The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-16

Greece 4.
 Austria 4.
 Holland 9
 | Tn the track and field events, the final standing is
 United States s5. Finland 2, Sweden 24. Great Britain IA, Canada | South Africa D. France 1, Germany 4, Greece 1. Nor way 3, Hungary l. Italy 1. The last day of track and field sports in the stadium brought no sensation. The games reached their continuation in tho marathon. The curtain falls on the olym- pic with the United States well in front in total points in all sports and with a sweeping victory in the field and track events which for years have constituted the programme at meetings in America and Great Britain and to which athletes of these nations devote their energies.
 King Bestows Prizes
 The bestowal of prizes by the king, who placed laurel wreaths on the heads of the viotors and shook hands with all the win | ners took place in the stadium this after noon The American team led the march of triumphal athletes who when arrayed before the king formed an assemblage of
 
 sport such as was never seen Tn one body | before.
 | Triunphs of the day were divided for the most part between the United States and the northern nations. The latter particularly Sweden. scored a number of points In wrestling and aquatic sports in which the Americana did not dgure, James Thorp, of the Carlisle Ind'an | school proved himself easily the greatest all round athlete of the world in the de- cathlon which provided variety of tests of speed, strength and quickness. l while Eugene l.. Mercer. University of Pennsylvania. Geo. W Philbrook, Notra Dame. and James J. Donoghue Los An gcies. A. C., were prominent in the sec- ond class
 | American quarter milers ran away with the 1900 metre relay, as predicted Sheppard, Lindberg, Meridith and Reid path showing their heel to their rivals England probably would have taken sec ond place instead of France, but her first man, Nieol, went lame. The hop, step and jump proved a Swedish event The l Swedes took the three leading places Sweden divided the cross country race of 5000 metres. which really was a test Of cliff climbing and ability to pene- trate underbrush. The Films were sec ond. while the English team was third Americans for the first time in this class of work were absolute outsiders.
 Two Events Mar Games
 Two events have occurred which cast a shadow on the Olympic games. The Portugese runner F Flarsel. who ran the Marathon, died today from sun- stroke. and Lieutenant Larence, Brit ish officer of the Eighteenth Hussars. ran into a ditch In the military riding competition suffering concussion of the brain and other serious injuries. It seemed marvellous that any capaci- | ty to shout was left in Stockholm after l the last nine days, but the victors got l all due them when they received their l laurels.
 l Presentation of the prizes at 5 o'clock this evening was spectacle nearly as theatrical as the opening cer- emony.l Three prizes were placed on the green sward. All the winners of first. second and third prizes marched into the arena and assembled in three groups before the stands. 1 The athletes and officers of the vari- ous nations who competed In the mil- tary events. were in uniform. while the woman prize winners were variously attired
 The king conferred on the winner of each first prize an oak wreath, gold medal and a challenge cup. Grown Prince Gustave Adolph presented sil- yer medal to members of the second group and Prince Charles, brother of the King handed bronze medals to the l third group. A herald in mediaeval cos tune called the name of each. who then stepped forward and received the prize.
 l u,f.s f,,fo ho | a remarkable sight. Every sort of civil and military costume figured. from 1 full dress military with plumed and shining helmets and much gold lace to simple khaki. and from frock coat and silk hat to running tights. l The Americans headed the parade, Col Robert NJ Thompson president of 1 the New York Athletic club. silk hattee. in the front rank.
 Indian Honored
 The Indian Thorp was honored with a huge bronze trophy large he could 1 hardly carry it away. while the mara l thon winner was given the greatest cheer | and several others who had performed l exceptionally well received plaudits of 1 the crowd Each Swedish victor was l given a great ovation by the patriotic 1 asseniblage
 The sports will continue three weeks. The military riding competitions are not yet finished and the Olympic regatta with entries from England. Canada and most of the European countries. is about to begin, Then begins Olympic yachting.
 With an organization almost beyond 1 criticism the American committee and athletes are enthusiastic in their praises 1 of the management There is no doubt that the American representa tives made | the finest impression in Stockholm. while i the Americans were unable to find words l to express the impression Stockholm has made on them. The steamer Finland which brought the Americans here. will sail Wednesday direct for Dover. Part