Olympic Cavalcade

OLYMPIC CAVALCADE 1·8 in.; Left hand, 123ft. 7"9 in. With the Shot: Right hand, 48ft. o·6 in.; Left hand, 40ft. 8·9 in., while J. J. Saaristo, Finland, won the aggregate Javelin contest by creating with his Fight hand a new world's r€cord of 200ft. I'57ln:, and with his- left hand 158 ft. 10·29 in.. ; A. Ohrling, !· ·sweden, came nearer perfect balance with right hand 152ft. 7"09 in., and left hand 133ft. 478 in. Anyw~the Swedes insisted that while the Free Style of Discu~ Throw– ing might still remain, the Greek Sty_le would be replaced by·an aggregate contest agreeing.with -their own view. T~ere was to be an aggregate contest also in Sh2_t J!utting, while all Javelin Throwing must take place with the javelin- hdd by the middle and the absurd Free Style used in England in 1908 would .De_ ~eplaJ:ed by an aggregate contest. The Tug-of-War would be retained ami also the Standing Jl.u:rrps, except the Standing Hop, Step and Jump, which had appear~d af ·only one pr~vious Celebration. The Athletic Pent! thlon and Decathlon-: were, however, to be added to the programme. -_ :. _ _ I nave ·spoK.en of the -vast interest take!]. by royalty both in the prepara– tion and the exe5ut~on of the Yth OlyUJ.piad.J n point of fac,t, King_GustafV of Swedell, ~q_d his sons took a great part in putting over the ·Games in fi_ne style for the·b.onour of Swed€n, tliough the -credit for the technical skill and the athh~tic ~perience -required went justly to Mr. J. E. Edstrom; who later became Pr€sident of the International Athletic Federation, in which office he-has, but recently, been SUGCeeqed by the Lord Burghley, K.C.B., of Great Britain, who won the Olympic4oo metres Hurdles in 1928. -- 19~2 J!itnessed the establishment of Olympic Swimmipg o_n a large scale. Theye-were many open-::air -swimming baths connected with Stotkho_lm, but f!One measuring more than 33-§- m~tres in length, whereas t he Inter– natigmil Ral~s fbr Swimrping competitions prescribe a minimum le~gth of 100 metr~s, so th·e site for the Olympic _Swimm.ing Stadium was sele~ted on the waters QfDjurgadsbrunnsviken, _at-!be foo~ of the hill _called Labora– toriebacken-, and laid out; including a splendid diving tower, at -a cost of £1723. The p~oEt arfsing from Swimming after the payment of cost_ and all expenses w~s--~638 for the Swedish Swimming Association. • . - The· sensation gf this first really comprehensive Olympic -Swhnming Gala was.Duke -P-. Ka}lanamoku,-ofHonolttlu, representing U.S.A.,.who won the 100 metres Free Style swim in-the new_world record time of I min. 2·4 secs. from C. Healey, Australia, and K. Hus~agh, U.S.A. He was a Negro with the largest and the most suitable feet for _swimfuing that I ever s_aw. H_e used a <;levastatingcrawl stroke, and -as P<: p:impleted each lengt~ and won hi~ heats, se~i--~nals and-the final by holding on.,to the rail at the en9 o~ the bath he tumed~his head to flash a wide, white.;toothed grin at hfs rivals whom .,.. he so quickly .smtdistanced. He .repxeseii.ted also U.S.A. in the 8oo m~tres four-men ·relay, in which they, finished 2_ns} to Australia (Healey, 2 .mins. 31·4 secs.;·"champion, 2 mins. -33'5_, sees.; Boardman, ,2 mins. 35 sec_s. 9"nd