The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-24
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Many Spectators Witness the His Speech Was Fully
Days Olympic Games by the President
Americans Start After the Candidate Spends the
Prizes With Vim. New York City.
TREATMENT UNFAIR. GOES TO CINCINNATI
Uncle Sans Athletes Object to Tonight to Remain
English Methods. ..--, Brothers Until Tuesday,
Handicapped Having Jump When He Will Be Formally
With Spiked Pole titled of His Nomination.
Americans Start After the
Prizes With a Vim.
TREATMENT UNFAIR.
Uncle Sans Athletes Object to
English Methods.
Handicapped by Having to Jump
With Spiked Pole.

London, July 24.-One of the best
morning programmes since the opening
of the Olympic games, coupled with
brilliantly fine weather, brought a big
crowd to the stadium early today. The
first event was the pole vault event.
The refusal of the officials to allow
the American vaulters. to dig a hole
for their pole has been strongly OBJ
jected to but the officials adhered to
their decision and the Americans went
in handicapped by having to jump with
spiked pole, an instrument to which
they are not used.
The first section was won by A. G.
Gilbert, Yale university, who cleared
L. feet.
The foreign competitors, French,
Swedish and American in the pole
vaulting had an unpleasant time. The
unruly crowd ''booed" and tried to
balk them. The police had to be call
ed upon in the effort to stop this pro-
cedure, but they were not very sue
cessful.
Archibald, Canada. was second, with
II feet 9 inches. Clark S. Jacobs. Uni
versity of Chicago, cleared IL feet 6
inches.
Then came four heats in the semi
finals in the ITO metre hurdle. The first
heat was carried off by A. B. Shaw
Dartmouth, who defeated Hussey, Wall
ters and Groenings. three United King
dom runners and covered the distance
in splendid time of 15 as seconds. only
LIS of a second over the Olympic rec
ord.
F. C. Smithson. Multnomah A. c., did
even better in the second heat, which
he won in Is 2-5 seconds, equalling the
Olympic record. Knivett, United King
dom, was third in this heat. The third
heat was won by w. M. Rand, Har-
ward university. Time 10 AS seconds.
The other two heats We're put off until
| this afternoon.
In the catch-as-catch-can light
| weight to III pounds John H. Krug, Jr.,
National Turnverein, Newark N. J.,
| won the first bout by defeating Hoy,
| United Kingdom, on points, but he lost
! his bout in the second round to Wood,
| United Kingdom. ... -
The first heat of the 1000 metre re
Hungarians defeatedS the Swedes. The
1 time of the winners was minutes
| 33 2-5 seconds. Australia beat Hungary
| in the first heat of the swimming team
race 200 metres, four men to each team.
\ The second heat was won by Ger
many with Holland, second. q
IN the third heat America beat the
United Kingdom and Canada. The
| American team was made up of Will
| fam Hamilton, Chicago A. "A, y. j.
j. B. Taylor, Irish-American. Melvin
w. Sheppard. Irish-American A. c.
Hamilton got a good lead in. ti:e first
| 200 metres, which Cartmel improved on
| in the second 100. Taylor running
4 steadily lost something in his 4ut
| metres, but this was regained by Shep-
| pard in the last 800. The time of the
| winning team was minutes q 1-5 sec
onds.
In the second heat, the American
| team, composed of c. NJ. Daniels, N. Y,
A. c., Harry ]. Rebner. Illinois A. G..
l.. Buddgoodwin. N. Y. A. c., and L.
G. Rich, Brookline Swimming club
| was beaten by the United Kingdom
| team. The finish was a close one.
Swede Wins High Dive.
The final in the high diving competi-
ton resulted as follows:
Johannson, Sweden, first. with 3d.
points; Malstrom, Sweden, second, with
7S7; Stanberg, Sweden, third, with "a
point; Anderson, fourth, Sweden, with
6S3 and George W. Gaidzik, Chicago
A. A, fifth, 56.3 points.