New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
ENGLAND WINS BIG
RACE At STOCKHOLM
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the Chicago Athletic Association third.
The time was I minute 1926 seconds,
orA second slower than the worlds rec
ard established by Kahanamoku in his
PREVIOUS heats. Bretting, of Germany;
Iongworth, Of Australia, and Ramme, Of
germany also competed
The Hawaiian, who has become one Of
.he most popular athletes at the games,
had distinguished crowd to witnr~. H.s
,redestined and easy triumph Ia ...o.
box was crowded, the King appearing
IN evening dress, with brown hat, and
the Queen in deep mourning for the late
King Of Denmark The party included
also Crown Prince Gustave Adoph and
the Crown Princess, the last named
wearing an enormous purple hat, and
appearing 70 be intensely interested.
Lord Desborough. a member of the
Olympic committee and one of the most
noted Of English sportsmen. was with
them, Haunting flaming scarlet neck
tie.
The German Brettng had strong sup
port in popular favor. every one looking
70 him and the Hawaiian 10 make the
race. He was unable 10 do better than
fourth, however with Healy and Hus-
zagh stroke ahead of him. All six were
So closely punched that no one had rea-
son to be ashamed Of his performance
When they lined UP for the start Bret
ting was so anxious that he beat the pis-
toll He dived into the tank and had TO
be pulled out When the pistol sounded
On the second lineup the six bodies hit
the water with one splash The
Hawaiian raced 70 the front. and half
wsv down the tank turned to survey the
field, with his closest rival ten feet
away. Kahansmoku let up after that
end seemed TO swim leisure!y The
others, extending themselves to the limit,
gained on him, although he asped the
platform two yards in advance of IIealy.
An ovation was given the brown brother
when he passed along the platform to
the dressing room, men Of the various
nationalities Shaping him on the back
and shaking his hands
George r. Hodgson, the star Canadian
swimmer, captured the final heat of the
L500-metre swim, free style, while 0
Hatfield, Of England, was second, and
Hardwick Of Australia, third. In win
ming this event Hodgson broke three
records He covered 1000 metres in IA
minutes 81 seconds and 1,5G0 metres in
q minutes fat. This beats Taylor's
olympic record. made at London in 1908
BY 2 minutes SO seconds. Hodgson con
t!nued, completing the mile, IN % min
utes 3415 seconds.
The Germans. Battle, Luetzow and /
Malisch. were first second and third in |
the final heat Of the 200-metre swim, !
breast stroke. Battle covered the course !
N 3 minutes l As seconds.
Surprise in 1900 Metre Run.
With such men as Kiviat, the national |
cne-mile champion; Jones. Sheppard and |
Taber IN the 1,50o-metre run, Americans |
had every reason to be hopeful but Jack |
con, the oxford representative, who comes |
from famous athletic family, although /
he does not look the part. proved 10 have |
the necessary stoUtness Of heart and speed |
70 carry him past flying field to win the |
race for England. His performance will |
be well remembered so long as foot racing |
Il talked about His victory. moreover, |
was popular, because his modest person |
atty had made a strong impression in /
every camp here.
The race showed that the veterans must |
be reconcled to the younger men taking /
thsir places. Sheppard. who at London was /
hing Of the track, found that the youths |
were his betters. while Ralph Rose, for
mer Olympic winner and record holder, had |
10 take second place to P. j. Mcdonald at |
putting the shot (best hand.
Kiviat ran UP to Jackson after the race
tnd stretched out his hand TO shake, but |
jackson waved him off. Many of the spec
tstors thought that the refusal OF Jack
son TO shake hands was caused by bad /
feeling but Jackson sent message to the
American team later saying that he did
not realize what he was doing because he
was so exhausted. and that he would call
On the Americans TO explain. Matthew
y Hapin the American team manager, |
said when told Of this: Its up TO our
boys TO call on him. He's a great runner
Jackson is an exceedingly pale youth of
) feet II inches. and looks far more
Scholar than an athlete. He is
nephew Of the famous oldtime oxford run
her, c. n Jackson. The doctors worked !
over him for half an hour after the finish
before he was able TO stand. His first
words were a request TO telegraph the
hsws TO his mother
The struggle was one Of the greatest In
'ae history Of the Olympic games Mel
'in W. Sheppard drew the pole for the
snrt with II. A. Arnaud. France: John
saal Jones Cornell; oscar +. Hedlund.
Boston Athletic Association; A N. s.
Jackson England; Taber and Kiviat !
strung out in that order. To get TO the
hoht Jackson had to run around four men
VI the last lap, which he did on the final |
w'n- The race through the last hundred
'sfos was full OF thrills. To within ten
!afos Of the tape IL was toss-up between |
'sekson and Kiviat but the oxford Uni |
s'sity athlete fairly hurled himself over |
we line 10 victory
How the Race Was Run.
The Frenchman. Arnaud, and the three
sSedes, J. Zander, K. Bjorn and K. Wide. |
made made the running in the first lap. but at the
sihning Of the second the order was:
,"ihaud France; Won Slgel Germany XIV
a. Hedlund. Sheppard, United States, and
,ecSson, England WHO we're all In a buhch' |
sNnss finally worked his way to the FROM
~, suo showed the way into the final lap with
await, Sheppard, Taber and Jackson wen
W The hopes of the Americans ran hIsh
men they saw that Jackson, whom al
.sa'ed, was eight feet behind Jones but IN
we hnal stretch OF the last lap jackson
asrted his wonderful sprint, which none OF