DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON', OUEGON, MONDAY, JULY 13, H08.
PAGE THREE.
GREATEST ATHLETIC EVENTS THE
EIGHT PAGES.
WORLD HAS EVER SEEN BEGIN TODAT
PREVIOUS OLYMPIC REC
ORDS. Atlicna, 1806.
Fifteen events America, &;
England, 4; Greece, 1; Denmark
1.
Pnrlfl, 1000.
Twenty-thrco events Ameri
ca, 17; England, 4; Trance, 1;
Holland, 1.
St. IiOiiK 1001.
Twenty-six events America,
24; Canada, 1; Germany, 1.
Athens, 1000.
Twenty-five events America,
11; Ireland, 3; Germany, 8;
Sweden, 2; Finland, 1; Greece,
1; England 1; France, 1; Can
ada, 1; Austria, 1.
London, July 13. With the great
stadium at Shepherd's Bush crowded
almost to Its full seating capacity, the
flags of all competing nations wav
ing, spectators cheering and King
Edward looking down upon the ani
mated scene from- the royal box, the
International Olympic games were In
augurated today. Two thousand and
five hundred athletes from 20 coun
tries will share In the competitions
and took part and were lustily cheer
ed, although marked the beginning of
the games. Uncle Sam's brawny band
of red-blooded athletes played a
prominent part and were lustily cheer
ed, although It Is the fondest hope of
English sportsmen that their - long
record of victories may at last be
overthrown.
champion, will carry England's colors
in both the half and mile. He Is In
eligible to compete for the United
States, and should he win anything
for the Australasian colonies his vie
torles will bo credited to England.
Henderson-Henderson, who has
record of 5:17 3-5, and Butterfleld,
who has traveled a mile this spring
In 6:18 4-6 and has done even better
in nractlce. are a daneerous pair.
Murphy are nil good for 6:22 or bet
ter. There are eleven English dis
tance runners who havo done 5:25 or
better this season. Halstcad of Cor
nell won the 1500-meter event in the
American tryout In 5:01 1-5, while
Wilson of England did the distance
In 3:59 4-5, winning by 20 yards.
England's Sure Thing.
The five mile event looks to be a
sure thing for England. A Duncan,
Kendall Harriers; Aldrlch and Tearce,
Hlghgate Harriers; Underwood, Bir
mingham Harriers; Dcakln, London
Athletic club; Lieutenant Hawtry and
....... Tl 1.. V, .. I lTn..tn.. Q Wflld.
way, i uijici-iiuii. jiaiiiuir,
Ing, Sutton Harriers, and Ashby, God-
Iva Harriers, arc faster than any of
the American long-distance entrants.
E. R. Voight of the MancheskV Har
riers captured the five-mile event In
England In 25:26 3-5. and Bellars
took 26:44 for the distance at the
Philadelphia tryouts.
Con Leahy of Ireland, who won the
high Jump at Athens In 1906, is a
dangerous man in this event. Nich
olson of Scotland and Walsh of Can
ada must be reckoned with In the
hammer throw, and McDonald, an
other Canadian, is a capable man at;
the hop, step and jump.
With these
There Is nothing to mar the success exceptions, England has no one of
.except the poverty of the British any serious moment able to extend
Olvmclc Council, which, headed by the Americans In the field events.
Lord Desborough, has worked faith
fully but in vain to secure sufficient
funds for properly entertaining the
visiting athletes. Nearly all of the
proposed excursions, and receptions
have been abandoned. The .stingy
attl'tude of the British people is de
nounced by the press as "the shame
of England." ,
Never Such Galaxy of Stars.
Never In the history of sport has
there been gathered together such a
galaxy of stars as that congregated
In the German tryouts, which were
held In Lelpslc, while resulting in the
smashing of four German records,
produced nothing which should cause
the Yankee athletes to worry. In
Sweden and France, however, the Uni
ted States and Great Britain may
catch one or more Tartars, Sweden
In particular has made great athletic
strides during the past few years.
Sweden's Strong Man.
In the 100-meter event Sweden has
Knutt Lindborg, a consistent ten-sec
todav in the huee stadium a struc-,on(1 century filer, who has two vie
ture more than a thouxand fret long , torles over J..W. Morton, the English
and 700 feet wide, built to accommo- ' champion. Lindborg may create a
date a crowd of 70,000 persons. There surprise in the sprints. In the mld-
ls every Indication, on form, that the
sturdy sons of Uncle Sam will sweep
the board and many are of the opin
ion that they will not only sweep the
board, but take it back with them.
