The Archive · 1925

A Veteran Still Shines

While these younger stars wore shining brilliantly, $. A. Vincent, chief organizer of the meet and the man to whom by far the largest share of credit can be given for 'a revelation de-many events; absence from the track. have won the low hurdies provided! he had not tripped and fallen' over} the last upright. In the quarter he} was under 56 seconds, but was a yard or two back of the winner and inches behind the second man in the running sen years ago and till holds records there in. the hurdles and quarter. mile. He gamely tried his old specialties and ran a fine race in the quarter, doing the distance in about 66 seconds, but was third ina. blanket finish. In. the low hurdles he had victory in his grasp, being 10 feet ahead of his nearest opponent, when he tripped and fell over the last hurdle, though still managing to finish' third, Mr. Vineent's: showing despite his long absence from the track was one of features of the first, Masomiteu, second, Eckfor third, Aoki. Time =U. seconds.

Javelin. Throw—frst, Okamuri second, Konishi, third, Shoyama. Distances—126 feet, 11' inches, 126 feet, 6 inches and 122 feet, 8 inches.

880-yards—first, Collins, second, Ishimizu, third, "Kojima. Time—2 minutes, 12 seconds.

120-yards High Hurdles—frst, Fred Chow, second, T. ¥. Lin, third, Hiyose, Time—l9 1/6, seconds.

Running Long Jump—rst, Fred Chow, second, Eckford, third, Sasaki. Distances—18.feet, 5 inches, 3-fect, 3} inches and 18 feet, 3

220-yards—first, Masumil second, Aoki, third, Eckford. Time 24 seconds.

220-yards Low Hardles—first, Aoyama, second, Cooke, third, Vincent, "Time—36 seconds.

Discus Throw—first, Stake (88 "feet, 7 inches second, Aoki (79 feot, 103 Inelits), third' Chiao, (78 feet, 8} inches).

Putting the Shot—first, Aoki (36: feet, 14 inches), second, Aoyama, third, Chigo, Pole Vapli—first, Ikchora. and Collins ° tied, third, _Yoshitoshi, Height—9- feet 4. inc!

4d0, yayde fins," Kasai; second, Shimada,.third,, Vincent. Tite od (55 1/6 seconds, thrilling finish. The crowd gave] My, Vincent, a tree, spertaman 6 and plucky fighter, a sneers of the taal pea international track and feld meeting in the history of Tsingtao sugurs well for future events of this kind and pi already inder way for a big Spring meeting. One} trong contributing factor to the success of the undertaking was the interest Shown and support given by the International Recreation Club.—Reuter's Pacific Service.

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