Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-10
Makes Worlds Record by
Clipping 63-5 Seconds
Off Time Made by Shep-
pard at London in 1908.
KiVIAT AND TABER In
TIE FOR SECOND PLACE
Mcdonald Breaks All Existing
Marks by Putting Shot Dis
lance of Over Fifty Feet.
Newark Boy Qualities.

gest surprise of the 1912 Olympic
meeting came today when A. N. S
Jackson, of England. romped homo
a winner in the 1,500-meter event
This race had been conceded to the
Americans, Abel r. Kiviat or John
Paul Jones being conceded to be thf
most likely winners.
Instead Jones did not appear
among the first three, while Kiviat
was tied with Norman s.. Taber, the
Brown University man, for secono
place. So close were these two men
that no definite announcement oil
positions has yet been made by the
committee in charge of the games
Kiviat finally being awarded second
place.
Hal W. Holland. the Newark, N
j., boy, took second place in his tria'
heat in the 200-meter race but could
do no better than third In the semi
final.
Weight Put Was Easy.
The American delegation consid-
cred tt had proprietary rights in the
weight-puIting and proved 1t. The
result, although all the points went
to the representatives of the United
States, furnished somewhat of a
surprise. Ralph Rose improved or
his Olympic record in his first throw,
but was outdone by P. j. Mcdonald
in his third throw. There were -four
Americans in the field of twenty-one
competitors, and not one of the sew
~-.- - xIkL;- ci@hf nf thGm
The victory of the American
team was such a foregone conclu'
sion that the performance had no III
terest except in which amounted Z
the record being broken A grea'
cheer went up when the Stars anf
Stripes flew from the flagstaff at thu
end of the stadium.
The eighteen trial heats in the 200
meter race, like yesterdays trials Il
the 1,500-meter. furnished more race
for second place than for first In
several of the heats as soon as tn
winners saw they had the race a
their mercy they slowed UP.
There was one real race in this
event between G. H. Patching, South
Africa, and Clement P. Wilson, Coo
College. In another heat Donald F
Lippincott, University of Pennsylva-
mia, had to run his best to win. P
C. Garhardt, Olympic A. A, Sal
Francisco; w. H. A. darcy and E
Kern. of Germany. gave a fine exhi'
bition in the tenth heat
Dissatisfaction Over Timing.
There was considerable dissatisfac'
ton here over the timing of the foo
races, which is done by an electrical
apparatus. Several veteran English
sportsmen who timed Drew in a trfa
heat of 100 meters are certain that h.
made a worlds record by a fifth of {
second.
In the 1900 meters ace the judge
were unable to decide who was sec
ond. Abel r. Kiviat. Irish-Americar
A. c., and Norman S. Taber, Brown
University, came in practically to
gether.
The judges are awaiting the develop
ment Of a photograph aiken of the hnisl
of the race before giving their decisio,
as to which was second and which third
The E~nglishman, Jackson, tainted
after the race and had to be carried
from the track. 1t vas a magnifieen'
struggle.
Bonhag Beaten at Finish.
The final of the 5,000-meter rae
will rank after the so0-meter race, il
which on Monday James E. MEREDITH
made the record time of / minutl
81 $40 seconds, as the greatest rae,
thus far in these Olympic games. l
was a wonderful struggle between ]
Bouin, France, and H. Kolehmainen
Finland. e. w. Huston, England
who secured third place. passe'
George V. Bonhag. /. A. A. c., at tn
last moment and crossed the tape
foot ahead of the American. TIL
Finn and the Frenchman were nv
yards ahead Of the field on the fourtl
lap. fifty yards on the sixth lar
ITO yards on the ninth lap, $50 yard
on the tenth lap, when the FIN
srurted OF the home stretch an,
CT ossed the tape a yard in front o
the Frenchman, who threw up hi
hands as though saying I'm done.
During the first mile OF this rae
Bonhag took third place. At the en-,
VI the IOulbn Jap the was bon
bag, Scott. South Paterson Y. NJ. C
"A; Decoteau, Canada. At the eight
lap NJ. Karlsson. Sweden. passed Bon
bag, but was unable to stay and sool
fell behind. On the ninth lap, Tel s
Berna, Cornell, was leading the field
with Karlsson and Bonhag side b.
side just behind him, and Hutson, thu
Englishman, next.
At the opening of the tenth laI
the order was Bonhag. Karlsson
Scott. Berna and Hutson. The Amer.
leans hopes of winning second plac.
ran high, although the race belonged
to any of the five runners. Bonha.
and Hutson made a fine effort in ths
last fifty yards. but the Englishmar
passed him ten yards from the finish
only a foot or two ahead. with Karls.
son, Berna and Scott close behind.
Summaries of Today's Events.
200 meters nat race:
First heat-Charles d. Reidpath
Syracuse University. first; G. J.. B
Rolot. France. second. Time, % g.
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