Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-31
Fleet EngIishman Sets New
Record, With u. S. Star
Poor Fifth.
HAMM WINS BROAD JUMP,
SCATTERING OLD MARK
Miss Robinson Takes 100-Meter
Event-Borah, American Hope,
Eliminated in Sprints Trial.
By the Associa ted Press.

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July 3i.-American hopes for decisive
Olympic conquest received another jar
ring setback today in the decisive de-
feat of Lloyd Hahn in the classic 300
meter championship. although the
wearers of the red, white and blue
shield were able to hold their own by
winning two Of the four final events on
the days program.
The 800-meter crown went back to
England to the tune Of the flying feet
of Douglas Lowe, the defending cham
pion, with Hahn no better than fifth
and with two other Americans last, but
Eddy Hamm, the great Georgia Tech
Uncle Sam. replacing as champion the
American negro. Dehart Hubbard. who
was eliminated in the second trials. In
both of these events Olympic records
! fell.
American Girl Sprinter Wins.
| III the other two finals, both of which
| we're for woman athletes, the United
States also gained an even break. A
fast-stepping Chicago lass, Elizabeth
Robinson Of the Illinois Women's A. c..
ran away with the 100-meter cham
| ptonship in the fast time of IL is Sec
ondS, and Lillian Copeland of the Pasa-
| dena, Calf. Athletic and Country Club
| placed second 10 Halina Konopacka of
Poland In the discus throw.
Both Miss Robinson's IL is for the
| 100 and Miss Konopacka's remarkable
discus throw Of 1852 meters were an
| nounced as new world records. Miss
Konnopacka'S record Is the equivalent Of
l2s feet IL 1929 inches
The United States continued increaS-
ing its team total, showing an aggre-
gate Of II points for the eight mems
finals contested thus far. Other totals
were: Great Britain, 20: Sweden, 81;
Germany, 10, and Finland, II.
Lowe won by 10 yards, from Bylehn
OF Sweden. Hahn led until the final
turn when he wilted and was badly
beaten. Herman Engclhard of Germany
was third, Phil Edwards of Canada
fourth, Nafsn Nth and seraphin Martin
/ OF France sixth.
There we're nine starters, Hahn iump-
irig TO the front at the first turn and
making the pace, closely pursued By
Lowe and Edwards They kept in that
order with the other Americans. Earl
Fuller and Ray Watson, bringing up the
rear until the turn into the home
stretch. where Lowe shot out and ran
away from his rivals as though they
we're standing still.
Hahn Falters at Finish.
Hahn had not the least sort of a
sprint with which to match Loves
squirt and faded badly as three others
passed him, Behind Martii. the worlds
record holder, who was sixth came his
countryman, Keller, with the two Amer
leans last.
The record broken by Loves great
run had stood since the Olympic games
at Stockholm in 1912, when It was set
at 1851 9-10 by Ted Meredith The pace
was even faster than when the English
man won at Paris In 1924. his time
then having been l so 2-5.
Hamm set new Olympic record by
leaping 25 feet 434 inches. or TIA
meters. This was about five inches bet
ter than his nearest rival. S. P. Gator of
Haiti. who was second, AL Bates of the
United States was third with "a feet Al
inches.
Hubbard was eliminated In the Sec
ond trials. He barely qualified In the
first trials. fouling on his first at
tempt and pulling muscle slightly on
the second. He recovered sufficiently To
leap TIL meters, or % feet 3Ts inches
on his final try. but was unable to i'm
prove and was eliminated.
American Beats Nurmi.
Macauley Smith, former Yale runner,
performed feat which has hitherto
appeared impossible by running away
from the great Finn, Paavo Nurmi, and
and last 5,00O-meter trial. Smith
won by a great squirt on the last lap.
Wide set the pace most Of the way.
but did not attempt to chase Smith
when the latter, after running third,
uncorked a wild finish. Nurmi seemed
determined to finish fourth and sue
ceeded In letting Herbert Johnston of
Britain pass him. The time was Is
minutes 4 seconds.
The 200~meter dash, second trials.
got under way with Jacob Schuller of
Germany finishing flrSt and Henry
Cumming of the United States second,
both thereby qualifying for tomorrows
semi-finals. The time was 22 seconds,
Africa won from Cyril Gill OF Britain,
In Il AS, while Charley Paddock, the
American veteran, romped through the
third heat In the same time, to beat
KuGeiberg OF Sweden by s yards.
Charley Borah Eliminated,
Charley Borah. considered Americas
best bet, was eliminated in the sixth
and last 200~meter semi-flnal heat.
which brought together an all-star field
1t was won by the German, Helmuth
Koernig, and Percy Williams Of Canada,
the new 100-meter champion. closed
fast 10 beat out and eliminate Borah,
Horah had saved himself by finishing
second behind the German Sc1losske In
the first 200-meter trials, In which only
two ran. and which was won In slow
time, and 1t was expected that he
would be at his best, with good chance
to come through the next heat but he
packed not quite enough punch TO trim
the sensational Williams. koernigs
time In beating Williams and Horah was
IL 3-5 seconds, equaling the Olympic
record.
scholx Easy Winner.
Jackson Echolz, the American defend
ing champion, was not extended To cap
i.lre the fourth heat OF the second trial
from Walter Rangeley OF Britain IN
II As The Nth heat was won by
John Fitzpatrick OF Canada from the
Mexican, Gomez Da2a. Paddock. Schol2
and Cumming all qualified for tonior-
rows heats, while Smith and Lefmond
also survived the 5,000~meter trials.
q. @. Weightman-6 Smith, South Afri-
can hurdier, broke The world ii0-metef
record In o seini-iinal heat. after two
Americans, Leightnn Dya and Stephen
Anderson, had eqiaied the old mark In
two previous sslsfiyfnals, The south