Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-16

across the track Sweden furnished
the most numerous team, consisting
of a dozen. Five representatives of the
United States started out of field OF
40 They were Louis Scott, South Pat
erson; George V. Bonham, l. A. a. c;
Harry E. Hallowell, \. Y. A. c.: Will
liam ]. Kramer. Lonng Island y. c.;
and Tel s. Berna. Cornell University.
The athletes went out of the stadi-
um well punched but when they re-
entered the stadium half way through
the race, circled the track once and
then left for the country. again Koleh-
| mainen. the Finn. had a long lead of
200 yards and was going with his usu-
al ease Hellowell was seventh. Berna
stopped and fell out of the race.
When the runners returned to the
stadium for the last stretch of the
race Kolehmainen was still leading.
Hellowell was fifth and Louis Scott,
18th. These We're the only two Ameri-
can runners to finish.
While the runners We're outside the
stadium a procession of six stalwart
men, bearing the standard of Iceland.
entered and gave an exhibition of
strength and wrestling which caused
considerable amusement. The hop,
step and jump went entirely to Swed-
en-. G. Lindblom, c. Aberg and E.
Almloef being the winners. Lindblom
cleared : meters, 76 centimeters CAS-
| feet. 5 LILO inehes). Aberg and Aim
| loef followed him at a distance of a
| few inches Plat Adams, n. Y. A. G.,
covered IS feet. 40 inches; Edward
L. Farrell, Boston A. A.. A feet, III
inches. c. E. Brickiey, Harvard Uni
versity. IS feet, inches.
The raising Of the flags of the win
ners in the swimming and wrestling
contests in which Sweden, Germany.
Finland, Australia, the United States
and England figured, aroused consid-
cradle enthusiasm among the specta-
tors of the different successful nation
alities.
Johnny Hayes, the winner of the
London Olympic Marathon, who
coached this years American team
said regarding yesterdays gruelling
long distance race:
"'rhere must be change in the
time of the running of the Marathon.
1t should be held in the evening. A
Marathon is run as much with the
head as with the legs A sun like
that of yesterday gets into mans
head and he is not able to use brain
work The race was brutal under
such sun. which handicapped the
Americans and Canadians and Eng
| lish and Swedes.
II think the best man won, but at
both the Stockholm and London
| Oiympcs the South African team had
| an advantage over those from the
| cooler countries
| King Gustav, at o'clock this eve
| ming, presented the prizes of gold,
| silver and bronze medals, won in the
| various competitions. The scene was
| a very brilliant one as the thousands
| of athletes from many different ma
| tionalities gathered in front of the
| stand.
The Events BY Heats.
| Stockholm, July 15.--f00-metres swim
ming team race for teams of four women
| each swimming 100 metres. free style
| England, first; Germany. second; Aus
| tria, third. Time, minutes. 81 seconds.
| S00-metres swimming team race, for
| teams of four men, each swimming 200
| metres. free style, hnal-Australia. first
| 90 minutes. II lis seconds; the United
States second 30 minutes 20 Is seconds)
England third, 90 minutes, Is 3-5 sec
onds).
| 16OO-metres relay race for teams OF
four, each man running 400 metres, final
| The United States first; France, second
| England. third.
| Hop step and Jump, final-Sweden
first, second and third.
| High diving, plain and variety diving
combined from heights of s and 10 me-
| tres, flnal-Alderz Sweden, 1863 III
points. first; zurner, Germany, SO;
points, second; Blorgren, Sweden, 347 SIX
points, third.
Cross country race, about 500 metres
tnearly five niles, IL Kolehmainen. Fin.
land, first; H. Anderson, Sweden. second
J. Exc. Sweden. third
Wrestling final lightweights-W
Finland, first; Matlason Sweden. second
Malstrom. sweden third.
| Wrestling finals. featherweights-K Kos
kels, Finland. first: Lasenen, Finland
second; Gerstaeker. Germany. third
| Cross-eountry race team result-Swe
den. first; Finland second; England
third
| Decathlon result-James Thorpe, Car
Isle Indian, first; II. w weislander
Sweden, second: G.. Lomberg, Sweden
third.
BESToWAL OF PRIZES.
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