The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-07-12
YANKEES CONTINUE
OLYMPIC LEADERS
Americans Show Well Today
in 400 Meter Run and
Discus Throw.
(National News Association

STOCKHOLM, July 12-Grimly de-
termined to make this another Amer
ican day." the Yankee athletes compet-
ing in the Olympic games dashed into
the seventh session of the contest with
a vim that nearly took their oppo-
nents breath away. The program OPEN
ed with victory for the United States
when James Rosenberger, the fast
Irish American A. c. runner, breeZed
home in front in the first heat of the
400 metre run. Mel Sheppard, another
member of the Irish-American club,
took second heat while James K.
Meredith of the Mercersburg, Pa, Ac-
ademy, the most talked of schoolboy
athlete in the world today, won the
fourth heat The third heat went to a
German runner.
The American athletes and the Am
erican spectators were alike encour-
aged over the successful assault upon
tho point column on Thursday and
trainer Mike Murphy wore smile that
refused to disappear.
Weather Was Ideal.
Weather conditions continued ideal
today and another vast crowd saw the
opening contest. The gaily decked sta
dium roared with applause when the
Americans continued their vigorous
course. Japan showed up for the first
time today in the track and field con-
test. Mishimi of Japan ran second in
the fourth preliminary heat of the 400
Afva ui,
cheer by all the cosmopolitan thrown
in the stadium for his plucky run.
When Ted Meredith the phenome-
nal Pennsylvania schoolboy, came to
the scratch in the third trial heat of
the 400 metres event, a roar went up
from the spectators from the United
States
Meredith waved his hand to the
grandstand and the spectators ac-
! tknowledged by shouting whats the
matter with Meredith"
Then they replied in rolling waves
of noise: He's all right"
Meredith ran a fine race but was
content to run second and save him
self for the final. The Olympic record
for this race is 40 1-5 seconds, made
by Sillman in the Olympic games in
ST. Louis in 1904.
An important situation has develop
ed In connection with the games
A meeting of delegates representing
the various nations competing in the
contests was called for today for the
purpose of revising the regulations for
the games in the future. This was due
to some extent to the tactics used by
Ralph Craig of the Detroit Y. NJ. c.
A. in winning the 100 metre final last
Sunday when he made several false
starts in order to wear down his for
eign opponents. According to the
Olympic rules no penalties are attach
ed to false starts. Sweden originated
the idea of drawing up a new code of
rules and the majority of the other
nations fell in line without delay. The
new body would probably take the
form of an international legislature
and will supplant the authority of the
original Olympic committee in large
measure 1t would be a court of last
resort for the settlement of disputes
as well as a law-making body.
List of Results.
The following were today's summa-
ries in the International Olympic
games:
400 metre run (437 yards, 16 inches)
Trial heats: Two to qualify. First heat
First, James Rosenberger, Irish
American A. c.: second, Paulenard,
France. Time, sos seconds
Second heat-First, Melvin Shep-
pard, Irish-American A. c.; second,
Haley, Great Britain; time, 66.3 sec
onds.
Third heat-First. Braun, Germany;
second, James e. Meredith, MERGERS
burg. Pa, academy; time, sos sec
onds
Fourth heat, frst, Berling. Sweden
second, Mishimi. Japan (time not Civ.
en-
Another record fell in the final OF
the discus throw for the best hand
this honor going to Finland
Taipale. Finnish thrower. won the
event. His distance was 1921 metres
(14S.32 feetD
The other Olympic record was 1856
feet 1-3 of an inch made by Martin
Sheridan in Athens in 1906
Fl. T. Byrd of Adrian college GU. S.
was second with 1882 metres and
James Duncan of New York City, Was
third with 422s metres.
The discus throwing event gave
three more points to Finland bringing
their total up to 10 points.