Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-07-10
ENGLAND WON The RELAY
CLOSE FINISH BETWEEN ENG.
LAND AND GERNiANY, FUR
NISHED EXCITEMENT.
Foreigners SHOW FORM
Five Acricans QUE flied In the Trial
Heats of the 800 Meter Race
Yesterday

STOCKHOLM. July 9.--There was
every prospect this morning of quiet
day at the Olympic games. the only
finals on the program being the 400
meter relay flat race and throwing
the invelin, right and left handed both
of which numbers OF the old school
athletes regard AZ fancy features The
curtain fell this afternoon, however.
on several thrills almost at the same
moment.
The relay race proved a sensation.
The finish between Great Britain and
Germany was so close that II looked
like n dead heat The Engllshman,
Applegarth. undoubtedly was "A few
inches ahead of the German. but to
make assurance doubly sure, the COM
mittee felt compelled to disqualify
theGerman team as they did the Am
erican team yesterday.
Finland Scored Heavy.
Contingents of the northern nations
which had the javelin contest all to
themselves were immensely excited
when the Finlanders won that event
in one, two, three order. Not only
did the FinHnders have the satisfac-
tion OF being the only people except
y
ers for triple victory, but they sue
ceeded In breaking two worlds rec
ords
The Finanders would like to com
pete as an Independent nation, as
would also the Hungarians, but the in
ternational committee has decided that
they have no flag of their own The
best that could be done was to raise
three Russian flags, displaying the
word Finland" beneath them.
American Qualified.
Seven preliminary heats in the !. 500
meters flat race furnished good eXhi-
btons. The spectators failed to un-
derstand that the competitors, who
knew their business best, were not
running to win races, but merely for
place in the finals. This caused lot
of comment A lot of Americans In
Guiding Sheppard, Taber, Jones and
Hedlund and Mcclure, qualified for
the final, totaling up one half the
number Of runners who will compete.
The most interesting feature Of the
heats was the contest between the
Oxonian Jackson, and Cornells best
man, John Paul Jones Jackson won
with apparent ease and seems to be
1t is genearlly considered that Jones
may have been striving only for
place. on the form all the men
showed today, Jackson is the favorite
for the final.
Frcno hman Looked Good.
The Frenchman, Bouin, who gave
the cleanest and easiest exhibition OF
distance running yet seen at the Olym
pic, Is likely to make great battle
of 1t with Kohlmainen In the final
heat of the 5000 meters. George V.
Bonhag, Irish American A. c. and
Louis Scott, Of the South Patterson
Y. NJ. c. A. who finished first In the
first and second heats, respectively
also are to be reckoned with in this
ecent.
In the last heat of the 1900 meters
the American, McCurdy, made a brave
attempt to win, but human endurance
has it's limits and when he rolled in
the grass almso twithln reach of sec
ond place-and the race for second
was the only competition in the last
event--he had the sympathy Of every
spectator.
Arranged Compromise.
The committee arranged n compro-
mise in the matter of the semi-finals
of the 100 meters swimming compe-
tition. which attempt was taken I'm a
sportsmanship spirit. The Americans
by a Misunderstanding, had failed to
appear for the semi-flnals of this ey-
ent, which was contested Sunday. The
international jury decided this morn
ing that an exhibition of three Amer
leans. Duke Kahanamoku, Kenneth
Huszakh, Chicago A. A, and Perry
McGlllyray, Illinois A. c. and Massa
Of Italy. should be swum this evening
and II the beat the arbitrary standard
of a minute, six and one-fifth sec
onds. the first two men should quail
ify for the final
The Hawaiian Kahanamoku was
easily first in one minute, two and two
fifths seconds which equals the world
record. which he made in his trial
heat He led all the way. Haszagh
beat McGillyray by few feet and
qualified for the final.
There has been some criticism whe-
ther the Hawaiian should compete as
an American, but 1t was pointed out
that he is exactly in the same position
as the Indian Rail, who for years rep
resented England in cricket.
The great interest In the meeting
tomorrow centers in the zoo meters
dash, when the American sprinters
will meet tho hope Of the English
men, Appilegarth. Drew Is stlll suf-