The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-06
OLYMPIC GAMES
PROGRAM READY
LITTLE DOUBT THAT lNTERNA-
TlONAL COMMITTEE WILL
APPROVE MOST IMPoR-
TANT FEATURES.

New York, June 6.-Secretary Kris
tian Hellstrom, of the Swedish Olym-
pic committee. has forwarded to the
secretary of the American Olympic
committee, James T.. Sullivan, advance
copies OF the complete general program
of the Fifth Olympiad that will be held
at Stockholm starting July g. 1912.
Secretary Hellstrom stated, however,
that the program is not definite or
final and must not be considered as
such because ii has been prepared sub
ject To the approval of the Internal
tlonal Olympic committee, which takes
place at Budapest.
In all probability the program as
agreed upon will be approved by the
international committee and will be
the final one, with perhaps few ex-
ceptions. The following is an outline
of the program received by Secretary
Sullivan:
Athletes-In the stadium. Saturday.
July 6. Monday. July 10. Entries
close June 6.
Events-1OO metres nat, 200 metres,
400 metres, 500 metres. 1900 metres,
5000 metres, 10000 metres marathon
race. 10-metrc hurdle race. 10. 900 metre
walk, running high jump, standing
high jump. running broad jump, hop,
step and jump. polo jump. vaulting
horse. throwing the javelin Oavelin
held i'm middle). best hand: throwing
the javein javelin held i'm middle),
right and left hand; throwing discus
best hand; throwing discus, right and
left hand; putting weight. best hand;
putting weight. right and left hand,
throwing the hammer.
Group Events.
neutrality-suspicious. rum n e
broad jump, throwing javelin (held in
best hand 200 metres nat;
throwing discus, best hand; 1,GOO me-
tres fiat.
Notwithstanding 100 metres
running broad jump: putting weight.
best hand: running high jump, 400 me-
tres nat; 10-metre hurdle, throwing
discus, best hand pole jump throw
ing javein Oavelin held In middle).
best hand; 1000 metres fiat.
Team compctitions-400 metre relay
race, teams of four, each man To run
100 metres; 1,GOO metres race, teams
pr four, each man to run 400 metres;
5000 metres, five men to run, three
10 count.
Tug of war-Teams of eight: teams
may not be captained by any one not
l member of team
Cross country race-About 5000 me-
res. This race is partly individual
md partly team.
Maximum number of competitors |
rom each nation i'm each event. 90.
In the team competition the best
hree from each nation form team,
he aggregate place figures for these |
hree deciding the relative order Of I,
he teams.
Cycling-S2O kilometres, about 1872
niles.
Fencing and Shooting.
Fencing-Foils, individual, epee
cams of eight; epee. individual sabre,
International teams OF eight sabre. in
ividual.
Shooting-Saturday June 30 to
'riday. July 8. Team competition: dis
ance 200, 400, GOO metres: teams of
TX: two sighters and fifteen shots for
ach competitor at each range. Indi-
idual competition; distance. 600 me-
res; five sighters and twenty shots
Individual competition; 800 metres: \
wenty shots in two series: one series
ten shots (four lying down. four
neellng. two standlng), one series of
IN shots (nve lying down and five
neeling), at half figure.
Swimming-Saturday July to
Ionday. July Is. Events-1O0 metres.
rec style; 100 metres. back stroke;
90 metres, breast stroke; 400 metres,
rec style: 400 metres. breast stroke;
500 metres. free style. High diving
lain and variety high diving COM