Christ, C: Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 95

Excerpt from The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 95: November 23, 1933

The first surprise of the games was furnished in the running high jump, when Lische, of Germany, was tied with Richards for first place at six feet three inches. America's fondest hopes had been centered in Horine, holder of the world's record, and others apart from Richards, but they had already been eliminated, and the Americans were beginning to recon cile themselves to the loss of the event.

After the bar was elevated to six feet four inches, Richards, who had required three tries to clear the bar at each succeeding height, was called upon first. The height was nearly two inches more than he had ever cleared before that day, and it looked like a forlorn hope. The big fellow had been wearing a hat until that moment, but he now walked to one side, threw his hat on the grass, and stood silent, while his head sagged forward on his chest. Every one believed that he had lost his nerve, but after a time he straightened up, threw back his shoulders and walked off to the start with an air of determination. He or uched for just a moment, then dashed forward with unwonted spiri and energy, and jumped over the bar with ease.

Lische looked long and earnestly at Richards. His mind was disturbed. He made three desperate attempts to clear the bar, but was unsuccessful, and Richards, the youth who had been jeered at on the Finland when he made the confident assertion that six feet four will win that running high jump, and I can do six feet four I was laughed at no longer. Six feet four inches had won the running high jump, and established a new Olympic record. Richards had been the one to do it.

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