The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-12
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EVENT WON
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Argentine Hop, Skip, and
Jump Expert Overshadows
Field at Colonies
By DAVIS j. WALSH,
International News Service Sports
Editor

Editor.
COLONIES STADIUM, France,
July 12.-Aid came to the Ia d
pressed American Olympic athletes
from an unexpected source today
when Senior Brunette, a dusky son
of the Argentine, smashed the Olym-
pic record in the hop. step and
jump. and took an almost certain
first place from mighty little Fin.
land, Americas most dangerous foe.
Dashing down the path on his
first trial, Brunette hoped, stepped
and jumped Is meters, 42i3 cent?
meters, within ten centimeters of
the worlds record and more. than
fifty centimeters beyond the Olympic
record that had stood since 1908.
Another record fell in this greatest
of Olympic meets when the British
400-meter relay team flashed over
the distance III AZ seconds flat, nip.
ping two-fifths Of a second off the
record made by Scholz, Murchison
Kirksey. and Paddock in Antwerp III
1920.
Paavo Nurmi, the wonderful Fin
nish runner, woC the 10,000-meter
cross-country race, finishing 400
meters ahead of Willie Ritola, his
countryman and bitter rival. 1t
was Nurmi's third first place, and
established him as the greatest of
all Olympic runners.
This evened up with the disap
pointment of the Firms in losing
the hop, step and jump, for the
Americans had counted heavily on
their sprinters leading the world to
the tape in the 400 meter relay.
Brunette and the -Britishers shared
oVations from the stand. After his
record breaking leap, the Argen.
tinian fell short of his mark by
a full meter on his second jump,
and fouled his third. But he had
already won his gold medal and the
honor of being the first South
American to enter the Olympic scor.
ing column.
There was some consolation for
the Americans, however, in the dec
athlon, when H. M. Osborn, of Iii
nois A. c., and Emerson Norton, Of
Georgetown, held their lead over
the field at the end of six events
Osborn turned in the best time in
the 100-meter hurdles, bringing his
point total to 5,073.10 Norton was
we'll up in the list in this event
and second in the point total, with
4,925.92. H. F. Frieda, of the Uni.
versity of Chicago, dropped out Of
the title, running third in his heat
Earl Johnson, of Pittsburgh, was
400 meters behind Ritola for third
place in the cross-country run,
Harper, of England, was fourth;
Lauvaux, Of France, fifth: Arthur
Studenroth, of the Meadowbrook
Club. sixth; Martingenghi, of Italy
seventh, and August Jaeger. of the
Finnish American A. c., New York
eighth. Many of the runners had
to be carried off the field, so ter.
rifle was the pace set by Nurrni
Sudenroth and Johnson both un.
covered good sprints at the end.
Another great final was promised
in the 400.meter relay, when the
Holland team equalled the time set
a few minutes earlier by the British,
and the American team travelled the
distance in Al 10, just between the
old and new records.
The English team was composed
of Abrahams, Nichol, Rangkley and
Royle.
AS the games got under way this
morning the United States had won
eight first places to six for the
Firms. The latter are believed almost
certain to take two of the three
finals today-the hop, step and
jump. the cross-country run-witn
the decathlon d toss up.
In the decathlon, however, H. M.
Osborn, of IlliaoIs A. c., and Emer.
son Norton, Of Georgetown, may
finish one-two. They stood that
way at the staff OF the final five
events today Norton led with
417092 points end Osborn 416S.l0.
The 110.meter. hurdles, the discus,
pole vault, javelin and 1,500-meter
run are the remaining events of the
decathlon
The American catch.as-catch.can
wrestlers broke even in the first
matches, winning three and losing
three.
Attendance Is still small at the
games and Lloyds may be called on
to make up deficit. The French
insured the affair for 100000. and
the gate receipts are far below that
mark.
BRADY, IN GALLANT TRY,