Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-07-07
OLD GLORY LEADS IN FIRST DAY OLYMPIC CONTEST

carried the national flag and standard
bearing the names OF their respective
countries, surmounted by a Grccian
la4Eil wreath. Then chme the COM
ptutors. some Of them In uniforms,
others bare armed and bare legged,
The entire body marched around
the track and then massed itself on
the green oval facing the royal box.
The competitors followed In three
divisions
Chccrcd Americans,
First came the American athletes
In bmclackets, white trousers and
shoes. holding their straw hats as
they passed the king, Then marched
the army riflemen In khaki, with the
other shooters IN blue Jerseys, shoul-
dering shot guns. When the massed
bands played the star Spangled Ban
ner," thousands of SWedes Joined the
American spectators IN shouting "rah,
rah, rah; Il. $. A." and the entire
Swedish body OF athletes gave a round
Of hand clapping, an honor they be-
slowed on none OF the other visitors.
The German and English squads Of
athletes were only half as numerous
as the American team. They wore
dark uniforms England, however,
was reinforced boy colonial DELEGATIONS
from Canada, Australia and South
Africa.
Sweden had the biggest representa-
ton. lts team numbered between 500
and coo. France sent about 200 or
800, Greece, Hungary, Russia, Fin
land and Switzerland each sent
squads
American athletes showed up well
Ia, la. .
preliminary heats of the 100 meter
flat race, seven representatives, Of
the 4. $. were winners, while three
Others qualified for the seml-flnuls.
american Beats Record.
u. T., Hppincott, of the university
Of Pennsylvania, created a sensation
by equalling the worlds record for
the distance. 10 3-5 seconds, beating
the olympic record By l-5 Of sec
ond. In the scmi-linals of the same
event five Americans won their heats,
thus qualifying for the finals.
In the NO0-meter preliminary heats
We're won boy five American athletes,
and three others also qualified for
further competition boy winning sec
ond places
Swimming Record Broken.
Duke Kahanamoku, Of Hawaii, es-
tahlished worlds record of ! mni-
ute. 2-J seconds in his trial heat
in the l00-meter swim.
The days summar yfollows;
i00-Mctcr Race.
q. Luther, Sweden won the first
heat; Moler, Sweden, the second; r.
Rau, Germany, the sixth; w. A. Ste
art Australia, the seventh, and X.
Lindberg Of Sweden, the eighth heat
in the 100 meters flat.
In the fourth heat Of the 100 met
ers flat, A. T., d. Anderson Of Eng
land was first and Rupert =. Thomas,
of Princeton university was second.
The time was eleven seconds.
In the fifth heat, Howard p. Drew,
of Springfield, Mass. high school, won
by several yards; T.. Kern, of Ger
many, was second. Time II $40 sec
onds
In the tenth heat, d. II. Jacobs, of
England, won by a neck, beating c,
p, Wilson, Of Coe college, Iowa. Time
10 As seconds.
In the eleventh heat of the 100
meters flat, +. w. DeLote, Of Chi
cagO, won. Time II seconds.
In the twelfth heat, p. c. Gerhardt,
Olympic A. c., San Francisco, won,
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Canada. Time II 1-10 seconds.
In the thirteenth heat, j. \. How
ard, Manitoba, won; G, II. Patching,
South Africa, second, and Harold w.
Heiland, Xavier A. A., New York,
third. Time II seconds.
Sixteenth heat, 100 meters, Donald
+. Lippincott, university Of Pennsyl-
vana, first; w. II, Applegarth, Eng
land, second; Yahike Mishima, of
Japan, the first competitor from that
country was the last of the five in
the heat. Time 10 3-5 seconds.
Seventeenth heat Ralph c. Craig,
Detroit Y. NJ. c. A., first. Time II 1-5
seconds.
The best previous Olympic mark
was 10 4-5, made 10y Walker, South
Africa, in London in 1908, and by
Jarvis of the United States in Paris,
in 1900.
mi-Fnals, 100 Meters.
First heat, sem-final 100 meters
Howard p Drew, Springfield, Mass,
high school, first; T.. Kern, Germany,
second. Slime II seconds.
Second heat: G. II. Patching, OF
South Africa, first; X. Lindberg, of
Sweden, second. No Americans In
this heat. Time 10 $40 seconds.
Third heat: Alvah T. Meyers, irish
American A. C first; ID. f. Jacobs,