Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-10
SCHoLz WINS over
PADDOCK IN HECTIC
OLYMPIC DASH

France, July 9.-(By A. Pr
America with her mighty track and
field forces is, steadily piling up a
formidable margin over Finland and
also squared accounts today with
Great Britain in the spectacular duel
of the two nations for the olympic
speed laurels, when the veteran
American whirlwind Jackson V.
Scholz, New York A. c., swept to
triumph in, the 200 metres dash.
Finishing the last ten metres like
catapult, Scholz won a sensational
race by inches from his countryman,
Charles w. Paddock, who, after
leading to within a few strides of
J. the tape, threw what seemed to be
certain, victory for him by slightly
turning his ankle. That f1eeting in
slant of waywardness cost the Cali
fornian the glory of an olympic
crown, but did not change the final
triumph of the United States.
Saving in this way the second of
her most priced track crowns, Am
erica caused the complete downfall
of the British f1iers, for Harold Alb
rahams, the Cambridge star, who
had given setback to the United
States Monday. when he captured
the LOCO metres event, finished a
poor last. while his countryman, E.
H. Liddell, only succeeded in taking
. third place with the slightest OF
, margins over George Hill, University
OF PENNSYLVANIA, and Rayes Norton,
, of Yale.
America made it two out of three
j In the days finals, when Dan Kin
sey' University of Illinois. won an
other brilliant duel with Atkinson,
or Snnfh Afrino l.
the ITO metre hurdles race
Willie Ritola, Finland's iron
man." has gained the greatest indi-
| vldual glory of any of the athletes
thus far, Today he won the gruell-
ing 5000 .metres steeplechase for his
second victory of the games and in
DONG so he broke the worlds rec
ord, covering the distance in 9
minutes 81 80 seconds, as Compared
with the previous record of 10 minutes
20 seconds, set by p. Hodge of Eng
land in 1920.
With II events, nearly half the pro-
gram, completed. the United States to-
night had amassed total of 135 points
! rearly twice as many as Finland, which
was in second place with 73. Great
Britain trailed third with S45.
FIRST place laurels also rest with the
Americans. who have taken six events.
while the Firms have captured four and
great Brit'if two.
New York. July 9.-The National
Council of the Soy Scouts of America
has~'sent to President and Mrs. Cool
lcge an expression of sympathy in the
death of their son, who was n Bow
Scout.
St. Cloud, France, July 9 (By App
The Argentine polo team TODAY
celebrated the Argentina indepen-
dence anniversary by defeating the
British four to 5, in the Olympic
competition and advancing a step
nearer the title.
Paris, July. 9 (By A. P.)-The
French fencing team today ran its
country s colors up on the Olympic
mast when it won the finals in the
olympic epee team competition. In
the finals France scored three vic
tories against Belsium's two, ltaly's
one and Portugals none.
st. Louis, July Q CEy "A, P)-
Clarence J. Peck" Griffin of San
Francisco, former singles title hold
or. defeated Wray d. Brown of St.
Louis, the Missouri Valley champion,
i'll the first five set matches of the
international clay court champion
| ships at the Triple A. Club here to-
day. The score was 3-6, 6-3, So,
20, GA. Other favorites to
reach the fifth, round of the singles
matches were Bryan l. c. Norton,
st. Louis, W. T. .Tilden, End, Phila-
delphia; Howard Kinsey. San Fran
cisco, and Harvey Snodgrass, Los
Angeles. Walter Wesbrook, Pasadena
and Robert kinsey, San Francisco,
Independently gained this round as
the result of victories Tuesday.
New York. July S-Johnny Dun
Gee. worlds featherweight champion,
must meet Kid Kaplan of Merideu.