The Fourth Olympiad London 1908 (extracts)

90 XIX.-PUTTING THE WEIGHT. The Rule of the A.A.A. with regard to thi event was printed in the programme as follows :- " The Weight shall be put from the shoulder .with one hand only, r.nd without follow from a seven feet (2·134 metres) circle. The weight shall be of iron and spherical, and shall weigh sixteen pounds (7·258 kilos.). All puts shall be measured from the circmnfel'ence of the circle to the first pitch of the weight along a line drawn frC1m that pitch to the centre of the circle. Each compr.titor shall be allowed three puts, and the best three competitors of the first trial shall be allowed three more puts each. The farthest put of all shall win." " In Throwing the Hammer and P1ttting the Jrciglzt crossing tlte scratch shall count as a try." ft. in. metres I. R. W. Rose, United State 46 7} r4·21 z. D. Horgan, United Kingdom 44 ,' ! I 3 ·fo 3. J.C. Garrels, United States . . 43 3 13·18 4. W. W. Coe, United States 42 rot I 3 ·07 Also competed:-J. Halme, Finland; L. J. Talbot, l nitecl States; C. Lagarde, France; H. A. Leeke, United Kingdom; E. Barrett, United Kingdom; I. Mudin, Hungary; J. Sauli, Finland; 1. J. Sheridan, United States; M. Doriza, Greece; '.L F. Horr, United States; Vv. Jarvinen, Finland; H.K. ·wies· lander, Sweden; T. R. Nicolson, United Kingdom; J. Barrett, nited Kingdom; E. Niklander, Finland ; E. Mudin, Hungary ; B. Zilliacus, Finland ; W. G. Burroughes, United States; A. Tison, France; N. Georgandas, Greece; A. Halse, Norway; f. Koczan, Hungary. Only bad weather prevented a wonderful performance being regist re<l by Rose, who was seen by th writer to put the weight 50 i t in practice in the tadiurn soon after be had landed. As it was he did 47 ft. 2 in. in the rain, after winning the e,·ent. H made the worlds record at Iontrcal 111 anada with 49 ft. 7.l in. in 1907, and hi Olympic record at. 't. Louis 111 1904 \\U. 48 ft. 7 in. H was 22 years old, 6 ft. 5 in. t~ll, and weigh ·d 16 st. 6 lb.. tripped. Horgan, of Cork, was 39, stood 5 ft. 10 in., and weighed 1 7 . t. No Diplomas of Merit were awarded in this ev nt. XX.-TUG OF WAR. The Rule of the A.Au\. with regard to thi event wa printed in the programme as follows:- " (a) The teams shall consist of equal numbers (8) of competitors. The rope shall be of suffident length to allow for a 'pull' of twelve feet (3·658 metres) and for twelve feet (3·658 metres) slack at each end, together with four feet (1 ·219 metres) for each competitor; it shall not be less than four inches (·ro2 metres) in c£rcwm– ference, and shall be without knots or other holdings for the hands. A centre tape shall be affixed to the centre of the rope, and six feet ( 1 ·829 metres) on each side of the centre tape two side tapes shall be affi;1:ed to the rope. A centre line shall be marked on the ground, and six feet (1·829 metres) on ei'ther side of the centre line two si'de lines parallel thereto. At the start the rope shall be taut, and the centre tapt shall be over the centre lt'ne and the co1npetitors shall be outside the st'de lines. During no part of the pull shall the rope be tied."