Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15
ENGLISH TEAM wins
Captures the Three-MiIe Race
in 0|ympics.
GOOD At LONG DISTANCE
Princeton Representative the Only
American in the Running.
RECEIVES A GREAT OVATION
sweden's Flag Raised in Recogni-
ton of Victory in the Javelin-
Throwing Contest.
RECEIVES A GREAT OVATION
Olympic Points Won Thus Far.

JdveiIf. throw.
Totals. ~
LONDON, July 15.-The weather again
this morning gave promise Of treatins
kindlier the Olympic games. but clouds
were still lowering in the sky. and this
to some extent, explained the s}imness OF
the attendance: There we're not more
than hundred persons, in addition to the
competitors and the offlctafs. present
when the first events, the javelin throwing
and the first heat OF the 100 kilometer
cycling race. were started.
The program today is not up to the usual
standard. there being but three finals
scheduled the three-nile team race, the
86O-yard cycling race and the 2,00O-meter
tandem cycle race. American interest
conferred in the team race, in which three
teams representing America, England and
France qualified yesterday for the final.
England Wins Team Race.
AS has been expected, England won the
three-mile team race with comparative
ease. At the crack of the pistol Deakin,
Robertson. CoaIes and Wilson jumped to
the front, with Bonhag fifth. Coming into
the homestretch on the fret lap. however.
another wearer of the Stars and Stripes,
the long-striding Eisele. came up along
side Of Bonhag. and took sixth place. Both
men were running easily, with plenty Of
reserve. France already was out Of the
race. Bouin. who ran SO well yesterday,
retired before the finish Of the first lap.
After the first circle Eisele went to the
front. but peakin, the cress-country
champion, CHALLENGED for the place and,
getting the pole, led the way for his team
mates.
BY this time the field had divided into
two sections, Eisele leading the second
lot, with Dull and Cehn close at hand
and Trube and Bonhag bringing up the
rear. Eisele was not satisfied with this.
he got there he apparently was Worrying
over the other Americans, for he kept
looking back at them. But he hung on to
the four Englishnen, with whom he was
leading the second section by forty yards.
Plucky American Runner.
The second section was made up Of
Bonhag. Dull Coin, Hallows, the Oxford
crack, and .Trube, now in the order
Eisele apparently was the only
man who could compete with the English.
men at their own game Of long-distance
running. He took second place in the
sixth lap. ana for this he got great
cheer from the American contingent; but
he could not keep this place, and soon
drop ped back to fourth. Quite undaunted,
however. the plucky American, when the
the Englishmen, who were we'll ahead Of
him. He began well, but the pace was too
fast, and he had to content himself with
fourth place at the finish. Coales beating
him by bare yard Deakin and Robert
son. respectively first and second. had a
good lead. Wilson got fifth place and
Bonhag sixth. after chasing and beating
Hallows. a FrenehInan finished eighth,
and Dull, Trube and Calm came In in the
order named, followed by other French
effort against the best distance runners OF
England Time. IA minutes 80 80 seconds.
The English team was composed OF H.
A. Wilson. 4. j. Robertson, j. e. Deakin,
n r. Hallows aud W. Coales. The Amer
lean team was composed OF George ".
Bonhag. Irish-American Athletic Club;
G. a. Dull University Of Michigan: ].
L. Eisele Princeton and New York Attn
letic Club; H. L. Truhe, Cornell and New
York Athletic Club. and Harvey W.
Cohen. Irish-American Athletic Club.
The French team consisted Of four men
only.
Sweden Wins With Javelins.
The Swedes had their revenge today
for the failure Of the management to dis
play the Swedish flag at the opening. for
the first standard to be hoisted this morn
ing to the top Of the tall mast in the
arena was that Of Sweden. This was done
to set forth that Il. v. LemminE had won
the javelin-throwing contest. He put the
staff ITS feet ia inches, breaking his
own record OF IT'S feet 8 inches. Czouras
who won the silver medal. was ten feet
behind Lemming. his distance being l6S
feet & inches. Halse. Norway, was third,
with 1853 feet tx inches. No Americans
competed in this event.
Scoring Olympic Points.
The olympic athletic program is COM
posed Of twenty-five events, as Follows:
1O0-meter race, 2o0.mster race, 400
meter race. sO0-meter race, l,5oO-meter
3,a00-meter steeplechase; smile run, 10
mile walk, Marathon race, about 25 miles:
standing broad Jump. standing hieh
jump. running broad jump, running high
jump. hop, step and jump: pole vault,
hammer throw. shot put. tug of war.
three-mile team race, 3.5O0-meter walk.
discus. free style: discus. Greek style:
5avelin. free style; javelin. held in the
middle; 1.6OO.meter relay race.
The method Of scoring which has been
generally adopted In America is based
upon what is known as the International
A. A. L. system, which allows five points
for first place. three points for second
place. and one point for third place. Nine
points is. therefore. the highest possible
score which country may secure in a
single event. On this basis. the scores OF
the American and English teams thu
far In Olympic games are: United
States. Is; England. IL.
More Finals Decided.
The final in the 2.G00-meter tandem
cycling race was won by the French team,
Schill and Aufray. In 81 S.5. Hamlin and
Johnson OF England were second and
Brooks and fsaaes Of England were third.
Thu final of the 6O-yard cycle race was
Won by Johnson Of England: Demangel Of
France. second. and Damon OF Germany,
third. Time. Ill 1-5.
TWELVE MINERS ENToMBED.
Fatal Explosion Of Gas in Pennsyl-
vania Coal Shaft.