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seventh and Dawson next to last.
Dompert replaced Manning in the
fifth lap.
In the eighth, the Firms pulled
away to a 15-yard lead, Manning
again moving up to third position.
1so-Hollo hit hot pace in the
back stretch to win the race in
9.03.8, breaking all known records
for the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Five Break Record
Officials gave Tuominen'S time
as 9.06.8 and Manning's as oil.
All first five finishers broke the
Olympic record. LARSEN, Of Swe
den, finished sixth.
The old Olympic record was
9.21.8, held by Loukola, of Finland.
Manning made better time in his
American tryoutS than he did to-
day, but he has been handicapped
by the after-effectS of a cold.
Owens ran as lead-off man in
the 400-meter relay, with Ralph
Metcalfe Of Chicago running the
second leg, Fay Draper of Cal
ifornia third, and Frank Wykoff as
anchor man.
U. S. Wins From Italy
America won from Italy by IL
yards. Owens started on the in
side lane but did not do a great
deal as all his run was on the
turn. Metcalfe picked UP three
yards on the entire field on the
second leg, a Straightaway.
A perfect pass of the baton from
Metcalfe to Draper carried Amer
lea ten yards in front and Wykoff
increased it to II.
The 4O,Second record. set at
Los Angeles, was established by
another American team also
anchored by Wykoff.
Holland won the second heat.
United States Wins
The United States then won it's
heat in the 1600-meter relay trials,
beating Hungary and Poland, who
finished as named, with a 40-yard
lead.
Harold eagle led off and gained
a 12-yard lead. Robert Young in
creased the lead to 20 yards, and
Eddie O'Brien and AL Fitch each
added another 10, Fitch finishing
pulled up.
Finals in the two relays will be
tomorrow.
Americans continued to add to
the lead they held in the decath-
lon as it wound up today.
In the remaining main events
on the Olympic program for to-
day, however, the Americans
were slated to take a back seat,
and they started doing this early.
Foreign stars posted best times
in mems swimming heats, and
the Dutch menace in women's
swimming evidenced itself early,
with Rte MaStenbroek posting q
new Olympic record Of 1904 in
the first heat of the 100-meter
freestyle event. Katherine RawlS,
Of the United States, was third
at 1908, trailing Arend, Of Ger.
many, at 1907.
Bernice Lapp was the only one
OF the three American entries to
win her heat, taking the fifth in
1909. All three Yankee mermaids
qualified. however.
Seattle Star Third
100 freestyle, trailing Denouden,
Of Holland, at 1901, and DeLacy,
OF Australia, at 1:O8.5. The
American girls time was 1908,
The American 1,600-meter relay
team will consist of Robert Young
Of California, Edward T. OBrien
Olive Mexican, Seattle star,
OF New Jersey, Harold eagle of
was third in her heat in the
Oklahoma and AL Fitch. Of Cal
ifornia.
The United States combination
Will face Finland, Japan, Austria,
Poland and Hungary in the open
ing heat Of the 1,6O0-meter relay.
Forging rapidly ahead in the
decathlon, Morris won his heat in
the 110-meter high hurdles today
in 14.9, breaking the worlds rec
ord. and then increased his COM
mandlng lead in points by winning
the decathlon discus event with a
throw of al feet ! lbs inches on
his second try.
Six Wins in Seven Events
Morris discus win gave the
American team six wins in seven
events already completed. At the
end Of these events Morris held a
total OF 5,941 points, with Robert
Clark, Of San Francisco, second
with 5,705 points, and Jack Parker,
of Sacramento, CAL, third with
1902 points.
Guehl, Of Switzerland, was Sec
ond to Morris in the discuss event,
BacsalmaSi. Hungary. wis third;
Brasser, Holland. fourth, and
Clark, fifth.
For a time Guehl led in the
discus event with a throw of 1874
feet AZ inches. Parker, on his
first try achieved 121 feet 3.9
inches. Clark's first try netted |
1919 feet IA inches and Morris
1913 feet Q inches.
Parker's third try reached 1913 |
feet 2A inches, while Clark and
Morris, on their third attempts,
were able to improve on their
previous high marks.
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