Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-30
U.S.LOSES THREE
! FINAL EVENTS IN
OLYMPIC UPSETS
Canadian SchooIboy Wins
100 Meters-Lord Burgh-
1 ley Takes Hurdle Race.
FRESHMAN GETS FIRST
PLACE IN HAMMER THROW
American Points, However, Con-
tinue to Mount to IS, With
England Second With 49,

OLYMPIC STADIUM, AASA 6FN1FA@NA'
July 3a.-Losing out in all three Oh To-
DAYS final events in the Olympic track
and field competition. the United states
athletes saw the Olympic loO-meter
.championship go to Canada, the 4oo-
meter hurdles to England and the
hammer throw to Ireland, ali IN upsets
of VARYING degrees, The best tne
Americans could do in these events was
70 place fourth and sixth in the dash
second and third in the hurdles and
third. fifth and sixth in the hammer.
The winners were comparative un-
knowns in two of the three events, while
Lord Davy Burghley Of England, VINO
won the 4O0-meter hurdles was listed
as one of the most promising contenders
but was given little chance to beat the
American. Morgan Taylor, who was de-
tending his championship won In 1874.
Taylor was only third tooay. being beat-
en- by his countryman Prank Cunei OF
Iowa as well as by Burghley The time
was So, seconds, which was not nearly
rs good as Taylor has done, but was
fast considering the track.
SchoOlboy Big Surprise.
Percv Williams. British Columbia
achoolboy. sprang a big surprise IN the
100 meters by deTeating the worlds best,
INCLUDING the highly rated Americans,
Frank Wykod and Bob McAlilSter, VINO
could do no better than fourth and
Efxth respectively. McAllister and Legg
of South Africa, who was given nTtn
place tentatively. finished so close TO-
Eether that the final award OF places
had TO be postponed until movies OF the
race could be studied. JACK Lonoon,
British negro. and Georg hammers, the
German. took second and third in the
race. which was won IN 10 4-5 seconds.
is slower than the Olympic record.
irish Americans had been romping on
with the hammer throwing champion
eflip for Uncle Sam repeatedly IN past
Oiympicg. but this time an Irishman,
throwing for Ireland, won, when Fat
O'Callaghan got the ball away l6s feet
"a inches. 20 beat Osslan 6goac ol
Sweden by inches. Edmund BACK,
the best Of the Americans, was poor
third. more than feet behind. while
MS teammates Don Gwinn and Frank
Connerx. trailbd the Italian Pogg1oi.
who was fourth.
The 40O-meters dash witnessed the
worst setback American SprinterS ever
received in Olympic competition Wfen
they failed to get one Of the three
medals. Two false starts preceded the
race and the second. made by Wykon.
aeerned TO rattle the young American.
MeAllister started poorly and was ufl-
able To close the gaps as he had done
previously. despite the fact that the
time was slower than in either OF the
seni-fsnals when the Olympic record
was twice eQuaIed, one of the runners
being McAllister.
Ia day in which they were beaten
In all three finals, the Americans gam
ed small satisfaction by increasing their
point lead. Totals showed the United
states With SIS points. Britain, l9;
FINLAND. II: Sweden, 16, and Canada
and Ireland, each 10.
Burglliey Wins Hurdles.
Lard David Burghley, famous Cam
bridge track star, scored Great Britain
fret Olympic championship in the 1923
CIrmpiad capturing the final OF the
400-neter hurdles today.
Although the Americans were stun
NED by defeat In the event they had
fell sure Of winning, the Englishman'S
triumph was cI1eered vigorously by the
Yankee contingent as well as through
out the stands as Lord Davy," pink
checked and smiling was carried on
the field on the shoulders Of his team
mates.
Culael, the stronger of the two Ameri-
cans, appeared the victim OF poor
start. but was oUtrun In the flnal dash
after pulling up even with the Briton.
Lord Burghiey was OF TO good start
and led virtually all the way. A stag
eerina start made it dificult 10 gauge
the positions until the runners entered
the stretch where all six finaligts were
closely punched
The American pair were neck and
meek with the BTitDn over the last hur-
die. but Lord Burghiey sprinted at the
END and won by two yards from Cuhel,
while Taylor was inches behind. The
time was 552s seconds.
The first Of three 600-meter semi
final heats was won by Earl A. Fuller
OF the United States In close finish
%ith Douglas Gordon Lowe OF England,
the defending champion.
DR.. Otto Peitzer. the German star,
was eliminated.
Fuller produced strong kick down
the stretch outrInning Lowe and break
ing the tape In i:55 3-5.
Peitzer, rushing to the front on the
back stretch of the first lap, set the
pace until the last 30 meters when
lowe took command, closely pursued by
the blond American flyer. The German
Stsr wilted, tried ganeiy. but finished
NTH
Swfde Takes Second Heat
The second 800-meter Semi~final was
captIfed BIZ Rylehn of Sweden with
Ray d Watson OF the United States
second, and Englehardt of Germany
third The Argentine, Dengfas wa&
seventh snd last
gylel1ng time Of 55 3-5. carried hin
~ the tape yards in front Of watson
and Engelhardt, who were separated BY
tnches
s3engra. the argentine and the small
A6t runner in the field. was tToubice
Getting clear and stumbled several times
Irving 70 get out OF the rough. liz
finished exhausted,
The third S00-meter Semi~finaI wal
gon by Lloyd Hahn, the American star
through q great finish with Phil Ed.
xsrds OF Canada who finished second
EeraDhirl Martin Of France was third
Hshn's time was the most sensational
OF The three heats, being i.5z 3~5 sec
onoS
THE American star beat Edwards b.
vsrd and q half IN q driving fiDist
with Martin. the French holder 0f tn
world record another yard behind, Ed
wards led from the gun and bought OF
repeated challenges by Hahn unth IN
sst turn
The trso of fav0fites came down IN
e'FeieE ~ tliil speed, bat Hahn hFn 70 70
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