Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-08
OLYMPIC MEDALS
TO z AMERICANS
New York Athletes Win Second
and Third Places in Stand
ing Broad Jump.
FLAGS UP IN THE STADIUM
Semi Finals In 100 Meters Swim to
Be Contested Again Because
Of q. 8. Protest.

SSoCnuOanA, July O. ANSf naI0
days work, Sunday, during which the
stadium was the scene Of exciting con-
tests. today's opening of the Olympic
games was comparatively tame. The
standing broad jump. in which Platt
Adams and Benjamin Adams, both OF
the New York Athletic club. captured
second and third places, gave occasion
for the raising of two American flags
on staffs at the end of the stadium.
Both Of these men will be awarded gold
medals, which are offered all jumpers
doing over three meters and 10 Gen.
timeters.
| GREEK IS FIRST.
Tsiclitiras of Greece was first in this
event, three metres, 81 centimetres
Platt Adams jump was three meters,
&c centimeters in the first heat OF the
10000 metres walking race Goulding
of Ontario and Webb OF England led
| from start to finish. Benz and Schwartz
of New York were entirely outclassed.
Goulding's time was AZ minutes, II and
flve-tenths seconds.
AMERICA BESTs BRITAIN.
In the semtfnals of the 400 metres
relay race. America defeated Great
Britain. but disqualified for overrun-
ming. The time was ~ and two-fifths
seconds-
In the trial heats of this race the
majority of the teams were scratched,
consequently the United States, Cana
da, Great Briatin and Sweden had
walkovers owing to the absence of
opponents.
The American runners were Court
ney, Seattle; Belote, Chicago; Wilson,
Coe college, Iowa, and Cooke, Cleve-
land.
WOMEN PERFORM PRErTILY.
Performances by Norwegian and
Finnish women gymnasts who carried
out evolutions on the field, swung on
ropes and jumped bars, made a pretty
picture, and wrestling also furnished
some interest to 10000 spectators The
weather was hot and consequently fav-
orable to Americans
The semi-finals in the 100 metres
swim will be contested again with
the United States participating. The
American delegation protested yester-
days race on the ground OF the alb
sense of American swimmers due to
a misunderstanding. The Olympic
committee decided the heats will be
swum probably at the end of the meet
ing.
NEW WORLDS RECORD.
In the 500 meters fiat races finals,
Meredith of Mercersburg academy
was first. Time, l mute, 5l 9-10
seconds, a new worlds record. Mel
vim Sheppard OF New York was sec
ond and Davenport of Chicago third.
Sheppard and Davenport covered the
distance in l minute, So secods,
which also beats the record made by
Sheppard in London in 1903 by half
second.
INDIAN SECOND.
In the 10000 meters fiat finals
d Kolehmainen, Finland, won; Tewan.
ina of the Carlisle Indian school, was
, second. Time, 81 minutes, 20 sec.
> onds
In the running high jump final
Richards, America, won, 1913 cent?
meters.
In the 10000 meters walk, second
heat Yates, England, was first Time
AS minutes, 43 3-5 seconds. The Amer
leans were more than a lap behind al
. the finish.
!, In the final high Jump Richards
beat the Olympic record OF six feet
three inches made by an American
Porter, in London in 1908.
Liesche Of Germany and HORNE o.
America also beat the Olympic rec
l ord
SUNDAY SUMMARIES.
Stockholm, July S.-Summaries o.
yesterdays contests:
100 METER DASH.
y Final heat-Won by R. c. Craig
z America; a. c. Meyer, America, sec
ond; s. F. Lippincott America, fourth
I Time, 10 4-5.
10000 METER RUN
First heat-Won by Fl. Kolehmain
en-, Finland; Joseph Keeper. Canada
second: G. Heuet, France, third; J
Exc Sweden, fourth; E. Glover, Eng
land, fifth. Time, 33:49.
Second heat-Won by l.. Richard
son. South Africa; Louis Tewanima
g America, second; II. Karleson, Swe
n den, third; A. stenroos, Finland
. fourth; A. Otlando, Italy, fifth. Time
=. 32:30 $40.
8 Third heat-Won by T. Kolehmainer
O Finland; ". Scott, England, second
n Louis Scott. America, third; NJ. Pei
2 sson, Sweden, fourth; L. p Mcclure
! America, fifth. Time, "a Al As.
s. 500 METER RUN.
ID First semi-final heat-Won by J.
Ie Meredith, America; Hans Braun, Ge
" many. second; Melvin W. Sheppard
q. America, third, Herbert y. Putnam