Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-12

ora OF LOO Ieet anu One-tHlrQ lnCneS
made by the American. Sheridan, Ii
1906, but also the worlds record o
145 feet 9h inches, established b,
James H. Duncan, at Celtic Park
New York, on June 2 this year. r
L. Byrd's throw of AZ meters 80 cen
timeters QSS feet 99s inches) an
James H. Duncan's throw OF AZ me
tiers % centimeters Obs feet 50
inches), also lowered the standinl
Olympic record.
Nine Americans Quality.
The first try-outs in the 400 meter
fiat ace were largely formalities. Il
several of the heats there were onl.
two entries and what races Their
were usually occurred between thu
second and third man. Canada, tn,
United States and England had goot
brushes in the eleven and twelfth
heats. The failure of G. R. L. Ander
son, England. to gain a place in th'
first heat was a great disappoint
ment to the Englishmen. The frs
and second in each trial heat quali1e,
for the semi-inals.
The nine members of the American
team who secured places in the semi
finals were: James M. Rosenberger
/. A. A. c.; Melvin w. Sheppard. I
A. A. c.; Jmase E. Meredith, MERGERS
burg Academy; Donald B. Young
Boston A. A.; Harold B. Huff, Uni
versity of Michigan; Edward F. Lind
berg, Chicago A. A; Clarence S. Ed
,a,,Nlr>-a O1o%fI4 T-n NJ noUt
export, University of Chicago, anc
Charles D. Reidpath, Syracuse Uni
versity. England secured six repre-
sentatives In the semi-f1nals, Sweden
FIVE; France and Norway, two each
while South Africa. Italy, Germany
Japan and Hungary were all repre-.
sented.
No attempt was made to run fast
IN the heats where only two men
and it was noticeable tina,
Sheppard and e. E. Haley, England
who ran a dead heat in the second
heat, merely covered the course at a
log trot, taking Sc 3-5 seconds to
cover the 400 meters.
Army Officers Please Crowd.
The appearance of the army officers
the arena for the cr~oss-country run
of about 1000 meters (nearly two
miles and a half clad in regulation
running clothes, the Swedes wearing
the light blue pants which make all
heir athletes conspicuous, proved the
of the military. They
we're greeted by round after round
# hearty applause, and had to pose
several positions for their photo
graph before the race could be
The men were sent off at intervals
# one minute. The officers started
n front of the royal box. They ran
third of a lap round the track and
hen disappeared through the en-
rance. There were 20 starters, 10
# them Swedes, 8 British, 3 Russians,
French, . Danes, 1 American and
Austrian.
Cheer American Oflcer.
Lieutenant George S. Patton, jr.,
States army, a tall, slim, fair
nan, tool the regulation Splinter s
start. He got off more like a run
Ter than most of the starters, and
vas given a hearty cheer. He was
he ninth to be sent off.
The first four officers to start re-
the stadium in the following
rider: Brule. France; Godfree, Eng
and; Bernhard, Austria, and
,tranne, Sweden. Then came Haag-
'trom, a Swede; Jolder. a Dane, and
Nersaell, a Swede, in order, but
Ourant, England, who started fifty,
eighth.
Patton Faint at Finish.
Lieutenant Patton had a lead of
.wenty yards in front of Asbrink,
sweden. when he reentered the
stadium, but lost ground in the last
yards, and finished tenth. The
Swedish officer. who had started
.enth, passed him two yards from
he tape. Lieutenant Patton threw
himself and fell, almost faint
ng, on the grass at the finish. After
1 few minutes he was able to walk
off, holding the arm of a friend.
The remainder of the officers re-
the stadium practically in
their starting order, but Lilliehook,
Sweden, passed Hohenthal. Russia,
on the home stretch.
Sweden Wins Three Places.
are reckoned according to
the lowest number of points made by
them in the whole of the five events
The first in each event isAcrediteC
one, the second with two, etc.
When the announcement of the re.
suit of the modern pentathlon wal
made and three Swedish flags rose a.
the same moment to the top of thu
hagstaffs at the end of the stadium
the whole assembly of $4,000 people
rose to their feet, uncovered theii
heads and sang the Swedish nationa
anthem. Then with a mighty roal
they gave three cheers for the win
while the American competitor
an American yell followed b,
Sweden three times, after which
the Swedes applauded Lieutenan'
Patton.
In the 1900 meters team ace thu
first heat was won by the Unite(
States team, consisting of bel r
Kiviat, 1. A. A. c.; Tel S. Berna
Cornell University; Norman S. Taber
University; Louis Scott, Soutl
Paterson Y. NJ. C. A., and George V
Bonhag, I. A. A. c., but II. Kohleh
mainen, Finland, came in first. TIL
American team. had four out of th,
give men in the race.
There was a splendid fight between
Kolehmainen and Kiyiat. who 70