The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-03
OVENS WORLD
 100 RECORD NOT TO BE CLAIMED
Wind Favored Ohio State Negro in lO.2 Effort;
 Tied Olympic Mark

Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Aug 3. (Up)--Jesse owens mark of 10.2 seconds in the quarter finals of the lO0-meter wash yesterday will not be offered as new world or Olym- pic record because of Q favoring wind, 1t was announced today.
 It was understood, however, that the Ohio State Negro's first heat time of l0.3 secon6s would be en- tered as equalling the Olympic rec- ord set by Eddie Tolanof of the U. S. A. in the 1882 games at Los Angeles.
 Puddles of water dotted the Red Cinder track at the Olympic Stadi- tirn at 12:30 ?. m. today placing almost insurmountable difficulties in the path of another record attempt by Owens.
 Bad Weather
 A heavy overnight rain made the track appear heavy this morning, making 1t almost certain that Owen will not lower his record. While the groundsmen were laying out the field for the hammer throw at 9 c. b. 4 e. m. EDT) the sky was overcast and the air Sultry.
 A score of workmen, working all night under searchlights, had made the stadium spic and span after yeSterday's competition. From the broad green field to the uppermost sect, there was not single scrap of paper to show that the stadium had Accommodated almost a quarter million persons in two days.
 The hammer-throw qualifying , trials began at 10:56 @. m. (5:65 Q. m.) EDT.) A light sprinkle of rain started as the first man hurled.
 However, the sun came out inter- mittently as the throwers compet- ton progressed.
 At il:30 another rain squall set in and Q cold wind whipped over the field.
 Two of the three Americans Donald Favor of South Gray, Maine, and Henry Dreyer. Providence, qualified easily. Both threw the weight far past the qualifying cir cie of i50 feet, il ll-l6 inches. Favor fouled on his first attempt Owens vs WykoR
 The draw for the semi-flnal Of the l0O.meter race, scheduled for 3:SO D. m., pitted Owens against his country.man Wykoff. Others in the heat were Paul Haenni, Switzer- land: Hans Transdberg, Sweden: Alan Pennington, Great Britain and Wilnand Bevereen, Holland.
 The other heat included: Ralph Metcalfe, United States; J. Sir, Aus. tria, Martinus Osendarp, Holland; Erich Borchmeyer, Germany; Ar. thur Sweeney, Great Britain; and Howard McPhee, Canada. The first four men in each heat qualify for the finals later today. The Ameri- cans in the e00-meter semi-hnaB all drew different heats.
 Owens, who equalled the world record in an opening heat and broke it in the quarter-final, will run against two of his country-men and nine foreigners in the semi-hnal of the 100-meter dash.
 A few hours later, if he moves into the finals-and there is no doubt but what he will-Owens will hurl his brown, body down the red- clay track seeking to score the first triumph in what he hopes VIII be an Olympic triple" He want to win the 2O0-meter and broad-jump titles too.
 Heavy Stun
 Only one other final is scheduled for today in this huge, sunken con crete bowl--the mems l6-pound hammer throw. The day began with morning trials in the hammer throw The afternoon show starts at 3 ?. m. (iO Q, m. E. D. T.) with the 40O- meter hurdle trials, hammer-throW semi final and finals, followed by the mems i00-meter semi-final. The wo- mems 100-meter trials go aon at 4 D, m, and the mems 100 meter semi final. The women's 100-meter trials go on at 4 p. m, and the mems 100-meter finals at ?. m.
 Today's events included also the quarter final in the 800-meter run, m which all three American quail fled yesterday; women's 100-meter quarter final and 5000 meter eteeplechase trials.
 Owens, on the basis of his two eprints yesterday, semed Q cinch to win the 100-meter title. His time of iO.2, Q world record, in his qua ter-final heat was three tenths of a world record, nj his quarter-final heat was three-tenth of second faster than any other competitor Tn the apening qualifying heat, he raced the distance in l03, which equalled both the world and Olym- pic mark. In both races, he was yards in front of his nearest opposi- ton.
 The other Americans who are in the running along with Owens are Frank Wykoh of Glendale, Cal, and Ralph Metcalfe, Marquette Club.
 Finland First
 Owens feat dramatized the open ing day of competition yesterday which was marked by new Olympic records in three of four final events. Finland dominated the competition, moving into the unofficial lead in the mems team point standings. The mighty men from the north scored a clean sweep in the 10000 meter event, and picked up addi- tional points in the shot-put and high-jump.
 Ilmari Salminen, a 34-year-old blond, won the race in 30:154, with Avro Askola second and Valmari -Hollo third.
 This clean-sweep gave Finland 27 1-4 points in the unofficial team standings. Second was the United States with 25 points-scored most iy by Q similar sweep in the high jump.
 Cornelius Johnson, the ''black Rrasshooper" from Compton Junior College, Los Angeles, won the high dump with a leap of 6 feet, 15-16 Inches. which shattered the Olympic mark of six, six set by Harold Os- born of the United States in the