St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-07
TUE BOYS OF GREECE
THE CROWNS WILL BE BROUGHT
HOME BY THE AMERICAN
ATHLETES.
OLYMPIC GAMES REVIVED.
THE TEAMS FROM THIS COUNTRY
TOOK EVERY EVENT THEY
ENTERED.
GREEKS MET WITH AMERICANS.
The Result Was Quite as Disastrous
When the Old Athenians
Game Together.
OLYMPIC GAMES REVIVED.


which are intended a revival of the ancient
Hellenic contests, opened today, and the pre-
liminary exercises were accompanied by an i'm
pressive ceremonial. Great enthusiasm was
manifested by the people and the occasion is
observed as a national festival, the city being
brilliantly decorated and thousands of sight
seers being abroad. Many visitors are here, at
tracted by the athletic events. The day OPEN
ed with a religious ceremony, the singing Of
Te Deum in the cathedral. This was at
tended by the royal family and great throng
of spectators. Although tbs sky was overcast
and threatened rain, this did not detract in
any appreciable degree from the enthusiastic
interest in the sports. The number Of the
spectators who looked on the contests is esti-
mated at $4,000; a gathering of truly Homeric
proportions. The royal family entered the
enclosure at O'clock. except the Crown Prince
Constantine who had beer an active factor
in the making of the arrangements for the
contests, and who today accompanied the Or
ganization committee.
The crown prince and the committee met
King George he advanced in the middle OF
the arena. Here he waswelcomed by his son,on
behalf of the committee, the crown prince beg
ging him to look over the stadium, which had
been restored as nearly as possible to its pris-
tine condition. King George in reply cordial
ly welcomed the athletic youth who have come
from all parts of the world to lend additional
briIliance to the festival. The king then took
formal possession of the stadium in tbs name
of Greece.
The united military bands, playing o one,
then rendered a hymn which had been COM
fha fha
members of the royal family and their at
tendants took their places which had been al
lotted to them, overlooking the arena from an
advantageous point of view, and at the same
time in sight of those who had gathered to
witness the games.
The vast concourse Of people, eager in in
terest were yet silent and attentive to the
ceremony, the religious touch which was CIV
en- to the exercises, the historic associations
of the place and the almost reverent purpose
manifest to revive in some sort the cherished
glories of antiquity; all appealed strongly as
to the mind of each of the $4,000 persons rang
ed about the arena. All this was a stimulus
to the young athletes gathered to test their
prowess and all were eager in the competi-
tion, although the utmost courtesy was mani
fest in the course of the contestants.
The members of the American teams from
Princeton and Boston came into the arena in
excellent condition. The confidence Of the
Americans and the fears of the Greeks were
both fully warranted, the Americans carrying
off first honors in each event in which they
entered. Today's contests were preliminary
trials, and so decide nothing definite as to the
final awards of victory. The trials were
ming races at 100 meters, 400 meters and 800
@ho
old as Greece itself, to which the putting the
shot of modern athletics is most nearly allied.
The hop, step and jump was also contested
and won by the Americans.
In the 100 metres dash, the first heat was
wen by f. A. Lane, of the Princeton team;
SZokoly, Hungarian, coming in second. The
time was u 2-5 seconds. In the second heat
at 100 meters, Thomas F. Curtis, Of the Boston
Athletic association, won, Chalkokondghis, a
Greek, coming in second. Time was II As
seconds. In the third heat of the 100 meters
Thomas e. Burke, of the Boston Athletic as
sociation, won, Osman, a German, being Sec
ond. Time, II As seconds. The final heat in
the 100 meters is fixed for Friday. In the race
at 800 meters, none of the Americans compet-
ed. In throwing the discus, Robert Garrett,
of the Princeton team, won against the Greeks,
Parasrevopulo and Verie. In the 400 meters
running race, first heat, H. B. Jamison, of the
Princeton team, won, Osman, the German,
being second. In the second heat, Thomas E.
Burke won, Gimelin, Englishman, being
second.
OF the Americans, F. A. Lane is from Frank
lin, o. He held the all-around championship
at Wittenberg college, Springfield, o. He Is
twenty-three years of age, weighs 153 pounds
and is five feet seven inches in height. Curtis
was born in San Francisco and is twenty-four
years old. He has been football player, and
is considered the most promising hurdler in
America. He is of medium height and weighs
about 145 pounds, trained. Thomas E. Burke is
not yet twenty-one. He weighs 1441s pounds
in condition, and is feet II inches In height
He was born in Boston, and won his spurs at
the international games between the New
York Athletic club and the London Athletic
club in New York last fall, when he won the
440-yard run In forty-nine seconds. Robert
Garrett, of Baltimore, is twenty years of age,
weighs 17S pounds and stands feet inches in
height. H. B. Jamson is from Peoria, ILL.,
He is twenty-five years Of age weighs 152
pounds and is feet s inches in height.