New Britain herald., 1924-07-07
ATHLETES FROM |. s.
 NOW ARE IN FRONT
Lesendre Breaks World Record
 in Broad Jump
OSBORNE SETS NEW MARK
Osborne Puts America in Front When He Wins High Jump With New Record and Captures Second Straight Victory for [. $,
By The Associated Press,


 Olympic Stadium, Colomhes, France July 7-The United States. after trail Ing Finland in the first day of tho Olympic track and field champion. ships, jumped into the lead today by winning the high jump and iOo- meter hurdle titles but the American athletes lost their sprint supremacy 10 Great Britain when their fleeteSt i0o-metor dash performers were out dstanced by Harold Abrahams the British flash.
 .abraham's Winner.
 If was the second time since tho revi,nl of the Olympic games that the United States had lost the io0-mctcr championships. Abrahams outfooted four of the fastest Yankee aces, fin ishing three yards ahead of Jackson Y. Scholz, New York A. C., in 10 3-5 seconds equalling the Olympic record II was the third time in three days he had been clocked at 10 3-5.
 Aside from Abrahams. Americans monopoized the honors of the day, shattering two worlds records and three Olympic marks in series of sensational performances.
 The most startling feat was that of Robert Lcsendre, Newark A. C., who in the first pentathlon event. the run ming broad jump, leaped 25 feet n- ches for a new worlds record The other worlds mark was made by r.
 
 who won the 400-meter hurdles in 52 6-1D seconds.
 Despite the promise of a day of competition rivaling yesterdays for thrills the great stands were sparsely occupied. Less than 1000 persons were present shortly before the open- ing event, the 100 metre semi final. The summaries:
 100 metres, first semi final heat 1 three to qualify--Jackson " Schoz | New York A. G. first: A. Porritt, New Zealand second; Loren Murchison. | Newark A. C., third, Time 10 4-5 | seconds.
 100 metres second semi-tinal heat Abrahams. Great Britain, first; Charles Paddock. Los Ans ,Irs A. C., second: Chester Bowman. Syracuse university, third. Time 10 S-5 seconds.
 Scholz 4 Winner
 Jackson V. Scholz, New York A. C., started America off victoriously in this event capturing the semi-tinal by three yards from A. Porritt, New Zealander, who beat Loren Murchison, Newark A. C., by foot for second place, Hester of Canada. Nichol of Great Britain. and De Grele of France. failed to qualify.
 Britisher Beats Paddock
 The second semi-f final in the 100 metres was won by Harold Abrahams, the British star who uncorked q bril- liant burst of speed in the last 50 yards, beating Charley Paddock and Chester Bowman, the Americans. The two Yankees finished second and third, however, thus putting all four American sprinters in the finals.
 Abrahams was off to a bad start and was only fifth at the halfway mark but he fairly flew the rest of the distance to nip Paddock by less than a foot in 10 S-5 seconds, equal ling the Olympic record for the sec- ond day in succession. Coaffee, of Soudud, anu W. tsdIT Ol | finished just outside the qualifiers. It was the greatest sprint race of the games so far, with Frangipane. of Italy, the other starter, outclassed.
 Begendre Breaks Record
 Robert Legendre, of Newark, N. J., in the pentathlon, broke the worlds | record for the broad jump with 7,76 ! metres, equivalent to 25 feet, 6 inches. c This performance insured him first I place in this event. His jump bettered V by three inches the former worlds c mark of 25 feet inches held by E. l o. Gourdin of Boston. Il
 Osborne Equals Mark
 Harold. Osborne, Illinois A. C., t jumped feet inches in the final of y the running high jump, breaking the d Olympic record of feet Az inches. e 400-metre hurdles, final: F. Morgan Taylor, Grinnell college, Iowa, first; 2 Vilen, Finland, second. Charles Brookins, University of c Iowa, was disqualified for fault at a one hurdle. Blackett Great Britain, u also was disqualified. S0o-metres; first semi final tlree to u u qualify: Stallard, Great Britain, Nrst; .s .s William B. Richardson, Leland Stan u ord, second; Martin. Switzerland. a' hird. Time 1 minute 54 Is seconds S00-metres; second semi-finals low, Great Britain, first; Houghton, Great Britain, second; J. H. Waters, Harvard third. Time minutes 56 4-5 IT econds.
 s00-metres: third semi final: Ray Dodge Oregon Aggies first; S. c. 5nck, Penn State, seeond Charles ioff, Norway. third, Time 1 minute ' 2-5 seconds. hs
 U. s. Takes Lead - America took the second straight ~ ictory of the afternoon when Harold u- ,sborne. Illinois A. C., won the high m, imp. the United States going into the of ead, for the first time surpassing Fin hi, ,nd's total of points, as the result sn the additional points scored in the to1 ame event by Leroy Brown. New RI ork A. C.. who was second, and Tom St, GOT. Kansas university, who was in an tie for fourth place. diC Another British half-miler Low, ashed across the line first in the bu cond semi-final of the S00-meters, ga ming from behind to win by 6 yards an CT his countryman Houghton. who an st nosed out J. H. Waters. of Har- Tn
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