New Britain herald., 1924-07-12

I
 10 he one ef the big attendance days of lhe meet,
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 Rnnelo, sterling Argentine track performer, snrang the first sensation Of the day hy breaking the olympic record in the running hap, step and jump With mark Of lA,is metres, sn- perseding The record Of lt,as metres made by T. Ahearn Of England in 1908,
 iirst Latin To Star The Argentine, whose full name IS Luis 4, Brunette was he first South American 10 gain prominence in this years Olympic track and field events,
 His first attempt broke the record set hy Ahearn at the London olympic games iG years ago and nut the Ar- gentlne within n few inches of ihe worlds record Of lb,hls meters, made by Ahtarn in .hpe United states m 1909, Ahsarn's world record in feet and inches was so feet | inches and Rruneito's mark today is eauiNale 10 hp feet i-i6th inches,
 The Olympic record held by Ahearn which Brunette broke today was 4s feet n i-i inches.
 Fouls were called on Brunette on his next two efforts but his frst mark remained the hest whon tho first sec ion of the fold had completed its per- iormances Rannio, tho Finnish star. jumped only it,s? meters.
 In inc 400.metros relay trial Great Brtains record breaking quartet was giving 6 flying start by Harold Abra- hams, her sprinting acc. The team, however, ran virtually alone as Greece, the only other starter Of the heat. was distnnced before the race had fairly begun. The winners time clipped 18th Of a second off the world mark made by the American team at tho last oIympics
 Two heats later Holland sprang A lay record, also covering the 400 me- sensation by equaling this new re. tres in 42 seconds.
 Besides Abrahams the British team was composed of w. Rangeiey. W. P. Nichoi and l.. C. Royle.
 The American quartet easily quail fled among the six nations surviving for tho I,600-metre relay final which will be run tomorrow. The American team including J. O. Macdonald, Uni | Nc. sity of Pennsylvania, w. F.. Stew | enson, American Rhodes scholar, c. P. Cochran, Olympic club. San Francis co, and Alan Hellfrich. Penn State, | won the third trial heat from Can- ada. The Americans time was sec- onds slower than that Of the British | team which won the second heat in | which Finland was eliminated.
 Setback For |. $.
 The United States received a serious in the preliminary competi- ton in the running hop. step and jump when Merwin Graham, Kansas Mack keeble, University ,f Missouri. and Earl Wilson, Univer- 'ity of South California were elimin- lted. DeHart Hubbard, the Ameri- ,an negro star, was unable to start fin his event because of an injury to his heel. Finland qualified two men for the finals. and Argentina. Australia, Japan and Sweden, one each.
 Summaries
 4o0-Metre relay race. first heat, two nations qualify, for semi-tinals: Great Britain. first. Greece. Second Time f2 seconds, tnew Olympic and worlds 'ecord).
 Sixth heat: United States, first; France, second. Time fl 1-5 seconds. INew worlds record).
 4o0-Metre relay race, second heat: south Africa. first; Canada, second. Time 42 4-5 seconds.
 Third heat: Holland first, Hungary, econd. Time 42 seconds. (Euualling lew worlds record).
 Metre cross country rase c Nurmi, Finland, first; fitola, Finland, second; F. Earl John- on, United States, third; E. Harper, treat Britain, fourth; Lauvaux, france, fifth; Arthur Studenroth, ieadowbrook club, Philadelphia ixth. Time 3o minutes s4 3-5 sec- nds.
 Fourth heat; Switzerland first; Italy econd. Time 42 4-5 seconds The argentine team finihsed third, failing 0 qualify. Fifth heat: Sweden, first; Denmark, econd. Time A As seconds. Third heat: United States, first; 1,600-metre relay Third heat: \ 'nited States, first; Canada, second. lime 3 minutes 27 seconds.