The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
ANOTHER BIG DAY
FOR AMERICANS.
NOT WINNING EVERYTHING, Al
THOUGH STARS AND STRIPES
40 UP THREE TIMES.
BRITON SETS A RECORD
Wins 1900 Meter Race and Yankees
Lose Out-U. 8. Advocates
Fall to Place In 5000
Meter Run.

Stockholm, July II. Thrills in
abundance were furnished in the
stadium on the fifth day of the Olym.
pic games.
It was another big day for the wear
ers of the stars and stripes, although
they did not win everything in sight.
Their principal cause for citation was
clean sweep in the shotput made by
Pat Mcdonald, Ralph Rose and L. A.
Whitney. There was big noise in
the American section of the stadium,
when three United States flags were
raised in token of the victories and
the cheering increased when it was
announced that Mcdonald had shat.
tered the Olympic record made by
Rose in 1904.
The finals in SIX events were com.
pleted at the Olympic and of the SO
points, the United States scored 10,
England, 6; Germany, g.; Canada, 8;
Australia, 8; Finland, and France, 2.
The United States and Germany had
the honor of making clean sweep in
the weight putting and 200 metres
swimming back-stroke, respectively.
Finland won the 5000 metres in q
splendid struggle against France,
while the Canadian Hodgson brought
glory to the Dominion by his victory
In the 1900 metres swimming contest
on which hung three records.
The scores to date are:
United States, 72 points; Great Bri-
tain, including the colonies, 65; Swe-
den, 81; Germany, "a; France, 1S;
Russia, including Finland, 20; Den.
mark, Z; Norway, Z; Italy, s; Hungary.
a; Belgium, Greece and Austria, 3
each; Holland, 2.
American distance men met trouble
in the $500 and 5,000-meter runs.
Both races were bitterly contested
throughout and John Paul Jones Of
Cornell, who was picked as winner in
the 1900 was beaten by Jackson Of
England. The Briton established q
new Olympic record in this event,
min. Sc As Sec, clipping S-5 seconds
of the mark made by Mel Sheppard
In 1908.
The 5,0O0-meter race was the most
gruelling that has been staged since
the beginning of the present games.
AS expected, Kolehmainen of Finland
won. Scott of the United States quit
before the race was over and Bonhag
had hard time getting fourth place.
The Americans also made their pres
ence felt in the trial heats of the 200
meter fiat race. In the eighteen heats
of t. is event, Yankees to the number
of ten qualified for the semi-finals.
Eight of these were winners of heats
and two took seconds. Two also quail
fled in the first heat of the semi-anals.
McDonald's shot-put was Is meters,
81 centimeters "a shade over 50
feet 4 inches) in the final of the shot
putting. The old Olympic record Of
4S feet Z inches made by Ralph Rose
in 1904, also was exceeded by Ralph
Rose himself, who today put the
weight is meters rs centimeters IA
fraction over SO feet.) Third honors
went to L. A. Whitney, who was not
though good enough to have his ex'
penses paid by the American commit
tee and who came over on the supple.
mentary list. Summary:
Putting the weight-Final, P. ]. Nc
Donald. Irish-American A. c., first, IL
meters, "a centimeters; Ralph Rose.
Olympic A. c., second, Is meters, %
centimeters; L. A. Whitney, Boston
"a. A., third.
Ten Americans qualified in the
tirst fourteen trial heats of the 200.
meter fiat race. They were: Ralph
Craig, Charles Reidpath, ]. Ira Court
ney. Harold w. Holland, Carl Cooke,
p. G. Gerhardt. D. F. Lippincott,
Alvah T. Meyer, Donald Young and
Clement Wilson. The best time was
made by Cooke of the Cleveland A. c.
He negotiated the distance in % IL
seconds