The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-10
SEVERAL THRILLS
MARK FOURTH DAY
OF OLYMPIC GAMES
Sensational Finish Between
Great Britain and Ger
many in Relay Race
TWO WORLD RECORDS
MADE BY FINNS
Oxonian Fast Man Easily Outdistances
CornelPs Crack-Muddle Over
Swimming Semi-Finals Is
Amicably Settled

: prospect this morning of a quiet day at
. the OLYMPIC games the only finals on the
, programme being the 400 metre relay flat
. race and throwing the javelin. right and
left hand, both of which numbers athletes
l of the old school regarded as fancy fea-
: lures. The curtain fell this afternoon.
however on several thrills almost at tho
/. same moment.
The relay race proved a sensation. The
finish between Great Britain and Ger
many was so close that 1t looked like a
dead heat The Englishman Applegarth
undoubtedly was a few inches ahead OF
the German. but to wake assurance
doubly sure the committee felt compelled
to dsqualify the German team, as they
did the American team yesterday.
Firms Get Honors
i contingents of the northern nations
which had the javelin contest all to them
selves were immensely excited when the
Firms won that event in one. two,
three order. Not only did the Firms
have the satisfaction of being the only
| people except the Americans so far to fiy
their coors for triple victory, but they
succeeded in breaking two worlds rec
| ords.
The Films would like to compete as an
independent nation, as would also the
Hungarians, but the international COM
nttee has decided that as they have no
fag of their own the best that could be
done was to raise three Russian flags with
lpennants displaying the word Finland
beneath them,
Seven preliminary heats In the 1900 metre
fiat race furnished good exhibitions. Spec
tators failed to understand that the COM
! petitors. who knew their business best.
were not running to win races. but merely
for places in the final. This caused lot
OF excitement and some Jeering. Seven
Americans, Sheppard, Madeira, Taber.
Eiviat, Jones. Hedlund and Mcclure,
qualified for the rnal totEhng up ona-y
half the number CT runners who VIII CON-
pete.
! The most interesting feature of these
! heats was the contest between the Oxon-
ian, Jackson, and Cornells last man, John
Paul Jones. Jackson won with apparent
ease and seems to be the perfection OF
a running machine. II is generally consld-
cred that Jones may have been striving
only for a place. On the form all the
men showed today Jackson is the favor
ite for the final
Must Reckon With Bouin
The Frenehman, Bouin, who gave the
cleanest and easiest exhibition of distance
l running yet seen at the Olympic is likely
to make great battle of 1t with Kohey
maInen In the final heat OF the 5000 metre.
George v Bonhag. Irish American Athletic
club, and Louis Scott of the South Pattei-
son Y III. c.. A, who finished first In the
, first and second heats respectively. also
are to be reclsoned with in this event.
In the last heat of the 5000 metres
the American. w. M. McCurdy. made a
brave attempt to win, but human en-
duranee has Its limit and when he rolled
in the grass almost within reach of
second place--and the race for second
was the only competition in the last
Ievent--he had the sympathy of every
spectator.
The committee arranged a compro-
mise In the matter of the semi-fina
of the 100 metre swimming competition
which all accepted in a sportsmanlike
J lspirit. The Americans, by misunder-
standing had failed to appear for the
semi finals of this event which were
contested Sunday. The international
Jury decided this morning that an ex-
ira heat consisting Of the three Ameri-
cans. Duke" Kahanamoku, Kenneth
Huzzagh Chicago Athletic association.
and Perry McGillivray. Illinois Athletic
club, and Massa of Italy should be
swum this evening and IL they beat the
arbitrary standard of minute 61-5
seconds, the first two men should quail
} Try Tor the nnal.
: Hawaiian Wins
The Hawaiian, Kahanamohu was
! easily first. in 1 minute 22 25 seconds
which equals the worlds record which
he made In winning his trial heat. He
led all the way. HrEzagh beat McGil-
livray by few feet and qualified for
the Anal.
There has been some criticism as to
whether the Hawaiian should compete
that he Is In exactly the same position
! as the Indian Ranii who for years rep
resented England in cricket.
, The great interest in the meeting to-
morrow centers in the 200 metre dash,
when the American sprinters will meet
the hope OF Englishmen, Appegarth.
Drew still is suffering from sprained
ankle and cannot compete.
Harry ]. Hebner, the American swim
mer won the first heat of the 100 me-
tres backstroke in minute. 2l sec
onds. the fastest time in any of the
heats.
Was Dull Day
, The fourth day of the Olympic games
began in dull weather and with rain
} in prospect. Several thousands of en-
/ thusiasts assembled for the principal
event of the morning, which was the de-
cision of the first three trial heats of
: the five thousand metres fiat race.
Americans were we'll represented on
: the spectators benches on the stadium
and had the satisfaction of seeing two
[ of their men run away with two first
places.
George v. Bonhag of the Irish Amor
( lean A. c., gave fine exhibition in the
5 first heat. Louis Scott of the South
9 Patterson Y. NJ C. A, took the second
heat by hard work Garnet NJ. Wickoff.
4 University of Chicago. was the only
1 representative OF the United States in
: the third heat and was unable TO fin-
| ish.
Wrestling proceeded simultaneously
with the running, but slow headway
was made with that part OF the pro-
3 gramme. The list of competitors runs
| into the hundreds and in some quar-
tcrs 1t is said that the bouts will not be
I finished In time to begin again at thu
/ Olympic games in Berlin in 1916.
l The principal events to he decided
!, this morning include the finals OF ths
Ijavelin throwing and the 400 metres
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