New Britain herald., 1924-07-08
TANKS AGAIN BOW
 ID BRITISH SPEED
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HIl, University Of Pennsylvania cas- ily won their heats, of which li were
 run or. Norton and klnsman, lhs
 South African, flashed the hest time,
 each dong the goo in gl 4-b seconds
 Ramie Pro. ides Thrill
 John Romig, Penn Slate, gave the
 Americans their first thrill oi any
 Olympic distance race so far when ne
 won the thirl and last elimination trial in the 5,0n0-mnter event, leading Edwin Wide, the Swedish stag by ab wards and Willie Ritola, the Finnish Ace, by more than 100 yards
 Romis ran heady race, lelllhs ms two Scandinavian rivals set me pace for nine laps, then shooting ont co front in the 10th and last lap, running away from his noted opponents, who' in the last stages of the run did not try 10 catch the living American, he' ing assured of qualifying places
 Romlg's time of l . minutes i4 Sob seconds was the fastest Of any or the three trials, the other two Of whieh were won by the famous Paayo Nnr- mi and another Finn, Thursday Raslas'
 iG.pound shot Put
 is-pound shot pnt - Americans qualified for finals: Clarence Houser University of southern California; Ralph G. Hills. Prineeton: Norman Anderson, University of Southern California: Glenn Harrann. Leland Stanford.
 The other three Americans entered in the 5.000-metre event were out ciassed and did not qualify for the finals. J. F. Lermond. Boston col' Iege, finished sixth to Romig, Rius Doolittle, Butler college Of Indiana polls, finished sixth 10 Ras,as, and II. R. Phelps, University of Iowa, finish ed seventh 10 Nurmi.
 Two American negroes were the only representatives of the United States 10 qualify fin the final of the running broad jump. They were De Hart Hubbard. University of Michi- gan. and Edward o. Gourdin, Dor chester. Massachusetts. Albert F. Ross, University of Pennsylvania, fail- ed to qualify while William A. Com ins, Yale, who injured his leg in the first jump, tried to continue but was unable to qualify.
 The Summaries.
 Today's program in the Olympic | games began with the qualifying | heats in the 110-metre hurdles.
 Summary:
 110-metre hurdles, two to qualify First heat. George Guthrie. Ohio state, first: Jandera, Czechoslovakia, second; time, 15 4-5 seconds.
 110-metre hurdles. two to qualify for the fnals-First heat: Dan Kin ,ey, University of Illinois. first; Peter son. Sweden, second; time, IS 2-5 F. P. Johnson, Illinois A. C.. was eliminated in this heat.
 Second heat: Christiernsson, Swe- ion, first; Karl Anderson, Illinois A. C.. second; time, IS 2-5 seconds
 Third heat: George Guthrie. ohio State, first; Atkinson, South Africa, second; time, Is 1-5 seconds.
 Fifth heat: Dan Kinsey, University of Illinois, first; Sempe, France, sec pnd. Time, 15 2-5 seconds.
 eO0-metres two to qualify; second ! heat, Bayes Norton. Yale. first; Coaf- lee, Canada, second. Time, 2l 4-5 seconds.
 200-metres; sixth heat: Jackson V. scholz New York A. l.. first; Hester, , Canada, second. Time 22 2-5 seconds ( 2O0-metres; seventh heat; II. M. , abrahams, England, first; Charles w. l Paddock, United States, second. Time ' p Is seconds. { 200-metres; thirteenth heat; , seorge Hill, University of Pennsyl- ( ,ania, first; T. Matthewman, Great f Britain, second. Time 22 seconds, t SO0-metres; final: D. G. A. Lowe, ( treat Britain, first; Martin, Switzer- I and, second; Schuyler Enck, Penn { tate third; H. B. Stallare, Great T Britain, fourth; William B. Richard on, Leland Stanford, fifth; Ray lodge. Oregon Aggies, sixth. Time, ne minute 52 2-5 seconds. z 5,o00-metres; second heat; fous to II ualify for finals: Paavo Urmi. Fin h md, first; Dolques, France, second; J ipila, Finland, third; r. l. Saunders, c treat Britain, fourth. Time IS min le tes 2S 3-5 seconds. H. R. Phelps, O university of Iowa, finished seventh, u ailing to qualify. T 5000 metres: four to qualify for u nals: First heat; Thursday Rastas, ct inland, first; Katsuo Okazaki, Japan, al