The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07
AMERICANS WIN
IN TRIAL HEATS
DREW, LfPPiSCoTT AND CRAIG
FINISH IN FRONT IN 100
METER DASH.
ONE RECORD BROKEN
HAW AIlAS SWIM
NER WEARING UNITED STATES
CoLoRs, WINS AT OLYMPIC
v
GAMES.
ONE RECORD BROKEN
BY MICHAEL j. MURPHY.
&c. Of ths American Olympie cam.

Trainer OF the american ofJ"t'S A~a"'s
STOCKHOLM, July 6.--The United
sta ties was Interested primarily in Just
two events today-the hundred and the
eight hundred meter ruas. In both our
boys made good win a vengeance *
took seventeen preliminary heats IN
the hundred meters and six a@nii"A
nais tn reduce the big fields to the SIX
men who will start III the hnai nets
tomorrow OF this number tive are
Americans and one d South African
/ am not Understanding the speed OF
Patching, of South Africa, but j IKE
The chances of Drew, Lippineott or
Craig TO beat him Had 1t not been
fer the fact that Drew strained a
muscle. in tie semi final heat, would
not hesitate to pick him - the WIN
ner.
Lipptncott. ran the fastest heat TO-
day and established a new ~oi Id
record OF ten and three fffths sec
onds. but he had more diff n the
semi final heat. Drew is naturally one
of the fastest sprinters ! ever saw,
and. If he had not made such an I'M
necessary effort in the semi ll'ia''
would be unbeatable tomorrow. Craig
did better in the semi-tinal than in
me preliminary. Lippincott is nft
quite so good. Patching seemed TO
me Ia beat the gun slightly in the
semi hnal
......,7t.... Jones; May Net Run.. 49,. .~.4
/ cannot say AZ this time whsth, or
not John Paul Joues will start IN the
final Of the eight hundred meters. by
readjustments OF heats. the semi dnai
in this event will be run tomorrow
and the final OH Monday. Jones woA
his heat today without even persp'r-
ing He may run tomorrow. There
are eighteen men in the semi finals
of the eight hundred meters, eight OF
whom are Americans, There are Just
two of our opponents who give me- any
concern. They are Lunghi, of Italy,
and Braun, Of Germany. Ho yever.
neither ran in very impressive fctin
today. and l think we will via the
event without Jones. who should nave
some rest for the fifteen hundred me-
ters On Tuesday and Wednesday, III
which we shall have more trouble to
win.
OF our heat winners today Jones
and Davenport won easily. while sfep-
pard loafed ell the way.
America has reason to be proud OF
what her runners did today. They
did even better than ! anticipated, and
IT, the rest of the team does as well,
we will score heavily all week.
Summary OF Events.
1oo-Metre Race. (ios.s Yardsl--
Olympic record 10 40 seconds. Two
men In each heat to qualify.
First Heat--Won by Luther. Swe-
den. by default.
secoad Heat--Wop- by Moller.
Sweden. second. Szalni. Hungary.
Time II la seconds.
Third Heat--Won by Courtney.
United States: second. Kankovich,
Hungary. Time II seconds.
Fourth Heat-Won by Rice. Eng
land. second. Sruedmark. Sweden.
Time y seconds.
Fifth Heat-Wop by Darcy, Eng
land; second. Povey. South Africa.
Time l. La seconds.
Sixth Heat--Won by Rnu. Ger
many; second. Racz, Hungary. Time
II Ia seconds,
seYenth -Heat--Won by Stewart.
Australia; second. Aciter, Belgium.
Tiyle / seconds.
Eighth Heat---won by I4,ndberg.
Sweden; second. vygoda. Bohemia,
Time II as sceonds
Ninth Neat---won BY Meyer. United
States; second, Ginsesholz. Time II
s-io seconds,
Tenih Heat~Won by Jacobs. Eng
land.s second, Wilson. United States,
rine 10 4-b senonda.
Eleventh Hcat~-Won by Heiate,
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