Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-28
BRITISH DEFEATED
IN STIRRING MEET
Record Crowd of f43, 900 Sees
Americans Win Nine of
Fourteen Events.

BY the Associated Press.
- HICAGO, August 28.-Un-
Gle Sam still reigns SUI
preme in track and field
- athletics with emphasis
on the field"
Before a crowd of $4,000 spec
tators, the largest ever to watch
a track meet on the American
continent, the United States, for
the third time, defeated the pick
of Great Britain's track and field
stars, in Soldier Field Stadium
last night.
The event. conducted under artificial
lighting, was more impressive than meets
held in the day time. and provided the
throng with one thrill after another, as
Uncle Sam triumphed, nine events to
i've
The American team won over the
gallant empire team in the same fash
ion they won the 1923 Olympic games
at Amsterdam-by immense superiority
in the field events. Not point did the
British score in the field, and had their
field strength been comparable to their
power in the distance races, the United
States probably would have suffered its
first defeat In the duel meet.
Eight meet records were wrecked,
five of them by the Americans. Start
ing with the 400-yard relay, the OPEN
ing event. the Americans went on to
win the pole vault, Shotput, high jump.
4S0-yard shuttle hurdle relay, hammer
throw, broad jump, javelin throw and
mile medley relay. The Britans tri-
umphed in the 1-mile relay. the 4-mile
relay, 2-nile relay, 2-mile steeplechase
and 3-mile team race.
Thomas Impressive.
While the wearers of the American
shields were supreme in the field, the
British gave them a man-sized lesson
in the distance runs. The 4-n1ile relay
was q race until r.. H. Thomas of Eng
land, hooked up with Ray Conger of
the Illinois A. c., in the final mile.
Thomas, who did Ala in winning the
mile in the empire games at Hamilton,
Ontario, last week, stayed near Conger
until the last half-mile, but from there
on he stepped out and at the finish had
q lead of 10 yards over the American
ace. His mile was run in just frac-
ton over AIS and was as impressive as
any performance in the meet.
The British we're no less superior in
the 2-mile relay. The first half of the
race was contest, but Phil Edwards,
former New York University Negro star,
competing for British Guina, ran r.
r. Betham, jr., of the Pennsylvania
Railroad A. c., into the ground and left
England's T. Hampson with nothing to
20 but hold a 20-yard lead over Orval
Artin of Purdue, Western Conference
am national collegiate middle-distance
champion.
Yanks Step Lively.
Records started falling in the first
event Russell Sweet, former Montana
sprint star; Cy Leland of Texas Chris
tan University; George Simpson, Ohio
State comet, and Eddie Toland of the
University of Michigan, did 0:37.5 in
the 400-yard relay to defeat Leigh Mil
Ter of Canada, w. B. Legg of South
Africa, E. L. Page of England and
Johnny Fitzpatrick of Canada and bet
ter the formed mark of 0:378.
Great Britain came back with SUI
perb performance in the mile relay, rae
ing it in 3:16.8. K. c. Bragwin, first
British runner, dropped the baton near
the end of his lap, but no protest was
made, and the victory was allowed to
stand for the empire. He was followed