The Fourth Olympiad London 1908 (extracts)

86 XIV.-RUNNING BROAD JUMP. The Rule of the A.A.A with regard to this tv nt ,ms printed in the programme as follow : " Each competitor shall be allowed three jumps, and the best three competitors of the first trial shall be allowed three ·more trier; each for the final. The farthest jurnp of all shall win. If any competitor fall back or step back, after fumping, or crosses the taking-off line with either foot, or so swerves aside that he pass beyond the taking-off line, such jump shall not be measured, but it shall be counted against the competitor as one fump. All fumps shall be 1-neasured to the taking-off line from the edge of the heel-mark nearest that line, along a line perpendicular to that line." ft. in. metres I. F. C. Irons, United States 24 6) 7'48 2. n.:Kelly, United States .. 23 3{ .. 7·09 3. C. Bricker, Canada 23 3 .. 7·08 4· E.T. Cooke, United States 22 ro! .. 6·97 5. J. J. Brennan, United States 22 6l 4 .. 6·86 6. A. ·weinstein, Germany .. 22 21! 4 . . 6·77 Also competed :-E. Holies, Hungary; W. H. Bleaden, United Kingdom; S. H. Bellah, United States; A. C. B. Bellerby, United Kingdom; G. Barber, Canada; C. Silfverstrand, Sweden; T. J. Ahearne, United Kingdom; C. H. Williams, United Kingdom; J. F. O'Connell, United States; F. Mountpleasant, United State, ; B. Evers, Holland; W. F. C. Watt, United Kingdom; F. Luke– man, Canada ; D. Murray, United Kingdom ; H. K. Wieslandcr, weden ; II. von Bonninghausen, Germany; J. Hoovgeld, Holland; H. M. Olsen, Norway; A. Hoffman, Germany ; K. A. Ringstrand, Sweden ; J. G. Macdonald, Canc1,da ; G. Kovesdy, Hungary; H. Gutierrez, France; L. J. Cornish, United Kingdom. F. C. Irons, aged 22, was 5 ft. s 1 in. tall, and weighed 9 st. 7 lb., and improved remarkably during practice. The lympic record of 24 ft. 1 in., by Prinstein, at 't. Louis in 1904, was thus beaten in London ; Prinstein <lid 61 inches further on another occasion four years before; and the world's record (amateur) is held by J>. O'Connor who jumped 24 ft. r I 1 in. at Dublin in 1901. Diplomas of Merit for the Running Broad Jump were awarded to E. T. ookc and J. J. Brennan, both Americans. XV.-RUNNING HIGH JUMP. The Rule of the A.~\. . with regard to this event was printed m the rogramme as follows :- " The Judges shall decide the height of the bar at starting, and at each successive elevation. Each competitor shall be allowed three fumps at each height. At each height each competitor shall take one trial in order as on programme ; those failing shall have a second trial in similar order, after which those having failed twice shall make their t!tird trial. Crossing the scratch without displacing the bar shall not count as one fump. _1ll measurements shall be made from the ground to the centre of the bar. r either diving nor somersaulting shall be permitted."