Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-14
Nurmi Again Gives
Wonderful Exhibition
In Olympic Races

Olympic Stadium, Colonies,
France, July 12-(By A. P)-Strid-
ing to the most thrilling victory of
his career under the most trying
conditions any runner ever faced,
Paavo Nurmi Finland's superman OF
the track, led his team to a double
triumph in the Olympic cross-coun-
try championship today. which wit
messed the tragic collapse of more
than half of the two-score starters
under a terrific heat that parched the
the gruelling 10000 meter course.
Greater even than his unprece-
dented capture of two finals in the
same afternoon, last Thursday. was
Nurmi's achievement today, for the
Finnish cyclone proved his stamina
as we'll as his speed, where his rivals
faltered under the pace and fell like
leaves by the wayside. in probably
the most spectacular race ever wit
messed.
Even Harold Osborne's great dec
athlon victory for America and the
creation of two new worlds records
(the first when the flashing quartet
of American Sprinters covered. the
400-metre relay in Al Is seconds,
and the second when A. M. Winter.
the Australian bettered the thirteen
year old hop, step and jump record
by 3-16 of an inch) were eclipsed by
the dramatic struggle of the distance
runners against the terrific odds.
The 400-metre relay brought out
some great racing.
Great Britain's quartet of fliers
lowered the record made by the
American team in the last Olympic
to AZ second fiat in the first heat.
which was equalled by the Dutch
team in the third heat. But in the
sixth and final heat, the American
team. composed of Hussey, Clarke,
Murchison and Laconey. beat France
by 20 meters and clipped four fifths
of a second more off the record.
The American 1860 meter relay
men won their heat easily from
Canada and qualified for the finals
which will be held tomorrow.
U. S. Can't Lose
With the United States assured Of
Is points in the decathlon, through
the unofficial figures placing Os-
borne and Norton one. two and,
bringing the total points to 209. Fin
land cannot hope to cvertake the
United States even should she win
every event of the remaining six, in
WhICA ShC il0S LIlidIlu,
however, has failed to place q team
either in the 400 and the 1900 meter
relay, and the Americans have a
splendid chance to increase their
lead in these.
With regard to first places, the
score as between these two countries
now stands, United States nine wins:
Finland, eight. Should Finland win
the 10000 meters walk, the marathon
and the discus throw, and the United
States carry both relays. the coun-
tries would stand equal at IL. But
on the point scoring system introduce
ed by the French Olympic committee,
against which there has been much
criticism in American quarters. the
United States has won the eighth
Olympic games.
10000 meter cross-eountry race (iu-
notwithstanding Finland. first
Ritola. Finland, second: r. Earl
Johnson. United States. third; Har-
per. Great Britain. fourth: Lauvaux,
France, fifth; Arthur Studerroth,
Meadowbrook club. Philadelphia,
sixth. Time, 80 minutes "a as sec
onds.
Decathlon finai-Harold Osborne,
Illinois, A. c., first; Emerson Norton.
Georgetown, second; Weinberg, Es-
thonia, third. This is an unofficial
classification. the official announce
ment of the results being withheld
until tomorrow.
Running hop, step and Jump final
Winter, Australia. first. 1885 me-
tiers: Brunette. Argentina, second
15.425 meters: Tuulos. Finland,
third. 1887 meters; Ranio, Finland,
fourth. 1901 meters; Janason, Swe-
den, fifth 1877 meters; lOda. Japan,
sixth, 1885 meters.