New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-01
j. 5. Wins IN
2 final Events
Continued from First Page)
Nearly Mobted

Williams was nearly mobhed and
photographed with a Canadian flag
draped around, him.
81 Is Seconds
The time OF the 200 meters was
q A seconds, Is second slower
than the record
As result of a hubble between
the Judges, Rangelev. the Briton,
was placed second with Scholz, the
American. and Koernig, the Ger
man, tied for third; John Fitzpat-
rick of Canada fifth and Jacob
SCHUYLER of Germany sixth.
To indicate the tie for third the
German and American flags Were
unfurled together on pole at the
right OF the British empire en-
hlsms.
Hahn Loses
Llovd Hahn, the United States
hope IN the middle distances who
was beaten badly in the 500 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 track, and his coun-
| trymen, that he would be able to en-
ulate the feat accomplished by Mel
Sheppard in 1908 and scoring a
double in these classic Olym pic pic
lures Hahn's showing was even
more dismal today than it was yes
terday when he was fifth in the 500
which Douglas Lowe OF Britain won.
! New Record
| Cars winning vault was 4.2O me-
tiers. a new Olympic record and the
equivalent of - feet 9 els inches.
! 1t was previously announced that
| William Droegemueller. a. teammate,
had equalled this vault but the Off
Gals erred, later announcing that
the latter was second with 40 me-
tiers or Is feet 5 7-16 inches. The
old record was IS feet inches, set
by another American. f. X. Foss
at the Antwerp games in 1920.
Win All Places
The Stars and Stripes went up on
all three poles for the first time
when Charley McGinnis, the little
Chicagoan, took third place in the
pole vault with 3.95 meters or IL
feet II is inches.
McGinnis ted with Vic Pickard
of Canada and Lee Barnes, who
shared the Olympic championship in
1924 through tie with Glenn Ora
ham. for third place today but won
the Jump off for the medal. Pick
ard then beat Barnes for the fourth
place points,
Charlie Paddock. American sprint
star, was eliminated in the first 200
meter seml-f final Olympic event to-
day The track was soggy and a
drilling rain was falling.
Williams Wins Heat
Percy williams. the Canadian stan
who swept TO a brilliant victory ir
the 100 meter final on Monday, Wor
the heat.
The Canadian 100 meter champion
flashed a splendid performance on
the wet track. covering the distance
lin % seconds fiat and beating Walter
Rangeley of Great Britain by three
yards.
Jacob SCHUYLER of Germany was
third with Paddock unable to get
up with the leaders at any stage
and finishing badly.
German Victor
Helmut koernig. the German star
won the other semi-final heat close.
lg followed by the two American
sprinters, Jackson V. Scholz AND
Henry Cumming Jr.
koernig beat Scholz by yarG
and a half in % As seconds. Cum,
ming appeared TO have the third
qualifying place clinched by a scant
margin. but the Judges, after a par
ley. decided in favor of John Fitz-
patrick of Canada. leaving only one
American in the finals.
The Judges. apparently flustered
off koernlg's time. making il p As
Paddock who had been expected
to thrive on the heavy going was
never a contender IN the first heat
and even had trouble beating the
only other finisher, Gomez GAIA, TIE
Mexican. Wilfred b. Legg of South
Africa. broke down rounding The
turn into the stretch and staggered
off the track. II was the first time
Paddock ever failed to reach The
final Of an Olympic event in which
he participated,
Runs We'll
In the first heat OF WOmen's 60I
meters event Dolores BoorCkman. o
the nlted states. ran well on tn
first lap, but withdrew before enter
ing the home stretch The heat va
won by NJ. Dolllnge of Germany il
2 minutes % S. seconds breaking
the wolnan's world record of 2.2
a. set in 1927 by another German
girl, now Frau l.. Radke
Ia the second womnns' 500 me'c
heat the former record holder Fra
r adke of Germany won by niche
from the japanese star X. Htofr
Whl" tho American girl Eayma WI
son finished seventh. The time W.
3 minutes &c seconds.
Florence Macdonald Of the I nl'e
states qualified in the third and las
SOC m't'r heat, placing second thr"
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