New-York tribune., 1906-04-29
MORE OLYMPIC HONORS.
ROBERTSON WINS JUMP.
american Athletes UnpIaced in
Discus and Szcimming EUentS.


Athens Greece. April 2s-King George and
Princess George and Nicholas were present in
the Stadium when the Olympic games we're con-
tinued this morning. The attendance was small.
His majesty singled out James f. Sullivan, man.
ager of the American team. and chatted with
him for ten minutes in a jovlal cordial man
ner. The King said he had the highest adrnira-
ton for President Roosevelt and regretted that
the President was not present to enjoy the
games.
Martin J. Sheridan. Irish-American Athletic
Ctuo' New York; Myer Prinsten Irish -Ameri-
can Athletic Club. New York and Hugo Friend
Chleaso University, were among tha twenty-six
contestants In the discus throwing to-day in
oornection with the Peathalum series of con-
tests which resulted as follows:
Stephen Mudin, Hungary, first. Distance. %
metres 64 centimetres. Lemwing, Sweden. sec
ond; 81 metres % centimetres Sostera, Bohe-
mia, third; 2S metres 43 centiuetres
In the final for the standing broad lump Law
son Robertson. Irish-American Athletic Club
New York, was first clearing metres ESQ
cenumetres. Petit, France was second with a
jump Of metres 90 centimetres. and Martin J.
Sheridan third, with metres S5.5 centimetres
In the team swimming race the Hungarians
were nrst' the Germans second. the English third
ana the americans fourth. There were four nen
80 N"~@- NSS'iA" NO LiulS was taken.
Among the few fixtures decided to-day was
the Penthalum series, consisting Of five games,
each competitor taking part in all five These
included the 192-metre run. standing broad
jump, the classical throwing of the discus 1ave-
lin throwing and Graeo- Roman wrestling The
Penthalum series has lasted for some days and
appeared to be almost interminable It excited
little interest and eventually ended this after
noon after some laughable rounds of wrestling
oetMees men not Versed In the game. The re-
suIts OF ms series follow: First Melander swe-
% ueH, with "A points; second, Mudtn, Hungary, %
points; third. Lenming. Swede, 20 points
The Jurys award in the diving contest proved
surprise II was generally believed that the
Enslishman, Smyrke would take first prize. but
ne was placed seventeenth, the Germans WalZ
% ana HoHmann being awarded first and second
places, respectively.
The team swimming event aroused considera-
ple excitement. The Hungarian, Halmy won
Iue LUZ metres race in 16 minutes 30 3-5 sec
onos. record time, which was only announced
after considerable argument.
A great crowd gathered to watch the final
shooting events the arid plain of CaIIithes
some distance from Athens The Frenchnsn
Lecoq, won the 30 yards open revolver event
with score Of 259; standelhofen. Swiss taking
the open rife with score Of pa The Germans
beat the Greeks in the final sword teams event
The feature of the week at the Olympic games
was the brilliant record made by the American
athletes- Martin J. Sheridan, of the Irish
American Athletic Club, especially distinguished
himself. He won sixteen points-fve for the
shotput, five for throwing the discus three for
the standing broad jump and three for putting
the stone. He is likely to secure eight more
points. namely, in the ancient Greek discus.
second place in the standing high jump and
third place in the hurdles. if his leg holds out
The condition of his leg is not good, and for
that reason he retired from the Pentathon
series of contests to-day.
The Americans popular with the Greeks
and Sheridan says his hand is sore from taking
OFF his hat in answer TO their pIaudits.
The Americans should win the hurdles with
Robert @. Leavitt. Williams College. and Hugo
Friend. University of Chicago. Harry L. Hill
man, New York Athletic Club; Fay r. Moulton
Kansas City Athletic Club. and P. H. Pilgrim
New York Athletic Club, should do we'll in the
400-metre sprint. Himans leg. which was in
tured aboard ship, still troubles him. although
James D. Lightbody Chicago University. was
stronger than Friday and Won his heat
at a mile and second in the quarter mile
70 Barker, the Australian, whose heat in SO sec
onds was the fastest for the distance. Light
body viii run in the final for the mile on Mon
day and has good chance OF winning against
J. McGough and r. p. Crabbe, Of the English
George n Bonhag Of the Irish American n
Athletic Club, Is running we'll as ever but
his clubmate, Harvey ". COhn, who also is q
distance runner, has not yet recovered from the
injuries received on board the Barbarossa,
In the half mile event Eli B. Parsons, Yale
University end New York Athletic Club, is all
right. Lightbody viii try for the final OF the
haTf-unile on Tuesday, and ought TO win, and
RAY Fwry. New York Athletic Club. is sure to
win the standing high jump. Myer Prnstein,
Irish-American Athletic Club, is suffering with
. his knee which is In bad shape, and this may
rob the American team of the triple Jump.
The notable successes of the Americans during
the week, besides Sher1dan's record discus throw
and Daniels's brilliant swimming display in all
the heats. included Archie's Hahn's win in the
ami of the 100 metres with MouItOn running
third Robertson and ". D. Eaton did we'll in
all their heats while Prinstein and Ewry car
ried off the jumps. and Lghtbody. Sullivan
Bonhag, Cohn Hillman, Bacon and Queyvouze
showed brilliantly in the events in which they
participated.