The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19
AMERICANS LEAD
At STOCKHOLM
Olympic Games at Stockholm Continue
with United States in Front.
Win 2fs Team Contests.

Stockholm, July 15.-The standing
tonight OF the various teams in all the
events OF the Olympic is as follows:
United States. 2lS; Sweden, &C;
Great Britain, &c; Finland, 46; Ger
many, "a; France, "a; South Africa,
1e; Denmark, IA; Italy. 1S; Canada,
10; Australia, 13; Belgium, IL; Nor
way, 10: Hungary. s; Russia 5; Greece
4; Austria. 4. Holland. T.
In the track and field events the
final standing is:
United States, S5: Finland, q;
swaden, "a; Great Britain, IA; Can
ada, Z; South Africa 3; France, 4
Germany, 4; Greece, 4 Norway, 2;
Hungary, l. Italy, l.
James Thorpe of the Carlyle Indian
school proved himself easily the great
est all round athlete in the world in
the Decathlon. which provided va
riety of tests OF speed, strength and
quickness, while Eugene L. Mercer,
University of Pennsylvania, George w.
Philbrook, Notre Dame and Jas. j.
Donoghue, Los Angeles A. " were
prominent in the second class.
American quarter-milers ran away
with the 1900 metres relay as pre-
dicted, Sheppard, Lindaberg, Mere
dith and Reidpath, showing their heels
to their rivals
Two events have occurred which
cast shadow on the Olympic games,
who ran in the marathon died today
from sunstroke, and Lieut.. Lawrence,
q British officer OF the 18th Hnssars.
The Portuguese runner F. Lazare.
was thrown into ditch In the mile
competition, suffering concussion OF
the braing and other injuries.
Presentations of the prizes at FIVE
o'clock this afternoon was a spectacle
nearly as thrilling as opening eere-
monies.
The athletes and gymnasts and Of
ficers of the various nations who COM
peted in the military events were in
uniforms while the women prize win
ners we're yariously attired.
The king conferred on the winners
Of each first prizes an oakwIeath, a
gold medal to members Of the second
group and Prince Charles Brofkeg.
handed medals TO the third group
Through a megaphone was called the
name OF each, who then stepped for
ward TO receive his prize
The Americans headed tie parade.
Colonel Robert n. Thompscl presi.
dent of the New York Athletic clue,
silk hated in the front rank
King Gustav, in gray frock coat.
mounted the rostrum behind which
were the tables loaded with trophies.
wreaths and medals.
The Indian, Thorpe. was honored
with huge bronze trophy so large
he could hardly carry it away.
The final score of the Decanthlon
was as follows:
James Thorpe Carlisle Indian school
SAP out Of possible 10000 points.
H. Wieslander, Sweden, 1924; G. Lom-
berg, Sweden, 7.4lS; J. Holmer. swe-
den. 7.S47; Jas. J. Donoghue. Los An
geles. A. C.. 1888, Eugene /. Mercer.
University of Pennsylvania. 7,4O4.
In the military riding competition
three of the five events are finished.
They are distance ride of "a miles,
cross country ride three miles, indi-
Yidual steeplechase
The standing up to date is
Germany. 80 points; Sweden S9S5:
United States, S5.62; France, 1928;
Belgium. 1854; England. 5749. Dem
mark 25.69
OF the American team, Lieutenant
Ben Lear, Fifteenth Cavalry, and
Lieutenant John C. Montgomery, Sew
enth Cavalry, are in the first class with
two Swedes, Three Germans and two
French officers. all having scored 80
points. Lieutenant r. +. Graham
Fifteenth U 5. Cavalry. has scored
29.62 points and stands 18th and Cap
tain Guy V Henry, Fourteenth Cavalry
has scored 20.46 points and stands
fourteenth. There are 19 competitors