The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-08

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" Stockholm. July s.-James =
= Thorpe. Carlisle Indian school, =
= won the Pentathlon in the games .
= Saturday. comprising the running "
" broad jump, throwing the javelin. "
= best hand. 200 metres fiat race. .
" throwing the discus. best hand, =
" and the 1900 metres fiat rae .
= Running broad jump. Z metres. "
. Z centimetres; throwing the Jave- =
= lin. So metres: 200 metres fiat, "
y % seconds; throwing the discus. =
= 35 metres, 81 centimetres; 1900 =
= metres fiat, four minutes. "A Sec y
y onds. =
. Eighteen competitors partici- .
= pated in this event, including "
" four Americans. All the Ameri- =
" cans remained to the last contest, =
. competing in all. When the dis =
= Gus throwing vas reached only =
" twelve men remained, the Ameri- 4
= cans and Wieslander. Fjastad, y
= Holmer, Lindholm, and Lemlning. =
= Swedes. and Lukeman, Canada, =
y Kuhkola and Bic. Norway. The y
E" discus eliminated all except the y
. Americans and Bic. Lukeman and "
= Wieslander. who contested in the y
. 1900 metres. =
Stockholm. July s.-The games in
the stadium started with religious
services at 9 o'clock. The weather
was hot and clear. greatly to the lik-
ing of h American visitors and com
petitors. The seats even at that early
hour We're half filled with enthusiasts
among them were many The
preliminary rounds of the running
high jump. wrestling, and the tria'
heats in the 10000 metre fiat ace
Six Of the eleven jumpers who quail.
fed for the final round of the running
high jump by clearing 1873 centimetres
were representatives of the United
States. Fifteen jumpers failed, includ.
ing two Of the American team.
The sensational event of the morn.
ing was the splendid race between
Louis Tewanima. the American In.
dian. and l.. Richardson of South
Africa, in the second neat of the TO-.
900 metre flat race. in which clever
runners started. Until the last mile
the order was A. stenroos, Finland
Louis Tewanima and H. Karlsson
Sweden. the little Indian hanging
closely On the Firms hels, with the
Swede a yard behind.
About h beginning of the last mile
Stenroos dropped back and Richard
o pushed forward from 100 yard.
in the rear and tool his place. On the
final circuit Richardson sprinted. TIE.
WANNA once came to the front game.
ly. but Richardson Won by a yard
amid great enthusiasm. Both will
compete in the final. The Indian
walked freshly across the field after
ward, but his opponent had to b,
helped. Only seven finished.
Stockholm, July s.-The American
athletes won wv notable victories a
the Olympic games yesterday. r. G
Craig Of the Detroit Y. M. c. A. cap.
tured the final of the 100 metres dash
while James Thorpe of the Carlisle In.
dian school won the Pentathlon, a Sc,
ries of five events. The Stars ant
Stripes were cen often at the mas
head where the colors of the victor.
were raised at the London Olympic
games, but achieved a triumph yes
terday never before witnessed on al
international athletic field.
Three f1agstaffs are erectei in tn,
Stockholm stadium, where the color.
Of the different nations scoring first
second and third in the final contes
of each event are hoisted. When tn,
100 metres sprint-the event mos
honored on athletic fields every
where-had finished the American
flag vent up on the first staff. on tn,
second and on the third. Craig, A. T
Meyer, 1rish-American A. c. and D. F