The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-09
Football Will Open Olympic Games
According to Program Announced

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-rhe Swedish
Olympic committee has just an
nounced the order in which compe-
tftfons VIII come of In the games at
Stockholm next summer. SO chat
athletes from here and elsewhere Will
know the day exactly to be ready
for action. The official starting OF
the games will take place on Satur-
day. June 20, with such events as
football. lawn tennis and shooting.
but the contests In the Stadium will
not get under way TIL the following
Saturday, which will be July 8. For
some time past there has been some
discussion as to whether any OF the
contests should be held on Sunday.
but IL one is to 60 by the arrange
ment the heaviest day OF the whole
festival has been scheduled for Sun
day. July Z. and on Sunday, July
"a, an equally heavy batch will be
| up for discussion.
Evidently the Swedes are going
to do things their own way irresoec-
tive Of what tho other countries In
the world might think Of competition
on the Sabbath. In their policy the
! Swedes have q precedent to 30 by
for when the games were at Paris
in 1900 there were competitions on
| Sunday. tho American athletes COM
| ing In for some severe criticisms for
| participating In the alleged desecra-
| ton OF the Lords day. Although the
Armenian festival in 1908 opened on
a Sunday, the real competitions were
! left out, the athletics In the Stadium
| being confined to o. parade Of all the
teams followed exhibitions OF
jumping and tumbling by men and
women LeHAeH+ IN 1898 there
| were no contests 40 that the Swedes
| are safe a. far IS precedent goes
either way.
same Is British Schedule.
A glance at the arrangement con-
| veys the idea that the 'Swedes have
adopted much the same schedule as
! did the British Olympic Council in
| 1908. That II they have put some
| OF the long distance events at the
| foremost part OF the list. On the
| first Sunday, which will be the second
day of the games. there will be the
| trials of the 500 meters fat and the
1.see meters and the 10000 meters.
| Perhaps on more than one OF the
! teams to visit Stockholm there viii
be men with ambition to take part
! in more than one event. There may
| be men who would compete In both
/ the 500 and 1900 meters. or the
! l.DVH ana lU,WuV tllfkcSh navy We V
| held on separate days. but the Swed-
| ism schedule will prevent any such
! Indulgence. wonder such as John
| Paul Jones. Of Cornell University.
| might successfully essay the 500 and
| 1850 the one day. but he Ii an ex-
| ception.
| IL Is certain that the majority or
! the athletes will not like the way the
| events are laid out but against that
there Ia one thing no doubt every
| body will like and that In the timely
announcement of the schedule. the
I swedes must be given credit for at
/, tending to this important detail As
| a general rule the allotment OF con-
tests for each day In big interna-
t,onal fixture Ia left TIL the day be-
fore the opening OF the games. leav-
ing the athlete completely at sea a.
tt-wls-fs he might expect his conn
petition, IT Is limited that there
| may be few slight changes In the
| Swedish schedule at the last mo-
| nent Following is the daily pro-
gram
Schedule Of Games
Saturday. June 90. to Friday, 1ulS o.
Assaesat .a..--faa.tA- ia - n, ten
shooting. an
I.n,efers f,at; taveiin theld in middle
best hand); 500 meters fiat. running
high jump. Fencing. Individual foiis'
gymnastics Swimming, leo meters
4 free rtsi~;- ! soc meters free style
| water polo: high diving. plain. Wres..
ling: Middleweight A; middleweisht d
SUNDAY, July 7~-Cycling: sgo kiio-
meters around Lake Malar. Athletics
100 meter hurdles; putting the weight
fright and left handD: leo meters nat;
tt.x.r ztf,py hrft a
Jump, throwing the tavelin lheid IN
the middle, best handJ, zoo meters
ia. throwing tao fi!scus tbest ~handl;
800 meters fiat: 500 meters Hat: TO-
coo meters fat. Gymnastics. Swim
ming. 500 meters breast. water polo;
display of Swedish swimming: t.5ot
meters free style. Wrestling: Light
weight: heavyweight. Mowern pen
tathIou: Duel shooting at rs meters.
Monday, July S-Athletics: 100 me-
ters fiat; discus Cheat hand): M
meters relay race. Modern pentath'
lon: Swimming 500 meters free style
Fencing: Sabre teams. Gymnastics
Swimming: 1900 meters free style: &ot
meters breast; water polo: epringboart
diving; 100 meters free style. Wrest'
ling: F'eatherweight; mfddleweight A
Tuesday. July a-Athleties: Throw.
ing the hammer. zU9 meters nat I.6UV
meters nat: Ito meters hurdle: x.eOs
meters relay; tug cf war. Moderf
pentathlon: Fencing (epee). GyrnnAs'
tics. Swimming: 100 meters free: lot
meters back: high diving (plafnJ
ladies' swimming display: 200 meter
breast. Westling: Lightweight: mid
dleweight b.
/ Wednesday. July 1o--Athietics
Throwing the discus {rlght and lef
| hand :; 200 meters nat; running hToat
jump; 5000 meters nat: $500 meteri
y relay Modern penrathlou::-. Rfafni
singly over special marked course
not exceeding 5000 meters. Fencing
individual sabre. Gymnastics. Swim
ming: 200 meters breast; water polo
100 meters free (ladies): 100 meter
back stroke. Wrestling: Feather
weight: heavyweight.
Thursday. July ll--Athletics: l0'
. | meters nht; putting the Weight (haa
hand}, standing high jump: 100,
I meters mar 100 mxrcfS relay Modefi
! pentathion: Gross-ceuntry race. ZOO
!. metera. ,GsxinnaAticS-s AwiusminG;s ~
Y nsrterg ffecs' water polo. fAtieys tiivfEk
, 400 meters breast. Wrestling: Mid
dleweight A: middleweight b.
Friday, July 12--Athletics: zoo rho
ters fiat; standing. broad jump: 1.so'
, meters fiat; hop. step and jump; 40
meters fiat; 10000 meters walk. Fenc
ing: Epee teams. Gymnastics. Swim