Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-08
SETS NEW RECORD WHITES WORD CRUX
American Wins 8OO-Meter Dillingham; Says 1t Only Can
Contest at Stockholm Convict lorlmer.
OTHER PRIZES CAPTURED DENOUNCES BRBET TAKER
DISQUALIFIED SemFnals Speech in Defense of the
Meter Relay Race. Blond Boss
WEATHER CONTINUES WARM NO VOTE BEFORE THURSDAY
on OF and Others Yet to Be Heard
Olympic Games Before Case Is Ended.
American Wins 800-Meter
Contest at Stockholm.
OTHER PRIZES CAPTURED
DISQUALIFIED Semi Finals of 400
Meter Relay Race.
WEATHER CONTINUES WARM
Ten Thousand Persons See Contests
on Third Day Of the
Olympic Games.


STOCKHOLM. Sweden. July s-After a
very hard days work yesterday, during
which the great stadium was the scene
of exciting contests from early in the
morning today's opening of the Olympic
games was comparatively quiet one.
The third days program was a full one
and varied in character. 1t included the
trial heats of the 1O,OO0-meter walking
race. the running high jump. the stand
ing broad jump. the trial heats in the
4o0-meter relay race. swimming. wrest-
ling. fencing. gymnastics and part of the
modern pentathlon.
A worlds record was created by ]. E.
Meredith of the Mercersburg Academy
in the final of the SOO-meter fiat race.
His time of / minute 81 9-1O seconds, beat
that made by Melvin w. Sheppard at
London in 1908. l minute 81 1-5 seconds.
Sheppard and Davenport. by covering the
distance in / monute 50 seconds, both
also beat the standing record.
The standing broad jump. in which
Platt-Adams and Benjamin W. Adams,
both \. Y. A. c., captured second and
third places, gave occasion for the rails
at the end of the stadium. Both Of these
men will be awarded gold medals, which
are offered to all jumpers doing over 3
meters 10 centimeters. c. Tslclitras,
Greece. was first in this event with 3
meters 81 centimeters. Platt Adams,
jump was meters 26 centimeters and
b. w. Adams 3 meters - centimeters.
Leo Gohring. Mohawk A. c.. tied with a
Swedish competitor for fifth place, with
meters II centimeters. r. L. Byrd.
Adrian College. was eighth, with 3 meters
IL centimeters. Maranda of Canada was
ters.
0utclassed in Walking Race.
In the first heat of the 1OOOO-me:er
walking race George Goulding. Ontario.
Canada, and E. ]. Webb. England. led
from start to finish. The two American
competitors-Edmund RAM, Mohawk A.
c.. and Samuel Schwartz. New York. un-
attached-were both entirely outclassed.
Goulding won by fifty yards. The first
Eve in each heat OF this event are quail
ned to walk in the final sae
In the semi finals of the 4OO-meter relay
-~rdcc the United Statss atesma after beat
ing Great Britain in the best time record,
~ l-5 seconds. was disqualified Tor chang.
ing the stick outside OF bounds. The
nuke occurred when F. v. Bsiots: Chi
Coe College, at the second change Carl
G. Cooke. Cleveland A. Co. led the
Englishman. w. r. Applegarth. by ten
feet at the finish. Owing to the disquali-
fication of the United States team the
British team replaces it In the final.
In the semi-final OF the 40O-meter relay
race between Germany and Canada r.
Rau. Germany, finished Ave yards ahead
OF ]. A. Howard. Mahitoba. Canada.
Englishman Wins Heat.
In the second heat Of the 1O,OO0-meter
walking race there were thirteen competi-
tors. The Englishman, Yates won easily
The two United States representatives.
Fred Keiser. New York A. c.. and Alfred
Voellmeke. Pastime A. c., were placed
fifth and sixth, respectively, but only the
nrst named Is qualified for the final. The
american walkers we're more than q lap
eehind the winner at the finish.
In the running high jump at 1S9 cent?
meters, Liesche, Germany, and George l..
iiorine. Leland Stanford, Jr. University,
cleared the bar at the second attempt,
and Almen W. Richards Brigham Young
University. at the third. Eagon r. Er1ck-
son. Mott Haven A. c.. and James Thorp,
Carlisle Indian School. failed.
At 191 centimeters Aesche cleared the
Tar ct the second attempt, and Horine
and Richards at the third.
Performances by fair-haired Norwegian
ried out evolutions on the field. swung
on ropes and jumped bars made a pretty
picture and the wrestling also furnished
some interest to the spectators present.
who numbered about 10000 when the
days events started.
Weather Remains Hot.
The weather continues hot and conse-
quently favorable to the members OF the
American team. The semi-final heats OF
the leo meters swimming are to be con-
tested again. with the United States rep
resentatives participating. The American
delegation protested yesterdays race on
the ground that the absence Of the Amer
ican swimmers was due to a misunder-
standing. and the Olympic committee this
morning decided that the heat should be
re-swum. probably at the end of the
meeting.
Today's Summaries.
lo.OO-meter walk. first heat-George
Gouiding. Ontario. Canada, first: e. ].
Webb. England. second: A. Rasmussen,
Denmark. third: F. Altimani, Italy,
fourth. ~. J. Palmer. England, fifth
Time. 81 minutes IA $40 seconds
n.ooometer walk. second heat-w. G.
Yates. England. first: A. c. c. st. Nor.
man. South Africa, second; r. II. Dunn
mark. fourth: frederick II. Keiser. New
York A. C.. fifth. Time 40 minutes 43 3-l
seconds.
Standing broad Jump Tsiclitiras,
Greece. first. meters 81 centimeters
Platt Adams. n. Y. A. c. second. 8
meters 81 centimeters; Benjamin w
Adams. New York A. c., third, meter,
2S centimeters.
Relay race. 400 meters: trial heats
Canada. ~ 1-5 seconds (walkover). Un.
opposed.
United States. 43 I-10 seconds (walk
over. Unopposed.
Great Britain, As seconds (walkover)
Unopposed.
Sweden. ~ seconds twalkoyer). Unop.
posed.
Germany beat Austria. - 3-5 seconds
Hungary beat France ~ 1-f0 seconds
4O0-meter relay race semi -hnal--Unitet
States beat Great Britain. Time, ~ l..
seconds The United States team was
disqualified for overrunning
Semi-f1nals-Sweden beat Hungary
Time, Az seconds. Germany beat Can
ada. Time, ~ $40 seconds.
400 meters. swimming: First heat--Dem
Jan. Hungary. Time. minutes 81 4-5 sec
onds: Henning. Sweden. minutes So q
seconds: Innocent. England, minute
- seconds. Demjan was disqualified.
Second heat-Malisch, Germany. min
utes sS seconds; Lindross. Finland,
minutes. McDeINaott. Chicago A. A.. uis
qualified
Third heat-Lutzow. Germany, 8 min
utes - - seconds: Courbet. Belgium.
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