New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-09

AMERICA TIGHTENS
GRIP ON OLYMPIAD
Continued fr m FIRST page.

,oinens cOmpatrlOt Stenroos nnlSheu
..,ra Tewanima was 300 yards behind
tro,Abmainen at the finish. The Cana
s,.n. Joseph Keeper, finished fourth. The
-,gjsh long distance champion, w.
eft. the North Attleboro runner. Hugh
r Mcguire, and Louis Scott, of the
United States, ran themselves out early
in the race.
Kolehrainen led from the start, while
rswanirna was a close second for more
,San a mile. The tall, blonde Flnlander
and the little Indian logging his heels
we're the only ones ever in the race.
after mile Kolehmainen gradually
drew out with his far longer stride.
In the finals of these four events the
United States scored 10 Of the "a points.
In the other competitions they were less
fortunate. The American team, Court
pey. BeioIe. Wilson and Cooke, praci-
cany owned the 4OO-metre relay race,
but misfortune overlook them.
In the seni-final heat the United States
team after beating Great Britain in the
best time Of the day-42 10 seconds
was disqualified for changing the relay
stick or baton outside OF bo"hds' Inc
nuke occurred when F. V. Belote' Oh the
chicago Athletic Association, passed 10
clement p Wilson, of Coe College on
The second relay. Carl c. Cooke. OF the
cleveland Athletic Club, led the English
man. w. H. Applegarth, by ten feet at
,bA finish. owing to the disqualiicauon@
If the Americans the British team re-
nlaces them in the final heat
In the other semi-hnal heat Of the 400
,,atres relay race between Germany and
canada. r. Rau. Germany finished hve
cards ahead Of ]. A. Howard, Manitoba
Canada.
The United States failed to shine in the
N 0OO-metre walk. Frederick H. Kaiser.
:, the New York Athletic Club, who fin
,,hed fifth in the second heat. being the
only American left for the final Four
o,fhe ten listed were British, with the
canadian. George Goulding, who capt
vreS the first heat handily, and Norman
If South Africa, also representing the
Union Jack.
One American Left in Walk.
The two United States representatives
Fred Kaiser, New York Athletic CluD'
and Alfred Voellmeke, Pastime Athletic
Club, were placed fifth and sixth re-
sneotively. but only the first named
ouaIiAed for the final The American |
walkers were more than a lap behind the |
winner at the finish.
r Bridge, England, was disqualheo !
IN the tenth lap Of the second heat OF the
,OOOO-metre walk when he was leading |
the field.
That the English held their old place
~ walking was the only consolation the
sav afforded Britishers. England was
not represented in the final Of the 500
metre run. while the Englishmen were
The first 70 drop out IN the 1O,OOO-metre
run and the high jump, which covered
the English spectators with gloom. the
climax came when the giants OF the
stockholm police force pulled over the
.,rrosadI,, invincible London hobbies in |
the tug war.
The Germans in the grandstand, VINO !
have appropriated the American style OF
concerted cheering, made great noise |
IN ENCOURAGING their countrymen-
Lesohe in the high jump and Braun IN
the 80O-metre run.
The anal heat Of the soo-metre fiat |
race was wonderful sight The eight
runners we're not twenty feet apart at |
the finish. Hans Braun. Of Germany |
made q desperate attempt In the stretch |
the large German contingent among the |
spectators shouting his name frantically' /
but he stopped exhausted within two /
Yards Of the tape When the three |
American flags we're hoisted great cheers /
we're raised all over the stadium. which /
we're repeated when the worlds record !
tine established by Meredith was an
bounced.
The tug-of war team Of the giant |
Stockholm policemen defeated the Lon |
don police by two pulls. lasting respec-
lively. six and two minutes The ma
jority Of the Engishmen were the same |
Is those who dragged the Americans |
On their feet so easily at the Olympic |
games in London in 1908. The Swedes
we're greatly rejoiced over their victory |
While the British complained that their
opponents sat on the ground.
Nineteen athletes Of various nationali- /
ties competed in the morning for the
Standing broad jump. Among them were
four representatives Of the United States. |
OF these Platt Adams, OF the New York /
Athletic Club. captured second place, |
with Jump Of 3 metres 36 centimetres, |
and Benjamin w. Adams, Of the same |
Club, third place with metres ~ cent? !
Metres. Leo Goehring, of the Mohawk
Athlete Club tied with a Swedish COM |
petitor for fifth place, with metres ii
cenumetres. r. l.. Byrd, of Adrian Col |
'sge' was eighth. with metres II cent? |
metres. Miranda, Of Canada, was sew
enteenth, with . metres 9S centimetres. |
Tsicliteras, Of Greece, won with n !
imp Of 3 metres 81 centimetres, or
slightly over ] feet.
In the first heat If the 10.OOO-metre |
wax George Goulding, of Ontario Can
aga, and +. J. Webb, Of England led |
uom start TO finish. The two American
Vmpetitors, Edmund REM, OF the Mo-
uaWk Athletic Club and Samuel |
aehwartz, Of New York City, unat-
Aehed, were outcassed. Goulding won !
i % yards. The first five IN each heat
a.. IL t. he