New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-08

front gamely, but Richardson won by
yard amid great enthusiasm. Since both
compete in the final heat, the result IS
immaterial. The Indian walked freshly
across the field afterward, but his OPP
ponent had to be helped away. TWO
Englishmen, f. n Hibbins and T. Hum
phreys, gave up before the race was
two-thirds over. Only seven .anished.
Kramer Forced to Quit.
The first heat was comparatively IN
exciting, Kolehmainen, the FINN VIM
ming with ease. Keeper made hhe
fight for second place, having gooo
brush with William ]. Kramer IN ne
first half Of the race. Kramer, however
was obliged to give up in the eighteenth
round with eight laps still to be covered
The other American runner harry T.
HelloWell, New York Athletic CUB 'Ho
only four laps, sore foot competing
him m abandon the race. The failure or
the Americans was great disappolht-
ment. OF the twelve runners who start
/. ed only six finished.
The third heat furnished a pretty VIC
tory for the small Finn, r. Kolehmainen,
who outran England's famous ten-miler'
w. Scott. For the United States. Louis
Scott, South Paterson Y. NJ. {. A. ana
U. F. MCGUIRE North Attleboro, Mass
unattached, made a bad third and hfth'
respectively. A Swede, NJ. PERSON. was
fourth. George V. Bonhag, I. A. A. e"
failed TO start The Englishman, G. c.
Wallach, stopped early. After the SIX
teenth lap the race became a fight be-
tween Kolehmainen and w. Scott, VINO
kept together until the last mile, when
the Finn took a long lead. Scott drew
up in the final lap, but the Finn crossed
the tape ten yards ahead. OF the seven
who started in this heat five finished.
Surprises in 800. Metre Race.
The Americans surprised themselves IN
the semi-hnals of the SOO-metre fiat race.
To qualify six runners out of eight was
more than they had dared TO hope for'
j. E. Meredith, of Mercersburg Academy
made the running throughout the hrst
heat. ]. L. TAFT, of Ontario, worked
hard for 500 metres, keeping close
second, but lost on the home stretch and
finished fifth. Eight started in the heat
the three Britishers bringing up the
rear.
Eight also started in the second heat,
Ira N. Davenport, Of the University OF
Chicago, and H. w. Holden, Of Bato5
College, each taking the lead at times
This was a splendid race and the field
was well punched. The two Latins, T.
Lunghi, of Italy, and u. Cortesao, Of
Portugal, sprinted In the first half. The
strength of the Portuguese was not equa!
TO his ambition, however, and he soon
fell into the rear. The Italian also
could not keep up the pace in the last
stretch G. NJ. Brock, of Ontario, and
Z. ]. Henley, Of England, completed the
squad. John Paul Jones, Of Cornell, be-
ing reserved for the 1,JOO-metre race
and therefore not appearing in this one.
The six representatives of the United
States who qualified for the final were
]. E. Meredith, Mercersburg Academy;
Melvin w. Shepard, l. A. a. c.; Herbert
N. Putnam, Cornell University; c. S.
Edmundson, Seattle a. A; d. c. Cald-
well, Massachusetts Agricultural Col
lege, and Ira n. Davenport University
of Chicago.
Six in the High Jump.
In the running high jump trial rounds
eleven men cleared the 1873 centimetres
necessary TO qualify for the finals six
!. being Americans. The following quail
NJ flied: J. c. tombstone. Eagon r. Erick-
" SON. Mott Haven Athletic Club; Harry
j. Grumpelt, New York Athletic Club;
George l.. HORNE, Leland Stanford Uni
versity; James Thorp. Carlisle Indian
School; Almon w. Richards, Brigham
Young University United States; T.
Carroll and p. II. Baker. England; X.
Kullerstrand, Sweden; Lische, Finland,
and Baron Ivan Werdner, Hungary.
Harold b. Enright, Boston Athletic AS
sociaton, and ]. w. Burdck, unat-
tached, both of America, cleared $50
centimetres, while W. f. Oler, jr, un
attached, cleared 175 centimetres.
The pentathlon was won by James
Thorp, Carlisle Indian School. e points;
F. R. Bic, Norway, - points, second;
Avery Brundage. Chicago a. "A. and
Frank Lukeman. Quebec, tied with "a
points, Brundage being placed third;
James ]. Donoghue, Los Angeles A. c.,
26 points, fourth, and ]. a. Menaul, Uni
versity Of Chicago, 2S points, fifth.
Thorps record in the order Of the
events was as follows: Running broad
jump, metres centimetres; throwing
the javelin, - metres; 200 metres fiat,
O:23; throwing the discus, 50 metres, 81
centimetres; 800 metres flat. 4:44.
Eighteen competitors participated in
this event, including four Americans.
All the Americans remained to the last
contest, competing in all. When the
discus throwing was reached only twelve
men remained, the Americans and Wies-
lander, Fjastad. Holmer. Lindholm and
Lcmming, Sweden, and Lukeman, Can
ada; Kuhkola Finland, and Bic, Nor
way. The discus eliminated all except
the Americans and Bic, Lukeman and
Wieslander, who contested in the 1900
metres
The disappointments Of the day were the
inability OF Howard =. Drew, of the
Springfield High School. to compete in the
final OF the 100 metres because of a strained
tendon and the failure of the popular
italian champion Lunghi, TO get a place
IN the anal OF the SOO-metre race
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