Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21
SHOW Up WELL
Events at Olympic Games Suited to
Their Style.
DANIELS WINS SWIM EASILY
Yankee Athletes Also stand High in
Standing Broad Jump, High
Dive and Hundred-Mcter
Fiat Race.

49,
ternoon. and the boys who had been wait
ing at Brighton for their opportunity to
try and win the championship in field
sports for America, are now having their
innings.
Charles NJ. Daniels OF the New York
Athletic club, Started the ball rolling by
winning the 100 meter swim handsomely,
but he was unable to get his team mate,
l.. G. Rich, Brookline Swimming club, into
place. In the standing broad jump both
Ray c. Ewry of the New York Athletic
club. and Martin J. Sheridan, Irish-Ameri-
can Athletic club reached the semi-flnal
and in the first heat Of that event Ewry
won, Sheridan taking third place.
George w. Gaidzik Of the Chicago Attn
letlo association won his heat in the hign
driving and when II came to the 100 meter
flat race, NJ. ]. Cartmeil, University of
Pennsylvania; Cloughen, ITish-American
Athletic club, New York; W.. w. May. Uni
versity Of Illinois; l.. b. Stevens, Yale uni
versity; William F. Hamilton, Chicago Ath-
letic associations; II. j. Huff, Chicago Ath-
letic association; Lawson Robertson, Irish
American Athletic club; d. r. Sherman,
Dartmouth college, and ]. A. Rector, Uni
versity Of Virginia, all qualified for the
next round, where they will be pitted
against f. j. Duffy Of South Africa, ]. P.
George, the English crack; r. L. Walker.
South Africa; Duncan and Morton. tine
United Kingdom. Kerr, Canada and Starke
and Roche. United Kingdom. Rector beat
r. G. Macleod, the Cambridge blue. who
had never previously been defeated.
George N. Menhert. National Turnverin,
New York. easily defeated Press, United
Kingdom, in their wrestling match.
LiRhtbOdy IL Defeated,
a. ~ - a -
University Of Chicago, was beaten. but
Melvin W. Sheppard, Irlsh-American Ath-
letlc club. walked away from his opponents
In his heat. J. p. Halstead, New York Ath-
letic club, also crossed the tape ahead OF
his competitors in his heat, while H.. l..
Coe, University of Michigan, greatly to the
surprise of all, was defeated at the hands
of Lunghi, Italy. Coe. however, redeemed
himself by running ahead OF Densham; the
British champion, in the 100 meter hurdle,
which was all the more surprising in view
OF the fact that he had just finished a hard
500 meter race.
Few Americans went to the hurdles, as
most Of them had just run the 800 meters
flat and the others had to reserve them
selves for the other heats Of the same
event, which, for a reason best known to
the Amateur Athletic association, came
aIteT the fU-T1eleT nuTQle. LIE american
committee did not like this Arrangement
as 1t practically assured the United King
dom success in the hurdles, Sbut 1t was USE
less to object, as a protest, in all probable
ity, would have been overruled.
George NJ. Menhert's wins in the wrest-
ling bouts must be credited to American
victories. w.
New Set at Brighton.
An almost entirely new set of ath-
letes takes, possession of the dressing
rooms of the Stadium. for the olym-
pict games. The wegghtS thf6%ers, .ey-
clists and distance fahfers, having gone
through their rart OF the program last
week, have either taken their departure
or with the exception Of those entered for
the Marathon race. have fallen to the plane
Of mere spectators. A
Americas sprinters and jumpers who
came up from Brighton yesterday and
whose feats are expected to cause the
stars and Stripes to fiutter frequently at
the peak of the Official f~lagpole, were out
in the arena carly. this being one OF their
busiest days, and they had no intention
of overlooking anything which would help
them to win events for which they had
gone through hard weeks OF training.
They remained eager and enthusiastic. but
the unfortunate weather prevented their
reaching that condition at Which they had
aimed. Better weather wAs promised by
the forecasters for this week, a prediction
which this morning, however, looked like
+ being untitled, for the archery contest, CON
tinental style, and the. wrestling bouts
began to the accompaniment OF frequent
showers. -
Good Crowd Watches Events.
During the morning the semi-finals of the
lOO-meter swim. for which Charles M.
Daniels. New York Athletic club; Harry J.
q Hebner, Illinois Athletic club, and l.. G.
2 Rich, Brookline Swimming club, had quail
r fled. was swum and the first heat Of the
4 high diving event, for which George w.
9 Gaidzik, Chicago Athletic association was
[ drawn. was carried out. The final of tho
= O-met swim will be pulled off this af-
G ternoon, this event, with the standing
broad jump, being the only final on the
program. but the heats of the l0O-meteI
flat, OF which there are seventeen; those
of the sOO-meter run, of which there are
8 eight, and the six heats OF the 400-meteI
hurdles will keep things humming during
] the afternoon. Although the mornings at
I fractions were few, the cheapening Of the
r seats has already drawn fruit and II the
weather improves there probably will b,
3 better altenuanCes from now on. SaluI'
days crowd, which numbered between
1000 and $4,000 persons, can hardly be re
peated, however. as those who filled tn,
end stands then will not be able to comt
out for the ceremony OF the distribution o
d prizes on Saturday, and they are not FIRE,
to see the games on any other day.
: American Athletes DO Well.
The Americans did exceedingly well il
the mornings events, both Daniels AM
Rich, the American swimmers, qualifying
" for the final lO0-meter swim, the forme
taking his heat easily. Harry J. HebneT
Illinois Athletic association, had a Sigh
lead when he was half way in the first hea
. of this event and looked like a winner, bu
unfortunately he steered a bad course an
Dehalmay and Julin, representing Hungar
and Swenden, respectively, passed him.
In the catch~-as-catch-can wrestling bou'
George n. Meinhert. National Turnverir
New York. after drawing a bye in the frs
round in 11S pounds class, took but a teI
seconds to defeat Sprenger, United Fins
dom. In the second rourd.
Trainer Murphy, who is here with hi
sprinters and jumpers. Is sanguine Of sue
cess, and says that while the weather pre-