The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-11
Determined TO
REGAIN LAURELs.
Loss of TWO Big Races Yesterday
Has Effect on Olympic Athletes
and They are Out for
Blood.
CALLED BY TRAINERS.
Boston Man Who Was Not Thought
Good Enough for the Team
startIes Team by Almost
shattering Record.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
STOCKHOLM July lit was a {
Btolid company of athletes that enter
ed the stadium from the steamer Fin
land today. The cock-sureness which
has marked the Americans at all
times since their arrival here was
missing, and had been replaced with
q determination that is certain to
have its result in future contests.
The loss of the 5000 and 1900 meter
races. the second of which at least
had already been chalked up to the
Americans, was bitter disappoint-
ment, and the trainers and handlers
did not omit direct language from
their criticism.
No attempt was made to rob Jack
son Of the honors due him for his VIC |
tory, but it was pointed out that if
the Americans had used judgment in
making the pace in the earlier stages
of the race, either Jones or Kiviat
must have won. AS a result Of the
bitter criticism, better work was
shown by the Americans right from
the jump. In the ITO meter hurdles
preliminary, every American entered
won his heat and George Chisholm
of the Boston Athletic Association
who was not thought good enough to
be sent as a member of the team, but
was carried on the supplemental list
whose expenses are being betrayed
by private funds, finished within
three tenths OF a second of the Olym-
pic record for the distance. His time
was Is $40, the best of the day.
The other Americans to win their
heats were John j. Eller, Jr., of the
lrish-American A. c.; Martin w.
Hawkins, Multonomah "a. c., Port
land, Ore; Vaughan S. Blanchard,
Boston A. c.. Edwin NJ. Pritcherd, L.
a. c.; John P. Nicholson, University
of Missouri; Fred w. Kelley, Seattle
A. A.; John r. Case. University of IL
linois; James l. Wendell, Wesleyan
University.
The weather today was much cool
er than at any previous time and this
change proved beneficial to the ath-
letes. 1t was admitted by the man
agement today that the Olympic will
be far from financial success The
foreign attendance that had been ex-
pected has failed to materialize and
the great stadium has never been
more than half filled since the open
Ing day.
pected comparatively easy win for the
great Canadian, Goulding, who simply
carried the entire field off its feet
From the start he set out to win. and
to hang up new worlds record The
result was never in doubt He won
In 1928 %. which was four seconds
below the best previous Olympic time
for the distance
Kaiser, the only American who
qualified for the final essayed to fol
low Goulding's pace with the result
that he fell Frustrated on the track
In the tenth lap. There were ter
starters, but at the finish only foul
men were still in the walking. Wei
of England finished second: Altimane
of Italy, third, and Rasmussen, o.
Denmark. fourth. The walk was one
of the best of the meet today anr
stirred the small crowd to wild entbu
siasm
The American entrants for the mar
athon, which will be run next Sunday
stopped active training today. and viii
take only nominal exercise until In
time for the start of the big race q,
riyes.' The chances of the American
are declared by the EXPERTS tn h
very poor and the British sharps a,
sert that none of them will show
the first twelve home. However. non
Of these same experts gave john
Hayes a chance in the London mar
tfon, which be won, so the American
are not worrying.
According to the experts. Corke
of Canada, and Wide of Sweden, see
to have the best chance to win t,
race.
Americans landed first and seco
places in the shot put with both hant
Ralph Rose defeating Pat McDona
the big New York policeman. Nj.
lander. the Finnish heavyweight, "
third.
During the first half hour this aft
noon America scored ten points in
zoo meter final and the shot put a
now leads with a total of SO. Swed
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