Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-13
YANKEES ADD
TO THEIR SCORE
Now Lead Combined Nations
by Ten Points.

Stockholm, July 13.-Ths American
athletes in the Olympic games won
two and took two second and two
third places In the three track and
field events, giving the United States
a total Of 81 points to 81 for other ia
tons. Finland Is second, England
third, Sweden fourth. Canada fifth and
Greece sixth.
Americas wins were scored in the
running broad jump and the no meter
hurdle race, and although In the latter
event another clean sweep was added
to tho many previously to the credit
Of the United States, the real feature
Of the days performances was the
marvellous winning jump Of A. T. Gut
terson, the Vermont university man,
who completes under the Boston Ath-
letfc association. Guttsrson only took
one jump, and In this be cleared the
astounding distance of "A feet II
inches, beating the previous Olympic
record by AZ inches and coming within
~three-fourths Of IN inch OF the worlds
record held by OConnor OF Ireland.
Fred kslIy TO Rescue.
With FIVE OF the six contestants in the
final Of the hurdle race wearing the
United States shield a clean sweep was
expected, but there WAS a surprise In
the a c just the same, for the ~favorite
souri,, fell at the ninth hurdle. His
associates were equal to the occasion,
and Fred W. Kelly Of the Los Angeles
Athletic cub breasted tho tape nrvt,
closely followed by Wendell Of the
New York Athletic club and Martin w.
Hawkins Of the Multnomah Athletic
club Of Portland, Ore. Kelly's time Of
10 lilo seconds was only q fraction
slower than tho worlds record made
by Smithson at the Olympic in 1908.
In the discus throwing Finland, that
sturdy competitor of the United States,
again provided the winner In A. r.
Taipale. The Finn broke the Olympic
record Of 1874 feet 2 inches, made by
Martin Sheridan, but fell short of the
figures of 1856 feet l inch to the credit
of Jim Duncan. Taipale's winning
throw measured l4s feet 1h inches.
r. L. Boyd Of Adrian college, Michi-
gan, was second with 1873 feet 95s
inches, and Duncan of New York third
with 1873 feet SIS inches.
Row Over Disqualification.
Remarkable time WAS made by the
Yankee runners in qualifying for the
400 meter race, and in the five semi
final heats America supplied winners
In four. That they did not win the
fifth was the subject Of general disap-
pointment to the Americans, and in
some instances led to unpleasant com
ments on the justice Of the ruling that
disqualified Donald &. Young Of the
Boston Athletic association In the fifth
heat. The circumstances were some
what similar to those that started the
h%ullabaloo In the Olympics In London
when Carpenter of America was dis
qualified for foulins Lieutenant Halls
welle Of England. This time the mix.
up occurred with the crack German
runner, Hans Braun. He and Young
were IN close company. and after the
Bostonian finished in front Braun pro-
tested that he had been interfered with
by the American runner. The judges
took the side OF the German and dis
qualified Young, which put Braun IN
FIRST place and allows him to go into
the final with four Americans.
The American officials were out
spoken in d%enouncing the action OF the
Judges and stated that there was no
reason for disqualifying the Bostonian.