New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-02

being timed at 2 minutes 90 rs.
which is rs second better than the
record
Japan Places
Mlklo Oda OF Japan won the
championship in the hop. skip and
jump. with Levi Casey of the United
States second.
Oda's winning performance was
1921 meters or 40 feet 10 1916
inches. Casey. the runner-up. did
1917 meters or 40 feet 9 ol-l2S
inches
Harvard Loses
Harvard's four-oared rowing crew
representing the United States in
the Olympic regatta We're defeated
today by Germany in its first race
by a margin OF a few feet.
\ setback
While defeat OF the Harvard crew
was a Earring SET back it does not
necessarily mean that the America n
four is definitely out OF the running
for the championship as under the
system OF draw IN vogue crews
which lose on the first day OF the
regatta are allowed to race among
themselves on the second dav for
the right to re-enter competition.
In this first race the Americans
were arrayed against what they con-
sidered to be their strongest rival
and the Germans more than full
filled expectations. The race was in
the four-oared crew with coxsvain
class.
From start to finish il was a
dlnsdons battle. the closest OF the
day thus far. The German crew,
which is young quartet from the
Sturmvogel club OF Berlin and
holds the German championship
won by less than yard in I min
utes, 10 As seconds. good time for
the 1000 meter course on the pla-
cid Stolen river.
Even Terms
The Harvard and the German
fours rowed on even terms for L.
900 meters when the Americans
took a slight lead. They were bow
for bow again at the 1850 meter
point. but at 1900 the Americans
led by a good yard. Here the Ger
mans spnrted and with $50 meters
to go they led by half length. In
la wonderful finish the Americans
lust failed to overhaul them and
there was not more than a seconds
difference in the times of the two
shells.
The first heat for eieht-oared
crews was won by the Canadian en-
try which beat Denmark by two
lengths.
Norway Yacht Wins
Inc first series of Olympic six
meter yacht races was won today by
Norway with Sweden second and
the United States third in a field of
IS entries.
Beat BelSians
John Schmitt and Paul Mcdowell
or the Penn Barge club. Philadel-
phla, today beat the Belgians, P.
Van Nolckson and Van Den
Driesche, by two lengths in the
trial heats of the Olympic rowing
Tor pair cared shells without cox
swain.
Olympic Stadium. Amsterdam,
Aug. ? P>-The United States en-
tered the fifth day of the Olvmpic
track and field cha mpionships to-
cay still hoping to register at least
one victory in the fiat races.
100 Meter Trials
Todays program opened with the
400 meter fiat trials. Herman Phil
lips Of the Illinois 4. c. captured the
first heat in easy fashion beating
the Frenchman, Dupont. by two
yards.
Phillips time of 40 rs seconds
was excellent on a track only par
TALLY dried out after yesterdays
rain.
Wins Easily
Emil Snider of the New York A.
{. easily won the second heat in
which the only other starter was
Prinsen of Belgium Snider, running
the distance in so rs seconds. fin
lshed so meters ahead of his Euro
pean rival.
EavOriteS Win
Two favorites were victorious in
the third and fourth heats. Phil Ed
wards. New York University negro
star competing for Canada. won the