Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1908 — UNCLE SAMISGAINING [ARTICLE]

UNCLE SAMISGAINING

Hl* Athlete* in the Olympto Cannes Add Three Wine to Their Score. AHEAD IN ALL OP THE SPBINTB Abo They Capture the Standing Broad Jump and a Swim. Most of the Honors Go to United State* and British Contestants, but the Letters’ Total “Stanids Pat.” London, July 21.—The second week of the Olympic contest at Shepherd's Bash began with the first day devoted principally to field sports. Tbs track athletes were the stars and the programme contained many fast and exciting events. The United States and British runners and jumpers gathered in the lion's share of the laurels, as usual, but those from the United States exceeded even the expectations of their supporters. The spectacular features were the seventeen trial heats of the 100-metres sprint, and the eight trial beats of the 800-metres. Two to One for Uncle Sam. In the sprints, the United State* captured eight heats and Great Britain four. J. A. Rector, of the University of Virginia, was the particular star, for he beat quite handily H. G. MacLeod, of Cambridge, and in doing so he beat the Olympic record for the distance of 10 4-5 seconds. The names of Sheppard, Halstead and Beard, of the United States, went up on the blackboard as the winners of their beats in the 800metres race. Lunghi, of Italy, beat H. I* Coe, of the University of Michigan, in the excellent time of 1:57 1-5, and he and Just, the Cambridge half-mile champion, who captured the sixth heat In 1:57 4-5, will give the United States a bard tussle in the finals. We Win Over the Hardies. C. J. Bacon, Irlsh-Amerlcan Athletic club, captured his heat of the 400metres hurdle race In 57 seconds, winning by 25 yards, while Coe distinguished himself by defeating Densham, the ex-British champion. The British won six and the United State* three of the nine beats in the hurdles, but most of these were unexciting, because they were walk-overs. The United States won In the finals in tha 100-metres swimming, the standing broad jump and the bantam catch-as-eateh-can wrestling.

Swimming and Standing Jumps. C. H. Daniels, of New York Athletic clnb, won the swimming event In the fast time of 1:05 3-5, which equals the Olympic record. The standing broad jumping contest was won by the United States, although no notable records were made. Ray Ewry, the winner, being considerably behind his own record made at St Louis. His greatest distance \yas 10 feet 11 inches.

GREEK JUMPER DOES WELL Second to the Winner—Challenge to Our Tug-of-War Men. Tsiolitlris, the Greek jumper, won second in this event, with 10 feet T%, Inches, one-quarter of an Inch better than Martin J. Sheridan, Irish-Ameri-can Athletic club. J. A. Biller, Brooklyn Central Y. M. C. A.: Platt Adams, N. Y. A. C., and F. L. Holmes, of Chicago, and the English champion. Bleader, were only a fraction of an inch behind Sheridan. George N. Mehnert, Nrtional TurnVerein (United States), took tbe final In the bantam wrestling, while George W. Gaidzik. Chicago Athletic association,‘won nis heat in the high diving competition. France won the medal for fencing. In which the many bouts were almost monopolized by continentals. Tbe results added three wins to America's score and one to Frence. the other nations not improving their positions. Iu the field events the United States added six points, while Greece, the only other nation to increase its score In these contests, picked np three. The United State* Is now only eight points behind the United Kingdom. tbe score reading: United Kingdom 54; United State*, 40. Tb# city of London police team, which won tbe Olympic tug-of-war, has isseud a challenge for a match with the United States team, the members of both teams to be in their stocking feet, or In any way the challenged men prefer, and the match to be for love or any charity.