The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-12
AI. Gutterson Starred at Stock
holm Today
IN RUNNING BROAD JUMP
United States Captured All Three Places
in the Pole Vault, Babcock of CO.
lumbia Being First and Wright
tst and Nelson Tied for Second.

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terson of the university of Vermont and
representing the Boston Athletic asso-
citation, beat the Olympic record for the
running broad jump at the Olympic
games here to-day. Gutterson, on his
first attempt, cleared seven metres and
60 centimetres ga feet, Il inches1.
Gutterson won the final in the event,
his first jump being the best made. c. d.
Bricker of Canada was second and q.
Aberg of Sweden was third.
A. R. Taipale of Finland won the final
in the discus throwing, best hand, his
distance being 45 metres and 2l cent?
metres. R. L. Byrd of Adrian college,
Adrian, Mich, was second, and James
H. Duncan of New York was third.
Taipale's throw established new Olymp-
ic and worlds records. Byrd and Dun
can also exceeded the previous Olympic
record.
Fred w. Kelly of the university of
Southern California won the ll0metre
hurdle race final; and James Wendell
Of New York was second.
In the 400 metres fat race Americans
qualified in the following heats,
James NJ. Rosenberger of of New York
won the first heat in So 3-5 seconds.
Melvin w. Sheppard of New York
won the second heat in 60 3-5 reconds.
James Il. Meredity of Mercersburg
academy was second in the fourth heat.
Donald B. Young of Boston was second
in the fifth heat.
Harold B. HUFF of the university Of
Michigan won the seventh heat in 80
2-5 seconds.
Edward I. Lindberg of Chicago won
the tenth heat / n50 3-5 seconds.
Clarence S. Edmundson of Seattle won
the eleventh heat in 80 l5 seconds
Ira N. Davenport of the university
of Chicago was second in the twelfth
heat
Charles d. Reidpath of Syracuse uni
versity was second in the fifteenth heat
In several of the 400-metre heats there
were only two entries, and the rum
ners did not extend themselves, as both
first and second men qualified for the
semi-fnals. Sheppard and an English
man merely covered the course at jog
trot, thus accounting for Sheppard's |
slow time of fi6 80 seconds.
In the semi finals of the 400-metre fiat
race, Charles ID. Reidpath of Syracuse
won in 4S ITO seconds, it being new
Olympic record. Clarence S. Edmandson
of eSattle was third James f. Meredith |
of Mercersburg academy won the third
heat in the semi-f finals in as seconds, !
thus breaking the Olympic record just |
made by Reidpath. Melvin w. Sheppard |
of New York was second to Meredith.
Lilliehook of Sweden, with 27 points, |
won the modern Pentathlon, combina.
tion of dual shooting, 300-metre swim. |
ming, fencing, riding and 1000 metre
cross-country run, the lowest score win
ming Asbrink OF Sweden was second |
with 26 points, Delaval of Sweden third |
with 80 and Lieut.. George S. Patton, |
jr., of the United States fourth with |
al.
Three Places in Pole Vault.
The stars and stripes were again raised !
on the three fiagpoles at the conclusion
of the pole vaulting in honor OF Harry s. |
Mark S. Wright of Dartmouth and |.
Frank 7. Nelson of Yale. The Column
bia man beat the holder of the worlds |
record, but was unable to reach the rec
ord. Wright and Nelson were tied for
second place and will each receive a sill
ver medal.
The swimming last evening furnished |
a new worlds record for the 400 metres
free style. Hesly, the Australian, in
his trial heat covered the distance in
5,34. He has been made the popular
favorite for the final.
The wrestling continues slowly. The
assemblage Of picked giants of Europe.
who, in scantiest of tights and with sun
Drowned limbs bang each other about
on platforms all day under blazing
sun, furnishes a picturesque side show.
The swimming draws fashionable ar
ray to the waterside nightly, the most
popular feature being the women who
do high diving and play polo in tight
ly fitting garments.