Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-01
ATHLETES ARRIVE.
Immense Crowd Greet the
Steamer Finland.
American Athletes The Star
Attraction on Board.
No Exercise, Sunday-.Stockh In
Festive Appearance.

stockholm. June 30.-An immense
crowd of those identified with the
Olympic games. including the princi-
pal members of the Swedish commit
tee and the entire track team. greet
ed the steamer Finland. when she
locked near the heart of the Sean
danavian metropolis at o'clock. this
morning. During the half hour in
crowd sang swedish and American
songs and the band played national
airs.
Col. Robert NJ Thompson, president
of the New York Athletic Club, said
that the Americans hoped to win. He
said that the large representation was
sign Of esteem for Sweden and a
desire to get acquainted with the
country.
The Finland is said to be the larg-
est ship. which has ever locked at
Stockholm, and the Americans are
conceded to constitute the star attrac-
ton of the 0lympiad. Hence thousands
of residents and members of rival
teams inspected the ship throughout
the day, until late in the afternoon.
when she moved into mid stream. The
Finland will remain there so that the
athletes may have the benefit of iso-
lation and quiet.
Dressed with the flags of the Amer
lean colleges and athletic clubs and
swarnlirg with stalwart athletes in
neat uniforms, the steamer command
ed great admiration. The majority of
the American team made no attempt at
exercise. today, except to take long
walks.
Stockholm presents a festive appear
ance. The streets are decorated with
thousands of Swedish flags on poles
planted a hundred feet apart. The flags
Of other nationalities represented at
the olympiad are interspersed in pro-
fusion. The contestants from the vari-
Gus countries. all wearing distinctive
uniforms and easily recognized by ma
tional devices on their hat bands. are
seen everywhere. The open spaces are
crowded with athletes practicing ev-
cry form of sports. Between 1000 and
1000 of them have arrived here.
Americans predominant among the
visitors at the hotels The Russian is
the only other contingent with quarters
on shipboard-the steamer Blrma,
which appears an infant in eompari-
son with the Finland. The weather ia
vers the Americans, who are more ae-
eustomed to heat than their British
rivals. The thermometer for the past
four days has stood at about 90 de-
grees.
Stockholm. June 9o.-The military team
representing the United States, Satur-
day. won the international army rifle
shooting competition at the Olympic
games with a grand aggregate score of
1855
The score of the American team, at
the various stages. was: 200 metres 43s /;
400 metres. 444: 500 metres. 424; 600 me-
tres. 1872. Total. 1888
The aggregate Individual scores of the
American team We're: Burdett 2sS
Briggs, 2s4; Adams, 2s3; Jackson, 27s; Os-
born. 27S; Sprout. ZIG.
The other aggregate scores were:
Great Britain, 1900 Sweden, 1875: Africa,
1881; France, 1917; Norway, 1476; Greece.
1889: Denmark. 1412; Russia 140l; Hun
gary. 1884
BY capturing the international army
rife shooting team competition at Stock
holm, the American team registered the
first win to the credit of the United
States in the Olympic games The shoot
ing competitions were the first events in
which the United States was represent
ed since the Stadium was opened, May
g. In the other contests decided-lawn
tennis on covered courts and football
America had no entries.
The men comprising the team repre-
senting the Unned States We're selected,
May 20, as the result of try-outS held on
the United States Marine Corps rifle
range at Frederick, Md. The men
chosen We're: Capt. G. L. Burdette, of
West Virginia; Sergt. 3. Il. Jackson, of
Iowa; Sergt. Fl. L. Adams, u. S. A.;
Capt. A. l.. Briggs, U. $. A.; Hospital
Steward W. A. Sprout U. S. N; Lieut.
c. t. Osborn, q. S. NJ; Capt. F. n. Hird.
Iowa; Ensign II. n. Bartlett, u. S. N.