The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-24
PROGRAMME OUT
FOR OLYMPIC GAMES

New York, Dec. 24.-The pro-
gramme for the next Olympic games,
to be held in Sweden in 1912 has just
been given out. 1t Is of interest to
American athletes because they will
find several new events added to the
regular Olympic schedule as it was
run off at Paris, st. Louis, Athens and
London. Some Of the events are SO
different from the standard that our
athletes will need to start special
training IL they want to take part in
them.
Besides all of the regular short and
long distance and hurdle and cross
country races, the fencing, cycling,
gymnastics, horseback riding, lawn
tennis, yachting, wrestling, shooting,
diving and swimming, there will be
water polo, association football and
rowing.
One of the first events on the pro-
gramme is the "grenhopp" Qeaping
frog). That might puzzle even Ray
Ewry, but in plain English it is only
a pole vault
The discus, javelin and shot will all
be hurled in the usual manner, the
athlete being allowed to use either
hand. But in addition there will be
events put on especially to show the
use of the European system of gym
rastic training. There will be dis
cuss, javelin and shot events, in. which
the competitors win have to throw
alternately with right and left hands,
and their best throws fright and left)
will be averaged to decide the best
distance.
Will Be Pentahlon.
There viii be a pentahlon, or Ave-
event all-around contest, just as there
was at Athens. In addition to that
there will be decathlon, or ten event
all-around contest. This will cover
two days. On the first day the pro-
gramme is: Running broad jump, run
ming high jump, putting shot, running
100 metres fiat, running 400 metres
fiat. Throwing the discus, FIRE >
style: throwing javelin, free style:
Tole vault, 11o-metre hurdles AMI
1900 metre run.
Some Of the new all-around cham
pions who competed in Chicago last
summer ought to come close to win
ming this. Sheridan would have had
almost a sure thing Of 1t year or two
ago, but he has gone back, and prob
ably won't be at his best in 1912.
High Diving.
One Of the most interesting events
on The whole programme is printed ut
the end. This is the high plain div
ing for ladies, and the 100-metre swim
for ladies'. The ladies, too, will COM
pete in several branches of the gym
nastic events, but the details of that
programme are not yet decided upon.
In the regular swimming events are
100-metre, free style: 100-metre back
stroke; 00-metre breast stroke; 400.
stroke: 1,50O-metre. free style, and
metre, team race flour mem.
The hammer, which was thrown
everywhere but at Athens, will be on
this Olympic programme. There will
be two standing and two running
jumps, and hop, step and jump.
When it was first rumored I'm this
country that the regular Olympic pro-
gramne would be changed for the
meet in Sweden, many OF our athletes
thought the object of the changes was
to handicap Americans and give the
European gymnastics better chance
to win. However, the programme as
announced by the Organization for
OIympiska Spelen." OF Stockholm,
seems to be particularly fair to all, and
American athletes will have every
chance to show their skill that they
have ever had In an Olympic cham
pionshin