Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-09

Start Day at oIympiad by
Winning First Heats of the
5000 Meter Run.
SEVEN MEN QUALIFY
FOR | 800 METER RACE
Yankees Expected to Make
Clean Sweep in Finals of
Event Tomorrow.

STOCKHOLM. July 9-This was an
other dsy of triumph for the Star Span
.fed Banner at the Olympic games,
Once more the Ieather-lunged Ameri-
cao rooters burst forth in frenzy when
ss,an ont of fourteen representatives
~ +he United States qualified for the
enaI heat of the 1,500-meter race. That
+be Yankees would make clean sweep
tomorrow was the prediction openly
made
The successful Americans were Abel
giyiat Lewis MADEIRA, Mel Sheppard,
Norman S. Tabor, John Paul Jones, os-
In NedlDnd and Walter Mcclure. XII
viat was the only one forced to extend
himself and his time was only sec
ond behind the record. The other
Americans took things easy to save
themselves for the final John Paul
rones was second in his heat, finishing
IN splendid condition. 1t is expected
taat a new record will be set.
THE trial heats in the 5000 meter
r,r 04re run off first and the American
contingent in the vast stadium roared
win delight when Bonhag and Louis
scott both Americans, romped home
EASY winners in the first and second
heats. respectively.
The stadium, which accommodates
$4,000 persons was comfortably filled
when the athletes dashed out upon the
field
The following were the results in the
5000 meters:
First Heat-Ffrst George Bonhag,
[. 5. $ minutes. % 6-1O seconds; sec
ond. DeCoteau. Canada, Is minutes,
242-10 seconds third, Hibbens Great
Britain. Is minutes, 81 $40 seconds.
Second Heat-First, Louis Scott, U.
S. Is minutes, % $40 seconds; second.
Keeper. Canada, Is minutes, $40
seconds third. Hutson, Great Britain
IS minutes 90 seconds.
Third Heat First, Carlson, Sweden
Is minutes. 346-10 seconds; second,
Clover. Great Britain, 16 minutes, $40
seconds; third, Porter, Great Britain,
is minutes. 234-10 seconds.
The Americans kept up their vic
torious work when the trial heats of
the l5oo- meter race began. The re-
suit.
First Heat First, Lewis MADEIRA, U.
s. University of Pennsylvania; sec
Z ond, Mel Sheppard IT, s. Time, min
1tes II 80 seconds.
Second Heat-First, Norman S. Ia
hor Y. s. Brown university; second,
Baker England. Time, 4 minutes
q $40 seconds
Third Heat-First, Abel Kiviat, L.
: lNsh-American A. G.; second, Ar
maud. France. Time. 4 minutes 2-5
ec'nds TAFT, Canada, and n. ]. Pat
'etson T. S, were eliminated.
Fourth Heat-First, Jackson, Great
b'itain, second, John Paul Jones, Cor
Ael university Time, A minutes 81 10
seconds Lewis Anderson, University
Nebraska was eliminat ted. Jones
mace mo effort to win, but took things
aSy IN order to save himself for the
finals tomorrow.
iifh Heat-First, Zander. Sweden;
ond Bjoern, Sweden Time min
40 seconds. Herbert n. Put
Aan Of Cornell university. was elim-
mated
Sixth Heat-First, Vol siegeI, Ger
econd Oscar Hedlund, U. S,
BOSTON A. A. Time, A minutes 9 is
Nanth Heat First Wide, Sweden:
oho Walter Mcclure. U. s.. of
4mwe club San Francisco. Time. 4
S seconds.
Results in
swimming Events.
ae loo-meter back stroke swim
eontest for men resulted as fol-
Heat-First, Harry ]. Hebner.
nicago Athletic club; second. O.
Germany Time. minute 81
ond Heat-First. o. Fahr. Ger
second, j Wenk, Hungary.
minute % seconds.
l''o Heat-First, A. Barongi. Hun
r second. P Krellner. Germany.
minute % seconds
Ne fourth heat Of the 100 meter
Ilng race FREE style for women
amy Durach, of Austria was
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