The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-09


able to resist the attractions of Stock
holm. The Rev. De Courcy Laffan, a
former leading athlete in England,
thinks the English should send their
trainers to study American methods.
The trial heats of the 1900 meters
| fat race furnished nothing extremely
surprising except the double victory of
the SwedeS in the fifth heat. There
were seven heats and the two leaders
in each are to run in the final tom
row when a great race is expected
which none of today's performances
makes the American fear unless 1t is
that of A. n. S. jackson of Oxford
university, a pale greyhound style of
youth whose running was easy and
confident. The Americans displayed
better judgment in this race than in
some of the proceedings. John Paul
Jones, Oscar F. Sedlund and Walter
Mcclure were content to take sec
ond places rather than strain them
selves by hard races for first places.
Three Swedes, E. Bjorn, E. Wide
and J. Sander, may prove formidable
opponents tomorrow.
After the first heat in the 1900 meter
event, A. Hare of Great Britain de-
clared Melvin W. Sheppard had spiked
him. pushing him on to the grass while
rounding the last turn. Hare was anx-
ious to make a protest but the man
ayers of the English team declined.
The English and Americans appear de-
sirous of avoiding any clashes and are
Cured in 1900.
England Has an Easy Race.
England's four speedy dash men cap
tured the four hundred meter relay
race in the semi-f1nals of which they
were beaten yesterday by the American
runners who We're later disqualified.
Sweden was second and the German
team was disqualified.
Finland, in the javelin throwing with
either hand, took all three place.
The trial heats:
5000 meters fiat, fourth heat: A
Kolehmainen, Finland, first; H. Ncrd-
strom, Sweden, second. Fifth heat: j.
Bouin, France, first; T. Ohlsson,
Finland, third. Time. 5 minutes 5
seconds. Fifth heat: J. Seander,
Sweden, first; E. Bjorn, Sweden, sec
ond; Herbert N. Putnam, Cornell uni
onds. Sixth heat: Evon Sigel, Ger
many, first; Oscar F. Hedlund, Bos-
ton A. A, second; W. c. Moore, Eng
land. third. Seventh heat: E. Wide,
ic A A. San Francisco second; w.
Cottrill, Great Britain, third. Time, 4
minutes seconds.
400 meters relay final: England,
qualified. Javelin throwing, either
hand: Finland, first, second and
third.
1850 meters fiat. Second heat:
=
first; P. J. Baker, Great Britain, sec
ond: H. Amberger, Germany, third. |
Time, minutes IS Il seconds. Third
heat: Abel r. Kiviat, I. A c., first; |
J. Patterson, Chicago A A, third |
Time, minutes % seconds. Fourth |
heat: a. n. s. Jackson, Great Britain, !
first: John Paul Jones, Cornell uni |
University of Nebraska, third. Time, |
4 minutes % 7-1Oseconds First heat: |
Melvin w: Sheppard. I. A. A. c., first; |
L. c. Madeira, University of Pennsy1- |
third. Time, minutes 81 3-5 seconds. |
Americans Good NIudIarlzs.
Stockholm, July 9.-The fourth day
of the athletic section of the Olympic
games began in dull weather and with
rain in prospect Several thousand
enthusiasts assembled for the princi-
pal event of the morning, which was
the decision of the first three trial
heats of the 5000 meters fiat race.
Americans were we'll represented on |
the SPECTATORS benches in the stadium
and had the satisfaction of seeing two
of their men run away with two first
places. George V. Bonhag of the
Irish-Am erican A. C. gave a fine exhi-
bition in the first heat. Louis Scott
of the South Paterson Y. NJ. c. A.
took the second heat by hard work.
Garnet M. Wockof, University of
Ohio, was the only representative of
the United States in the third heat
and he was unable to finish.
Wrestling proceeded simultaneously
with the running, but slow Roadway
was made with that part of the pro-
gram. The list of competitors runs
into the hundreds and in some quar-
tiers it is said that the bouts will not
be finished until it is time to begin
again at the Olympic games to be held
in Berlin in 1916.
The principal events to be decided
this afternoon include the finals of
the javelin throwing and the 400
meters relay race, two more trial heats
in the 5000 meters fiat race, and, if
time permits all the trial heats of the
1 500 meters fiat race, for which there
is big field.
Bonhag ran the first heat of the
5, 900 meters flat race in his own way.
He easily led the field throughout ex-
cept for a brief moment in the middle
Of the race when G. N. Hull, the
went ahead during the
last mile. The result of the second
heat virtually duplicated that of the
first. The representatives of the Unit
thirds of the race, the two English
runners. E. w Hutson and c. H. Ruff
fell following close on the heels of
Louis Scott, South Paterson Y. M. G.
A., and Edward G. Fitzgerald, N. Y.
A. c. Joseph Keeper, the Canadian,
and the two Swedes, B. Modig and M.
Person, were only a short distance
away.
The real fight came early in the third !
nile, when Ruffell took the lead for a {
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