The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-07-06
llPPINCOTT EQUALS RECORD
He Runs One Hundred Metres
In Ten and Three Fifths
QUALIFY FOR THE FINALS
Stars and Stripes Get Hsartiest Wal.
come From Crowd in
Stadium.

Stockholm Sweden. July 6-The in
auguration of the Olympic games to-
day provided "A spectacle which prob
ably never has been equalled in all the
history of athletics from the days of
ancient Greece. The day was per-
fect with clear. blue sky. The great
stadium was filled with thirty thou
sand people of all nationalities.
When the members of the Swedish
royal family entered their gaily dec
Grated box. all present stood bare
headed and gave loud cheer, while y
call blown by the trumpeters an
nounced the opening of the games.
The entry of the athletic teams into
the arena gave the spectators an OPP
portunity for "A display OF patriotism.
After the arrival of the delegations
nom sweden, Norway and Denmark
the team representing the United
States showed the largest and finest
body of men in the procession and
the stars and stripes called forth by
far the heartiest welcome of all the
flags carried by the visitors.
A little file of three athletes follow
ing the Japanese flag were given
warm round of applause.
The whole body marched around the
track and then massed on the green
oval at the royal box. the standard |
bearers proudly holding on high the |
colors Of their various nations, form
ing the front rank directly opposite |
the king.
U. s. Team Scores Victories.
The American athletes showed well |
IN the principal track events today at /
The opening OF the Olympic .@ames In
the preliminary heats of the hundred
metres fiat no fewer than seven rep
rssentatNes Of the United States were
winners. while three others qualified
for the semi finals by securing sec
onds. I.ippincott equalled the worlds
record. 10 3-5.
In the semi -fnals in the same event
1--WE Americans won heats, thus quali.
fying for the firals.
In the preliminary heats OF the eight
hundre metre race. five Americans
won. and three others also qualified
by winning seconds.
The first athletic victory for the
United States was won by Ira Court
ney, OF Seattle. in the third heat of
100 meters fiat. Time, IL seconds.
Blakenew of England, was second; and
a Hungarian. third.
In the fourth heat. 100 metres fiat, A.
r.. ID. Anderson of England was firse
and Rupert II. Thomas of Princeton /
university. was second. Time. eleven ,
seconds.
Fifth heat-Howard II. Drew of the
Springfield, Mass, high school. won by :
several yards; Ketn. of Germany. sec !
ond Eleven seconds. 9
Ninth-Alvah T. Meyer. Irish AM
erican Athletic club. won by three yds. :
Eleven and three-tenths seconds.
Tenth-D. II. Jacobs of England
won by head. beating C. p Wilson of ,
Coe College. Iowa. Ten and four ,
hfths seconds.
Eleventh.. V. Belote of Chicago
A. A., won. Eleven seconds.
Twelfth-P c. Gerhardt. Olympic A.
C.. san Francisco. won. beating Frank
Lukeman. Quebec Canada. Eleven
and one-tenth seconds.
Thirteenth--J. A. Howard. Manito- u
ba, won; q. H. Patching, South Afri-
ca, second; Harold w. Holland, Xavier
A. A., New York, third. Eleven Sec
onds. u
Luther of Sweden, won the first =
heat; Moller of Sweden, the second:
hau of Germany, the sixth; Stewart
NJ Austria, the seventh, and Linberg
of Sweden. the eighth.
sixteenth heat-Lippincott Univer- n,
sity OF Pennsylvania, first. Ten and II
Ihree- -fIfths seconds.
seventeenth-Craig. Detroit, first
Eleven and one-hfth seconds.
The best previous olympic mark
Vas 10 three-fifth seconds, made by
walker of South Africa I'm London I'm nv
lsoS' and J. Jarvis of the II. $. In Paris a
1890. =
The first heat of the eight hundred In
metres nat was won by Caldwell oe OF
me Massachusetts, Agricultural col q,
ese He beat the famous Italian. n,
Lunghl by five yards. In,
fourth heat--Edmundson of Seat. Ie
he A. A., first 1866 5-1O seconds. m
sevsnth--Scutter of England srs, 70
NeVin Sheppard Irish American club. a
second. This result was a SURPRISE o,