Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-21
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AMERICAN WOMEN
PLACE SECOND IN
PARIS TRACK meet

meet over competitors from the
United States, France, Switzerland
| and Czecho- Slovakia.
The American team was second.
France third, Czecho- Slovakia fourth
and Switzerland fifth.
The point scores were: England
| fifty; United States 81; France 90:
| Czecho- Slovfkia Il and Switzerland,
six.
A large crowd gathered at PERISH
| ing Stadium to witness the contests.
| The American team was leading in
the point score when half the events
/ had Ecen finished. Weakness: in the
sprints was responsible for their
failure to secure first place. Lucille
Godbold. I2still, S. G., and Cornelia
| Sable, Newark, y. j., We're the star
| point earncrs for the American~team,
| the former establishing a worlds
record in the eight pound shot put,
I, putting alternately with both arms
at twenty metres and twenty-five
ccntimetrcs and Miss Sable doing the
! 100 yard hurdles IN the record time
=, of IA and % seconds.
Other records established during
the meet were by Mile. Mejsikova,
! CZecho Slovakia, in the sixty yard
dash of and 3-5 seconds and by the
| same girl in the second elimination
trial heat for the 100 yards dash of
IL IS seconds, although the final
in this event was won in - seconds
flat; the 1000 metres run in three
minutes, II seconds by Mile. -,reard,
| France, and the 44O yard relay in
u As seconds, made by the British
| team.
! The American relay team, which
| finished second was declared dis
| tanCed by the officials and placed in
! fourth because the Czecho- Slovakian
relay team interfered with the French
team at the third relay Will the
| French team was running in second
i place"
Or. Harry +. Stewart OF New IIav-
| en-. Conn, coach OF the American
team has placed an official protest
with the international Feminine
| Federation against the ruling Of the
judges.
Or. Stewart claims that the .Ameri-
can team should not be pcnalizcd
for the interference of the Czccho-
| Slovakian runners. The ruling of the
judges made a difference of five
points in the summing up. but did
not affect the final result of the
! games.
M ~ l,a
reached the finals in either the 90 me-
tres or 100 yards dashcs, Maybclle Gil
liland and Camclia Sable being climi-
mated IN the first and second triaI
heats respectively Of tile 60 metres
and Esther Greene and Miss Gilli!anC
'mo"ting q similar fate in the tria Il
~ the 100 yards. 1T was in these tw,
events that Ems lanf assumed the lead
two members Of the English team
qualifying in each of the finals
The 300 metres event was practi.
cally WalkovCr for England. which
finished one, two. with Misses Lines
and Cast, neither being extended at
any stage. and the former winning in
Al A. seconds.
The French team was supreme In
II" 1000 metres race. both French girls
finishing about 80 yards in front OF
Miss Han Of England
The only event won BY the Swiss
was the jaNcln throw, but Czccho-
SloNallia uncovered tho best sprintcl
Of the day in Mile. Bmjcslikova, who
heretofore had been regarded as much
slower than her sister
| Flora l;atsoa of the American team
after winning hcr heat in the 100 yards
hurdles and establishing a worlds rec
ORD of IA A. seconds. which stood foI
few minutes until Camclia Sable
another American, lowered it, trippcd
at the third hurdle in the finals, spoil
ing what appeared to be a one-two fin
ish for the United states, as the two
girls were we'll in front at the time
running inches apart.
Nancy Voorhees,, who tied for first in
the high jumps, was somewhat below
form. The members Of all teams com.
planned that the takcofs in pershine
stadium were too soft.
Miss Lines a England was the best
indN idual point winner with is points
camelia Sable with 12 and Lucille
Godhold with r;nc points were the
best performers for the American
team.
Tho ruling Of the judges in placing
the American relay team fourth caus
cd much discussion and considerable
feeling on tho part Of the Americans
The basis Of the decision Of the off.
| Gals in setting back the American re.
lay team is set forth in the state.
mcnt that the Americans "bencfitted
by the Interference Of the Czccho- Slo.
vakian team, which impedcd the pro
gfess Of the F'rcnce team when 1t was
certain to secure second place"
| DR.. Stewart, coach of the American
itcam, intends to press the case before
the international feminine federation
In Consequence of the ruling the
American team declined to give exhi-
billions of baseball, basketball and 9TH
er specialties as had been arranged
The English relay team composed
Of Misses Callobout, Leach, Porter and
Lines, took the lead at the start and
were never headed, winning by ~
yards. The Panama team did not
compete owing to some misunderstood
ing and an injury to Miss Rathbone.