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GLORIOUS WORK IN GREECE.nTHE am:kic%* athletes winM\0 MANY LAIHKL9.Y’nlly 1(N),(HK Spectators Oat to Wntfli the K veil is of the Second t- liny—'The Weather Perfect and the*t Condition of the Groandt Improved—Connally Landi Third in the Lonnr Jamp.j Athens, April 7.—This was the seconds- day of the Olympian games, and the in-y terest In the revival showed no sign ofg diminution. On the contrary, there wasn more enthusiasm displayed than wasshown yesterday, and the crowd that wlt-nessed the various events was enormous, y The Stadion was crowded to its utmostJj capacity, and the surrounding hills wereagain packed with masses of humanityil desirous of seeing the tests of athletic jj skill and endurance.The king, crown prince and other members of the royal family were again present, as were all the notabilities of Greece and many from foreign countries. It isn estimated that to-day fully 100,000 persons s witnessed the games.The weather was perfect and the grounds were in far better condition than they were yesterday. The contestants are becoming more familiar with their sur-it ro^liiigs, and this adds greatly to theiri. self-confidence. The American contes-II tants who covered themselves with glory(i yesterday did well to-day, and it is thet general opinion that they will win severalcl oi the flnal honors. One thing is believed1S to have been established, and that is thef ruture °f the Olympian games has been»r decided, and that they will henceforth takeU »Hr P,ace among the noted events in theathletic world, even though they are not held on the classic grounds of Greece. The first heat of the 110 metres hurdle{ race was won by Goulding. t'he English-Til f) l*i 1J to ♦ I t u n — _ ■man. His time was 18 2-5 seconds. The secom* heat was won by T. P. Curtis of the Boston Athletic dub, whose time was 18 seconds. The finals of this even* will take place on Friday.The long Jump was won by Ellery H. Clark of the Boston Athletic Association, who covered 6.35 metres. Robert Garrett, captain of the Princeton team, was second, with 6 metres to his credit, and James B. Connolly of the Suffolk Athletic Club third, writh 5.84 metres.The 400 metres race on the flat was won by Thomas E. Burke of the Boston Athletic Association. His time was 54 1-5 seconds. H. B. Jamison of Princeton University was second.The next event on the programme wasputting the weight. Ca.pt. Garrett won,“'hescoring 11.22 metres. The Greek champion, Gouskos, was second, scoring 11.03 metres. Gouskos is the second Greek champion who has met defeat eon testing with Garrett. Yesterday Paraskevo-poulos, the champion discus thrower, was badly beaten by the captain of the Princeton athletes.The one-hand weight lifting contest was won by Elliott, an Englishman, who raised 71 kilosThs two-handed weight lifting contest was won byjensen, a Dane, who raisedIIP* kilos.Flack, the Australian, won the 1,500 metres race on the flat in 4 minutes 33 seconds.The winners were enthusiastically applauded. Even Garrett was hailed with enthusiasm when he defeated Gouskos, although the Greeks were surprised and disappointed by the downfall of their champion.In the evening the Acropolis and city were illuminated by myriads of electric and other lights. The scene was beautiful and falry-llke. Everywhere there was the greatest enthusiasm.
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Savannah Morning News
Savannah, Georgia, US
Wed, Apr 08, 1896
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