Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-14
Big Crowd Looked
For Fails to Attend
Sabbath Olympic

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July 13.-(By A. P)-Even the mara
Olympic event, failed to bring out the
banner crowd expected for the closing
day. There were only about $4,000 per-
sons present when the hour arrived for
the opening event, the discus throw.
Paris Is in the throes OF a national hol-
1day. with dancing and other festivities.
and has been neglecting the Olympic
games. Today's crowd for the most
part was composed of foreigners.
The figures for the decathlon were
announced at the opening of todays
competitions as follows:
First, Harold Osborne. Illinois A. c.,
with the world cord-breaking figures
7,710.77o: second, Emerson Norton,
Georgetown, 7,350s95; third, kleim-
berg, Esthonia, 1896: fourth, Myrra,
Finland, 7,005.175; fifth, Sutherland,
South Africa. 6,794.142: siuth, Gers
pach, Switzerland, 6,743.53.
Ffgerio Of Italy proved himself king
OF the 1924 Olympic walkers. just as
he did at Antwerp in 1920. He won the
10000 metres WALK (six miles 81
yards) in AZ minutes 40 seconds, thus
placing Italy in the scoring column for
the first time. Frigerio's style carried
him over the ground very fast; it is
faultless. He was the only one of the
10 starters not warned by the judges
for hopping or breaking into jog. He
Tapped the entire field with the excep-
ton Of Goodwin of Great Britain, who
finished second, and MacMaster South
Africa, who was third.
Not a great deal Of interest was
shown in this event, and the decision
of the international Olympic commit
tee to remove it from future Olympic
programs is believed to have been vim
Dictated.
The marathon runners logged around
the track for a lap and half before
starting on the 26Amile journey over
the country roads. The pack was al
ready strung out for a hundred me-
tres when the runners disappeared out
side the stadium. The 400-metre relay
race resolved itself into duel between
the United States and Great Britain
Holland being five or six yards in the
rear. Francis Hussey, the Stuyvessant
High school boy, No. one the Ameri-
oan team. picked up two yards on Har-
old Abrahams, Great Britain, in the
first hundred metres, showing a won
derful turn of speed and outfooting the
English winner of the Individual hun
dred metres. Louis Clark. No. ., more
than held his own with Rangeley, and
Loren Murchison did likewise with his
opponent. The Americans fourth man,
Alfred Leconey. had from seven to
eight feet lead when he started against
Nichol. He increased this a little and
then fell back, winning by a yard and
a half.
The Americans helped their victory
by superior speed in passing the ba-
tn uyh fn1o fo1o
the British. The time. Al seconds
flat, equalled the world record made
an hour before by the United States
in the first heat of the semi finals
against Switzerland,
Paavi Nurmi, of Finland, as usual
ran all opposition into the ground
before the 5000 metres team race
was half over. Joie Ray, Illinois A.
C, was leading at the one kilometre,
where Nurmi joined him and ran him
leg-weary in one lap. Ray was fin
ished right there. He was caught
successfully by Ritola and British
competitor, and finished in the ruck
pretty well done up.
Nurmi and Ritola, who finished in
that order, were fresh after a hard
race, in which the Olympic record
vas broken, Nurmi covering the
distance in eight minutes, 80 seconds.
The previous record. 8 minutes 36 As
was made by Kolehmanen at Stock
holm, 1912. Ritola was 80 yards be-
hind at the finish, and Nurmi eased
up.
Edwin B. Kirby. Cornell. was the
first American to finish, just beating
out Weber, Great Britain, for sixth
place. William l.. Cox, Mercersburg
Academy, finished eighth. and w. L.
Tibbetts, Harvard, by coming 18th
made third place secure for the Unit
ed States. Joie Ray, completely ex-
hausted by his one kijometre duel
with Nurmi, finished eighteenth.
Only 10 men reached the end Of the
journey out of "a starters.
Cochran gave America a ten yard
lead over Great Britain in the first
quarter in the 1000 metre relay.
Stevenson, running superbly. ex-
tended the lead a few yards, Great
Britain still holding second. The
Swedish runner in the third quarter
speeded past the British. and re-
duced Americas lead slightly. al
though Macdonald ran well. ln\the
fourth quarter Helffricn accepted the
furious challenge Of both Briton and
Swede and wore them out at burn
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