The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-10
SHOWING BY
YANKEE ATHLETES
Lost Two of the Principal
Racing Events, but Won
the Hammer Throw.
National News Association


STOCKHOLM, July 10-American
athletes today lost two of the run
ming ace in the Olympic contests,
the final in the 1,500 and the final in
the 5000 meter run. However, these
defeats were tempered by the victory
in h 16-pound shotput, when Pat
rick Mcdonald, a New York police
man, broke the Olympic record by
hurting the iron ball so feet. All the
Yankee athletes taking part in the
200 meter race qualified for the semi
finals. n. S. aJckson, of England, won
the final in the 1900 meter event,
breaking the Olympic record by 3 .3-5
seconds.
The 5000 meter record was won by
a representative of. Finland.
Summary of yesterdays results:
The 1900 Meter Flat Race-First
heat: Melvin w. Sheppard, l. A. A.
c., first; L. C. Madeira Ill, University
of Pennsylvania, second; A. Hare,
Great Britain, third. Time-0:47 3-5.
Second Heat-Norman S. Tabor,
Brown University, first; P. J. aBker,
Great Britain, second; G. Amberger,
German, third. Time-0:4:25k.
Third Heat-Abel R. Kiviat, l. A. A.
c., first; H. A. Arnaud, France, Sec
ond; N. J. Patterson. Chicago A. A,
third. Time-0:4:45 %.
Fourth Heat-A. N. S. Jackson,
Great Britain, first; John Paul Jones,
Cornell University, second; Lewis r.
Anderson, University of Nebraska.
third. Time-0:4:21 ITO.
Fifth Heat. lander. Sweden, first;
f. Bjorn, Sweden, second; Herbert n.
Putnam, Cornell University, third.
Time-0:4:51a.
Sixth Heat-Evon Sigel. Germany,
first, Oscar F. Hedlund, Boston A. A,
second; w. Moore, England, third.
Time-0:4:9 80.
Seventh Heat-E. Wide, Sweden,
first; Walter Mcclure, Olympic A. A,
San Francisco, second; w. Cottrill,
Great Britain, third. Time-:0:4:6.
The 5000 Meter Flat Race-First
heat; George V. Bonhag, I. A. A. c.,
first; A. D~ecoteau, Canada, second;
F. N. Hibbins, England, third. Time
O:15:22 3-5.
Second Heat-Louis Scott, South
Paterson Y. M. C. A, first; Joseph
Keeper, Manitoba, second; E. w. Hut
On. England, third. Time-0:15:23R.
Third Heath. Karlsson, Sweden,
first; E. Glover, England, second; G.
H. A. Porter, England, third. Time
O:15:34 3-5.
Fourth Heat-A. Kohehmainen, Fin
land, first; H. Nordstrom, Sweden, sec
ond: Tel S. Bema, Cornell, third.
Fifth Heat. Bouin, France, first;
T. Ohlsson, Sweden, second; F. w.
John Johansson, Finland, third. Time
-O:15:5.
The 100 meter swimming, back
stroke, for men-First heat, Harry J.
Hebner, United States, first; o. Gross,
Germany, second; time, O:1:21; Sec
ond heat, O. Fair, Germany, first; J.
Wenk. Hungary, second; time, O:1:22;
third heat, A. Barongi, Hungary, first;
P. Kellner, Germany, second; time,
O:1:22.
The 100 meter swimming, free style,
for women fourth heat, Miss Fanny
Durach, Australia, first; time, Oils
4-5; record for women
The 1900 meter swimming, free
style, for men, semi-fnal: first heat
G. r. Hodgson, Canada, first; J. @
Hatfield, Great Britain. second; Hard
wick, Australia, third; time, O:22:26;
second heat, Lastorres, Australia, first;
Foster, Great Britain, second; time
0:23:4-5.
Bicycle racing, around Lake Malar
200 miles, held July Z: Swedish team
first; British second; American third
Individual prizes: Lewis, South Africa,
first; Grutt, England, second: Carl
Schultz, Kansas City, Representing
ST. Louis Cycling Club third.
The 400 meter relay race: final, Eng
land, first: Sweden second; Germany
disqualified.
Javelin throwing, either hand, Fin
land, first, second and third.