Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-08
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in the S00-metre fiat race. Six runners
of the eight who will toe the mark in
the final struggle We're more than they
had cared to hope for. j. f.. Merideth,
Mercerburg A. c., lead the running
throughout the first heat J. l.. TAFT
of Ontario worked hard for 500 meters,
keeping close second. but lost on the
home stretch and finished fifth. Eight
started in the heat, the three Britishers
bringing up the rear.
Eight also started in the second
heat Ira n. Davenport. University of
Chicago; II. w. Holden, Bates College:
f. Bjorn, Sweden, each taking the lead
in that order. This was a splendid
race. The field was well punched The
two Latins e. Lunghi, Italy and r.
Cortesao. Portugal sprinted in the
first half The strength of the Portu-
guese was not equal to his ambition.
however. and he soon fell into thu
rear. The Italian also could not keep
up the pace in the last stretch. G. NJ.
Brock. Ontario and E. ]. Henley. Eng
land. completed the squad. John Paul
Jones. Cornell. being reserved for the
1900 meter race did not appear in this
liminary heats of the 10000 metres fiat
race competed final
The Pentathlon was won by James
Thorp, Carlisle Indian school. six
points. second, f. r. Bic. Norway, Is
points; Avery Brundage. Chicago A.
A. and Frank Lukeman. Quebec, tied
with "a points. Brundage being placed
third; James J. Donoghue. Los Angeles
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sity of Chicago 20 points.
Thorp's record in the order of the
events was as follows: Running
broad jump. metres. centimeters:
throwing the javelin So meters: 200
meters fiat. % seconds, throwing the
discus, 80 meters, 81 centmeters. 1900
meters fiat. Minis. "A secs.
Eighteen competitors participated in
this event, including four Americans.
All of the Americans remained to the
last contest. competing in all.
The records of the other contestants
were: Running broad jump-Bie s.S5
meters, Brundage. 6.5s; Lukeman. 6.45;
Donoghue. $50; Menaul. $40.
Throwing the javelin-Bie. 4s.46
meters; Brundage 1885: Lukeman.
$500: Donoghue. 3S.2s: Menaul, 1855.
Throwing the discus-Bie. 31,7s
meters: Brundage 3472: Lukeman.
80 26: DouoRhue. 29.ea: Menaul. 313s.
200 meters flat-Bie 23t seconds. Brun-
dage "a Is seconds; Lukeman % is Sec
onds: Donoghue % seconds: Menual SO
seconds.
1900 meters fiat-Menual second, Dom
oghue third Times not given.
10000 meters fiat-First heath. Koleh-
Manitoba. second: G. Houet. France,
third: J. FAKE. Sweden, fourth: e. Clio
yer. England. fifth. Time, 80 minutes. ~
seconds.
Second heat-L Richardson. South At
riea. first: Louis Tewanaina, Carlisle In
dian school. second: II. Karlsson. Swe-
den. third: A. Stenroos. Finland, fourth:
A. Orlando. Italy fifth. Time, 30 min
utes. 30 $40 seconds.
Third heat-T Koelhmainen. Finland.
first: w. Scott. England second; Louis
Scott. South Paterson Y. NJ. C. A., third
Time, "a minutes, IL AS seconds.
semi-final. 800 meters-First heat, J. f.
Meredith. Mercersburg Academy, first;
Hans Braun. Germany second: Melvin
w. Sheppard. l. A. A c.. third; Herbert
NJ. Putnam, Cornell University. fourth.
Time, / minute As 2-5 seconds.
Second heat-G. NJ. Brock. Ontario.
first; C. S. Edmundson, Seattle A. A,
second. d. S. Caldwell, Massachusetts,
Agricultural College, third: Ira n. Dav-
export. University of Chicago. fourth.
Time, / minute. SIS ITO seconds.
100 meters, final-R. C. Craig, Detroit.
first: A. T. Meyer. |. A. A. c., second;
D. F. Lippincott. University of Pennsyl-
valia, third. Time. 10 AS seconds.
100 meters swimming. free style. semi
fnaI-First heat. Bretting, Germany,
first: Longworth, Australia. second;
Hardwich. Australia, third. Time. l min
ute. lis seconds. a
Second 'heat-Duke Kahanamoku, Ha-
wall. first; Ramme Germany. second;
Ritter. Germany. third Time, 1 minute.
3 As seconds.
Third heat-Kenneth Huszagh Chicago
A. A., first Perry McGillivray. Illinois
A. A.. second: Healy. Australia. third.
Time, 1 minute 10 seconds.
In the running high jump the six
Americans who qualified for the finals
are: J. O. tombstone Boston A. A.
Egon K. Erickson, Mott Haven; Har-
nv j. Crumpet. N. Y, A. c.; George
l.. HORNE Leland Stanford Univer-
sity: James Thorp, Carlisle Indian
school. and Almon w. Richards.
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