Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-08-18
10 Meter
Hurdle Won
by Thomson
American Running for
Canadian Hangs Up
New Worlds Record
Finn Wins Throw

Antwerp, Aug. 18.-Earl Thomson
Dartmouth college star representing
Canada in the Olympic games TO-DAY
won the final heat of the ITO meters
hurdles, hanging up a new worlds s
record of IA As seconds H. E. Bar
ron, Meadowbrook club, Philadelphia,
was second and Fred S. Murray, New
York A. 9. third. Wilson, New Zea-
land, was fourth: walker Smith. Chi
lcago 4. A., fifth, and Carl Chris.ierns-
sen, Sweden. sixth. The old record.
both Olympic and worlds, was Is sec
onds
5000 Meter Steeple Chase.
Four Americans qualified for the
finals in the 5000 meter steeple chase
preliminary this morning They were
Michael Devanneys Millrose A. c.:
Patrick Flynn, Paulist A. c.; R. B.
Watson, Kansas Agricultural college.
and AL Hulsenbosch. Paulist A. c.
Others who qualified were Ambrosini.
Italy; Rissanen. Finland; Hedval and
Mattson. Sweden, and Hodge. Eng!
land
| Hodge made the best time. 10 min
utes and II rs seconds.
I Patrick J. Ryan, Lougiin Lyceum,
New York, easily took first place In
the qualifying round or the 16 pound
hammer throw. Ryan threw the ham
mer 52.83 meters. B. Bennett, Chicago
4 A. A.. was second with a throw OF
48.23 meters.
c. Lind, Sweden. was third with as
meters; Svensson. Sweden. fourth
47.29 meters: M. =. McGrath, New
York A. c., fifth. 46.67 meters and NJ
Linde, Sweden, SIXTH with 44.SS Y
meters.
j. M. McEachern. Olympic club Sar
1 Francisco. who was seventh with 447C
meters did not qualify.
Finn Wins Hammer Throw.
! Americans captured the first two
places in the qualifying round of the
lis pound hammer throw today whilt
lanother American took fifth place
Patrick J. Ryan. Loughlin Lyceum
New York, threw the hammer 52.8s
meters, 1.91 meters short of the Olym-
pic record. made by M. J. McGrath Of
1.-THE New York A. G. at Stockholm ir
1912. Bennett of the Chicago A. A
was second with 48.23 meters. Nc
Grath took fifth place with 46.67 me
4 NIL i X lsa
tiers
i RYAN appeared in the arena with
'lbaggy black trousers and coat over hi!
Throwing togs. looking like hugs
) mountain even among the other ois
fellows. AS his turn came he wouif
calmly toss off the coat. slip his sus
lpenders dow and step out of the trous
lers. swing a few times and heave th'
hammer far beyond most of the 9th
!, 1ers
4 McGrath strained his kne in practic'
today and it is feared he may be forced
, to remain out of the Sc pound weigh
: event.
The final of the 16 pound shot pu
was won byFPorkola of Finland VIII
I14.81 meters. H. B. Liversedge, u !
I'M. was second Niklander. Finland
third. TANNER. Esthonia, fourth
Nilsson, Sweden. fifth. and p. j. Nc
Donald. New York A. c.. sixth.
Liyersedge put the shot 14.15 met
Iers: Nilander 14.0S; TANNER 1887
Nilsson 1884, and Mcdonald 1s,42
10000 Meter Walk.
Amarica was represented by onl
two Of three qualified entrants In tn
final heat of the 10000 meter walk
Fl IThe event was captured by rrlgeric
, italy, who won by three-duarteys OF
Hap from J. B. Pearman. New YORK A
lC., in 48 minutes Is seconds.
At the end of the fifth lap Pearmal
was setting the pace with Parker o
AnstraIia at his hels. Frigerio spurte'
mast Pearman into the lead on tn
, tenth lap and at the fifteenth lap wa
90 Yards ahead of Pearman.
: Frigerio won by three-quarters OF
lap, whereupon the excited Italian OF
ficials rushed up and kissed the smil
J ing, dainty, but hardy youth Pear
imam finished second in good form
6 beating C. E.. j. Gum. England, by Z
: Yards. T. A. Maroney. st. Anselms
: G., New York. finished sixth, secorin
/. one point.