Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-20
A NEARLY new
SET OF ATHLETES
Made Their Appearance Today
In the London Stadium at
The Olympic Games.
AMERICANS DID VERY WELL
c. NJ. Daniels Took Final Heat in the
100 Metre Swim---In Standing Broad
Jump, Tsicilioras, Greek, Won.

London, July 20.-An almost entirely
new set OF athletes took possession to-
day of the dressing rooms of the stadi-
UNI of the Olympian games. The
weight throwers, cyclists and distance
runners having gone through their part
of the program last week, have either
| taken their departure or with the OK
ception of those entered for the Ma
ration race, have fallen TO the plane
| of spectators.
| AMERICAN SPRINTERS.
! Americas sprinters and jumpers
who came up from Brighton yester-
| day and whose feats are expected to
cause the Stars and Stripes to fiutter
| frequently at the peak VI the onicIal
| star, were out in the arena early, this
| being one of their busiest days, ana
| they had no intention of overlooking
anything that could help them TO win.
| They remained eager and enthusiastic
| but the unfortunate weather prevented
them reaching that condition at which
| they had aimed. Better weather was
| promised by the forecaster for this
| week, a prediction which this morning.
however. looked like being untitled for
| the archery contest, continental style,
and the wrestling bout began to the
| VI frequent showers.
400 METRES SWIM
During the morning the semi-hnals
of the 100 meters swim. for which c.
NJ. Daniels, New York A. C.; Harry
j. Hebner, Ills Athletic club and L,
6. Rich, Brooklyn Swimming club, had
qualified, was swum, and the first heat
of the high diving event for which
George w. Gaidzik, Chicago A. A.,
was drawn. was carried out. The final
of the 100 meters swim was pulled off
this evening, this event, with the
standing broad jump, being the only
rnals on the program, but the heats
OF the 100 meters fiat, of which there
are II; those of the 500 meters run.
OF which there are eight, and the six
heats of the 400 meters hurdles, viii
keep things humming during the aft
ernoon. Although the mornings at
fractions We're few, the cheapening of
the seats has already drawn fruit and
II the weather improves, there prob
aby VIII be better attendance from
now on. Saturdays crowd which
numbered between 10000 and $4,000 per-
sons. can hardly be repeated, however,
as those who filled the stands then
VIII not be able TO come out for--the
ceremony of the distribution OF prizes
on Saturday, and they are not free TO
see the games on any other day.
The Americans did 'exceedingly web
In the mornings events, both Daniels
ana Rich, the American swimmers
quaiifying for the final 100 meters swim,
the FORMER taking his heat easily. Har-
ny j. Hebner, Illinois Athletic club. had
a slight lead when he was half way in
the nrst heat of this event and looked
like winner but unfortunately he
steered bad course and Dehalmya and
Jullan' representing Hungary and
sweden respectively, passed him.
WRESTLING BOUT.
In the catch as catch can WRESTLING
oout. George n. Menhnert, National
turnverein, New York after drawn.
bye In the first round In 10 nounds
class. took but a few seconds to de-
feat Springer. United Kingdom. IN tho
second round
Trainer Murphy, who is here win,
his sprinters and jumpers, Is sangulne
OF success and says tnat while the
weather prevented him from doing all
he would have liked TO do in the way
OF training his men the American
athletes TO man are hopeful.
the final in the archery contest, con-
tinental style, at so meters, was won
by Grlset, with 26s points. Vernat was
second with 256 points, and Cabreret
third. with 20 points. All three con.
testants are Frenchmen.
inc, weather cleared up as the day
advanced ana became warmer than il
has been since the opening Of the
games. This was welcomed by the Wis
iting competitors. particularly by III.
Americans and Canadians. who have
been shivering in the cold and damn for
the week
SWEDEN COMPLAINS.
sweden, like America, complatnao
about the way in which the draws FOR
the 800 meters run were conducted n
having turned out that two of tbeir
best men We're placed together I'm tba
sixth heat. With the two countries
protesting against this drawing meth.
od, II Is probable that another shuttle
viii be made. by which j. p. Halstead
New York Athletic club. starting in
the third heat, has no other American
and leaving Melvin W Shepard. irish
American Athletic club, the sole rem
resentative of America in the second
heat, one of the Swedes going I'm the
second heat IN the place of Halstead
me semi-bnal OF the catch as-catch
can wrestling bout was won by Mehn.
ert. National turnverein. New York
VINO defeated Acote, Canada, easily
100 METRES FLAT RACE.
The first heat of the lO0-meters
fiat race was won by Duffy, South Az
rica. Time, II 3-5 seconds. There
were no Americans entered in This
heat.
me etCOnu neai was won bN
George, United Kingdom Time.
IL S-b seconds
The third heat was won by j Fl
Cartmell, University of Pennsylvania
Time. | ! seconds
The fourth heat WAS won by Wal
ker, South Africa. Time, II seconds
II. @. Kiralfy. of London. England
who Is from the American team, was
second
The NTH heat was won by Clough-
en-, America Time / seconds.
The sixth heat WAS won by W. W
May. University Of Illinois. Time,
IL 10 seconds,
The seventh heat was won by A.
Duncan. United Kingdom. Time,
II 2-5 seconds There We're no Am-
orleans In this heat
The eighth heat WAS won by l.. b.
stevens OF Yale, Time. II 10 sec
onds.
The ninth was won by Morton.
United Kingdom. in fl Id seconds,
There We're no Americans in this heat.
The first heat OF the 500 metres run
hat Was won by Bodor of Hungary
Time .5S 3-5
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