New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-10

| athletes did not increase their lead at
! the OlymUic games here to-day, for the
reason that they We're not represented
! I'm the two finals decided. but they made
the usual noise i'm the trial heats Of the
/ 800 and 1000 metre runs which, by
the way. were not lacking in several SEN
satiOnal races.
Seven Of the fourteen runners who
qualfed for the final heats Of the l,5OO-
metre run will carry tho Stars and
Stripes They are John Paul Jones, OF
| Cornell holder Of the worlds amateur
| one-mIle record. of i.l5 -, Abel X.
| KIviat, the national one-milc champion.
who won his heat to-day in fast time:
Norman : Tabce. OF Brown University.
who ran a dead heat with Jones at the
! intercollegiate games this year, Mel
| Sheppard. who was beaten In the 500
metre race bv Ted Meredith yesterday:
| l.. G. MADEIRA Of Pennsylvania. Oscar
+. Hedlund. the Boston flyer. and Wal
ter Mcclure OF California
Three Americans also qualified for the
finals Of the 5.OOO-metre run in George
V. Bonhag. Of the Irish American Ath-
letic club. Louis Scott. of South Pater-
son. y. j. and Tel Berna. OF Cornell.
The two first named won their heats
rather easily. but Berna ran third 10
Kohlemalnen. Of Finland, who won the
1O. .OOO-metrc run, and is considered
dangerous competitor. and II. Nord-
strom. Of Sweden.
The day broke dull and cloudy, with
rain in prospect, but a big crowd turned
out TO see the trial heats decided, and, as
usual. Americans were well represented
among the spectators
The final heat Of the 4OO-metre relay
race proved a sensation. The finish be-
tween Great Britain and Germany was
so close that it looked like dead heat.
The Englishman. Applegarth. undoubt-
edly was few inches ahead Of the Ger
man. but TO make assurance doubly sure
rho committee felt compelled to disqual-
ifv the German team, as 1t did the
American team yesterday.
Worlds Record with Javein.
which had the javelin all to themselves,
was immensely excited when Finland
carried of the honors in one. two three
order Not only did the Firms have the
satisfaction Of being the only ones eK-
cent the Americans so far to fly their
colors for a triple victory, but they sue
ceedcd i'm breaking two worlds records.
The Firms would like to compete as
an independent nation, as would also
the Hungarians, but the international
committee has decided that as they nave
ro flag of their own the best that could
=, done WAS to raise three Russian flags
,,i,b nennants displaying the word Fin
land" beneath them.
Tho seven preliminary heats in the
1 ioo-metre run furnished some good
snort The spectators failed to under
st,rd that the competitors were not
running for records but to earn places
in the final heats. This caused lot OF
excitement and some jeering. Several or
the men. who were inspired by the en-
tbusiasm of the moment, wasted thelr
strength in grandstand plays and were
the heroes OF the day.
Jones Second to Jackson.
rho most interesting feature OF these
,.,t, was the meeting between A. n. 5.
IocLson. Of oxford University, and John
Pan, Jones. of Cornell Jackson won
with apparent ease and seems to be the
,,orfection of running machine. 1t
Looked AS If Jones was feeling out his
,iva, and was quite content to QUARRY.
Iackson however, is one Of the favorites
Tonight for the final heat
The Frenchmap Bouin, who gave the
cleanest and easiest exhibition Of dis
tance running yet seen at the games, is
likely to make great battle OF it with
Koblemainen in the final heat of the
r OOO- metre run, but George V. Bonhag.
Louis Scott and Tel Berna do not lack
for followers.
In the last heat of the 5000 metre
run the American. w. NJ. McCurdy, made
n brave attempt to win, but human en-
durance had it's limit, and when he
rolled i'm the grass almost within reach
of second place he had the sympathy OF
every spectator.
In the first and second heats of the
800 metre run racing did not begin un-
iii the fourth and final lap. Two Ameri-
cans Melvin w. Sheppard and l.. c. Ma
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