The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08
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English soO-Meter Runner
Sets Fast Pace Ameri-
can Is Third
D.. DAVIS J. WALeH.


the first winner to flash In today's
Olympics when he raced q fast
field off It's feet In the final Of the
500 meter run and won in the fine
time Of one minute Sc 2.S seconds.
Martin, Of Switzerland, was second
and 8. G. Enck, Penn State, third.
Staiiard, Great Britain, finished
fourth with William B. Richardson,
stanford, nth and Ray Dodger'
Oregon. sixth. The result was q
lean camp followers, for the United
Although the American Olympic
athletes are today In the lead Tor
the title, due to their record!break.
ing stunts yesterday, followers Of
the game believe that the boys from
across the sea have TO face the hard
est proposition in the history OF the
Olympicg.
The American contingent Ia dis
appointed that their boys did not
roll up q much bigger point score
yesterday. Inability to DO this was
due to the fact that Charley Pad.
dock failed to come through II the
l0O-meter dash, the event being won
by Harold Abrahams, the English.
man. Instead Of getting the eigh.
teen points that had been con.
coded the Americans in this event.
the Yankee runners scored only
eleven.
The American team also lost four
points through the disqualification
Of Charley Brooxins, Of Iowa Uni.
versity, in the 400-yard hurdles, in
which event he finished second
There was some dissatisfaction over
the decision disQualifying BrooIEins.
The Americans believe that they
win run up q big score In the shot
put, feeling sure that Hills, Hart.
rant and Housen. who have been
hurting the missile over fifty feet
Il practice, and Anderson, who has
been going ''oves the top" VIII add
to tie Yankee score. Their only
competition Will be Porhola and
Tosp, Fians, WHO lave cot yet
co1Ee anywhere sseaS the American
mark Ia practice.
Officials Of the American team
have received an invitation for q
Czecho-Slovakia and Austria 1fter
the Olympic games, competing with
the athletes Of those countries.
The invitation was extended by
Hans Bororowski, editor of the
Berlin Sporthlatt, former secretary
Of the German Athletic Union. who
made q special trip from Berlin to
conclude arrangements. He prom.
.se6 tie American COMMITTEES that
a. expenses would be paid and thar
huge, enthusiastic and friendly
crowds would witness the games.
BecaUse many Of the athletes arc
competing ia. . meet ia England od
July 10, and many later going to
Dublin for the Irish Olympic, IT ID
doubtful X many Of the athletes
viii accept the offer to compete in
central Europe.
The sword fencing team of the
United States was defeated today
by France, by q score Of 10 s.
Italian swordsmen defeated Spain,
10 to 6.
H. Guthrie, Ohio State, was the
first American to start in the third
days events in the Colonies sta.
dunn, and he won a trial heat in
the ITO metre hurdles and qualified
for the semi-finals. Guthrie'a time
was is AS seconds. Partridge, the
British star, starter in this heat,
failed to qualify. Secheat, Argen.
tina, ran second and qualified.
In the second heat Newberry OF
the Argentine team was withdrawn
and Ugarte, the Chilean failed to
qualify"
Americas hurdles continued to
run well throughout the preliminary
heats and all four qualified for the
semi.finals. After Guthrie had
opened by winning his heat, Dan
Kinsey, University OF Illinois, came
out in the fifth heat and led the
field in Is 2,5 seconds. F.. r. John,
son, Illinois A. c. qualified without
opposition as all others drawn n
the seventh heat scratched. John,
son ran the distance alone.
The fastest time was made by
Atkinson. South Africa. who won
the eighth heat In Is 1-6 seconds
with Karl Anderson, Illinois A. c.
in second place.
All four Of the American starters
In the 200.meter dash in the Olympic
games qualified today for the semi
final heats. although Harold Abra
hams. the British flyer, continues
to dominate things when he defeat.
ed Charles Paddock in the tenth
heat. Bayes Norton, Yale; George
Hill, Pennsylvania: jackson "
Scholz, New York A. c., won their
preliminary heats and Paddock also
qualified.
The Prince Of Wales was annonp
the spectators in the stadium, The
Prince was escorted upon the field
by Olympic games officials and hob
Inobbed with q number Of the attn
letes near the starting post Of tbs
20O.meter dash.
Norton won the second prolimi
nary heat in 81 As seconds and
Scholz won the sixth heat in
~ 2-6 seconds.
The Prince Of Wales moved down
to the finishing line ana was re.
warded when Ahrahams Just nohed
out Paddock In the tenth heat In
% 1-5 seconds.
Paddock, who Is filled up with
the sight Of Abrahams' back. was
pleased to find himself drawn In
the same heat with the British
collegiate, for he figured he was
getting quick opportunity to Re,
pay the Englishman for beating
the Americans in the 100.meter yes.
terday. -
Both got off well and they raced
shoulder to shoulder practically ali
the distance, but Abrahams had q
little more stuff than Paddock and
won Dy foot, The time was not
impressive.
Hill won the thirteenth heat In
20 seconds.
The fourteenth heat was won by
jackson Francel, with Escobar, OF
the Argentine, second, three yards
behind pei the winner. The time FOR