New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-31
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lass, Elizabeth Robinson of the Hi
nois Women's A. c., ran away with
the 100 meters championship in the
fast time OF IL LIS seconds and Lii
Ian Copeland of the Pasadena. Cal,
Athletic and Country club placed
second to Halina Konopacka of Po-
land in the discus throw.
Broad Jump Record
Miss Robinson ran a beautiful
race. She was up with the leaders
all the way and had enough in re-
serve for finishing squirt to beat
out Fanny Rosenfeld and Ethel
smith. two Canadians. who were see
ond and third. Miss Robinson's time
was /. Is seconds.
A German girl, E. Steinberg, fin
ished four and last Myrtle Cook Of
Canada and Fraulein Schmidt of
Germany were disqualified for false
starting.
Hamm's Olympic record breaking
broad jump was Is feet 4 S-4 inches
or 7.13 meters. This was about 5
inches better than his nearest ri
val s. r. Gator of Haiti who was
second. Al Bates of the United
States was third with "a feet IL
inches.
Both Miss Robinson's IL Is for
the hundred and Miss konopackas
remarkable discus throw of 1850
meters were announced as new
worlds records. Miss konopacka's
record Is the equivalent OF l29 feet
IL l13-lcS inches.
Worlds Marks
Five record performances-thre
worlds and two Olympc-marked
this third days Olympic competition.
Hamm in the broad jump and Lowe
In the 500 meters accounted for
Olympic standards but it took an
American girl, Miss Robinson, to set
q worlds mark in regaining some
OF the sprint laurels the men had
lost. She beat two Canadians and
Il German. while the Polish girl.
Miss konopacka, who won the discus
throw also turned in the best per-
Torrance ever recorded by a woman.
G. c. Weightman-S Smith, South
African hurdler, broke the worlds
10 meter record in a scmiinal heat
after two Americans, Leighton Dye
and stephen Anderson had equalled
the old mark The South African
stepped the barriers in IA 50 Sec
onds, beating the mark set in 1920
by Earl Thomson. John Collier of
Brown university was second.
Increases 1Otaf
The United States continued in
creasing its team total, showing an
aggregate of II points for the eight
mems finals contested thus far.
Other totals were Britain 80, Sweden
81, Germany s and Finland II.
Olympic Summaries
500 meter final; won by Douglas
Lowe. Great Britain: second, Bylehn
OF Sweden: third. Herman Engel-
hard. Germany; fourth. Phil Ed
wards. Canada: NTH Lloyd Hahn,
United States: sixth, Seaphin Mar
tin, France. Time, minute 81 40
seconds. tNew Olympic record.)
The 200 meter dash. second trials
got under way with Jacob SCHUYLER
of Germany finishing first and Henry
Cumming of the United States sec
ond, both thereby qualifying for to-
morrow's semi-hnals. The time was
20 seconds. In the second heat w.
B. Legg Of South Africa won from
Cyril Gill of Britain in q 4-3,
while Charley Paddock, the Ameri-
can veteran, romped through the
third heat In the same time to beat
Kugelberg of Sweden by five yards.
BOrah Out
Charley Borah. considered Amer
ica's best bet, was eliminated in the
sixth and last 200 meter semi-final
heat which brought together an all
star field. 1t was won by the Ger
man, Helmut koernig, and Percy
Williams of Canada. the new loo
meter champion. closed fast TO beat
out and eliminate Borah.
With American athletes hoping
for more success than in yesterdays
events when they lost in all three
finals. the third days track and field
program got under way with pre-
liminary heats in the 10 meters
high hurdles.
Ring Easy Winner
Carl Ring of the New York A. c..
the first American to start, came
through his first test easily. win
ming the second heat in : seconds
flat and beating j. II. Niljoen, all
around track and field star from
South Africa. Raoul Sempe. French /!
timber topper from Bordeaux. won
the first heat in the same time. The !
Argentine, Nallania. finished second. !
but was disqualified for knocking !
over three hurdles and the place |
was given to Jandera of Czecho- |
ElOvakia.
Provides Sensation
G. c. Weightman- Smith. of South |
Africa. former Cambridge tniver- |
sity classmate Of Lord Davy Rurgh- |
ley who won the 40" meser hurdles |
the third heat by equalling the |
worlds and Olympic record of - |
As seconds. The mark which the /
South African tied was set by Tirl
Thomson. former Canadian Olympic
star from Dartmouth. at the 1920
games at Antwerp. Weiehtman-
Smith beat Marchand of France by
five yards
Anderson Wins
The fourth heat was won by Ste
phen Anderson, American star from
the University of Washington in Is
seconds, in a close race with
Wennstrom of Sweden who eased up
after leading over the last hurdle.
Leighton Bye of the Los Angeles A.
m thu fifth |