The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-07-06
RALPH CRAIG, OF
DETROIT, ,ANDOTHERS
SPEEDY At OIL LYMP|C
Five Qualify for Finals il
lOO-Metre Dash to Be Held
Tomorrow
RECORD is SHATTERED
Lippincott Reduces 100-Meter
Mark From 10 40 to 10 3-5
Seconds
RECORD IS sHATTERED

STOCKHOLM. July g. ~ Aftsr
watching the Americans perform "a
the opening eyents OF the Olympic
games here today the vast audiences
conceded the honors Of the meet %
the athletes from Yankee land. IuezK
work was a revelation to the major
ity Of the spectators and when the
events concluded fve OF the visiting
oversee contestants had qualified Tor
the finals in the 100-meter dash to b
held tomorrow.
Donald +. Lippincott, OF the UNI
versity OF Pennsylvania. was the hero
OF the day. He hung up q new OIym-
pic record for the l0O-meter distance
of 10 3-5 seconds. This equals the
worlds record and SO easily did the
American win that IL was generally
believed he would be returned the III
innate victor In tomorrow's final con-
tests.
The fve Americans who qualified
for the final struggle tomorrow were
Lippincott, #. Y. Belote. Of the Chi
cago A. A.; Howard p. Drew. 81
Springfield. Mass high school: Aiya'l
T.. Meyer, Irish.American Athletic
club. whose expenses were paid ~
|, his club xftor he had been passed
over the Olympic conimissicn, and
Ralph e. Craig. OF the Detroit y. ~
Q. A.
| 1m5rfcans showed rneff cH11Df67
In the preliminary events In the
Olympic games here today Nine
Representatives OF the United States
qualified in the 100 metre dash and
eight In the 500 metre run. In addi-
tion the only Olympic record that was
broken was shattered by an American,
Donald r. Lippincott, OF the Uni
lversity of Pennsylvania, who reduced
the Olympic mark for 100 metres
from 10 As seconds to 10 3-5 seconds.
The following qualified for the 100
metre contests:
J. Ira Courtney. Seattle A. c.; Alvah
It. Meyer. Irish-American Athletic
club; Clement p. Wilson, Coe college;
F. Y. Belote. Chicago A. A.; p g.
Gerhardt. Olympic A G, San Fran
cisco; Rupert b. Thomas, Princeton;
Howard p. Drew, Springfield, high
school: Donald f. Lippincott. Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania, and Ralph q
Craig, Detroit Y. M. @. A.
For the 500 metre run the follow
Ing were returned yictors In their
Qualifying heats:
David 8. Caldwell, Massachusetts,
Agricultural college: Herbert N. Put
nam, Cornell university: John Paul
Jones, Cornell university; Clarence 8.
Edmundson, Seattle A. A.; Ira N. Dav-
export, University OF Chicago; Har.
land w. Holden. Bates college; Nal
vim w. Sheppard, l. A A. c., and
James Il. Meredith, Of MorcernburR
academy.
There was a pistol shot 10
the stadium at IL a. m. today
and the international Olympic
games formally were opened. The
contests were scheduled for two
weeks From the Royal box at one
end OF the enclosure King Gustav per-
sonally greeted the three thousand
athletes as they marched past him.
five bands enlivening the procession
with medley OF national airs Tween
ty-six nations were represented and
the Americans had fourth place IN tho
line of march, yielding precedence
through courtesy TO the Scandinavian.
The initial contest was the javelin
throwing. fve nations competing.
While this was on, the hsralds an
nounced the first twenty-one heats OF
the one hundred meter dash. the
finals OF this race will be run or to
morrow and the Americans were GER
tain that they would cinch the victory
either with Clement p. Wilson. OF Coe
College, Iowa, or Howard p. Drew.
the Negro runner or the Springfield,
Mass, high school. The Yankees most
feared patching. sprlnter from South
Africa.
The prowess OF the Americans
was shown when in II preliminary
hundred metre contests nine Ameri-
cans came home In front
As was expected. Sweden retained
the honors for throwing the iavelIn,
Lemaing, the local crack, winning
easily with throw Of 6Sh yards.
new worlds record.
The opening OF the games was wit
messed by a crowd Of $4,000 people.
the majority OF the foreign visitors Be.
ing Americans A. .