New Britain herald., 1924-05-20
OLYMPIC RECORDS
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Outstanding Achievements Of Two Americans Always Remembered

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 the Olympic games continue to rep resent the peak of international ath- lCtic competition, the names Of two
 American athletes will finger in the , memory of those who follow the turns of the cinder path. Thozc two
 men reached the pinnacle of indi- vidual athletic brilliancy. one by win
 ming four different events in one other event in two successive meets.
 Alvin C. Kraenzlcin and Ray Ewry were the athletes who have inscribed their names on tine Olympic roll of honor.
 kraenzlein, a University Of Penn sylNania star in the late ans won four events in the second Olympiad
 at Paris in 1900. He breasted the tape 1rstin the Gn-mctre dash. the lio-metre high hurdles, the goo
 metre low hurdles and won the broad 1 jump. His performance is the only one on record in the history of the Olympic games where any one ath-
 lete won more than three events EWry's triumph is even more inn rressiIe because il was achieved over ! stretch of eight years. In 1900, he
 won the standing broad jump, the
 standing high jump and the standing i hop, step and jump, He repeated this 1 triple triumph at St. Louis in 1904. At Athens in 1906 the Olympic cos
 mittee eliminated the standing hop, step and jump hut Ewry won the
 standing broad and high jumps for
 the third time with apparent ease. In London in 1908 he won these two
 events again. passing out of interna- tional competition al the conclusion of the London meet
 There are many instances of ath- l letes winning two events in an Olym- i pic meet and some who have won three events. Harry Hilman. present track coach at Dartmouth and mem 1 Der of the 1924 Olympic coaching staff l achieved the remarkable feat Of win | ming three events al st. Louis in 190i l liillman won the lo0.metre run and the 900 and in0-metre hurdles. In the same meet Archie Hahn was crowned as sprint champion with vic- l tories in the so, 100 and 200-mctre | dsshes.
 Triple victories have been scored several times in Olympic annals, a trio Of American stars performing this feat at St. Louis in 1a04 when l this country swept the field. Harry 1 llillman, of Dartmouth, a member of l this years Olympic coaching staff, l captured the 400-metr, run and the 200 and 400-metre hurdles. Archie Hahn was crowned sprint champion with victories in the s0 loo and goo metre dashes; while Lightbody, mid i die distance crack, ran off with the ! 500 and i,5oo.metre events and 2,s0o- ! metre steeplechase.
 One of the most remarkable triples" and the last one on record was srorad by Flames Kolehmanen, Finnish distance star, at Stockholm in 1912. when he won the 5000 and io,ooo-metre runs and the cross country race.
 Many double victories have been rt corded but the increasing tendency for athletes to specialize in one event has reduced the versatility which for merly was so prominent. raayo Sur- mi, great Finnish runner. who won the 1o.0o0-metre run and cross coun- try race in 1920 at Antwerp. may try for three distance titles this year, while Charles Hoff. Norwegian holder Of the worlds pole vault record and all-around star, may figure prominent ly in several events. but these per- formers are exceptions.
 Among Americas hopes. Harold Osborne. Illinois \. C. high jumper and all-around star: Glenn Hartranfi. Stanford discus and shotput tosser: Joie Ray. middle distance runner: and | .orsn Murchison and Charley Pad dock. among the sprinters. are out standing candidates for honors in more than one event