The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-11
TREMENDOUS BURST OF SPEED
Gave Grand Race to Englishman Over
American Runners.

Stockholm, July 1.-THE finals in six
events were completed at the Olympic
games Yesterday and of the 80 points.
the United States scored l3, England six,
Germany six, Canada three. Australia
three, Finland three, and France two.
The United States and Germany had
the honor of making clean sweep in
the weight putting and 200metre swim
ming back stroke respectively. England
won the greatest race of the Olympic
so far, the l.500-metre run, in which
the Oxonian jackson broke the record
by more than six seconds Finland won
the 50n-metres in splendid struggle
against France, while the Canadian
Hodgson brought glory to the Domin-
ion by his victory in the l.500.metre
swimming contest, In which he hung up
three records.
The l,500metre race was gruellng
contest from start to finish. Abel +.
Kiviat and Norman s, Taber, the Amer
lean representatives, came into the
stretch together Jackson all the way
around the last lap went at a terrific
pace, passing four men in order to get
up with the leaders. With Kiviat slight
~ in advance ten yards from the tape,
jackson fairly leaped ahead and fell ex-
hausted into the arms of friends. So
close was the race for second place be-
tween Kiviat and Taber the judges re.
served their decision until photograph
of the finish was developed before an
nouncing the second and third men
The 5.000-metre contest was praeti
cally a two-man race between the Finn,
kolehmainen, and the Frenchman. Bou.
They finished 100 Yards ahead OF Hus-
ton Of England, who beat out George Y.
Bonhag, Irish American A. G., by
foot for third. Kolehmainen won first
by bare yard.
The Americans were disappointed be-
cause Of the results in distance running
which seemed to demonstrate what Brit
ish sportsmen have always contended,
that however uneonquerable Americans
may be in performances requiring quick
ness they are apt to meet their sn
periors when it comes to the test of
endurance. Neither the American con-
tnent nor the British empire shone in
the 5000-metere run. The long legged
Finn kolehmainen and the stocky
Frenchman formed a, class by them
selves.
With such men as kiviat, Jones, Shep-
pard and Taber in the 800 metre event,
Americans had every reason to be hope
full, but the Oxford representative, Jack
son. proved to have the necessary stout
ness of heart and speed to carry him
past a flying field and win the race
for England.
Everything considered, the United
States had a successful day. Three
American flags went up again for the
shot put. Eight of the eleven who
qualified for the final test in the pole
vault are Americans, and the two rounds
of trials in the 200-metre sprint gave
the United States four of the six men
in the final competition.
In the evening, the Hawaiian Kahane-
moku easily outswam the world. Incl
IDENTIFY Lieutenant Patton, the only
American officer of the ~ contestants
in the modern Pentathlon, outponted |
the champion of the French army at |
fencing.
There have been minor disputes dur
ing the games but the spirit of the ma
tions is after YOU sir This is par !
ticularly true of the Swedish hosts |
Lieutenant Patton remarked last night |
that the craftsmanship of the Swedish /
officials is the finest thing imaginable. |
Whenever a point is given them on a
they absolutely refuse to
accept it, As hosts and as sportsmen,
the Swedes will always have a high |
place in the memory of everybody for
tmate enough to participate in this
Olympic as competitor or onlooker.
The scores as announced last night |
are: United States, ~ points; Great /
Britain, including the colonies, IS; Swed-
en-. 81; Germany. "a; France. IS; Rus I
sia, including Finland, 20; Denmark. I;
Norway, I; Italy, 5; Hungary, 4 Bel
gium, Greece and Austria, 3 each; Hol-
land, 2.
New York, July ll.-The New York
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