Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-08
AMERICA TAKES
OLYMPIC HONOR
Craig Of Detroit First in Hundred
Meter Race Event at
Stockholm.
AMERICANS SECOND AND THIRD
Make Unusually Brilliant Showing
in Games.
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AMERICANS SECOND AND THIRD
jim THORPE WINS PENTATHLoN
Carlisle Indian Shows Himself Ath-
lete of First Form.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM SHOWN
Preliminaries of Ten Thousan d. Meter
Race Go to Foreigners, But Many
Speedy Americans VIII Take
Part in Final Event.

STOCKHOLM, July 7.-James Thorpe.
Carlisle, Indian school won the penta.
thlon, in the games today, comprising the
running broad jump, throwing the javelin.
best hand 2O0-meter flat race, throwing
the discus. best hand and the 1.5o0-meter
flat race.
In the 1oo-meter final race. r. C. Craig.
Detroit, won; A. c. Meyer, Irish-Ameri-
can Athletic club. second; Sid F. Lppin-
cott University of Pennsylvania. third.
Time: 0:l0ss.
The games In the stadium started with
sermon, prayer and hymn at a
o'clock. The weather was hot and clear
and greatly to the liking Of both Ameri-
can visitors and competitors The seats
even at that early hour were half filled
with enthusiasts. among whom were
many women. The first trials In the
stadium we're the preliminary rounds of
the running high jump, wrestling and tho
trial heats in the 10000 meter flat race.
Six Of the eleven Jumpers who qualified
for the final round OF the running high
Jump by clearing 1ss centimeters were
representatives. Of the United States.
Fifteen jumpers failed. including two o.
the American team. !.
Indisn's Great Sprint.
The sensational event of the mornina
was splendid race between Louis Te-
wanima, an Indian. and L. Richardson of
South Africa, In the second heat Of ths
1000 meter flat race In which eleven
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
Finh's heels. with the swede yard be-
hind.
About the beginning of the last mile
stenroos dropped back and Richardson
pushed forward from 100 yards In the
rear and took his place. On the final
circuit Richardson sprinted. Tewanima
once came to the front gamely, but
Richardson won by q yard. amid great
enthusiasm. I N
Both will compete In the final. The
indian walked freshly across the field
sfterward, but his opponent had to be
helped.
other Heats OF Race.
The first heat Of the 100O0-meter flat
was comparatively unexciting. II.
Kolehmainen. the Finn. winning with
ease. Keeper made a fine fight for sec
ond place. having a good brush with
w. ]. Kramer in the first half raca
Kramer. however, was obliged to give up
in the eighteenth round with eight laps
still to be covered. The American. Harry
E.. Hollowell, New York Athletic club,
did only four laps. a. sore foot compelling
him to abandon the race.
The third heat of the 1000-meter fiat
furnished pretty victory for the small
Finn, Kolehmainen, who out-ran Eng
lands famous ten miller w. Scott For
the United States Lewis Scott, South
Paterson Young Hens Christian associ-
alton, and U. F. Mcclure, North Attle-
boro, Mass. unattached made bad third
and fifth. respectively.
The 100 meters flat race final was a.
great contest. 1t belonged to anybody
until ten feet from the tape, but r. c.
Craig Of Detroit. by great burst.
crossed foot ahead. Only inches sepa-
rated the next three, A. T. Meyer and r.
F. Lippencott, Americans, and G. F.
Patching Of South Africa. E. v. Bolote
of Chicago. finished fifth.
The flags Of the first, second and third
In each final event are raised on three
flagstaffs at the end of the stadium.
When the stars and stripes were hoisted
on each pole at the end of the 100 meters
race, the American contingent cheered
loud and long, ending each outburst with
''U. s. A."
The complete victory In this event far
exceeded anticipations. The trainers
we're In no wise oversanguine about get.
ting first place, regarding G. H Patch
ing Of South Africa, as most dangerous
sprinter.
Program of Day.
The program of today's events was as
follows:
Cycling road race. 200 miles round Lake
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