Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-07-06
KING OPENS
OILY MPIAD
Thousands Cheer as Mon
arch Reviews Parade
of Nations.
R0USING RECEPTION
GREETS YANKEE TEAM
America Represented by Finest
and Largest Men at
Games.
BULLETINS.

STOCKHOLM, July 6.-The first
athletic victory for the United States
was won by Ira Courtney, of the
Seattle A c., in the third heat OF
the 100 metres fiat. His time was II
seconds. H. E. H. Blakeney. Of Eng
land, was second. and Hungarian
third.
Fourth heat-A. E. D. Anderson. Of
England, was first and Rupert p.
Thomas, of Princeton University.
second. The time was II seconds.
Fifth heat-Howard P. Drew, of
Springfield, Mass, High School. won
by several yards; E. Kern. of Ger
many, was second. Time. IL seconds.
Ninth heat--Alvah t. Meyer. Irish
American A c., won by three yards.
Time, IL 3-10 seconds.
Tenth heat--D. H. Jacob4, of Eng
land, won by neck, beating c. p.
Wilson, Coe College. Iowa. Time.
10 4-5 seconds.
Eleventh heat-F. v. Belote. Chi
cago A. A, won. Time, ii seconds.
Twelfth heat-P. C. Gerhardt.
Olympic A. c., San Francisco. won.
beating Frank Lukeman. Quebec,
Canada. Time. II 1-1o seconds.
Eight Hundred Metres Flat
first heat)-David S. Caldwell,
Massachusetts Agricultural College,
beat the famous Italian, e. Lunghi,
bv five yards. The Frenchman. ].
Caulle, made the pace for $50 cetres,
but he later dropped back, walter
Mcclure. Olympic A A. San Fran
cisco. was outdistanced.
Fourth Heat-Clarence s. Edmund
son. Seattle A. A.. first; j. L. TAFT,
Ontario. Canada. second; c. A. c.
Poulenard. France, third The five
competitors were closely punched X.
Burton, OF England, was fourtn.
Time-1:56 5-1o seconds.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July o.
The Inauguration of the Olympic
games today provided a spectacle
which probably has never been
eoualled in all the history OF ath-
Ietics from the days of ancient
Greece. 1t was not only a beautiful
and memorable scene, but solemn
ceremony. which moved the specta-
tors deeply.
The day is perfect There is a clear
hIue slxv overhead. The great stadium
was filled with 10000 people OF all
nationalities. The delicate colors ol
the women's costumes and the bright
uniforms of the army officers IN
themselves made a remarkable PIC
ture.
When the members of the Swedish
ROYAL family entered their gaily-oeco-
rated box at IL o'clock all presen'
stood with barred heads and gave
loud swedish cheer, while sharp
clear call blown by a corps ol
trumpeters sounded far and wide an
nounced the opening Of the games. a
large group of singers then started
the Swedish national hymn, Whlen
was ioined in enthusiastically BY
many of the spectators.
The entry of the athletic teams into
the arena gave the spectators an op-
portunity for a display of patriotlsm
which each national delegation
among them seeked and gave volcs
to with all the power of their lungs
After the arrival of the delegations
of Sweden, Norway and Denmark
the team representing the United
states showed the largest and nnesl
body of men in the procession Nano
the stars and Stripes called forth BY
far the heartiest welcome of all the
flags carried by the visitors. The lit
lie file of three athletes following the
flag with the Rising Sun of Japan
however, got a warm round or ap-
plause.
At the head of each delegation
marched two stalwart athletes, who
carried the national flag and stan
dard bearing the names of their re-
spective countries, surmounted by a
Grecian laurel wreath. Committee
men in silk hats and frock coats fol
lowed. Then came the competitors
some of them in uniforms, others
hare-armed and bare-legged.
The whole body marched around
the track and then massed itself on
the green oval facing the royal box
the standard-beare proudly holding
on high the colors of their various
nations, forming the front rank d.
.u.+A., o,,n-fta t11a hing