Arizona republican., 1912-07-16
LAUREL GIFTS
 FUR WINNERS
Olympic Games Proper Ended With the Ameri- can Team Far in the Lead. King Gustave Dis tributes Prizes.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcHl


 STOCKHOLM, July 15.-The last in the stadium brought no sensations. The games reached their continuation in the Marathon The curtain falls on the Olympic games with the Uni ted States well in the lead in the total of points in all sports today and with a sweeping victory in the field in track events, which for years have constituted the program at meet ings in America and Great Britain, and to which athletics these nations devote their energy
 The awarding of all prizes by the king, who placed the laurel Wreaths on the heads of the victors and shook hands with all the winners. took place in the stadium this after noon. The Americans team led the march of the triumphant athletes, who, arrayed before the king, formed an assemblage of picked men the world of sports never had seen in one body before.
 The triumphs of the day were div ided for the most part between the United States and the northern na- tions. The latter, particularly Swe- den, scored q number of points in wrestling and aquatic sports in which the Americans did not figure.
 James Thorpe. Carlisle Indian stu dent, proved himself the greatest all around athlete in the world in the decathlon, which provided a variety Of tests of speed. strength and quick ness. while Mercer of the University of Pennsylvania, George Philbrook. of NOtre Dame, and James Donohue. of Los Angeles, were prominent in the second class. The American quar- ter milers ran away with the 1900 meters as predicted. Sheppard, Lind berg. Meredith and Reidpath showing their heels to their rivals.
 Two events have cast a shadow over the Olympic games. The Portu- guese runner. F. Lazaro, who ran in the Marathon. died today from sun stroke. and Lieutenant Lawrence, Of the Eighteenth Hussars, was thrown into a ditch during the military com petition. suffering from concussion of the brain and other serious in- iGries
 King Gustave gave out the tro- phies. wreaths and medals. Ralph Craig of the Detroit Y. M C.. A, the double winner of the 100 and 200 meter dashes, was the first victor called. Several Americans followed. The Marathon winner. McArthur. of South Africa was received with the greatest cheers In addition to other laurels he was presented with a big bronze statue of the original Mara thon hero falling at the finish. The king was applauded as he held his hand a long time Ralph Rose, Of California. was popular figure Thorpe received an enormous bronze trophy he scarcely he could carry. The sports will continue three weeks,
 Scores: United States. 12S; SWed- en. 1O4: Great Britain. 66: Finland' 46; Germany. 34; France, 2S; south Africa 16: Denmark. Ii: Italy. 13; Canada, 13; Australia, IS; Belgium m; Norway. 10; Hungary, 8; Russia !; Greece. 1 Austria, 4; Holland, Y Track field events (finals)-United States. S5 Finland, 27; Sweden "A; Great Britain. 14: Canada, [; South Africa. 5 France, 4; Germany. A. Greece, i; Norway, ?; Hungary, l. Italy. 1.
 The 5000 meters cross country race proved a surprise to Americans as well as others. One of the contest ants described a course after the race as. rock climbing contest with only two hundred yards of leVel country outside the stadium. The contest consisted mostly of cliff climb ing and tearing through underbrush None of the runners had seen tht course before Forty four started and twenty eight finished. koleh- main of Finland was winner. The final score in the decathlon was: l Thorpe, Carlisle, SAP out of pos sible 10000; Wieslander, Sweden 7724; Lomberg, Sweden, 7413; Dona- hue, Los Angeles, 7OS3; Mercer Pennsylvania, 7074.