Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-01
Canada and South Africa
Take Dashes, but Discus and
Vault Wins Balance Day.
AMERICAN TOTAL, 1873;
BRITAIN, IS, is NEXT
Yankee Hopes in Races Fade as
Paddock and Hahn Are
Beaten.

hN Tue ASSnCtStsQ Ef2SSy
OLYMPIC STADIUM AMSTER-
DAM. August AFTER seeing Percy
Williams of CANADA romp away with
the 2oo-meter crown for a double in
the sprints and Sidney Atkinson of
South Africa win the 110-meter high
hurdles. American field event perform
ers came to the rescue today to win
the discus and the pole vault and give
their country two of the four cham
pionships decided.
The weight of the field event per-
formanceS, as we'll as the winning Of
places In the other events. ran I'D the
American total to l23 points. tripping
the score of Great Britain. which was
moved up to third with % points and
Finland had %, Germany 22l7, Swe-
den 2f and South Africa Ia.
Breaks Record.
In saving the day Bud HouSer broke
the Olympic record in retaining his
discus title. while Yankees swept all
three medal places.
All four American vaulters were in
the first five, while three Yankees
placed in the discus.
Although unable to win either of the
other two finals. the Americans were
second. third and sixth In the hurdles
and got a tie for third In the 200
meters.
Twelve mems championships now
have been decided and the Americans
have yet to win running or hurdling
event
A woman athlete. Elizabeth Robin
son. who won the l00-meter event in
the girls competition yesterday, has
brought the United States Its only VIC
tory ON the fiat. How the field event
performers have kept the United States
in the running is shown by the TACT
that all Ave of the Olympic champion
ships gained by American men athletes
thus far we're gained In that line OF
competition. the titles they have won
to date being the high jump, snotput,
running broad jump, discus and pole
vault.
Hope for greater success In the re-
aaaairanQ running events was made DIM
nier today when Lloyd Hahn failed 20
finish on d I,500-rleter trial and was
eliminated. thus ending his hopes Tor
a clouhle-~or even a single--iTl the mid
die distances, as he was beaten badly
in the 500 meters yesterday.
First Double Since 1912.
Among others, the sensational Cana
dian schoolboy of 10 beat out the de-
Tending champion, Jackson Scfolz OF
the United States and the German ace,
Helmut Koernig
The time for the 200 meters was
II As seconds. one-fifth second slower
than the record
II was the first double Olympic sprint
victory since Ralph Craig of the United
States and the University of Michigan
turned the trick In 1912. Williams
flashed q spectacular finish TO overtake
Koernig in the last Is meters.
Americas defeat in the 200-meter
final was presaged by the elimination
of three OF It's most prominent stand
ard bearers I'm earlier heats. Scholz
was left alone to carry the Stars and
Stripes In the final when Charley Pad
dock and Henry Cumming found the
pace of the semi-finais earlier In the
day too hot and were eliminated, while
Charley Borah failed TO qualify yes
terday.
Brilliant Showing.
Williams showing was as uniformly
brilliant throughout the 200-meter pre-
iiminaries as 1t had been at the shorter
distance, in which he upset the dope
by winning the championship, and his
victory In the final was crowniug
glorious achievement.
Lloyd Hahn. the United States hope
In the middle distances, who was beaten
badly In the 800 meters yesterday, was
eliminated from the 1900 meters today
in the second trial heat. quitting 100
meters from the finish when hopelessly
defeated.
Herbert Boecher OF Germany won the
heat.
Thus ended In ignominious failure the
high hopes of Hahn, the ace of the
American pack. and his countrymen,
that he would be able To emulate the
feat accomplished by Mel Sheppard In
1908 and score double In these classic
Olympic fixtures. Hahn's showing was
even more dismal today than yester-
day. when he was fifth In the 300. which
Douglas Lowe Of Britain won.
As result of a huddle between the
iu6ges. Rangeiey was placed second with
ScholZ, the American. and Koernig. the
German, tied for third: John Fitzpat-
rick of Canada fifth and Jacob Schuiler
Of Germany, sixth.
Americans found some satisfaction
when two of Its pole-vaulters. Sabin
Carr and william Droegemueller, both
shattered the Olympic record. clearing
4I0 metera the equivalent OF i3 feet
5 7~i6 inches.
Droegemueller again shattered the
pole vault record few moments later
when he went over the bar at 40
"a n a isaat
AL Kivi Of Finland WAS second 10
Ho,iser and Jim Corson, ali American,
was third, all surprising the Olympic
record John Anderson Of Cornell. third
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