Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12

= TAATFoTD BRIDGE FIELD, Lon
dor. August IL n The United
states. with The pick q us
~ Olympic rack ana field talent
barely beat the British empire $
combined forces this afternoon IN 2
r,eet marked by one world record and
: rand succession ~ other sensational
performances.
Forfv-6vc thousand spectators, many
q "a nom collapsed from the combined
effects Of Inc IAN and the brolllnc sun
witnessed Ire triumph Of the Americans
ny The narrow margin 81 eight 10 SlN.
frs. places only figuring IN The scoring.
The Yankee mile reieT team
registered she most sensational Aneri-
can triumph OF tic track when a quar-
tet consisting If George Baird. Morgan
Tav3or Fav Bsrhuti End Emerson
Srenrer. covered the distance II Z
minutes 1872 seconds Shattcrluc 3h"
World record bv three seconds
Tsvl0r wnaSe forte is hurdllng tcs-
fu-ec this race by reehnc Of ms quar-
ter-ruiIe IN - IS seconds. eQUsllng Ted
Nrre1ith's long standing world mark
v1fN the aid Of running start. Spen-
~eY. running the anchor leg in IS nat.
ho7, his rival. Jimmy Ball Of Canada. 10
he tane hv Yards Times II The
other Americans in she record busting
v~~e acre 80 Rs for Baird and IS 2-a
for Barbutl.
Loves Running Spectacular.
The most spectacular individual per-
f7,-,,79,,cr. however. was Turned ~ by
DOUGLAS Lowe. famous British middle
distance star and Olympic 60O-metcr
champion. who anchored two winning
combinations first IN the emile re-
lsv. and them bringing the meet TO
climax IL the medley relay with SLASH
Ing half-ynile in minute 81 seconds,
This hettered the world half-mlle rec
ora. bv three flfths Of A second and
represented probably the finest 500 ever
rln with or without a running start.
So spectacular were the performances
that IN 10 Of the IA events. All OF which
vere decided on a team basis times or
distances ecllpSed those in the similar
meet held here four years ago. In adj
ciitlou. two British records we're broken
r. the field events when Lee Barnes
pole vauited IS feet inches ana 10
Harm broad jumped - feet ] men.
SIIner,ority in the field was the only
thing which enabled the United States
to Win. The British von the last five
nf the eight running events, but cap
TIRED 0nIv one Of the six field features
that in Iaveiin throwing by slim
margin.
the Britnns. as It turned out. lost
their pesf chance "a capture the meet
uae7 they were beaten IN the 4S0-yaTd
shuttle hurdle relay which was more
n z suublirg event than q hurdle con-
tez-. Leighton DYE and Carl Ring. the
frs: ru0 Yankee murders. gained Is
vsvc lead. out this vas wiped out near
ne END 81 the third relay as Fred Gaoy
q England caught up 70 John Collier,
.re after stumbling With enc hurdle
r 60. however. Gaby himself became
6 crCppsr. SPRAYING ard losing all his
z advantage before handing the baton 10
C. c Weichtman- Smith. Anderson.
IRE United states anchor man. With
1lE .ea5. also fell over the next TO tne
last hurdle then dived over the final
barEis-. barely staggering home first.
Triunphs Gained by Inches.
IRE Two remaining American track
t~.urruhz both were gained By margin
o. inches One vas Tailed b. the 400
~eler relay quartet Of Frank Wykoh.
jimmy Quinn. Henry Cumming and
Henri Russell They led from the
Ets~-. bit Russell. Of in the final 100
vfth = yard and half lead, barely
vlt s7xtood a closing challenge b. Jack
London. Olympic runner-up, who fol-
loved Percy Williams. Olympic hero,
Carlton of Australia. and Fitzpatrick Of
Canada in handling the British baton.
TIE other vas scored by Mac Smith,
who lust breasted the tape ahead of
Light Of Britain in q 3-mile race,
IN which the team victory went 10 the
home forces
The 4-mile relay developed an
o. her thriller. in which Cyril Ellis. Brit
ts1 anchor man. outran Lloyd Hahn in
the stretch squirt 70 win by yard after
covering the final mile IN the fine time
o. ( minutes "a is seconds Phil Ed
wards nsf in .53 giving him so wards
oveT his American rival. Earl Fuller.
clInched the British victory in the
z-raiie relay and made the final leg a
mere r0yup for Lowe vho was timed
al So 3-5 IN holding The margin over
Esw watson
lord DaYv Rurghley. tumblinR into
3 wafer lump Ike the yeriest plcblan
novice srcnoYIng the winning British
s-eeplechase relay was extended 10
~ rs92Yc " q ErenreY.g fine fjnigh