The New York herald., 1922-08-21
U. S. GIRLS Smash
RECORDS IN PARIS,
BUT ENGLAND wins
British Team Scores Fifty
Points i'm International
Games.
AMERICANS ARE SECOND
Establish New Figures in
Hurdles and Shot Put
Events.
MISS SABLE is STAR
Second to Miss Lines Of Eng
land for Individual Point
Leadership.
MISS SABLE IS STAR

PARIS. Aug. 20 ASSOCIATED Press).-
English women athletes to-day won
the first international woman's track
meet over competitors from the United
States, France. Switzerland and
Czecho- -Slovakia. The American team
was second. France third. Czecho- Slo-
vakia fourth and Switzerland fifth:
The point scores were: England, so;
United States, 81: France. %; Czecho-
Slovakia. 12. and Switzerland, 6.
A large crowd gathered at Pershing
Stadium to witness the contests. The
American team was leading in the point
score when half the events had been
finished. Weakness in the sprints was
responsible for their failure to secure
first place
Lucille Godbold, Estill. S. C.. and
Camelia Sable. Newark. N. j.. were the
star point carners for tine American
team, the former establishing a world
record In the pound shot-put, putting
alternately with both arms at 20 meters
and p centimeters. and Miss Sable 90
Ing the 100 yard hurdles. in the record
time Of Ii 2-5 seconds.
American Wins High Jump.
Miss Sable also won the standing
broad jump and took third in the run
ming broad jump. which was captured
by Miss Lines of England, with MISS
Elizabeth Stine of Leonia. N. j., second.
Besides taking the shot-put. Miss
Goldbold was placed fourth in the 200
meter event. In addition to these victo-
ries, America took one other first, MISS
Nancy Voorhees, leading IN the high
jump
Other records established during the
meet were by Mile. MeJslikova. Czecho-
Slovakia, in the sixty yard dash or 30
seconds. and by the same girl I'm the
second elimination trial heat for the 100
ward dash Of 1926 seconds, although
the final in this event was won in IL
seconds fiat the 1000 meter run In .
minutes 12 seconds by Mile Breard.
France. and the 440 yard relay In 81 40
seconds, made by the British team.
U. s. Quartet Ses Back.
The American relay team. which fin-
ished second, was declared distanced by
the officials and placed fourth because
the Czecho- -Slovalslan relay team inter-
fered with the French team at the third
relay while the French team was run
ming in second place"
DR. Harry f. Stewart. New Haven
coach of the American team. has placed
an official protest with the International
Feminine Federation against the ruling
of the Judges DR.. Stewart claims that
the American team should not be penal
iyed for the interference of the Czecho-
Slovakian runners. The ruling of the
Judges made difference of five points in
the summing up. but did not affect the
Anal result of the games.
The basis of the decision of the Of
ficials in setting back the American re-
lay team is set forth In the statement
that the Americans benefited by the
interference OF the Czecho- -Slovakian
team. which impeded the progress of
the French team when 1T was certain to
secure second place"
DR.. Stewart intends to press the case
before the international Feminine Fed
Grafton. In consequence of the ruling
tine American team declined to give ex-
hibitions of baseball, basketball and
other specialties. as had been arranged.
Amcricans Fail I'm Sprint.
NO member OF the American team
reached the finals in either the 60 meter
or 100 yard dashes, Maybelle Gilliland
and Miss Sable being eliminated in the
first and second trial heats respectively
OF the go meters. and Esther Greene
and Maybelle Gilllland meeting a SIM
liar fate in the trials of 100 yards. 1t
was In these two events that England
assumed the lead. two members of the
English team qualifying in each of the
finals.
rhe 900 meter event was practically
a walkover for England. which finished
one. two. with Misses Lines and Cast
neither being extended at any stage and
the former winning In "A As seconds.
The French team was supreme In the
1000 meter race, both French girls An
ishng about nifty yards In front of Miss
Hall OF England.
The only event won by the Swiss was
the javelin throw, but Czecho-Slovakia
uncovered the best sprinter of the day
in Il. Mejellkova. who heretofore had
been regarded as much slower than her
sister.
FIoreida Batson, captain OF the
American team. after winning her heat
in the 100 yard hurdles and establish
ing a worlds record OF IA As seconds.
which stood for a few minutes until
Miss Sable lowered II. tripped at the
third hurdle In the finals. spelling what
appeared to be one two finish for the
United states, ms the two girls were well
III 'front.' at the time. running inches
apart.
Nancy Voorhees,, who tied for first In
the high jump, was somewhat below
form. She was unable TO clear the bar
higher than Las meters. when she had
been doing 1.47 regularly In training
The members Of all the teams com
plained that the take-offs In the Pershiug
Stadium were too soft Miss Voorhees,
and Miss Carrie HIATT. England. divided
the eight points allotted for frat and
second In this vent.
Miss Lines OF England was the best
individual point winner with fifteen
points Miss Sable. with twelve, and
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