Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-07-11
Jan epoch making RACE.
I,NGLISliNhN BROKE RECORD ~
MOST SENSATIONAL RACE
OF MEET.
MANY RECORDS BROKEN
American Men Took All Three place.
Ia the shot Put, breaking
Ncrld's Record.

STOCKHOLM, July l0.-l'lnals IN
six events were completed at the
/ Olympic games today and Of the 30
points the United states scored 10,
/ England 60, Germany 6, Canada 3,
/ Australia 3, Finland 3 and France 2.
The United States and Germany had
the honor 0f making "A clean sweep lp
/ the weight putting and 200 metres
swimming, back stroke, respectively.
England won the greatest race of tho
] Olympic so far--the 1900 metres run
In which the OXOnlan, Jackson broke
the record by more than six seconds.
Finland won the 5000 metres run In a
splendid struggle against France,
while the Canadian, llodgsOn, brought
glory 10 the Dominion by his victory
in the 1900 metres swimming contest
in which he hung up three records.
TWO Great Races.
/ Perhaps never before have there
been two such contests at the 5000
metre and the 1900 metre runs on the
same day. In the latter II was D.
Bruolling contest from start to finish,
Abel II. Kiyiat and Norman $. Taber,
the American representatives, came IN
10 the stretch together. Jackson all
the way around the last lap ran at a
/ terrific pace, passing four men In or
! der to get up with the leaders. With
/ kiXiat slightly in advance, ten yards
from the tape, Jackson fairly leaped
! ahead and fell exhausted into the
arms OF his friends. So close was the
race for second place between kiyiat
and Taber that the judges reserved
| their decisions until a photograph OF
the finish was developed before an
nouncing the second third men.
The 5000 metres contest practically
was n two-man race between the Fin
TX Kohlmainen--and the Frenchman-
Bouin. They finished 100 yards ahead
Of Hudson of England who beat out
George V. Bonhag, Irish American A.
.C by foot for third. Kohlmaincn
won first by a bare yard.
Americans Disappointed.
There is no denying that the Amerl-
can family party lodging aboard the
ship Finland are disappointed tonight.
The optimistic expectations OF tho
Americans suffered two hard revcrses.
Britain and the United States must
wave their traditional monopoly Of
field sports since other nationallties
have set themselves seriously to dem
onstrate that they are possessed Of
rs much muscle and endurance as the
pioneers in field athletics, and that tho
only difference Is that they came into
the game later.
The two calamites under consider
alton, so far as the Americans are con-
cerned, befell them in the matter of
distance running, and seemed to show
what British sportsmen have always
contended, that however unconquer-
able Americans may be in perform
ances requiring quickness, they are apt
to meet their superiors when it comes
to the test of endurance.
Was Popular Victory.
With such men as Kiviat. Jones,
Sheppard and Taber in the 1900 metre
event, Americans had every reason to
be hopeful, but the oxford represen-
tatiVe, Jackson, who comes of a ia
nous athletic family, although he does
not look the part, proved to have the
necessary stoutness of heart and speed
to carry him past flying field and
win the race for England. His achive-
ment will be well remembered as long
as racing is talked about. His vic
tory moreover. was popular because of
his modest popularity.
The meeting shows that the veterans
must be reconciled to the younger men
taking their places.
Rose Was Defeated.
Ralph Rose, former olympic win
ner and record holder, had to take sec
ond place to +. ]. Mcdonald at put
ting the shot (best hand) in which
the winner established a new record
of approximately so feet inches At
that Rose tied the old record with a /
put of FRICTION over so feet.
Everything considered the United
States had a successful day. Three
American flags went up for the shot
put.
In the evening the Hawaiian, Kaha- |
namoku, easily outswam the world. /.
incidentally, Lieutenant Patton, tho
only American officer of the AZ con- /
testants in the fencing contest, out /
pointed the champion Of the French .
army at fencing and the Freedman is |
reputed to be the best in the world /
at this diversion.
Patton probably will be among the
first half dozen when the final score
is made up.
The games certainly are justlfyin3 /
the ideals of their founders: gentle
men Of all natlonalities are here COM
peting as gentlemen. There have been
a few minor disputes, as is bound to
be the case in hotly fought sports, but
they were the merest ripples on tho
big ocean of good fellowship and
Whenever technicalities arise, the
general spirit Of all the nations is
after you. sir" This is particularly l.
true Of the Swedish hosts. whenever
a noint ia given then on "A tarhni-