Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-09
Has Made Five More
Points Than Sweden in
All Events to Date at
Stockholm Olympiad.
SEEM TO LEAD
ALL IN ATHLETIC W
Seven from United States Quail
ify in Finals for I, soo-Meter
Dash, Which Is to Be De-
cided Tomorrow.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July -
The United States led by hve points
in all the events contested a.
olvn,pic games, including SWIM.
ming athletic, shooting and all o,ne.
finds of sports. UP to this morn'ns,
according to the list compiled by INC
of6cials here. The score reaps' ~.
TJnited States. SO; Sweden, o..
s Great Britain, So; France. II; SCUM
s. Africa. II: Germany, IL;
10. FINLAND. 8; Norway, I; tally o.
hungary. 4; Russia. 8; Austria, .,
Greece. 8: Holland, 1; Australia, l.
The United states cannot increase
nor lead TODAY because in the only
event which is to be concluded, the
1avelin throwing, e. Lemhias =,
Sweden. is sure of the victory,
Yesterdays decision disquails ms
! the United States relay team III ~
400-meter a caused consioerao,e
grumbling. Some of the American "
E fcials and spectators assert tnat JUL
the Swedish and the British ruhheie
: IN that race committed the same ioui
4 hui that the Americans alone were
i selected for punishment.
predict Revolution in Methods
The officials of the British team
predict that this meeting VIII causc
q revolution in British athletic me.h-
DDS. British followers of the oiyni-
.,ic games declare that the teams
lack discipline, and that some Oh tne
men. including the university atn-
5etes. have broken their training, as
they were unable to resist the at
fractions OF Stockholm. Rev. De
ca,,rcv Iaffan. a former prominent
athlete in England, thinks ina. the
English should send their trainers
to the United States to study Amer
lean methods.
America dualifed even men in the
trial heats Of the 1.5oo-meter race TO-
day. Fourteen men qualified for the
event, the fastest heat being maze
by Abel r. Kiviat, the Heel nttie
1ver of the Irish-American Club
His time was 4:04 2-5. Mel Shepard,
tbe veteran runner of the am club,
also won his heat, as did Norman u.
b the Brown University athlete.
others to qualify from America
were Lewis Lavera, John p. Jones'
Oscar F. Hedlund and Waller NC
Clure.
The fourth day of the athletic ses-
sion of the Olympic games began TO-
/ day with dull weather M with ram
In prospect. Several thousands OF
enthusiasts assembled for the prin-
cinal event of tile morning, whicn
was the decision of the first trial
heats of the 5000 meters fiat race.
Americans were well represented on
the spectators benches on the soa-
dunn, and had the satisfaction Oh see-
ing two of their men run away Win
two first places.
George ". Bonhag, of the irish
American A. c., gave a fine exhlpl-
ton in this heat. Louie Scott, OF the
South Paterson Y. M. G. A, took the
second heat by hard work. Garret
M. Wickoff, University of Ohio, was
the only representative of the United
States in the third heat and he was
unable to finish.
wrestling then proceeded simulta-
-neously with the running, but slow
Roadway was made with tnat part
of the program. The list OF. competi-
tors runs into the hundreds and in
.ome quarters II is said that the
bouts will not be finished until 1t
is time to begin again at the Olym-
: pic games to be held In Berlin IN
iote
The nrinc,naI events to be decided
.hta .f-tarrnan include the finals of
a. 5ava,ir throwinp and the 400
ms+ar. ral.v raca two more trial
I 1890 81 az mn ,neters fat race
- +,us er,,,ts al ths trial
anu a. : Eon raa.ars sa+ raca
rsa,4 ,hara ,s h,g Seld
:" ~
EASY TOT nonnas.
bonnag mace lpe mrs, nea. VI lhe
bQoo meters nat raoe ~ nis own way.
He easily leo the neio .~nrousnout
except Q a or1ef IN tne m.u-
die OF n race, when ". N HUI tne
Australian, went ahead during tne
last mile. Bonhag was nrteen yarus
ahead of Decoteau. the canadian
with Edibbins, of England, another