Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-17
ITALY wins 4 COLO nEBl
So far England Has Twenty Points
While United States Has Eight,
Sweden Three, Norway Two and
Canada, France, Belgium and italy
One Each.
tBy Associated Press).


LONDON. July l6. This was
| Americas day In the Olympic sports
at the stadium. both big events which
+ reached the finals. throwing the dis
Gus. free style, and putting the shot.
being carried of by Martin J.. Sherf
dan. of the IrislIAmerican Athletic
Club. ana Ralph Rose, OF the Oiym.
pic Club, San Francisco, respects
lively.
The United Kingdom cheered the
third final. the 400 metre swimming
event. In which s. II. Taylor added
to the scare Of his country by beat
ing Bcaurepaire. the Australian
crack. and SchefY, Of Australia. The
final also was reached In the 1000
metre cycle race. but this proved such
q fiasco through the attempts Of four :
Of the participants-Schilles. OF
France, and Jones. Kingsbury ana
Johnson. Of England--to force each
other to take the pace. that IN
1adges declared the event OF. Il Hss
being finished within the time linnit
italy Won Gold Medal.
Italy got the first gold medal today
In the team gymnastic competition.
receiving the greater number OF
points. against a great array OF com
petitors.
No official announcement is obtain
able as to how the British Olympic
Association Is going to decide abe
Olympic championship, but the syy-
TEN adopted by the London sporting
papers In arriving at the respective
positions OF the various countries has
been generally accepted This sys-
tenn allows one point for each team
scoring seconds and thirds, and In
Guiding all sports carried out under
IN: auspices of the association, whe-
ther within the stadium or outside
OF IL. Following this method OF
counting points. the countries would
be PLACED In this order: United KinS-
dom. 90: United States. s; Sweden, 8:
Norway. =. and Canada, France, Bet &
GUM and Italy l each.
England Has Most Points.
The United Kingdoms 20 points.
according to this compution. are maAe
up as follows: Mems doubles and
singles and ladies' single; in beth the
lawn tennis and covered court tennis
pole competitions: sin
giles and doubles at racquet: indivfdu-
al rife competition; Individual nina
ture rifle competition at disappearing
targets: individual miniature rife CON
petition at moving targets; team and
competitions; miniature
rifles at ordinary targets: tram cor
petition at CLAY birds and the follow
Ing wins in the Stadium, $500 metres
walk: 90 Kilometres cycle races:
three mile team race: eco yard cycle
race and 400 metre swim.
United States score Is made up OF
the following: Rife team com2etitioo:
revolver team competition; individueA
double shot at running deer; Jay
C;cuId's victory in court tennis ccmpe-
tition: throwing the hammer; 1see
metres nat race: throwing the discus
and putting the weight.
How Other Points Were Made.
The Swedish points were scores
by wins in the team and indivtduaI
at running deer and
throwing the iavclin: Norway. IT,
team and individual rife shooting q
700 nctrcs: Canada. the tndtvfdusi
competition AT clay birds: France.
IN. ooa Kilometres tandem cycss
race: Belgium. the individual revosSef
and italy. team gymnas-
lie competition.
~ the sumurT SECTION nj TIC FAM
viii conIinp~ until Octobcr 10 and wtH
include Yachting. the Olympic resatIa
and figure skating and as there wsu
No a winter section 10 include Rnsr
,,d association foot tsII. hocte~. "A
eros. and box!ng. " with ~ the sna
" the wear before the trophy fof ts
for all sports can %
,Ssrdrd. q.
n this method ri counting p"tns
oJ,ored bv ttrs- British Olympic A. !
c~tafEcu. England ~iii yin the trccev
or there are few ~ounsr'cI tsas
,,rt ,r tho Sports outside thc stssss
rho krcrtcsp athletic f"sm vtscn
I.rc.Ipv It's Attentions 20 fhe eveeS
rtt,p the Stadium. however. " -
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