Evening star., 1932-08-02
TOLAN, METCALFE
ONE, TWO IN "1O'
So Close 1t Is Difficult to Pick
Winner-IriSh Take Pair
of Titles.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.

WOLlu dGll1SIlC COIllpCGlOlOll,
America moved swiftly yesterday
into a commanding position in the
Olympic track and field cham
pionshipS as a result of the most
smashing victory for the Nations
Sprinters in eight years.
The first brilliant chapter Of the
United States comeback in the realm
of human speed was completed yester-
day when two black thunderbolts blazed
down the Olympic cinder path. They
were so close together at the finish
that only the motion pictures finally
could establish that Edie Tolan OF De-
t-oit beat Ralph Metcalfe of Marquette
bv 2 inches in the world-record-equal
ing time of 1913 seconds for the Olym-
pic 1O0-meter championship.
Net since Jackson Schclz shaded
Charley Paddock in the Olympic 200
meter final of 1924 has there been so
dazzinglv close a sprint finish in these
international games. Not since then,
either. has America known what 1t
meant to acclaim an Olympic dash
winner. and a crowd of 10000 in the
mammoth Olympic Stadium yesterday
gave the two Negro boys a remarkable
ovation.
WITHOUT single day of rest Tolan
w and Metcalfe, along with their
two closest rivals, Arthur Jonath OF
Germany and George Simpson, third
American sprinter, were primed to re-
new the speed battle today IN the tlrSt
&,,-a pf O00- motor trials.
Metcalfe. because of his tremendous
finishing powers, has been established
the favorite to turn the tables on Tolan,
but the experts at any rate now 1oresee
the first United States dash sweep
since Paddock and Woodring combined
to take the honors in 1920.
The continuation OF the speed Wnlrl
shared the third days track program
interest with the 800-meter flnal. Ii
which the new British champion, long
Tom Hampson, faced the challenge OF
three Americans, Eddie Genung'
Charles Hornbostel and Ned Turner,
among others.
MEANWHILE this dazzling Olympic
NI show featured the Crowning OF
two sturdy Irish champions,
burly Patrick O'Callaghan in the ham
rner throw for the second straight
OIympiad, and slim Robert Morton
TisdalI in the 400-meter hurdles; a
fresh deluge of records, making it Ger
tain the Olympic book Of STANDARDS
will be revised from top to bottom and
definite assurance that all ATTENDANCE
marks for the Olympic track and field
sports will be wiped out completely
A born Snowman, O'Callaghan gave
Mondays crowd a dramatic moment
bv getting off his winning hammer
throw measuring l76 feet IFS inches,
on his very last whirl in the 7-toot,
screen-bordered circle.
This enabled the 245-pound, shaggy
haired giant to beat his Finnish rival,
Vile Porhola, and score a double" IN
this Olympic event for the hrst time
since the daddy of all the hammer
tossers, John Flanagan, was In MS
prime.
r7HE new 4OO-meter hurdle cham
! pion, Tisdau, won his first Olympic
gold medal, but lost a world record
because he tripped over his last parrler-
Tisdall was clocked in 5l.8 SECONDS.
bettering Morgan Taylor's world marx
of So seconds fiat, but disalloWance OF
the record for knocking over one
hurdle, was automatic.
This gave Glenn Hardin, American
boy, the distinction of moving into
world-record company, despite being
beaten. Hardin finished second in 81
seconds, and this was accepted as equal
ing Taylor's mark. Taylor was third
and the defending champion, Lord
David Burghley of England, fourth.
officials said paid attendance for the
two days of sparkling competition in the
stadium approximated 10000, making
it certain the tenth Olympic games Will
pass the previous record turnout OF
l30,282 paid for the entire eight days
of track and field sports at Amsterdam.
THE shirt -sleeved crowds have been
i given an eyeful under the brolllng
California sun. Records tumoled
In five track and field events Sunday
and in four yesterday. New Olympic
standards have been set in four OF the
six mems events concluded so far.
The feminine brigade has caught the
spirit of 1882 by cracking world records
in both contests staged for them so far,
Babe" DidrikSon hurling the javelin
143 feet 4 inches and Stella Walsh,
Cleveland girl competing for Poland,
running the 100-meter prelminarles
twice yesterday in 1198 seconds, one
tenth second better than the previous
feminine record.
IT will be a long time before yester-
L days crowd quits arguing about that
100-meter battle between Tolan and
Metcalfe. To perhaps a majority. at
least in the gallery Of experts, it looked
as though Metcalfe won by Scant
margin as the two Negroes swooped
into the tape.
But the judges, after long parley,
said "TOlan." They were convinced
they were right, by 2 inches, after
examining the pictures taken by the
tro-photographic device, the camera
clock" Metcalfes foot touched the line
first, but Tolan, in the words OF Gus
tavus T. Kirby, American chief judge.
got his torso to the tape first" and
that's what the pay-of is based on.
The impression that Metcalfe had
won was due to the fact the Marquette
Negro, taller and rangier, was coming
I'D faster at the finish and in a few
strides beyond the mark was clearly
past Tolan.
Tolan and Metcalfe were the class
of the field, although they were not
far in front Of JOnath or Simpson. the
third and fourth men. Joubert OF South
Africa, fifth, and Yoshioka, the little
japanese. trailed by about and
yards, respectively,
THE I-2-4 finish Of the American
i sprint trio added Is points to the
team score and helped boost the
two-day total for the United States
to SO points. enough to point the way
to certain defense of the team title.
Ireland is nearest, with 20 points, and
Finland third with 16. Germany
Canada and Poland have 10 each and
Great Britain, which finished third
four years ago to the u. S. A, and
Finland, only three points in six
events.
The strongest trio the United States
has yet sent into the 3,000meter
steeplechase, led by Joe McCluskey of
Fordham. all qualified for the finals
as a result of two record breaking
trials.
Tom Evenson Of England lowered the