The Detroit times., 1912-07-15
.REIOPAIH BEATS FAST
GERMAN SPLINTER AND
SETS NEW OLYMPIC MARK
Syracuse University Athlete De-
featS Hans Braun in 400
Meter Race
ADRIAN MAN QUALITIES
h. L. Byrd and Five Others
Successful in Standing
High jump

STOCKHOLM. JULY I3.--The first
event in the Olympic games today
were he preiimIuaries in the stand
ing high jump in which Plat and
Ben Adams, OF the New York A. c.
Leo Goring, Mohawk A. C.; r. L.
Byrd, ADRIAN college Taylor OF Eng
land and 1sichlitiras. OF Greece.
qualified for the finals with a mark
.of I feet IL inches
The finish OF the 600 metre race
proved one of the most thrilling
events OF the meeting. Charles d.
Reidpath, OF Syracuse university;
beating out Hans Braun, the Won
derful German sprinter in As l5
seconds, a new Olympic record Ed
ward H. Lindbrrg, OF the Chicago A.
A., was third
In the 5000 metre team race, the
United States runners won first hon
ors. defeating the Swedish team with
England third. AS was expected the
giant Finlandel A. Il. Taipale.
The United States runners won first
place In the 400-meter event, Sweden
was second, and England third
There was interest today in the
Decathlon. the all-around event which
started with a l00-meter dash Il IN
cludes this run, a running broad jump,
putting the weight best hand, a run
ming high jump. 400-meter fiat race,
"a ll0-meter hurdle race. throwing tie
discus, pole vault, throwing the
jayelin. and a l.j00-meter fiat race
The l00-meter sprint was contested
by % athletes. OF the Americana.
James Thorpe, of Carlisle. Eugene
Mercer, University OF Pennsylvania,
and Harry $. Babcock, OF Columbia,
won their heats; Jas. J. Donohue, OF
Los Angeles. got second place, wi,h
Phil Brook OF Notre Dame, third l.
+. Lukeman a Canadian, won his
heat.
Confident that they" can beat all
other men in the Marathon the great
event Of the present Olympic meet
ing which will be run tomorrow. the
American entrants and managers ad-
mitted today they could probably not
hold Kolehmainen. the wonderful Fin.
nish distance runner Any accident
TO this great athlete. the Americans
agreed, would probably be followed
by an American triumph In the
classic. However there is nothing
but admiration felt for aim In the
Amerjcan camp, and If be is FIRST
home. he VIII be cheered by no one
more warmly than by the representa-
tives OF the Stars and Stripes.
Platt Adams. OF the New York a.
c., won the standing high jump fin
ais al five feet. three inches. Benja.
min Adams, y. Y. a. c., second:
Tsicilitiras, CT Greece, third
In the finals OF the discus throw,
both hands, Taiple, OF Finland. vas
first with throw OF III feet s inches
Eiklander, of Finland. second; Mag
nussen. Sweden, third.
When the games We're resumed to
day the Americans were leading witt
a total In the track and field events.
OF 81 points. as compared with 81
for all or the other teams combined
II was generally accepted that the
American total would be increas ed.
although there was a feeling that the
British team would have 20 be reck.
oned with In the run of OF the 5000
meter team race John Paul Jones
the great Cornell runner who was ex-
pectcd 20 prove a tower OF strength
TO the Yankees Is out OF the game.
The doctors told him Yesterday that
II he did not let MP for a brief period
he will break down and ne was re.
luctantly forced 20 follow their ad-
vice