Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

81 the Associated FreS3.
" RUSSELS. Belgium, August 10
u with one world record and three
~ first places. Lillian Copeland Of
- Pasadena, Calf. led the Amer
lean women's Olympic team to
victory over the leading European stars
in an international meet here yestcr-
day.
Miss Copeland won the shotput with
a heave OF It'll meters (38 feet ~
nches), breaking the record OF ll.o2
meters (37 feet l03s inches, set by
Fraulein LANCE of Germany, She also
took first place in the lavelin throw
with 81. % meters tl19 feet Is-inch1 ana
won the discus throw with 1888 meters
OPT feet 612 inches.
American girls took four first places
in the nine events. In addition to Miss
Copeland's victories, Mary Washburn
captured the 80-neter hurdles III Is SO
seconds. Great Britain won three first
places in the 10o-yard dash and the
broad jump, bot Of which we're won
by Miss Gum, and the 200-meter han
dicap, which went to Miss Thompson.
The other two firsts went TO Mile Leon
tine Stevens and Mile j. Seghers OF
Belgium In the high Jump and BOO
meter run.
DidNA ptk NiVHA'
The meet, organized by the Belgian
sporting paper Dernier Heure and the
Femina Club Of Brussels. attracted an
enormous crowd 10 Josaphat Park,
drawn by the contest between the
American stars and the British Wom-
ems record holders, the Misses Gum,
Thompson and Birchenough. who did
no compete at Amsterdam, and by the
fact that the French aces Mile. Radi-
dieau and Helen Bons were out Tor
revenge for their defeat by the Amer
leans in the Olympics The parade OF
the Americans at the beginning OF the
meet drew a tremendous outburst oil
cheering.
Although the British women Jared
we'll In their events. with the victories
If Miss Gum and Miss Thompson and
third place in the discus throw, won
bv Miss Birchenough with a throw of
30 80 meters 100 feet S ll~l6 inches),
the French girls failed In their search
for vengeance Mile. Bons tied for sec
ond place in the high jump with Miss
Mildred Wiley Of the United States.
The French girl and the American
Jumped $50 meters a feet II Ills
inchesl. In winning the event Mile.
Stevens set a new Belgian record, Jump
ing 50 meters IS feet 4l-64 inches)
Mile. Radideau could only take third
place in the shotput with a throw of
GIT meters 80 feet "a inch). Close
behind Miss Copeland's record throw
In the shotput came her teammate.
Rena Macdonald with ll,47 meters t37
! feet a. inches).
T.. s. Girl Second Place.
Margaret Jenkins, another American
weight star, added two second places
| To the total of the United states,
| throwing the discus 309l meters tl0l
| feet 1915 inchest and the javelin 80 III
| meters (l08 feet 10 5-i6 lnches). MISS
| Macdonald made il clean sweep Tor
| America by taking third In the laVelln
| with So meters t73 feet ii " inchcs}
| Another second and third place Tor
| America we're scored In the broad Jump
| by Anna Vrana and Jean Smiley MISS
Gum Of England Jumped 5.3p meters
! m feet n 1864 inches Miss Vrana
| Jumped 504 meters tl6 feet 2F~oo
inches) and Miss Smiley 500 meters 10
| feet 58s inchesl Miss Vrana also mn
ished second IN the 100 yards. a yarn
behind Miss Gum and two yards ahead
Of Mile Radidesu who took third
| Edna Savers OF America hnlshed slSeh
| in the race.
! Behind Miss Waghburn In the hurdle
| race came Mile LaloZ of France. WIN
| the English sprint star Miss Gum.
| third In the 800~meter run no Ameri~
| cans placed Mile. Seghers covered the
distance In minutes 1925 seconds 10
set a new Belgian record, with Mic
/ Trente Of France second, f1ve meters
! behind and Mile. Degrende OF Belgian
third