New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-10
Abel Kipiat Runs Fast
Race at Olympic Games

suffering from strained ankle, and cannot
compete.
There Is always dissatisfaction at every
international meeting. The method OF TIM
ing here comes in for considerable discus
sion. The Swedish managers time by cleo
trical machine. which veteran English
sharps, who use the best stop watches In
the world. consider Is unreliable.
Harry J. Hebner, the American swimmer,
won the first heat Of the 100 metres, back
stroke, in l minute q seconds. the fastest
time in any Of the heats.
The 4Oo-metre relay race final, which fol-
lowed the heats in the !, 50o-metre nat race,
resulted In a neck-and-neck finish between
the English and German teams. The Judges
conferred for some time before announcing
that England was the winner and that the
German team had been disqualified. sweden
finished second.
Wrestling was held simultaneously with
the running to-day, but slow headWay was
made with that part OF the programme Inc
list of competitors runs into the hundreds
and In some quarters 1t Is said tnat the
bouts will not be finished until It is time to
begin at the Olympic games TO be held IN
Berlin IN 1915
officials of Great Britain's team predict
that this meeting will cause a revolution III
British athletic methods. English follow
ers of the Olympic games declare that the
team lacks discipline, and that some OF the
men. including the university athletes, nave
broken training, as they were unable 70
resist the attractions of Stockholm
The Rev. De Courcy Laffan, a FORMER
prominent athlete in England, thinks that
the English should send their trainers 10
the United States to study American meth
DDS.
The result OF the 2oo-mile bicycle race ON
July around Lake Malar was ANNOUNCED
to-day, as follows: Swedish teali' hIse'
British team, second; American tca"i'
third.
individual prizes-Lewis South Africa,
first: Grutt, England, second; Car Schultz,
Kansas City, representing st. LOUIS Cyci'hs
Club. third.
The summaries follow:
5000 METRE RUN.
First heat-Won by George v Bonhas. Irish
American A c: a. Decoteau' Sanads; s secona'
srcond beatIWon by louis Scott. South Pat
erson Y. II. c. A.: Joseph Keeper, Manitoba, sec
ond E. W. Hutson, England third. Time
Third hest-won by NJ Ksrlsson, sweden: F.
Glover, England SECOND; G H. A. porter E"s
Fourth heat-Won by A. Kolehmainen; FIN
land: n. Nordstrom, Sweden, second; Tel Berna,
Cornell. third. Time. 1921 ,,.. oA,ssor
Sweden, second; F. ". Johansson. Finland thrd'
I.soo METRE RUN
First heat-won by Melvin W. Sheppard.
Trish-Amerlcsn A. G.; L. G. Madeira University
Of Pennsylvania second; A. Hare, Great Britain
second heat-Won by Norman $ Tsber. Brown
TrpI
G. Amberger, GERMANY. third Time; 80 Utah
Third heawqn BY hSs r rI Riyis' ,e tT5sd
y J. Patterson. Chicago A A.. third. Time
i.0425. ,-a.
Britain. John Paul Jones, Cornell University
second: Lewis r. Anderson. University OF Ne
bra,ka, third. Time, 42i 10. .r
Born sweden. second Herbert y; Putnam.
Cornell University, third: Time : 90 n
sixth heatMw SG by f. Won sse esoD SerW wa q
Moore. England, third. Time : 90 80 W.,
ter Mcclure. Olympic a. A., san Francisco sec
oud W. CottrilI, Great Britain, third. Time
THROWING THE JAvELIN CBOTH HANDS,.
FInals-won by ssaristo, Finland; with a
throw of lOy metres ~ centmstres t35s feet II
lnches): Slkaniemi. Finland. second. with throw
o. 33l feet INCHES Peltonsn' Finland MIRO.
with throw Of 32s feet 10 inches winner
established \ new worlds record.
4Oo-METRB RELAY RACE, FINAL.
Won by England. Sweden second Germany
disqualified.
BICYCLE RACE-2oo MILES.
Won by Swedish team; British team. second;
American team, third. Individual prizes: Lewis,
south Africa. first: Quit. England. second; Carl
shuttle. Kansas City st. Louis Cycling CLUB
third.
lOO-METRE SWIM CBACKsTRoKE) FOR MEN.
First heat--Won by Harry J. Hebner. United
states. O. Gross Germany, second. Time, ]: 81.
Second heat-Won by o. Fair. Germany; J.
Wenk Hungary, second. Time. 20
Third hcat-Won by A. Baronsi, Hungary; p.
Kellrer, Germany, second. Time, ~
100 METRE SWIM GREE STYLED FOR wo
MEN
Fourth hsat-Won By Fanny Durach. Australia.
Time. l:l9 -. This Is a record for women.
(, 500 METRE SWIM GREE STYLED FOR MEN.
Semi-fnals-First heat won By G. r. Hodgson.
Canada; ]. O. Hatfield. Great Britain, second;
Harwick. Australia. third. Time. % %.
Second neat-Won by Lastorres, Austria; Eos
ter, Great Britain. second. Time, 1900 40.