Fifty Years of Progress 1880-1930

STATISTICS THROWING THE JAYELIN Best Hand 229 ft. 3¼ in.... E. Penttila Both Hands 374 ft. IIf in. Y. Hlickner Finland Oct. 8, 1927 Finland Sweden Sept. 30, 1917 Sweden OLYMPIAN GAMES OF ATHENS, 1896 THI!: STADIUM, ATHENS, APRIL 6 AND 13, 1896 100 Metr,s.-T. E. Burke, Boston A.A., 12 sec. 40< Metres.-T. E. Burke, Boston A.A., 54¼- sec. 800 Metres.-E. H. Flack, London A.C., 2 min. I I sec. 1,500 Metres.-E. H. Flack, London A.C., 4 min. 33¼ sec. 110 Metres Hurdle Race.-T. P. Curtis, Boston A.A., 17¾ eec. High Jump.-E. H. Clark, Boston A.A., 5 ft. I 1¼ in. Long Jump.-E. H. Clark, Boston A.A., 20 ft. 9¾ in. Pole Jump.-W. W. Hoyt, Boston A.A., 10 ft. 9¾ in. Putting 16 lb. Weight (from 6 ft. 3f in. square, without follow).-R. Garrett, Jun., Princeton U.A.A., 36 ft. 2 in. Throwing the Discus.-R. Garrett, Jun., Princeton U.A.A., 95 ft. 7½ in. (The Discus was lens-shaped, of hard wood surrounded by iron, with brass centre, and weighed 2 kilos (4t lb.). It was thrown from an 8 ft. 4 in. square.) Marathon Race (24 Miles, 1,500 Yards).-S. Loues, Greece, 2 hr. 55 min. 20 sec. OLYMPIAN GAMES OF PARIS, 1900 Bois DE BouLoGNE, PARIS (GRASS CouRsE), JuLY, 1900 100 Metres.-F. W. Jarvis, Princeton U., U.S.A., I I sec. (after a world's record of rof sec. in heat). I IO Metres Hurdles.-A. C. Kraenzlein, Pennsylvania, I st sec. 400 Metres.-M. W. Long, New York A.C., 49f sec. 800 Metres.-A. E. Tysoe, England A.A.A., 2 min. if sec. 1,500 Metres.-C. Bennett, England A.A.A., 4 min. 6 sec. (a world's record). 200 Metres.-W. B. Tewkesbury, Pennsylvania, 22¼ sec. 400 Metres Hurdles.-W. B. Tewkesbury, Pennsylvania, 57! sec. High Jump.-]. K. Baxter, Pennsylvania, 6 ft. 2¾ in. Long Jump.-A. C. Kraenzlein, Pennsylvania, 2 3 ft. St in. Pole Jump.-]. K. Baxter, Pennsylvania, 10 ft. 9½ in. Putting the Weight (16 lb.).-R. Sheldon, Yale U., 45 ft. II in. Throwing the Hammer(16 lb., with Handles) .-]. Flanagan, N.Y.A.C., 167 ft. 4½ in. Throwing the Discus.-R. Bauer, Budapest, I 17 ft. 10½ in. 2,500 Metres Steeplechase.-G. W. Orton, America, 7 min. 34¾ sec. 4,000 Metres Steeplechase.-]. T. Rimmer, England A.A.A., 12 min. 6¼ sec. Marathon Race (25 miles round the Walls of Paris).-M. Theato, Paris. Time, 2 hr. 59 min. 45 sec. Nations Team Race, 5,000 Metres (5 to run in each Team).-Won by England A.A.A. Team: C. Bennett, J. T. Rimmer, A. E. Tysoe, S. J. Robinson and S. Rowley. Time, 15 min. 20 sec. (world's record). OLYMPIC GAMES OF ST. LOUIS, 1904 100 Metres.-A. Hahn (U.S.A.), N. J. Cartmell (U.S.A.), W. Hogenson (U.S.A.), 1 I sec. 200 Metres.-A. Hahn (U.S.A.), N. J. Cartmell (U.S.A.), W. Hogenson (U.S.A.), 21J sec. 400 Metres.-H. Hillman (U.S.A.), F. Waller (U.S.A.), H. C. Groman (U.S.A.), 49¼ sec. 800 Metres.-]. D. Lightbody (U.S.A.), H. Valentine (U.S.A.), E. W. Brietkreutz (U.S.A.), I min. 56 sec. I57