Düsseldorf, Germany, August 1, 1929
The American athletes sent to the Old Continent continued their tour, moving straight from Cologne to Düsseldorf. However, the track was heavy after rain. Eddie Tolan didn’t mind and won the 100 metres.
Fresh off setting a German record in the 5000, Albert Kilp defeated Finland’s Volmari Iso-Hollo in his specialty event. However, the Finnish runner deliberately held back, expecting to compete in a high-paced 3000-metre race in a few days—an event that was never organized.
Emil Hirschfeld had already put his Olympic loss to John Kuck behind him. The German threw a season-best mark of 15.98 (52-5).
Helsingin Sanomat, August 2, 1929 (in Finnish)
Uusi Suomi, August 3, 1929 (in Finnish)