New Britain herald., 1924-07-09
AMERICANS WIN IN
 SPRINTING EVENTS.
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 whose sIeuloRs the last three days have caused his virtual collapse, Nas made by E. Il, Liddeli, who just messed eu, George Hil lhs University of Pennsylvania star for third place. while Bayes Norton, of Naie, had a yard on AhFahams for The fifth posi- ten,
 Paddock, who was of i0 perfect stsrt, held the lead until the last few steps when seholz's whiflNind drive carried him ta the front
 American Total isos,stod'
 After the finish of the snh meters the eleventh final event Of the games, the United states had total point score Of ls? as against 5a for ftn' land, the next highest, The American score vas boosted earlier m the day from the as at which it stood last night up to lis, principally through inc notable victory nf nan kinsnN the Illinois runner in the loo meter huf' dles.
 Opens With Victory
 America opened the day. with a thrilling victory in the il0-metre hnr- dles scored hy Dan kinsey, uniNer- sity Of Illinois, This victory with two other places won hy American competitors In the event, sent the total score of the United States up ta Ii?. or just double the number of the ! nearest competitor, Finland. with b6. 1
 The United States would have add | ed materially 10 this score, however, | had it not heen for tho misfortune of | Karl Anderson, Illinois A, C.. who, | when up with the leaders stumbled al | the next to the last hurdle and fell | fiat to the track, finishing fifth, while George Guthrie, of Ohio State. who crossed the line third, failed to get the place because of knocking over three of the hurdles.
 Kinsey's Great Race
 Kinsey's time Of IS seconds flat was only Is Of a second short of the worlds record for the event. IL was q remarkable performance. consider ing the fact that the track had been soaked by downpour of several hours.
 Kinsey and Anderson raced nearly . hundred yards on even terms, with { Atkinson, the South African. and Pet erson. the Swedish star. at their shoulders, Kinsey quickened his stride at the last two hurdles and npped Atkinson by two feet, with Peterson third. ( Anderson completed the course t after picking himself up and was awarded fifth place over Guthrie, de- spite disqualification for knocking V over the hurdles was the only other fnalist, thus being given a point for f last place. !
 Scholz a Winner q Jackson V. Scholz, of the New York l. 4, C., won the first semiinal in the f 2oo-metre dash of the Olympic P games at the opening of today's Olym- f; pic program here with George Hill r; of Pennsylvania. second, " both of them outfooting the fleet Il Harold Abrahams, of Great Britain, tc who finished third. C
 Attendance Grows W Increasing interest in the games by a the Partisan population was evident IO0ay. The attendance was larger than yesterday in spite of the unfav- O orsble weather, the afternoon being di ,ne of dnzzling rain. W 1t was announced that Charley tf Hoff, of Norway the worlds record CT holder in the pole vault would not Jll compete in that event, in which the CT trials were set for today, having broken down after the S00-metre run al 'esterday in which he finished last 2t The Americans regret the absence of ac ioff from the competition. They felt th confident they would have been able fo 0 take the event, but with the Nor vegian out Of it the pole vault ap- qr ,ears like cleanup for the Unittd co ;tates athletes. te
 Yankees Speed Up he The American prospects for re- of rieving supremacy in the sprints by Yt apturing the 20o-metre dash bright WI ned when all four of the Yankees in aimed places in the final as the re- ult of brilliant running in the semi ne nals, in the first of which Jackson " m, cholz, of the New York A. C., and