The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-23
PROGRAM OUT FOR
 OLYMP|CS
MANY NEW EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR 1912 MEET IN
 SWEDEN

NEW YORK, Dec T.. - The pro gram for the Il Xt Olympic games, to be held in Sweden in 1912, has just been given out. It is of inter- est to American athletes, because they will find several new events added to the regular Olympic sChe- dule as it was run off at Paris, St Louis, Athens and London. Some ot he events are so different from the standard that our athletes will need U start special training if they want to take part in them.
 Besides all of the regular short and long-distanCe and hurdle and crOss-codntry races, the fencing, cy cling, gymnastics. horseback riding. lawn tennis, yachting, wrestling, shooting, water polo, association fuot ,alI and rowing.
 One of the first events on the pro- gram is the 'grenhopp' Qeaping frog). That might puzzle even Ray EWry, put in plain English it is only | pole vault.
 The discus, javelin and shot will all be hurled in the usual mann r, the athlete being allowed to use either hand. But in addition, there will Ee events put on esp cially to show the use of the European sys- tenn of gymnaStic training. There will De discus, javelin and shot events, in which the competitors will have to throw alternately with right and left hands, and their best throws fright and lefD will be averaged to decide the best distance.
 
 Will Be Pentahlon
 There will be a D ntahlon. or five event allrOund contest, just as there was at Athens. In addition to that .nere will be decathlon, or ten event all around contest. On tn first day the program is: Running broad jump, running high jump, put ting the shot, running loo metres flat, running 100 metres flat On the second day Cf the events will be: Throwing the discus. free style; throwing javelin, free style; pole vault, l10-metre hurdles and 1,5O0- metre run.
 Some of the new all-round cham pions who competed in Chicago last summer ought to come close 10 win ming this. Sheridan would have had ' two ago, but he has gone back, and probably won't be at his best ill 1912.
 High Diving.
 One of the most inter, sting events n the whole program is printed at the end. This is the high plain diving for ladies, and the 1O0-metre swim for ladies. The ladies. too, will compete in several branches of the gymnastic events, but the details of that program are not yet decided upon.
 In the regular swimming events are 10O-metre. free style; 1OO-metre. back stroke; 200-metre, breast stroke; 400 metre, free style; 400-metre. breast stroke; 1,500-metre, free style. and SOO-metre. team race -four mem.
 The hammer which was thrown everywhere but at Athens, will be on this Olympic program. There will be two standing and two running jumps, and hop. step and jump.
 When it was first rumored in this country that the regular Olympic program would be changed for the meet in Sweden. many of our ath- iCtoo 'Hou5Ht lHe ODJeCl Ol ln- changes was to handicap Americans and give the European gymnasts a better chance to win. However, the program as announced by the or ganization for Olympiska SpelGn," Of stockholm, seems to be perfectly fair to all, and American athletes Will have every chance to show their skill that they have ever had in an Olympic championship.