The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-24
TOday's Olympic Games
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upon the athletic field. The entire
route was lined with cheering crowds.
From the time the runners darted out
OF the royal garden surrounding Wind.
sor castle until they reached the sta
dunn the line was one continual ova-
ton. But the runners had no time
TO harken TO the applause.
When the Crown Prince OF Sweden
gave the word TO start the English
American and South African runners
were punched. Longboat. the Cana
dian, forged to the front. setting a
gruelling pace.
Three miles on the way Jack con-
tended with Longboat for first place
and for space led the Canadian He
was blowing heavily along, 80 yards In
advance OF his nearest rival. The In.
dian had gradually dropped back to
about tenth place. but he still main
tanned the same easy stride. unaffect-
ed by the methods and manners OF
his competitors.
At Slough, second, third and fourth
places were occupied by Englishmen
Price. Lord and Duncan. All three
took the pace from Jack and kept an
even distance behind him, with only
few yards separating them from
each other. Hefferon, of South Afri-
ca, was In fifth place and Donando, OF
Italy, followed him. Then came a lit
tie gap, and beyond another little
group of competitors, including Clark.
OF England, Lawson, of Canada, and
Longboat.
Americans Begin to Show.
Eight miles out at the point where
the Mills begin, Jack, of the United
Kingdom. fell back. having had enough
OF the pace. Price. OF the United
Kingdom. was one minute ahead OF
Lord. Hayes, Weldon and Morris
sey. of America, were running strong
and improved their positions.
AT the 12-mile mark Price, United
Kingdom, was first. Lord, United
Kingdom. second; Hefferon, South AZ
RIGA. third; Dorando, Italy. fourth;
Longboat. Canada, fifth; Appleby.
United Kingdom, sixth. Prices time
at the 12-mile mark was hour 3 min.
qtes 20 seconds.
At Harrow, Is miles from the start.
Hefferon, South Africa. was leading.
This morning America started of
well and 1t looked as though the day
would see them leading far in advance
OF their British rivals. Shaw and
Smithson. both of America, won In
the semifinals in the 110-metre hur-
dies. Smithson tied the Olympic rec
ord In the second heat when he went
the distance in Is 20 seconds.
The 400metre run OF yesterday
which caused SO much excitement III
which Carpenter was accused OF Dor
ing" his English antagonist Halsweil.
will be run of again tomorrow. Halls
well will have the empty honor OF
walkover as the only other contest
ants will be j. 3. Taylor and w. c.
Robbins. both OF America. By the de.
cislon of the British officials yester-
day Carpenter was disqualified In a
final after he had won the race.
The following was the standing OF
the teams in the Oympiad at the open
ing Of the games this morning:
United States, SO; United Kingdom.
20 l-3; Sweden, ~ Greece, 8; Nor
way, 4; Italy. 3; France 1-3: Hun
gary | 1-3 Germany, /: Finland, 1.
The morning summaries:
liO-METRE HURDLES. semi finals
FIRST heat won by Shaw. America, time
Second heat. won by Smithson. Amer
lea. time 10 2-5 seconds
600 METRE RELAY RAcE-Flfst
heat, Hunsary beat sweden; time
minutes 80 2-5 seconds.
POLE VAULT sections and 3-Ou-
bert. America. won. distance. IL feet
l10-METRE HURDLES. fourth semi
hnal-Won by GarrcIs, America. Time
10 40 seconds.
Third semi -nnai--won by Rand,
America. Time. Is AS seconds.