Evening star., 1936-08-09
COLORADOAN TOPS COAST
PAIR In OLYMPIC VICTORY
Beats Own World Record With 1900 Points.
Clark, Parker Next-Yank Relays Win.
Finn Takes 'Chase-More Dissension.

Clark won two events, the 100 meters
in l09 seconds and the broad jump
with rs feet yesterday, but his weak
ness in the shotput and the javelin
cost him a chance to make the battle
closer.
Parker, like Morris, a newcomer to
high-powered decathlon competition.
had only three weak events, 400 and
$500 meters and the pole vault.
Aulis Reinikka, of Finland, who
finished eleventh with 6,775 points.
had the distinction of being the only
European to finish first in two events,
tying for the lead in the high jump
at 6 feet 1916 inches and pacing
the 1900 in the good time of 4:324
Norway's Edward Natvig won the
javelin with a throw of l91 feet
511-16 inches, while Hollands Bras
ser tied Reinikka in the high jump.
Great Steeplechase Finish.
THE steeplechase produced the
days most exciting finish in
which the gallant German, Gompert,
baked Finland's attempt to achieve
another hat trick" by taking the first
three places.
There never was any doubt about
ISo-Hollo's superiority. the champion
setting the pace throughout and win
ming with plenty to spare, but his
mates, Tuominen and Matilainen, who
looked certain to run second and third
as both spurted down the last back
stretch, finally were split by DOM
pert's great finish, which had Reichs-
fuehrer Hitler as well as 100000
others, on their feet.
The roaring Dompert passed Ma
tilainen in the last IS meters, but
could not quite overtake Touminen,
while Manning galloped home, strong
ly, the quintet under -Hillo's
former Olympic record.
The best obstacle race Manning
ever ran, namely, 9:082 in the final
American tryouts last month, which
Iso-Hollo surpassed this afternoon,
would have been good enough for
only fourth place.
The Kansan looked good through
out the race, never being farther back
than fifth. but not in the same class
with Iso-Hollo. who didn't even get
wet as he leaped clear Of the water
jump every time, while the majority
OF rivals took series Of shower baths.
Yank Relays Score.
Glen DAWSON, Of Tulsa, Okla,
ran fifth at several stages, but
wound up eighth In the field of 12
starters. Joe McCluskey Of New
York finished a sluggish tenth, a big
disappointment from the American
angle. Iron Man" Joe, who was third
IN the last Olympiad at Los Angeles,
worked up to eighth once, but never
was q contender.
American relayers, both men and
women. romped through their quail
flying heats in three races without
being pressed. The mems 400-meter
foursome, which stirred up so much
commotion among camp followers,
equaled the world record of 40 sec
onds fiat with such ease that a new
mark certainly is within their grasp
for tomorrow's final.
The heralded Dutch and German
opposition, which Head Coach Law
son Robertson said prompted him to
use Owens and Draper. failed to ma
terialize as far as qualifying times
revealed, they doing only Alb and
Ala, respectively.
If the American quartet actually is
pressed tomorrow it seems likely that
it may clip half a second off the rec
ord, which the American team set at
Los Angeles with Wykoff running an
chor as he is here.
British Good in 1900 Race.
OWENS, back in the running after
his third individual triumph
three days ago, started perfectly and
had 5-meter margin as he passed
the baton to Metcalf. Then his
teammates steadily increased the
margin to IS meters over the Italian
team, which was clocked in All Sec
onds.
AAAC A,ooO-hiCOcl CCdiii, SOuoiotlllS VI
Harold eagle. Shawnee. Okla; Bob
Young, Bakersfield, Calf; Eddie
O'Brien, Atlantic City, N. j., and Al
Fitch, South Pasadena. Calf, all
making their first Olympic appear
ance, reeled off the distance in 3:13,
beating Italy by IS meters.
However, the British team, an
chored by the flashy Arthur Godfrey
Brown, as well as the Canadians,
looked capable of extending the de-
Tending champions. The Britons beat
(see OLYMPICS, Page B-ll.)