The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-09
OLYMPIC
STARSDAZZLE
EUR0PE'S BEST
Stars and Stripes Waves Tri-
umphantly Over Stadium
For Third Day
BEAT OUT THE Firms

Colonies, France, July 9.-Th'
Stars and Stripes waved triumphant
ly last night over the Olympic Sta
dunn, the third day of the Olympic
games having witnessed a great bat
tie for international athletic supre-
macy in which the United States
put it's strongest rival, Finland, to
route in two of the three finals con
tested and took almost two to one
lead in the point struggle.
The two Americans crowned as
new Olympic champions were Del
hart Hubbard, University of Michi-
gan, negro star, who won in the
broad jump, with "a feet 6 inches,
and Clarence Houser, University of
Southern California, whose winning
toss in the shot put was 40 feet, 2la
inches.
Shot Put Surprising
The United States scored an I'M
expectedly overwhelming victory
over Finland in the shot put, taking
four of the six places, with Glenn
Hartranft, Leland Stanford, second,
and Ralph G.. Hills, Princeton, third,
thus for the first time in the 1924
games sending Old Glory up three
stadium standards to the tune of the
Star Spangled Banner amid one of
the most enthusiastic demonstra-
tions yet enacted
Although the United States came
through sensationally in the field
events, scoring altogether So points
in the broad jump and shot put
honors, the third final of the day
went to Great Britain, whose great
half miller, d. G.. A. Lowe, college
mate of Harold Abrahams, the
nemesis of the American sprinters,
won the thrilling 500 metre run from
the swiftest field of middle distance
men in the world.
Lowe Too Speedy
Four American stars, only three Of
which were placed, trailed Lowe, who
/, came from behind in the last 200
metres to win with q spectacular
burst of speed when his team mate.
H. B. Stallard the favorite, faltered,
after setting terrific pace for
reequarters of the way.
1t was conceded prior to the start
that though America had the num-
erical strength, Great Britain was
uncovering two men whom it would
be hard to beat, and so it proved
The American partisans. however
were greatly disappointed when
Schuyler Enck, Penn State, the first
American to finish, landed only
third place, while William 3. Rich
ardson, Leland Stanford, and Ray
Dodge, Oregon Aggies, were fifth
and sixth, with John Waters, the
Harvard crack and intercollegiate
half mile champion, seventh, out
side the scoring.
Martins Showing Unexpected
The real surprises of the race
were the great running of Martin,
of Switzerland, who came out of the
ruck in the stretch with an amazing
sprint, to take second place, passing
both Enck and Stalard, and the dis
NAL failure of Charles Hoff, Nor
ways all-around star and regarded
by some as the likely winner, who
never was threatening and finished
last.
The story of Great Britain's tri-
umph lay in the great teamwork of
her two aces and he apparent STRAIT
egg of having Stallard. who was
most closely watched by the Amer
leans, set the pace for almost the
entire distance, with Lowe holding
back for drive, which was to prove
victorious.
Loves time was minute, 50 3-5
seconds. only half second behind
the worlds record made in 1912 in
the Olympics by Ted Meredith.
The United States again led in
men qualifying in the trials in the
three other events of the day, land
ing four in the 200 metre semifinals
and three in the 10 metre hurdles
finals, both slated for yesterday
while John Romig, Penn State, fur
nished the only thrill the Americans
have yet had in the distance races
by defeating Elvin Wide, of Sweden
and Willie Ritola, the Finnish
"1ron man." to clinch qualifying
place in the 5000 metres.
The net result of the days com
petition, which did not witness an,
record breaking performances anc
lacked the variety of thrills of the
first two days, placed the United
States in front with total of 9s
points sunder slightly revised fig
ures compiled by the French Olym
pic Committee, and Finland seconc
with 81.