There Is many a slip 'twlxt the cup
and the lip, however, and to those
who have been watching the tremen
die-distance runs Dahl and BJorn will
carry Sweden's colors. Both of these
athletes have victories over the Brit
ish runners at this distance, while
, Krlstlan Hallstrom will bear watch
ing in the 800 and 1500 meter events.
fn the distances above a mile Sweden
' will depend upon John Svanberg, who
dous Interest that has been shown in capable of giving any man in the
athletic In Sweden, France and the . world a race at five miles Svanberg
British Isles since the Olympic games , anJ Lundbcrg will carry Sweden's
nnnAa in iitA nrat nn n a
of 1906, with the resulting improve
ment, it looks as it the meet would
not he so much of a cake walk for
America as appears at first sight.
The English climate must be taken
Into consideration. It has caused up
sets in calculations before and may
do so again
'Finland wi$ probably Jflgure In
the weight events with Jarvinen, who
Is said to have hurled the discuss 143
feet 4 Inches, although he Is not
credited with the mark In America.
Saul!, Nlklander Wilkman, and the
I brothers Jacobson showed good form
On form, however. America should in the Flnnlsn field events, but not
take all the races on the flat up to enough to raise any undue hopes at
the mile, with that race In Question. lne "aon games. jacoDson may
both the hurdle races and all the field BCOr In the Javelin throw, however,
events Meent the lavelln throw. , Nlemenln will start In the Marathon
America Against the World. race, and may cause some trouble.
According to the rule adopted by France has produced some of the
th ttrltlshers. athletes from the eolo- greatest distance runners In the
nles will represent the mother coun- world. Ragueneau of Lyons has re
try, and this will materially strength- peatedly beaten the English cracks,
en England's chances. But even ana only once nns lasted aereat on
with Canada, New Zealand, Austral- English soil. That was last year in
la, South Africa and India to fall tne International cross-country, when
back on, In addition to Scotland, finished eleventh after a bad fall
Ireland and Wales, there Is little fear ""-' of the Jumps. Poulllot defeat
but that the result will prove a sweep- et Montagu in the recent dual meet
Ing victory for the United States. between the South London Harriers
The men who wear the American and the Racing club of France. The
emblem form the greatest collection Frenchman Keyser at that meet won
of athletes ever brought together In both the 1600 and 4800 meter events,
a series of competitions. Unlike the ' Fleurac has hold his own with
American try-outs, the Britishers did the best British mllers. In Jariln
not show their full strength and even France has a good standing Jumper,
with this added, few if any of the and Goudes, with Dvorak of Mlchi-
Olvmplc events are likely to remain Kan, is the Joint holder or the Olympic
In England. Nineteen events are on
the program for decision, and while
it Is expected that one or more of
thorn will be captured by some for
eigner, it Is probable that America
will duplicate the performances made
at Athens In 1906, if not
them.
pole-vaulting record. At the recent
Stade Francals games Gouder as
vaultcr could do no better than 11
feet 6 IncheB.
With the records of the recent try
outs in America, England, Germany,
surpass Sweden, Finland and France, the
wearers' of the Stars and Stripes
In the sprints England can produce should capture at least 14 out of the
very little to compare with Cartmell, 19 Olympic diplomas and gold med-
Robertson, and Rector J. W. Morton als.
Is the most dangerous sprinter and I
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Kern as his running mate he would
be only too glad to share the presi
dent's mansion with Mr. Kern, so as
to obviate any added expense.
When Mr. Bryan was asked about
this and if the offer still held good
he said the remark at the time had
no soeclal personal application, but
It was brought out by the speeches
mnde then. He said, however, that
the fact that the man was good
enough to be vice president made him
rood enough to share the house of
the president.
CONTRADICTS REV. BARD.
has already taken the measure of
both Cartmell and Robertson. N. G.
Chavasse of Oxford, J. P. George, H.
Watson and A. Longhurst of the
South London Harriers are all 10-
seennd men
WOULD SHARE WHITE HOUSE.
Kern Wiiild Not Be Able to Furnish
Scparato MaitoHon.
The State Journal of Lincoln, Neb.,
but with the exception printed the following Sunday:
"Any man who Is good enough to
be vice president is good enough to
share the White Houso with me," said
Mr. Bryan. The statement was made
of Morton, none Is really to be class
ed with the Americans.
Where England Is Strong.
In the 400-meter Lieutenant Hals-
well will be England's marn depend- In answer to a question asked by oty
ence. He ran second in this event tX who had heard that If Bryan and Kern
Athens in 1906, and has a record? of are elected, it is the purpose of Mr.
0:48 4-5 and is reported to be In Bryan to offer the use of the natlon-
splendld condition. At the recent al mansion In part to the vice presl
games of the Clydesdale Harriers he
won tne uu-meter event in u:tu z-o,
and then captured the 600-yard run
in 1:12 1-5. He will be a dangerous
man in the 400 and 800 meter events.
Lieutenant Patterson, E. H. Mon
tague of the London Athletic club, C.
