Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-01

ldren and mothers by the Summer Out
John Joy Edison. chairman OF the COM
of the little campers.-Star Staff Photo.
son, hurdling like tandem all the way
down, put up great finish in which
the South African had just enough re-
serve to stick his chest across the tape
first. weightman-Smith partly STUN
bled over one hurdle and finished fourth,
while Fred Gaby Of England was NTH
and Dye of the United States sixth.
The Judges, however, went into an
other huddle, rearranged the order OF
finish of the last three. placing Dye OF
the United States fourth, Weightman-
Smith fifth and Gaby last.
Atkinson's time was Ia As seconds,
equaiing the accepted world record,
but one-fifth second slower than
Weightman-Smith's time. made IN
semi-final heat. The United states
placed second and third, Collier finish
ing Just behind Anderson.
This was only the second time in
the nine modern Olympiads contested
since 1896 that the United States has
failed TO win the 1l0-meter high hur-
dies. The other time was in 1920 when
Earl Thomson of Canada and Dart
mouth College won, establishing the
world and Olympic record which Was
tied today.
Discus and Steepiechase.
In the discus throw trials Jimmy
Corson of the Olympic Club. San
Francisco, broke the Olympic record,
hurting the platter exactly Al meters,
the equivalent of 154 feet 2 7-l6 inches.
The old record was ISL feet 5-16 inches
set by the American Budhouser at Paris
in 1924.
Melvin Dalton of the United States
qualified for the finals In the 5000
meter steeplechase when he finished
second to Willie Ritola. giving the
Americanized Finn Staunch battle the
other American entry in this heat. Just
failed to qualify. finishing fourth be-
hind Eklof of Sweden.
Ritolas time In winning the first heat
OF the 1900 meters steepiechaSe was
9 minutes 1885 seconds. Nurmi's victory
In the second heat was gained after
he had fallen fun length at the first
water Jump and was picked up by the
Frenchmari Duquesre. The latter re-
manned right with Nurmi the entire
distance and they finished foot apart.
looking back at the onconing American,
w. o. Spencer, Chicago, who was third.
also qualifying for the final.
The Firms nlonopolized all three OF
the heats in the 3,000-meter steeple-
chase. After Ritola had taken the first
-. IVA Mir
utes 584s seconds, and Toivo Loukola
and Owe Andersen, his countrynitn.
placed first and second in the third
heat. Dartigues Of France was third
and qualified. j. L. Montgomery. Amer
lean entry from the University OF Penn
syivania. abandoned the chase at the
halfway mark.
Fencing and Swimming.
The end OF the second days COMPETE
ton in the Olympic modern pentathlon.
aIl-around test of fencing. swimming
riding, running and shooting ability
found the United States representatives
tariling about half way down the list.
Trofeldt Of Sweden, the country which
introduced this event TO Olympic COM
petition and won the first three places
In 1924, was in the lead.
= ToCays event. consisting 81 30O-meter
free-Style SWIMMING. was won by Pag-
mini of Italy. In 40 minutes 81 6-i0 Sec
onds. Lieut.. Audrey s. Newman OF
the United States finished fourth in S
minutes and rs seconds; Lieut.. Richard
w. Mayo. twenty-third. and Lieut.. Peter
c. Haines. twenty-sixth.
With the shooting and swimming
competition now completed, the Ameri-
cans were punched together. with Hams
. AfwSa h NAu faNVM mt
Mayo fifteenth. in q feid Of 81,
lii the individual foilS events.
Americas three enteries--Lieut George
@. Calnan. Joseph Lewis and Dernen
Every--fought their way through this
mornings preliminary into the semi
finals
Calnan, representing the United
States Navy, New York. beat Mosnlan
of Holland S-2 BeFthelsen, Denmark.
So. and Abdine Of Egypt, ST.. md was
defeated by Schencker OF Hungary, 10,
and Derooker of Belgium. as.
Lewis. Of the Fencers' Club. New
Greece. So. Pearce of England. SO.
and Empeyta, Switzerland. 5-4. and
was defeated by Gazhcra. Germany.
rs. and Gaudin. France. LIS,
Every. the Yale star. beat Aleman OF
Spain. 5-l: Misrahi. Egypt, 5-4. Savu.
Rumania, ga: Babylon. Austria. ST.;
Thomson Germany. SIS and was
defeated by Ducret, France, AS. and
Tingdal. as,
The victory of elizabeth Robinson Of
Chicago In the woman'S olympic TOO
meter final, which had been protested
by Canada, was confirmed today IN
decision announced by jury OF the
International Amateur Athletic Fedora
ton.
THE Canadian protest held that
FANNY Resented of Canada. should
have been declared winner.
The officials after receiving the
Judges report showing unanimous
selection of che American girl. decided |
there was no basis for the protest
Miss Lloyd achieved the triumph OF |
beating, by q score Of 10 4. the Ger |
man champion. Helen T. Mayer. IN thu |
only bout lost By the fair Teuton. she !
also beat Miss Olsen Of Sweden, Miss |
Morgentnaler OF Switzerland and Miss
Reuche of France. but was defeated by |
Miss Adams OF Belgium and Miss Free |
man Of Britain. Miss Mayer had routed |
all other opponents by stop thrusts. but |
Miss Lloyd beat her with straight, sinh |
ple attacks which seemed to confound |
the German girl
avis tina Youngest American entry |