New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-07
AMERICANS A WIN AT ATHENS.
SUCCESSFUL OPENING GAMES OF THE
776TH GREEK CLYMPIAD
FORTY THOUSAND ENTHUSIASTIC SPECTATORS
WITNESS THE REVIVAL OF HELLENIC SPORTS
NEW BLOOD FROM THE NEW WORLD
WINS SIX OUT OF SEVEN CONTESTS.


Olympiad in which athletes from several coun-
tries participated. The Americans who took
part in the games Were the victors IN several
of the contests. despite the fact that they have
been here only a short time and have had little
practice after their long ocean voyage. The
weather mild but cloudy. Early In the
morning 1t feared that the games would
have to be postponed because Of the rain that
fell yesterday. but later it decided that the
grounds within the stadion were In sufficiently
good condition to allow the opening contests to
take place
More than forty thousand persons ad-
mtted to the stadon. including the King OF
Greece. the Duke of Sparta. the Crown Prince
and other members of the Royal family, the
members of the Diplomatic Corps and many
other prominent persons. These 10000 how
ever. were not the only ones who witnessed the
games. The stadion has no roof. and each
side Of it rise hills. from which good view can
be had within the walls. These hills were fairly
black with spectators. thousands Of whom were
too poor to pay the small price of admission TO
the stadion. but who were determined to see
the revival of the ancient Greek festival The
sight was a remarkable one. and seldom have
such interest and enthusiasm been displayed
over any recent event in the Grecian capital.
The Americans who took lart In to-day's con-
tests appeared to be In excellent FORM and they
won their victories with much apparent ease.
For the discus throwing. he following Ameri-
cans were entered: Robert Garrett, OF Prince
ton University, and Ellery II. Clark. Of Harvard
a member Of the Boston Athletic Association
Garrett won. HIS throw considered some
thing phenomenal by the spectators He threw
the discus 29.l5 metres. defeating the Greek
champion. Paraskevopoulos. by 10 centimetres.
10 lno b. 10. .raCr
by f. 4. Lane. of Princeton. in 121-5 seconds
Szokoly. a Hungarian, was second.
The second heat was won by T. p. Curtis Of
the Boston Athletic Association. whose time was
10 Is seconds. the same as Lanes. NJ. ChalK9-
kondylis an Athenan. was second.
The third heat was won by T. f. Burke, OF
the Boston Athletic Association. in II 4-5 seconds;
Hoffman. a German. was second.
In the hop. step and lump, James b. Connolly
Suffolk Athletic Club. covered IS 40 metres; Tuf-
feri a Frenchman. was second.
In the first heat OF the 400 metres race H. B
Jamison OF Princeton. was first and the Ger
man. Hoffman. second The second heat was
won by Burne Englishman. with Gimolin sec
Ond. - :,
the first heat Of the SOo-metres race was won by
Flack an Austrian Lermusiaux. Frenchman
won the second heat.
All the finals will be run on Friday.
The winners in the several contests were cor
daily appiauded. Everything passed OF without
n hitch and the revival of the games has Deen
most successful
That was welcome news which was flashed across
the ocean Yesterday regarding the success OF the
American athletes in far-off Athens. That the aver
ago American athlete was abe 70 hold MS own
against the best OF all nations has been proved
| many time. that the announcement that the
nluckv men from Princeton and the Boston Attn
etc Association have started out well in the Oym-
plan games at Athens Will not surprise any one.
| While the two teams OF Americana. who wen:
| abroad two weeks ago last Saturday cannot be
said 20 be the best that could be turned out IN TINS
| country they were. nevertheless. eight stalwart
! feet footed young fellows. who know fe" points
about track and field athletics
Some people were afraid tina; the long voyage-ani
| they were 10 start IN the various contests only n
| coupe of DAYS after their arrival-wouid prevent
| tho Americans from being at their best. They ar
| g,ed that The men ought to have had TWO or three
| weeks OF training the other side. before the
| games.
The athletes left this country Saturday. March
| q, and arrived in Athens on las. SATURDAY ne
| Princeton team is made up as follows: Robert Gar
rett captain; A. Tyler. +. A. Lane. ana ii. B.
Ja,njson The men from Boston are John b. era
ham. E.lery H. Clark. Thomas f. Burke and Ar
| thur Blake j. y. Connolly, Of the Suffolk A'hieuc
club; Gardiner Williams. T. j. Curtis and W.
Weles HOyt. Of Harvard, also went aiohg
| Following are the chief features Of the programme
Athletic spor,s-Foot races 100 400. 800 and l.0o
roctrcs hurda race Of 40 metres running broad and
Ing he discus. and lone-distance run from Athens
to Marathon. distance OF - ovbii
tons on rings parallel bars housekeeping ana
Fnnc,Hg and Wrestling with the foils, save
and sword: amateur. civil and military wrestling
Greek and Roman methods.
MISUNDERSTANDING with army rifles carbines and
p'NSmtcal spors-Race for steam yachts over a
en-jle course races for sailing vessels. rowing or
one-oarcd SKINS two and four-oared yawls, with
outregers: swimming. 100 900 and 1000 metres game
'Bicycnr~ for 1000 and 1000 metres and 100
Athlete Games-Lawn tennis. single and douDie'
In The stadon. which Is provided with hne ,, run
ming track the field sports foCrdceS ana >. naia n.
lie Contests will be held; here also VIII be the ish
Of the twenty-sx mile ong distance rAsn snphorn
or ciIp win be offered in memory Of The pucky run
ner wnP 6 ,bn bed ersans in 40 y C. The bicycle
viii be held on grounds specially laid out ior the
| shore on the Phaeric plain The aquatic sports-
swimming and rowing-aIe 10 thke pnric piaggi j" "cnf M
iockeG in by islands will form unexceed sailing
pround for the yacht regatta which promises TO De
The Programme Of games Will be better under
stood BY remcmbering that M 100 metres - AK is7 yar
The defiance between Marathon and AthehS ~ ""o"'
t%Wbylo he co IMPLICATED penta,hlon. win which
was the chief glory OF the oyTpic eam,s exc~
re.on'u iIn order to secure the olive crown In the
ancient games must excel at once ~ t r,sp.nh ~
/ running javelin-throwng. throwing the quo' anu
TSe ntye crowns that Will be awarded TO the We. We
,s iii n he made from material furnished from he
to,s % VIZ ove from which taken the lcavoe ana
sprigs that formed the crowns OF yac'orS So gwen
r. T.. uAGEE'S SPLENDID GIFT.
p,.o,,,r, Anrn s-Mayors McKenna. OF PITTS
,,ra and Kennedy OF Allegheny CITY, at noon To-
a., ,oo,,o6 the tyo city chief executive CHAIRS