M. Chavasse, C. Stansfield, R. B.
Horafleld, andJ. P. George are the
best of the other candidates for hon
ors at this distance. England is par
ticularly strong In 800-meter men,
and a number have done better than
two minutes. Among the men tt
Melvln W.. Sheppard and other haif
mllers will have to meet are Mafr-balrn-Crawford,
O. N. Murphy and T.
B. Just The latter recently ran a
half mile in 1:65 3-5, and Halswell
has repeatedly beaten 1:58.
Guy Hasklns, the Intercollegiate
dent In order that the expense of an
extra establishment be not added to
his outlay,
The question waa brought out by
an Indiana delegate here today. He
aid: i
"Last winter when Mr. Bryan was
present at the installation of John
W. Kern as president of the Indiana
Clyb, at Indianapolis, Temporary
Chairman John Hollett In Introduc
ing, Mr. Kern to the club, referred
to him as the next vice president. In
his speech of acceptance of the office
Mr. Kern said that if the report of
the expenditures of the vice presi
dent were true he would not last very
long in the office, and that he eould
not afford to take it"
Mr. Bryan In later speeches said
that If he were elected president with
Undertaker Cookerly of Walla Walla
Says Oregon Is "Dry."
The following Interview from J. W.
Cookerly, an undertaker of Walla
Walla, concerning the effect of the
prohibition law in Oregon, rather
contradicts what Rev. Andreas Bard
of Walla Walla said of the same sub
ject In an Interview In the Walla
Walla Bulletin last week. Mr. Cook
erly says:
In speaking of the fruit crop of the
Willamette valley, J. W. Cookerly,
who returned yesterday from McMlnn-
ville, where he was invited to give a
demonstration In embalming before
the state funeral directors' associa
tion, said the crop was the largest
ever known In that portion of the
northwest. "Cherries." he said, "Are
selling at the canneries for 8H cents
a pound and hundreds of children and
women are given employment during
the canning season.
"During the meeting at McMlnnvllle
I addressed the directors on the Wal
la Walla valley and its possibilities.
All seemed interested in the condi
tions here and several manifested a
desire to visit this part of Washing
ton. "Recent reports from Oregon are,
in some cases, discrediting to the ef
ficacy of prohibition in preventing
drunkenness and It has been stated
that drinks can be bought as readily
as before the recent law went Into
effect. Mayor W, R. Macy of Mc-
Mlnnvllle, the county seat of Yamhill
county, told me that It was practical
ly Impossible to got a drink of liquor
In the county and that since the new
law went into force little disorderly
conduct has been noticeable In the
city."
Mr. Cookerly Is a delegate to the
Washington State Funeral Directors'
association which meets In Spokane,
August 25, 26 and 27.
LAST GAME OF THE SEASON.
Ia Grande Baseball Team "Gives Up
the GlKt."
The La Grande Star says of the
end of the baseball league and the
last game of the season:
Sunday's game with Baker City will
witness the end of the Inland Empire
league as an organization, Manager
Lincoln having been notified last
night that both Pendleton and Walla
Walla would drop out after their
game at Pendleton today.
Manager Lincoln, when Interviewed
last night, stated he did not know
Just what the La Grande team would
do, as he was to confer with the man
ager of the Baker City team regard
ing a series between Baker and this
city. At any rate, the league 13 a
thing of the past.
Testerday La Grande was defeated
In a listless game of ball, stretching
out over two full hours. The game
was filled with errors of all kinds
and description. For once the Babes
did not seem to have the old time
ginger that has won them so many
games. Zimmerman pitched a fair
article of ball, but was somewhat
wild. Fournler was back at his place
behind the bat, and although he
played a good game, It was plain he
was not feeling any too good, and
while his playing was not as fast as
usual, he did more than was expected
of him at this time.
FORTY ACRES OF GOOD
BARLEY DESTROYED
Coal From Threshing Engine Starts
Blaze in Field of Harry Collins Near
Valley Grove.
A live coal from a threshing en
gine on the Harry Collins farm, one
mile east of Valley Grove station.
yesterday afternoon set fire to a field
of barley belonging to Mr. Collins,
and before the blaze could be extin
guished, 40 acres of barley out of a
120 acre field were entirely consum
ed, destroying more than 3000 bush
els, says the Walla Walla Union. The
yield on this place was heavy, the
barley averaging about 80 bushels to
the acre.
A fire fighting company of about
70 men was quickly organized when
the first alarm was given but it was
more than an hour before any head
way was gained against the flames.
The separator and other parts of the
threshing machine weft not damaged.
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Surplus Fund of . . 50,000.00
Undivided Profits . . 25,000.00
Additional Shareholders
Liability .... 200,000.00
A TOTAL OF 475 000.00
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