New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-13

Stockholm. Sweden. July 12.-Athletes
carrying the Stars and Stripes of the
United States clinched the track and
field championship of the Olympic games
in .he Stadium here to-day by winning
the running broad jump and 110-metre
hurdle race, besides getting second and
third places in the discus throw. Twelve
points in all were added 10 the total.
which now reads GA commanding lead
which no other nation can now over
come, and for that matter all the ma
tions combined.
The Americans made a clean sweep in
the hurdle race, Fred w. Kelly, Of the
University Of Southern California. win
ming the honors in II 40 seconds-just
q fraction above the Olympic record of
10 seconds set by Forrest Smithson at
London four years ago. J. ]. Wendell,
Of Wesleyan and the New York Athletic
Club intercollegiate champion, was sec
ond, and Martin w. Hawkins, Of Cali
fornia third.
Albert L. Gutterson, Of the University
Of Vermont, smashed the Olympic rec
ord for the running broad jump, and
closely approached the worlds mark OF
"a feet 11% inches, set by p. j. O'Connor
in 1901, when he cleared 24 feet IL
inches c. D. Bricker OF Canada, was
second, and G. Aberg, Of Sweden, third.
l,,,. IN, I.
defeat Of Jim" Duncan in the discus
throw. The Bradhurst Field Club ath-
lete, who is competing here unattached,
had to be content with third place, as he
watched A. II. Taipale, Of Finland, hurl
the missile las feet ~ inches. and so
break the worlds record Of 145 feet 9]z
inches, set by Duncan on June . at Celtic
Park, in the United States. Il. L. Byrd,
Of Adrian College, was second, with
throw Of 1873 feet 95s inches, and Duncan
third, with 1873 feet SIk inches.
Young Set Back in Heat.
Thus far the games have been a festi-
val Of general good feeling and good
craftsmanship. in which a few minor
Clashes were inevitable. So far as the
Americans are concerned the meeting
Will continue in that tenor to the end,
but an incident occurred in the last heat
OF the semi-fnals for the 4VJ- metre run
this afternoon which for a time stirred
up a small tempest. It was almost a
repetition Of the clash at the games at
London in 1908, when the American,
Hn1 lino
an Englishman, and the unpleasantness
created in Anglo-American athletics was
long time in the forgetting.
On this occasion il was a collision be-
tween Germany and the United States.
Donald b. Young. formerly Of Amherst
and now running under the colors of the
Boston Athletic Association. finished two
yards in front, but was disqualified and
the heat given to Braun. the German,
VINO crossed the line in second place.
The circumstances led the spectators 10
mink that the United states might pro-
test. but the American committee, while
considering the decision in error. accept
ed IT without a word
The alleged foul occurred on the first
turn, fifty yards from the start. The
race was for blood, and there was grea.
rivalry between the two Americans,
ionng and Ira n. Davenport. or the
University OF Chicago, and the German,
braun. Young took the lead at the
start and when the German attempted
10 pass him on the outside at the turn
there appeared to be some slight inter-
terence. The judges made IAN attempt
!" stop Young at the next turn out
without success. The incident caused
great excitement: the Germans hooted
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