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MCDONALD wins
WEIGHT THROWING
OLYMPIC CONTEST
Continued From First Page.)

OF the Olympic games here to-day
with 1850 1-2 metres. Jannsson of
Sweden was secopd with 14,4s metres,
Almlof OF Sweden third with I4.z7
metres Sailing of Sweden fourth
with 1417 Ia. Sherman G. Landers,
Chicago A. A., hfth, with 1927, and
Dan Ahearn. Illinois A, c., holder OF
the worlds record in the event, sixth.
with 140S.
At the close Of the ninth event Of
the decathlon only two Americans,
Brutus X. Hamilton, University OF
Missouri, and Lieut.. @. l.. Vidal
United States Army had survived
the elimlnations and with eight
Europeans competed In the last
event, the 1,5OO-metre run.
Because there are only a few points
difference between Looland of Nor
way and Hamilton, who are leading IN
the decatHlon, the committee must
review the figures by u complicated
system and the results will be an
nounced tomorrow.
Six American runners and an Inn
mense field of athletes of other ma
tons are entered in the classic Mara
thon TO be run Tomorrow. the feature
OF the seventh Olympiad. The Amerl-
cans are Arthur V. Ross OF Dorches-
ter Mass; Carl w. A. Linder, quincy,
| Mass. ]. L. Organ, Pittsburgh, Pa;
Charles ID. Mellor. Logan Square A. c.
Chicago: Frank Zuna, Newark, n. j.
and j. =. Weber, Pittsburgh. Pa
Tie other nations represented In
the event are England, South Africa
Holland, Canada, Italy, chill, Den
mark. Czecho -SlovalIia, Finland, Swe-
den. India and Belgium,
The American team, consisting o.
II. III. Brown, Boston A. A; Ivan {
Dresser, New York A. G; a: a
Shardt, Chicago A. A.; Michael a
Devanney Millrose A. a, and M, l.
Shields, Mendowbrook club, fPhlla
delphla. qualified for the finals II
the S,O0O-meter- team race, IN 'nei
heat of the final the Americans VII
have the French team as their onl,
opponent Sweden, England ant
! Italy also qualified for the finals.
I Tho American team, CharlC9
Paddock, Los Angeles A. G.; Lore
, Murchlson, New York A. Ci j. '
] Scholz, University OF Missouri, an
NJ. NJ KirlIsey, Olympic CLUB Sa
, Francisco easily qualified for tn
$ final of tho 400-metre relay, winnln
p the first heat in 43 second flat. ltal
finished second, but later was dls
qualified for irregular passing OF n
baton and Luxembourg took secon
> place. The French, English, Swodis
land Danish teams also qualified
their heats,
Figerio OF italy won the S,0OO-meu
\ walk at the Olympic games to-da
In 10 minutes IA 1-b seconds. Park
Of Australia finished second; r. R'
mer American Walkers Clu, thir'
Momaster, South Africa, fourth;
Maroney, St. Anselms A. C." Americ
fifth. and G. s. Dowson, Englan
! sixth. The competition is ne
~ event and consequently no preVlol
\ time has been recorded.
DO Frigerlo outclasscd the field Park
aiternAtcd with the Italian in settl
e. the pace until 1900 metres from I
a. tape. where Frigerio dashed into
r forty yard lead which he held to I
he end. Parker beat Remer 10y about I
, same distance. the latter being {
il- feet ahead OF McMastor, who W
"a rapidly overtaldng the American
a. The finals in the Greco Rom
'rs wrestling were held this mornil
FINLAND scored 10 points, Sweden
- nepnnarlx and Norway / point