Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-06

SPECTACLE UNKQUALRD
SINCE DAYS OF 0RRECE
American Athletes, Get or
Well in Opening Track
Events Eight Men from the
United States Winning.

tny Es1ainn mefAi6 A. r. Eaaaaa wt4os
Stockholm, Julp o.--Amerlcnn nlh.
iescs zoe on well N the load In tho
opening track ovepln o. the Olympic
Enmea here today. Thirty shouaand
npectalosa gsnong them ,he swedish
royal family, chesree their respective
tavoritcs 10 victory, white unltea
states ontf|en annoaod n lnrGo share
Of the first Ia tho initial heats ~ 1hN
100 and SOC nolor exenia miei,f
Americana. four Nn6llehmcn and two
canadlnnn won places IN me finals
OF the 500 meter raoe.
DpnRlh n. L1pplncoll oE inc tinlVer.
atty OF pennaylVuhia. loWorud tho
Olympic record BY ~ ~ neacud
when Ne Won llAo nlNleonah hnat. I01t
meterh. ln 10 e.t Dlnt4 Americans
who wen flfsin IN afseae htnlf wefa
Ira courluay of lhe HneltIo A. a.,
tniph &. crazy " lnt Detroit Y. M.
q. a., Howard u4FW, HnflnHiiela.
MAeE.. hlah nnhpRI F e. uerhArdl.
olfmple club. san FrAnpla1H
clarnnee \ Nn1nunfenn Rtaliln A.
a. Wua anons thc fifslA N the SO
niotaF events
Au early Nupsst "a the meet came
IN the seventh heat, SEQ motors. when
J. G.. Houtser. f1nBiend. won from Mol
Win w. dhepnnrds the feInh~ American
star. who crossed the tape In second
olnce six yards behind the EnHllAh-
man. Sheppard appeared Wlndod ~
the end of ihe fiIN 400.
Another HuEnFlso uf the DAYS games
waa thn winning OF The tavsEln lhroW
by p. LemWtnH. Sweden, who hurled
the spear 90 meters % onnllmelora,
breaking the Olympic record by near
~ ten feet.
The day was perfect. There was
q clear, bite glfy overhead. The
great stadium was filled with seseo0
people of all nailonailtiee.
when the members of the awodish
royal fnmily entered their 0nily Gee
GRATED box NJ "A o'cluck all present
stood with barred haads and gave 4
loud cheer, while call blown By
corps OK trumpetcrt sounded far and
Wide and announced the orenine %
the RHuiea
After the delegations OF sweden,
Norway and Denmark. tho team rep.
foeontlnE the United States showed
the largest and fineel bods OF men
IN the procession and the Starr and
Stripes unilod forth by far the neHFs-
lesi welcome ~ all the flags carried
~ the visitors rms little flle ~
three afhlptes following the fias u
Japan, however. NOT warm applause.
A. the head Of each delegation
n,erchcd twe HlaiWhfs athletes who
carried the national fias and standard.
bearing tho names of their respective
countries aurmounsed hy n wroaths
Tho whole bpdy marched aFgs1a
The track ana then nhaFe1 on the
eroen oval facing the royal box with
The standard bearers holding the
coioru of thu various antlona directly
Opposite the king,
For the inaueuFal ceremonial the
international Committee. which M
cludes representatives of All nations.
s;s.dcr the leadership 81 crown
Prince ouslaye A4asph Of Sweden. as-
|eelablea on Che glelA IA front el the
maasod competitors, a hls male
choir Was formed while several bands
plnyed The eourt pastor, the REV.
lnkar Clemens Aohffldi, then rrenoht
~ a short sermon tn aWedlfh.
The Rev. Robert 40 CunfcY fIRlfau
of LnHdon, an ola FuWlnN man ana
member Of the British Olympic tolns
IINANtN|l N't"A "AN|N"" NH||"Ff "t'"'tN ~"
~ the gathering a. ID lho lulofatI of
poncr and frlondsh|D. The whole na-
aemblRae then sang she Lutheran
hymn, "A MialstY FORTRESS IL Oar
God.
The crown prince naae hltnI
speech ana nllofwAld MInN 0NalaFN
" rose and formally declared ne
Olympic games npHnfe
A group 81 ilninpelnra ln mbdlss
val costumes 1onnttd hI8el NJ
which other lrumNa'NFa asfilpAeN ~
! ltiie npnoolla onA uf lNN 4'&UIunf ~
Nronaed.
Tho kFo~n rliuQ0 waving N|N N||H
Nah Ied ,hpee fo4pNnt.t4 tN1tIH en1
lno march of fhq siNlelea ~ onea W.
san.
Eaannnlg ~ fon1A
I 100 Hoiff1 IH4 IN 4IH|Ht'r t.rt
llofs l1f the United HlAI1 0 Hha
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