The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-26
SWEDISH ATHLETES TO
COMPETE At JAMESTOWN
Team That Made Great Showing
at Athens Coming to This
Country.
Country.

NEW YORK, May 25.--private nd-
vices have reached New York to the
cffecNhnt the team of Swedish athletes
which went to the Olympic games Mt
Athens year ago, and made stich n
remarkable showing, will In all proba-
bility visit America this summer ana
compete in the big Championship
events ut the jamestown Exposition.
Steps are being taken In sweden now
to raise the funds to send the team
here. A monster athletic meeting VIII
& be held in a few days. by the swedes,
tile proceeds OF which 1t is hoped
will go long way toward making up
the necessary amount
7 Those who were fortunate enough 70
be at the Olympic games remember we'll
that the Swedes were the sensation OF
the meeting. Coming to the games
rank outsiders, the plucky men of the
North entered every event, and 10 the
surprise OF every one but themselves
rolled up total OF twenty-eight
points, being excelled only by America
and Great Britain
Some Who May Conc.
LIndberg, the Swedish sprinter, Is n
"ten two" man. X. Hcllcstrom. in the
distances. has run the half In :57, and
only n few days ago won a scratch mile
in 4:21. Svanberg and Dahl finished
second and third, respectively. in the
five mile. They pressed Lieutenant
1Iawtrey, of England, the winner, all
the way. and easily beat men like
Blake, the Australian crack; DAILY, of
Ireland George Bonhag. the American
champion. Svanberg finished second in
the great Marathon race as we'll.
Hellcrstrom was third in the 1900
sneter event, behind Lishtbody and
McGough
Another Swede of unquestionable abil-
ity Is Soderstrom. in the pole vault. He
did around eleven feet two inches in the
big games and Just beat out Glover, OF
America for place. Lemmng, too, Is a
good one. He won the javelin throw
and was third in the shot put. The
Swedes took all three places in the
former event. with Lemming, Lind
berg. and Soderstrom.
Swcden's greatest triumph, however,
was in the pcntathlum. or all around
championship. in which Mellander. heir
great broad jumper. finished first. with
Lemming. third.
! Like the Americans. the Swedos spe-
c!alized the track and field events at
the Olympic games, paying but little
attention to the various contests held
outside the Stadium. In fact one Of
the crack Swedes told the writer in
Athens that they made Americas ath-
letcs and athletic methods their pat
tern in the pursuit of their sports.
Records Looked For.
From the performances made by the
ISwedes at Athens 1t can readily be
seen that in the event OF their visit
10 this country. the Yankee athletes
will ind foes indeed worthy of their
imettie. With better climate conditions
and food, that prevail in America, it
1t only reasonable to look for even bet
Ter records from the Swedes than
those they accomplished at Athens.
American sport lovers will hail the
coming OF the Mortimer with delight,
because we are always glad to have
foreigners come here to compete. II
promotes better feeling between the
countries and gives an international
FLAVOR to our games
President James e. Sullivan. OF the
"a a u. said that he had received
no official notice of the proposed
Swedish invasion. but he had no doubt
that the Swcdes would do their best
to send ocer a team in answer TO the
Invitation that was extended all ma
tons.