The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-16
AMERICANS FAIL FUR GOLD MEDALS Olympic Contests Won By The
 European Entries BRITISHERS GET AHEAD American Contestants Are Few In Number In the Days Games, as
 They Are ReserVing Them
 selves for Other Events.
BRlTlSHERS GET AHEAD

London, July l5.-The gold medals went to Great Britain, France and Sweden as the winners of the finals of today's event at the Olympic games. Great Britain was double winner and France and Sweden had to be satisfied with one silver medal. symbolic of second place in the three mile team race, but the American repre- sentatlon in various events was small. The attendance at the stadium today was the largest since the opening.
 Tbere were four fpals assigned to the day end of these England won the 66O- yard cycling race and the three-mile team race thus bringing the number of gold medals accredited to Great Britian to date up to four, as compared with two only final In which the latter country participated was the three-mile team race and the American team finished an easy second
 France captured her gold medal for d victory in the a000-metre tandem cycle race, and Sweden for Lemmings record, breaking the Javelin record with a throw of IFS feet 7la inches, which topped the best previous throw by more than three feet
 Greece France and Great Britain each took a silver medal for seconds In the javelin throwing. 6o0-yard race and the 20o0-metre event, respectively, while Nor way, Germany and Sweden took the bronze medals in the same events.
 In the javeln throwing contest there were 70 entries, but following the example of half a dozen Americans. who had put down their names for this event, the ma iority withdrew. The 100 kilometres cycls race brought out big field. Cameron, the American representative was entered, but he decided not to start, reServing him. self for the shorter races. This contest resolved Itself into a procession. Han son of Sweden first in this heat, and Lutz of France second, six others qualify Ing for the finals, which will be run off on Saturday.
 The closest finish of the day was in the first heat of the semi final of the 400meter swimming event. o. Schen of Austria winning by the smallest fraction from H. Taylor of England. The second heat of the semi finals also was a splendid contest, Beaurepaire of Australia having all he could do to Keep ahead Of Foster Of England. These four Scheff, Taylor, Beaurepaire and Foster, qualified for the final, which will be one of the big events of to- morrow.
 From Scheff's time in today's heat, $40 3-5, which was 3.25 seconds faster than that made in the second heat, 1t looks as though Austria may capture a gold medal
 Another evient in the tank which at tracted much attention was the fancy diving, the third and fourth heats of which were decided. Behrens of Ger many won the third heat with S25 points; Harrington of England, and Metzell of Finland tied for second with 70.S3 points, Potts of England captured the fourth heat, his score be- ing 82.5, while Nicolai of Germany was second with 65.1.
 The tank was occupied for another hour by the contestants in the 200 meter breast-stroke swim, seven heass being decided. The following men qualified for the final which will be swum on Saturday:
 Hilman of England, Persson of Sweden, Seidel of Germany, Toldy of Hungary, Robbinson of England Fabinyi of Hungary, and Courbet of Belgium.
 A. M. Goessling of the Missouri Ath letic club, the only American entered, took third place in the second heat and therefore did not qualify.