lead
At the close Of the days struggle,
however. the Boston Athletic ASSOC
iation athletes had piled up 81
points. The United States Army
team was in second place with %
points. the New York Athletic Club
third with Ii and more than a score
of other clubs or colleges completed
the list with points ranging from ten
to one.
Chief interest centered. however,
In the preliminary heats of the
Olympic try-outs, every event being
bitterly contested by the finest field
of athletes ever seen on the Harry
ard track. All sections of the coun-
try were represented. While a ma
jority of the contestants were per-
formers who have sprung into ath-
Ietic prominence within the last two
years, two stars of the American
Olympic team which won at Stock
holm in 1912 gave a surprising ex-
hibition of their ability to come back
and hold their own with the ath-
letes of the new reign.
colored Splinter Comes Back
Ted" Meredith, the individual
star of the Stockholm Olympic and
holder of the worlds records,
aroused a perfect furore of excite
ment and applause by winning his
heat in the 44O-yard run in 1885
seconds. Howard Drew, the negro
Splinter, who is joint holder of the
worlds record of 93-5 seconds for
the 1OO-yards, won second place in
his heat in both the 100 and 300
yard sprints. Drew was expected to
win the 100 metres at Stockholm.
but after qualifying in the semi-final
heat pulled a tendon. His ability to
win a place in the fast field of
sprinters competing today, after six
years of campaigning and two seri-
Gus athletic breakdowns, stamps him
as one of the most remarkable ath-
letes of modern times
Finals: Junior championships, 44o
yards run: Won by w. +. Morton,
Jersey Harriers; second r. A. Rob-
ertson. Boston, A. A; third c. ..
Melville, Boston A. A.; fourth, E. NJ.
Murphy, Boston A. A. Time so As
seconds.
Finals: Junior championships,
100 yards dash: Won by E. o. Gour-
din, Boston, unattached; second, E.
B. Farrell, unattached; third, Robert
NJ. Williams, army; fourth. Richard
Moore, army. Time 10 lis seconds.
Junior championships, mile run:
Won by Garland Courage, New York
A. c.; second, c. j. OLeary, Jr.,
Boston, A. A.. third, Ed Rank, Paul
list A. c., New York; fourth, John l..
Doherty, Dorchester Club. Time
80 seconds.
Finals: Junior championships, 100
yards high hurdles: Won by w. Il.
Massey Jr.. New York A. c.; second,
]. Moss, University of Texas; thiro,
Lieut.. G. E. Davis, army: fourth, E.
Ellis, Syracuse University. Time 16
is seconds.
Finals, Junior championships, pole
vault: Won by w. r. Harwood, Bos-
ton A. A, height ii feet, inches;
second, Lieut.. Edward Shrader,
army, height l feet; third, Alfred H.
Fletcher. Massachusetts, Institute Of
height II feet; fourth,
c. E. Huntley, navy, height 10 feet,
inches.
Finals: Junior championships, 44o
yard hurdles: Won by J. ]. Sullivan,
Boston A. A; second, Lee Lloyo,
Paulist A. c., New York: third, Gin
Paulist A. c.. New YORK
(Only three men finished). Time So
seconds.
Finals: Junior championships,
Hammer throw: Won by c. G. Dand-
row, Boston A. A, distance 161 feet,
inches; second, John Conway, Pas
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