Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-21
AMERICA HAS HERDAY
AT THE LYMP|CCAM
Adds Three FirSts to Her List Of Points
---Encouragedby Severa|HundredY YAM
kee Spectators CLOSE Finishes.

We're only a fraction of an inch behind
Sheridan.
y George NJ. Mehnert. national Turn
Verein (American) took the final in
the bantam wrestling while Geo.
Gaidzik, Chicago A. A., won his heat
i'm the high diving competition. France
won the medal for fencing, in which
the many bouts were almost monopo-
lZed by continentals.
The result today added three wins to
Americas score. and one to France,
the other nations not improving their
positions.
In the field events America added six
points, while Greece, the only other ma
ton to increase its score in these con-
tests, picked up three. America is now
only eight points behind the United
Kingdom, the score reading:
United Kingdom "a; America, 46.
The drawings for the heats in the
second round of the 100-metres flat
race which will be run off tomorrow
afternoon, are as follows:
First heat-May and Stevens. of
America Walker. of South Africa;
Richie. United Kingdom.
Second heat-Sherman and Hamil-
ton. America; Morton, United King
DOM Kerr, Canada
Third heat-Rector and Huff, Ameri-
ca: Duffy, South Africa; Duncan,
United Kingdom.
Fourth heat-Cloughen Robertson
and Cartmell America: Stark and
George. United Kingdom.
The city Of London police team,
which won the Olympic tug of war,
has issued a challenge for match
with the American team, the members
of both teams to be in their stocking
feet or in any way the Americans pre-
fer. and the match to be for love or
any charity.
London, July 2o.-An almost entirely
new set of athletes takes possession to-
day of the dressing rooms of the Stadium
for the Oiympian 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 exception OF
those entered for the Marathon race have
fallen to the plane of mere spectators
Americas sprnters and jumpers, who
came up from Brighton yesterday and
whose features are expected frequently to
cause the Stars and Stripes to futter at
the peak of the official fagpole. were out
in the arena early, this being one of
their busiest days. They remained en-
thusiastic but the unfortunate weather
prevented their reaching that condition at
which they had aimed. Better weather
was promised by the forecasters for this
week, a prediction this morning which,
however. seemed unlikely of tuiiilment.
as showers were already falling when the
archery contest. continental style, and
the wrestling bouts commenced.
During the morning the semi-finals of
the 100 metre swim for which Charles M
Daniels, New York A. G.; Harry ]. Heb
ner. Illinois A. C.. and L. G. Rich, Brook
line SWIMMING Club, had qualified, was
swum and the first heat of the high div
ing event. for which George w. Gaidzlk,
Chicago A. A., was drawn. was carried
out. The final of the 1G-metre swim will
be pulled off this afternoon, this event.
with the standing broad jump, being the
only final on the program, but the heats
of the 100 metre fiat, of which there are
IL those of the S00-metre run, of which
there are eight. and the six heats of the
4oO-metre hurdles, will keep things hum
ming during the afternoon. Although tina
mornings attractions are few, the cheap
ening of the seats has already drawn
fruit and if the weather improves there
probably will be better attendances from
now on.
The Americans did we'll in the morning
events. both Daniels and Rich, the Amer
lean swimmers, qualifying for the final
10O-metrc swim. Harry ], I1ebner Illinois
A. c.. had a slight lead wheB he was half
way IN the first heat and looked like a
winner but he stcered bad course and
Dehalmay and Julin, representing Ilunga-
ry and Sweden respectively. passed him.
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