The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-02
EDDIE TOLAN wins
1OO-METER EVENT
FROM TEAM RIVAL
Irishman Breaks World Mark
For Hammer Throw; Coun.
tryman Wins Hurdles
METCALFE PLACES SECOND
Clean Sweep in Sprint Events
Predicted For Fast U. s.
Cindermen

Los Angeles, aug. l.-(H)-On III
crest of a record breaking wave un
paralleled in world athletic competi
ton, America moved swiftly Tuesda.
into a commanding position in tn,
Olympic track and field champion
ships, as a result of the most smash
ing victory for the nations sprinter
in eight years.
The first brilliant chapter of tn
! United States come back in the realm
of human speed was completed Mon
| day when two black thunderbolt
blazed down the Olympic cinderpath
They were close together at the fin
ish that only the motion pictures fin
ally could establish that Eddie Tolal
of Detroit beat Ralph Metcalfe o
Marquette by two inches in the worlt
record equalling time of 1913 seconds
for the Olympic 100-meter champion
ship.
| Not since jackson Scholz shaded
Charley Paddock in the Olympic 200
meter final of 1924, has there been S,
dazzlingly close a sprint finish il
| these international games. Not sine,
then, either, has America known wha
it meant to acclaim an Olympic dash
winner and crowd of 10000 in the
Mammoth Olympic stadium, gave the
two Negro boys a remarkable ova.
ton.
Without single day of rest. Tolar
and Metcalfe, along with their two
closest rivals. Arthur Jonath of Ger
many and George Simpson, thir6
American Splinter. were primed to
renew the speed battle today in the
first two rounds of 2OO-meter trials.
N1etcalfe Was Favored
Metcalfe, because of his tremendous
finishing powers. has been establish.
ed the favorite to turn the tables on
Tolan but the experts at any rate
now foresee the first U. S. dash SWEEP
since Paddock and Woodring combin.
ed to take the honors in 1920.
The continuation of the speed whirl
shared the third days track program
interest with the 800-meter final, in
which the new British champion
Long Tom Hampson, faced the chal-
lenge of three Americans. Eddie Gen.
Jung, Charles Hornbostel and Ned
Turner. among others.
Meanwhile this dazzling Olympic
show featured the browning of two
sturdy Irish champions, Burly Patrick
O'Callaghan in the hammer throw for
the second straight Olympiad, and
Slim Robert Morton Tisdall in the
4OO-meter hurdles; fresh deluge of
records. making it certain the Olym-
pic book of standards will be revised
from top to bottom; and definite as
surance that all attendance marks for
Olympic track and field sports will
be wiped out completely.
A born Snowman. O'Callaghan gave
Mondays crowd dramatic moment
by getting off his winning hammer
throw, measuring 176 feet lis inches,
on his very last whirl in the seven.
foot, -bordered circle.
This enabled the 245-pound. shag.
gy-haired giant to beat his Finnish
rival, Vile Porhola. and score 8
double" in this Olympic event for the
first time since the daddy of all the
hammer tossers, John Flanagan, was
in his prime.
Wins Gold Medal
The new 400-meterS hurdle cham
pion, Tisdall, of Ireland won his first
Olympic gold medal but lost a worlc
record because he tripped over his
barrier Tisdall was clicked in 51a
seconds, lettering Morgan Taylort
world mark of So seconds flat. but
disallowance of the record, for knock
ing over one hurdle. was automatic.
Ibis gave Glenn Hardin, American
boy, the distinction of moving into
world record company. despite being
beaten. Hardin finished second ir
So seconds and this was accepted as
eQualing Taylor'S mark. Taylor was
third and the defending champion
Lord David Burghley of England
fourth.
Officials said paid attendance fol
the two days of sparkling competi-
ton in the stadium Appropriated
10000 making it certain the 10tt
Olympic games will pass the previ-
Gus record turnout of 130.282 paid fol
the entire eight days of track ano
The feminine brigade has caugh,
the spirit of 1882 by cracking WORLD
records in both contests staged fol
them so far, Babe" Didrikson, hurl-
ing the javelin 143 feet inches anc
Stella Walsh, Cleveland girl compel.
ing for Poland, running the 1OO-me.
ter preliminaries twice Monday ir
1913 seconds, one-tenth second bet.
ter than the previouse feminine rec.
ord.
It will be a long time before Mon.
days crowd quits arguing about thai
10O-meter battle between Tolan anc
Metcalfe. To perhaps a majority, al
least in the gallery of experts, it look.
ed as though Metcalfe won by scan1
margin as the two negroes swoopee
into the tape, but the judges, aftel
a long parley, said "Tolan."
Came Up Fast
The impression that Metcalfe hae
won was due to the fact that Mar.
quette negro. taller and rangier, wa!
coming up faster at the finish anc
in few strides beyond the mark wa
clearly past Tolan.
Tolan and Metcalfe were the clas'
of the field, although they were no
far in front OF Jonath or Simpson
the third and fourth men. Jouber
of South Africa, fifth, and Yoshioka
the little Japanese, trailed by abou
two and four yards, respectively.
The 1-2-4 finish of the American
sprint trio added 10 points to tn,
team score and helped boost the two
day total for the U. s. to So points
enough to point the way to certail
defense of the team title. Ireland
| nearest. with 20 points, and Finlan