The Detroit times., 1912-07-11
AMERICANS TAKE HONORS
IN lOO-METER HURDLES
At OLYMPIC GAMES
Every One Entered Wins Heat
and Chisholm Nearly Equals.
Record
STUNG BY CRITICISM
Uncle Sans Athletes Scored for
Not Using Judgment in
Races Wednesday
STUNG BY CRITICISM

STOCKHOLM, July lit was a
stolid company OF athletes that enter.
ed the stadium from the steamer Fin
land today.
The cocksureness which had mark
ed the Americans at all times since
their arrival here was missing and
had been replaced with a determine
ton that was certain to have its re-
suit in future contests. The loss of
the 5000 and 1900 metre races, the
second OF which at least had already
been chalked up TO the Americans,
was bitter disappointment and the
trainers and handlers did not omit
direct language from their criticism,
No attempt was made to rob Jackson
OF the honors due him for his victory
but II was pointed out that ii the
Americans had used judgment in
making the pace In the earlier stages
of the race either Jones or Kiyiat
would have won.
As a result OF the bitter criticism,
better work was shown by the Amer
leans right from the jump. In the
110-metre hurdles preliminary, every
American entered won his heat, and
George A. Chisholm, OF the Boston A.
A., who was not thought good enough
TO be sent as a member Of the team,
but was carried on the supplemental
list, whose expenses are being defray-
ed BY private funds, finished within
three-tenths OF second of the Olym-
pic record for the distance. His time
was Is 3-5, the best of the day. Other
Americans in the event were John j.
Heller. Martin w. Hawkins, Portland
Vaughn s. Blanchard, Boston, EDWIN
NJ Pritcherd,, John p. Nicholson, Mis-
souri,; Fred w. Kelley. Seattle; John
r. Case. University of Illinois; James
/. Wendell, Wesleyan University
The weather today Vas IIuch cooler
than at any previous time, and this
change proved beneficial to the ath-
letes. II was admitted by the man
agement today, that the Olympic will
be far from financial success. The
foreign attendance that had been ex-
pected. has failed to materialize and
the great stadium has never been
more than half filed since the o>en
ing day.
The 10,000-metre walk was, as ex-
pected. comparatively easy for the
great Canadian. Goulding, who simply
carried the entire field off its feet
From the start he set out 10 win and
10 hang up q new worlds record. The
result was never in doubt He won in
1928 rs. which was four seconds be-
low the best previous Olympic time
for the distance.
Kaiser, the only American who
qualified for the final, essayed to fI.
low Goulding's pace, with the result
that he fell Frustrated on the track
in the tenth lap There were 10 start
ers. but al the finish only four men
were still in the walking. Webb OF
England, finished second; Altamaine,
of Italy, third and Rasmussen, of
Denmark, fourth The walk was one
of the best of the meet TO date, and
stirred the small crowd to wild en-.
thusiasm
The American entrants for the Mara
thon, which will be run next Sunday.
stopped active training today and will
take only nominal exercise until the
time for the start Of the big race ar
rives. The chances of the Americans
are declared by the experts TO be very
poor and the British sharps assert
that none of them will show in the
first IL home.
However, none Of these same eX-
perts gave Johnny Hayes chance in
the London Marathon which he won
SO the Americans are not worrying.
According TO the experts, Cookery,
of Canada, and Wide. OF Sweedn. seem
TO have the best chance TO win the
relay.