New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-12

Stockholm sweden. July II. - The
United States now leads the combined
nations Of the world in track and field
sports at the Olympic games. The Amer
lean athletes added sixteen points to
their total before "A big crowd in the
stadium here to-day, and the score now
reads 20 points TO ~ for all other Coun-
tries. 4 clean sweep in the pole vault,
with first and second place in the 200
metre dash and l6-pound shot, accounts
for the sixteen points credited To tho
United States to-day. In the 1000
metre walk won by George Goulding, Of
Canada. the Americans failed to score
point, as Kaiser. their only represent
ative. found the pace too fast. and re
tired after two miles.
Ralph c. Craig. Of Detroit. won the
200 metre dash after a stirring and bit
ter struggle with n. F. Lippincott. Of the
University Of Pennsylvania. in the fast
time Of 2l 10 seconds. which was only
bare fraction under the Olympic record
for the distance. Applegarth, the Eng
lish sprinter. made bold fight. but had
10 be content with third place. Craig Is
now the only dual winner for the Ameri-
can team. as he raced to victory in the
lOO-metre dash last Sunday.
Wright Beaten in Polo Vault.
Mark S. Wright OF Dartmouth, holder
of the worlds record Of 13 feet 2la
inches, was beaten in the pole vault by
Harry S. Babcock. Of Columbia Uni
versity. the intercollegiate champion OF
1911. II was a clean. sweep for the
United States, however. as Wright tied
for second place with Frank Il. Nelson.
OF Yale. at 3 metres 50 centimetres, n
fraction Of over II feet 10 inches. The
Americans in the stand cheered
wildly. and were Joined by many others
in the crowd as the Stars and Stripes
again noated from three hagpoles over
the tower.
Babcock won with vault of metres
90 centimctrcs. or II feet 1lh inches.
He then tried to better the worlds rec
ord. but failed. He hit the bar on his
first trial. and did not rise cleanly on
the next two, being completely exhausted
from the strain of the competition.
Ralph Rose. the California giant,
turned the tables on Babe" Mcdonald,
one OF New Yorks finest on the traffic
squad, In the sixteen pound shot-put
with both hands. Mcdonald, 1t will be
remembered. won the competition for
the nut with the best hand on Wedncs-
dav. but Rose proved the stronger to-
day. and won with an aggregate put Of
80 feet 5h inches. The official figures
for both men were: Rosc-Right hand,
40 96 feet; left hand, 32.57 feet. McDon-
albright hand. 49.47 feet; left hand,
40.S4 feet.
Five Out of Six in Hurdle Race.
In the trial heats OF the 11O-metre
hurdle race five of the six men who
qualified were Americans. as follows:
John 7. Nicholson, of the University II
Missouri: Martin w. Hawkins, of cali
fornia; James Wendell, of the New .crk
Athletic club; F. w Kelley, of the Seat
tie Athletic Association, and John r.
Case Of the University Of Illinois.
Kenneth Powell. the English flyer,
beat John j. Eller, jr, OF the Irish Amer
lean Athletic Club, in the first of the
semi final heats. and is counted on TO
give the Americans a hard fight in the
finals. as he Is a clean. strong hurdler.
Few Thrills for the Day.
With few surprises and everything in
which the United States was interested
going according to slate. the day fur
nished no thrills. except for a small
Italian crowd when their flag went up
for the finals in mems gymnastics with
the Hungarian and British colors be-
meath It. Teams from Russia and Lux
embourg also competed. the five giving
an exhibition on the horizontal and par
allel bars and jumping horses which
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