Evening star., 1924-07-12
NURMI IN THIRD
OLYMPIC VICTORY

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made by T. Ahearn of England in
1908
The Argentine whose full name is
Louis A. Brunette was the first
South American to gain prominence in
this years Olympic track and field
events. His first attempt broke the
record set by Ahearn at the London
Olympic games sixteen years ago and
put the Argentine within a few inches
of the world record of 1858 meters
made by Ahearn in the United States
in 1909. Ahearn's record in feet and
inches was fifty feet eleven inches
and Brunetto's mark today is equva-
lent to fifty feet lis inches
The Olympic record held by Ahearn
feet Tx inches
Fouls were called on Brunette on
his second two efforts, but his first
mark remained the best when the
first section Of the field had COM
pleted it's performances. Rainto, the
Finnish star, jumped only 1862
meters.
Britons Break Record.
The British relay team broke the
world record in the 400-meter relay
race with mark of AZ seconds fiat
The old world and Olympic record
was ~ 1-5 seconds.
Great Britain's record breaking quar-
tet was given a flying start by Harold
Abrahams. her sprinting ace. The team,
however, ran virtually alone, as Greece,
the only other starter of the heat, was
distanced before the race had fairly
begun. The winners time clipped one
fifth of a second off the world mark
made by the American team of the last
Olympics. Two heats later Holland
sprang a sensation by equaling this new
relay record, also covering the 400 me-
ters in AZ seconds.
Besides Abrahams, the British team
was composed of w. Rangeley. w. p.
Nichol and L. C. Royle.
Yanks Surpass Effort.
The United States team broke the
world record in the 400-meter relay
race, sixth trial heat, making the
distance in 41b seconds. beating the
new record of AZ seconds fat, made
earlier in the afternoon by the
British team.
The Americans raced like the wind
to clip four-fifths of a second off the
mark set by Great Britain in the frs,
Holland. The United States team
was composed of Frank Hussey
Stuyvesant High of New York, the
interscholastic sprint champion
Louis Clark of Johns Hopkins; Lorer
Murchison, Newark A. c., and ALFRED
Leconey, Meadowbrook Club. They
ran in order named
Hussey, the school boy star, go
off to a flying start and handed the
baton over to Clark with a lead o.
five yards over Frances team, the
other competitor in the heat Clarl
gained two yards in his turn ant
Murchison on the third leg added sil
more. On the final leg Leconey in
creased the margin over France tt
twenty yards at the finish.
U. $. Quartet Qualifes.
The American quartet easily quail
fed among the six nations surviving
for the 1,600meter relay final, which
will be run tomorrow. The American
team, including J. o. Macdonald, Uni
versity of Pennsylvania; w. L. Stew
enson, American Rhodes scholar; c
p. Cochran, Olympic Club, San Fran
CISCO and Allan Hellfrich, Penn State
Finland won the 10,000meter cross
country event as a nation, with /
TV,;t tal fof
ond with IA points; France third
with 20 points. This result gave Fin
land 25 Olympic points and the Unit
ed States 10.
1t was extremely hot today ant
this kept down the Saturday at
preferred the coolness of the sea
shore to sitting and watching tn
! athletes perform in sultry neighbor
hood of the city. This was grea
| disappointment to the Frencl
Olympic committee which had ex
pected today to be one of the big at
| tendance days of the meet.
The Summaries.
4oo-meter relay race-First heat, tw
| nations qualify for semi-finals: Grea
| Britain, first; Greece, second, Tim
AZ seconds. (New Olympic and worl
| record) Second heat: South Africa
| first; Canada, second. Time, AZ A.
SECONDS. InlTu neat. I1Olldhu, III 81
Eauaiing new world record. Fourt
heat; Switzerland, first. Italy, sec
ond. Time, AZ AS seconds. The Ar
gentire team finished third, failing t
qualify Fifth heat: Sweden, first
| Denmark. second. Time, 43 As sec
onds. Sixth heat: United States, first
France, second. Time, Al is seconds
| (New world record).
| 1,600-meter relay (two nations t
| qualify)-First heat: France, first
Sweden, second. Time, minutes 3
seconds Second heat: Great Britain
first; Italy, second. Time, 8 minutes 2
seconds Third heat: United State.
first; Canada, second. Time, minute
10.O00-meter cross-country race Gin
dividualsl-Nurmi. Finland, first
Ritola, Finland, second; r. Ear
Johnson, United States, third; e. Har
| per, Great Britain, fourth: Lauvau,
| France, fifth; Arthur Studenrotl
Meadowbrook Club, Philadelphia
sixth. Time, 32 minutes 81 3-5 sec
onds.
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