The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-11-16
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OF yours" adding, after an atfirma-
tive answer, "Yours are doing WE'LL"
The danger now was that IL the few
American spectators made too much
demonstration this goodwill might
be turned to envy.
Three times again this second day
the American flag went up, and not
until the fifth event, the lifting OF
heavy weights, did another flag
reach the masthead during these
two days; then the Danish flag was
displayed for the victory in lifting
with two hands and the British flag
for the victory with one hand. In
the sixth and last event of the second
day, the 1900 metre race, for the
first time an American was beaten
by a man of another nation, Blake
coming in second, while the first
place was taken by Flack, an Austria
liam, but that was "the same thing"
1t was almost relief when We'd
nesday was given up 10 contests out
side the Stadion, and when on
Thursday the Germans came out
strong on their favorite "Turn" exer-
else, their squad excelling the
Greeks in the accomplishment of
more difficult exercises even when
the Greeks squads kept better form.
The Germans also showed some bril-
liant individual practice. On this
day the Greeks also succeeded in
getting their flag to the masthead.
But the gymnastic exercises did
not fill the Stadion as the running
matches had done, and the indi-
vidual contest in vaulting the wooden
horse, with twenty contestants, and
the horizontal bar contest, with
about the same number, nearly
emptied it. The victories of this
day depended on the judgment Of a
committee, and however fair the
award might be, it was, after all, a
matter of opinion, and the spectators
seeing that the award resulted some
times from discussion and com.
promise, kept their own opinion,
which was sometimes at variance
with that which found expression
at the masthead.
The real athletic contest is that
which is decided by measurement,
and timekeeping beyond the posi-.
bility OF dispute, affording results
which the spectators can see for
themselves. Such is prominently
the run. This, in the present games
as always and everywhere, evoked
the keenest interest. 1t is explicable
that for over fifty years at Olympia
the games consisted simply OF run
ming matches, and that they were
always regarded as the central
events. 1t is no wonder that the
great apostle, a Hebrew of the
Hebrews, was so impressed by this
feature of the Greek games that he
is constantly abiding to it, saying,
$50 rup," "Ye did run WE'LL" 81
press toward the mark" In the
Athenian Stadion the "cloud Of wit
nesses" also was brought wildly
to mind.
With the reassembling in the
Stadion on Friday came heighten-
ing Of the good will between the
Greeks and the Americans, caused
by the American athletes displaying
little Greek flags besides their own
and the distinctive marks OF orange
and black Tor Princeton and the
unicorn's head for the Boston
Athletic Association. There came
also repetition OF the same story of
American victories. The first event
was the final heat in the 100 metre
race, which was won by Burke, with
Hoffman,, German, second. Then
the competition in the high jump
narrowed down, like the long Jump
OF Tuesday, to three Americans
Clark, Garrett and Connolly, and
was finally won by Clark. Then fol-
lowed the final heat of the hurdle
race, won by Curtis in an exciting
contest. the Englishman. Gonldinn