The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-08

To the great chagrin of American
spectators at the Olympic games to-
day, the Yankee quartet in the 400
meter relay race was disqualified be-
cause f. V. Belote of the Chicago
Athletic association in passing Glenn
ent p. Wilson of Coe college at the
second relay of the semi-final,
! changed the stick out of bounds
The disappointment was the greater
| because Cooke of Cleveland led W. r.
Applegarth, the last runner Of the
British team, by ten feet at the fin
| ish and because the time-42 1-5 sec
onds, best of the meeting for the
event-showed that the United States
stood a great chance to win the race
in the finals. AS it is, Great Britain
will take the American place. West
erners cheered Justify when Richards
of Brigham Young university took
first place and HORNE of Leland Stan
ford took theird place in the running
high jump. Richards mark was 1913
centimeters.
There is considerable feeling by the
German team over the fiasco of last
night in the 100 meters swim, free STYLE
Bretting took the heat in the semi
finals so that the Germans considered
it was their victory and were not
pleased when it was announced today
that the semi-finals would be swum
over with the Americans participating.
They think the manager of the Amerf-
can team was careless in failing 20
nave his men ready and Jnat MS pro-
test was not justified.
The u. s., Germany and Australia,
whose men are engaged in the contest,
are to decide on date. The American
jurymen decline to say whether the
vote on swimming the even again was
unanimous.
Worlds Record Made.
A worlds record was created by J.
E. Meredith, of the Mercersburg acad-
emy, in the final of 500 meters fat
race His time of 1 minute 81 30 sec
onds beats that made by Melvin w.
Sheppard at London in 1908, 1 minute
81 1-5 second. Sheppard and Daven-
port, with 1 minute 81 seconds, both
also beat the standing record.
Today's opening of the games was a
comparatively quiet one, but 10000
spectators were on the field. The stand
and Benjamin w. Adams, both of ".
Y. A. A. captured second and third
places, gave occasion for the raising
of two American flags on the STATS
at the end of the stadium. Both men
will be awarded gold medals which are
offered to all jumpers doing more than
5 meters 10 centimetres.
c. Tzicklitiras, a Greek, was first
in this event with meters 81 centime-I
tres. Leo Coehing, Mohawk A c., tied
with a Swedish competitor for fifth
place with meters IA centimeters; r.
L. Byrd. Adrian college, was with 3
meters IL centrimenters; Maranda of
Canada, was seventeenth with 2 meters
9S centimeters.
In the first heat of the 10000 meters
walking, Ray Goulding of Ontario. and
F. J. Webb. England, led from start
to finish. The Americans, Edmund
Denz. Mohawk A. c., and Samuel
Schwartz, New York city, unattached,
were outclassed. Goulding won by so
yards The first five in each heat OF
this event are qualified to walk In the
final
American Runners Disqualified.
The disqualification of the American
quartette in the semi finals of the 400
meter relay race after defeating Great
Britain's team in AZ Is seconds was
disappointment to their friends. In
the trial heats the majority of the
teams were scratched and consequently
the u. s., Canada, Great Britain and
Sweden had walkovers owing to the
absence of their opponents. The Amer
ican runners were Ira Courtney, Seat
tie A. c., r. v. Belote, Chicago A. A.,
Clement p Wilson, Coe college, and
Carl c. Cooke, Cleveland A. c.
Performances by fair haired Norweg-
lar and Finnish women gymnasts who
carried out evolutions on the field.
swung on ropes and jumped bars made