Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-09
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U. S. AMASSES BIG
LEAD IN OLYMPIC
GAMES, colonies
Colonies,

Olympic Stadium, Colonies,
France. July Shy A. P)-The
Stars and Stripes waved triumphant
ly tonight over the olympic stadium,
the third day of the olympic games
having witnessed a great battle for
international athletic supremacy, in
which the United States put its
strongest rival, Finland. to rout in
two Of the three finals contested, and
took an almost two to one lead in the
point struggle.
The two Americans crowned as
new olympic champions were De
Hart Hubbard, the University of
Michigan negro star. who won in the
broad jump. with % feet 6 inches.
and Clarence Houser, University of
Southern California. whose winning
toss in the shot put was 40 feet IL
inches.
The United States scored an I'M
expectedly overwhelmingly 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 the
three stadium standards to the tune
OF the Star Spangled Banner amid
OAiO VI Tic IlOOI OeInOns
STATIONS yet enacted.
Although the United States came
through sensationally in the field
events scoring altogether SO points
In the broad jump and shot put hon
ors, the third final of the day went
to Great Britain, whose great half
miller, ID. 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.
Four American stars. only three
OF whom were placed, traiied Lowe,
who came from behind in the last
! 200 metres to win with a spectacular
burst of speed when his teammate
II. B. Stallard. the favorite. faltered,
AFTER setting terrific pace for three
quarters of the way.
American partisans were greatly
disappointed when Schuyler Enck.
Penn State the first American to
nnish, landed only third place, while
William B. Richardson, Leland Stan
ford and Ray Dodge, Oregon Aggies.
were fifth and sixth, with John Wat
tiers, the Harvard crack, and inter-
collegiate half mile champion.
seventh-outside the scoring.
The real surprise 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 Stallard, and the
dismal failure of Charles Hoff, Nor
ways all around star and regarded
by some as the likely winner. who
never was threatening and finished
last.
loves time was l minute So 2-5
seconds, only half a second behind
the worlds record made in 1919 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, lead
ing four in the 200 metre semi finals
and three in the 10 metre hurdles
finals. both slated for tomorrow.
while John Rommig, 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 iron
man." to clinch a qualifying place in
the 5000 metres.
The net result of the days compe-
tition, which did not witness any rec
ord breaking performances and
lacked the variety of thrills of the
first two days. placed the United
States far in the front with total
of SO points, under slightly revised
figures compiled by the French
olympic committee, and Finland sec
ond with 81.