The Fourth Olympiad London 1908 (extracts)

97 XXV.-THROWING THE JAVELIN (Free Style). The Rule of the A.A.A. with regard Lo this event was printed in the programme as follows :- "(a) The Javelin shalt be 2·6 metres long (8·1 feet) and 800 grammes in weight ( 1 ·6 lb.). It shall be of wood with a sharp iron point, and shall have about the centre of gravity a grip formed by a binding of whipcord without knots; it shall not be provided with a thong, and the shaft shall not be notched. " Every competitor must throw with a Javelin provided by the Committee. " (b) The throwing shall take place from behind a scratch line. The thrower may place his foot or feet upon the line, but if either foot passes the line entirely before the javelin first strikes the ground the throw is invalid. " (c) No throw shall be counted in which the point of the javelin does not strike the ground before any part of the shaft. " (d) It is open to the competitor to throw with either hand and with or without a run. " (e) The throw is measured from the point at which the point of the javelin first strikes the ground perpendicularly to the scratch line, or the scratch line pro– duced. "In the Free Style the nianner of holding the javelin is left to the absolute dis– cretio1i of each competitor. "In the Style in which the javelin is held in the 'middle, the javelin must be held by the grip, and no other method of holding is admissible." I, E. V. Lemming, Sweden 2. M. Doriza, Greece A. Halse, Norway C. Zouras, Greece 3· 4· ft. in. 178 7t 168 6 163 If 159 5i metres 54·44 51·36 49·73 48·61 Also competed :-H. A. Leeke, United Kingdom; \V. E. B. Henderson, United Kingdom; E. E. B. May, United Kingdom; A. E. Flaxman, United Kingdom; E. Barrett, United Kingdom; J. Sauli, Finland; J. Halme, Finland; A. Pesonen, Finland; N. Georgandas, Greece; C. M. Carlsrud, Norway; I.1\Iudiu, Hungary ; J. Kemp, Finland ; A. Salovaara, Finland ; E. B. J akobsson, Finland ; F. Jesina, Hungary; G. Luntzer, Hungary; E. Mudin, Hungary; B. Soder– strom, Sweden ; K. Lindberg, Sweden ; 0. Nilsson, Sweden ; F. Soucek, Bohemia ; ]. Jakobsson, Finland; W. Jarvinen, Finland; L. Uetwiller, Germany; I. Koczan, Hungary; E. Brambilla, Italy; J. Johanssen, Norway. A Diploma of Merit was awarded to A. Pesonen, of Finland. XXVI.-THROWING THE JAVELIN (Held in the Middle). ft. in. metres I. E. V. Lemming, Sweden 179 ro} 54·83 2. A. Halse, Norway . . 165 r r 50· 57 3. 0. Nilsson, Sweden. . r 54 6i 47 · I r 4. A. Salovaara, Finland 150 6! 45·89 5. A. Pesonen, Finland 148 2:f 45·18 Also competed :-J. Halme, Finland; J. Johanssen, Norway; C. Zouras, Greece; J. Sauli, Finland; H. K. Wieslander, Sweden; H. A. Leeke, United Kingdom; L. F. Tremeer, United Kingdom; E. B. Jakobsson, Finland; ]. Jakobsson, Finland; E. E. B. May, United Kingdom; C. Bechler, Germany. It will be noticed that, as in the case of the Discus, restrictions had no effect upon the winner, for Lemming not only proved his superiority in both G