The heats were won by Goulding in 18.4 from Alajos Szokolyi (HUN),
and by Curtis (18.0) from William Hoyt (USA). The Slovak-born
Hungarian (aka Alojz Szokol) didn’t appear for the final, and Hoyt
decided to concentrate on the pole vault, which he won. Curtis started
faster than Goulding and was quicker between the hurdles, but
Goulding’s better technique over the very solid barriers got him to the
10th hurdle in the lead. Curtis’s speed told on the run-in, and he got to
the line just under half a metre ahead.