The Olympic Games and the Duke of Westminster's Appeal

THE OL'YMPIC GAMES. 39 they wished to do because of a;lack of funds. That familiar ,with the conditions ,under which they must embarrassment, at least, should not exist in Borlin. compete, and· must ·be ·brought to the soratoh in ·fit And when ·the nation has oupplied the funds it ,viii condition. (The Times, September 19, 191'3.) e:iq>ect to hear nothing t1bout lack of preparation The following tables a.re from the Offioial .Btlnnrt and incompetent management ; but we must enter, as r- nearly as we can to our foll strength, in all competi- of the Games of 1908 issued by the British (i)lympic tions, and onr men must in each be made thoroughly Council :- L-EVJrnTS IN WHICH OLY1[PI0 WlDALS WERE WON BY THE UNITED 'KINGDOM. I I I En· I En· En ' Time, Event. l'lrst. Nation. tries · Second. Nntlon. trlc~ Thlcd. Nation. trla •Distance, .to. •ATllLBTlCS, •1 200 Metres . . Crnlg ., U,S,A. 12 g~r!icot·t· .. Ju.S.A. 12 ~fg.:~gn~~ •• U.K. 12, ~-- •2 1,500 Metres . . Jackson . . U.K. 12 .. U.S.A. 12 . . U.S.A. ,12, n"46= • 3 5,000 Metres .. Kolehmainen ., Finland 4 Bouln . . jh'<anco 12 Hutson .. .. U.K. 12, 14111lnM . •4 400 Metres, Hein';: U.IC 0 jSwcdcn 6 Germany: : 6 , z~. •5 1,600 Metres, Itclny U.S.A. 6 Fmncc 8 U.K. ·8, Jmin. ,te S510C. •o 3,000 :\Ictres, Tca.m U.S.A. 8 r weden 8 u .x: 18 ~.j148pec. I (Bena&) •7 Cross Country, Team Sweden 12 Finland 8, U.K. '12, (8,000 metres) I 8 10,000 ?i,lctrcs, Walk . . GouJdJng .. Canada Webb .. U.K. 6 AJUmanl •• ItD.ly 2 l46mln,28 26seo, •o Tug of ,var .. Sweden U.K. - ! C\'OLINO. 10 200 Mlle•, lodh·. . . Lewis . . S. Africa 1, Grubb .. U.K. 32, Schutte .. .. U.S.A. 12, 10brL4aln.391• • 11 200 .Miies, 'foam .. Sweden 12, U.K. U.S.A. - , F.&:..'JCIXG. •12 1E p6c Tea.ms Belgium U.K. 8 Holland 8 FOOTBALi,. •13 Football (Assoc.) lJ.K. Deumn.rk. . Holland ~· I GYM.N!STJCS. U.K: •14 Toams(not Swedish style) ltnly 82 Hungary . . 351 821 LAWN .'!'.&..""SIS, I · CoVilllED COUJlTS. 3( Dixon 15 Men's Singles .. Gobert .. Frnncc .. U.K. 8 Wilding .. • . Auatral&sla •l ' •10 Lodlos' Singles . . llrs. fla~nm .. UK. 3 lllss Cnstc~schiold Den.nmrk: · . 1 llrs. Barton . . U.K. 3, •17 Men's Doubles .. Gobort nod Ocr- Scttenvall and ! Dixon and 81 mot .. France Kcm1>e . • Sweden 8 Beamish .. IU.K. •18 Mixed Doubles . . Dixon ,a1u.l ~lrs. Barrett nnd Miss Setter,vall and s' Hannam . i U.K. Altchlsou .• U.K. 6, ·Mrs. Fick •• Sweden ROWU\'G. •10 Eights . . . . . . Leander Club .. U,K. 2 New College .• U.K . 2 • 20 Fours (with cox) .. Ludwigshnfcn .. Gcrruany:: 2 Thomes U.C. .. U.K. 1 - : •21 Sculls .. .. Kinnear .. U.K. 2 Vcirmnn . . . • Belgium 2 SHOOTING. ,1 Army llille. •22 International Teams U.S.A. U.K. Sweden ·6: •Wnlaturo Rifle. , 1 •23 50 Metres, Team U.K. 4 Sweden 4 U.S.A. •,24 i50:Metrcs, Indiv. :: Hird •. U·.S.A. 10 Milne .. U.K. 11· Burt . • U.K. 10! ·•25 25 Metres, Toam Sweden 6 U.K. 0 U.S.A. 6 Revolver. l • 26 50-Metres, .Team :: Lane u-.s~A. 0 Sweden 6 U.K. ,a, •27 50 Metres, Indiv. .. U.S.A. 12 l?oircn •• U.S.A. 12 Stewart .. •• U.K. ,9, •28 30 ~retrcs, Duel Team Swoclcn 11 Russia 6 U.K. 6 Clayblrds. • •29 Team . . U.S.A. U.K. 6 Germany•• 61 8WIJODNO. o' 30 400 lfetrea, Free .• Hodgson .. Canoda 1 Hatfield . • .. U.K. 5 Hardwick •. Australaala ~- •31 400 Metres, Breast .. Dathe .. Gennany:: 8 Henning .. .. Sweden 5 Courtman •• u.x. •. ·.:; 29~ 32 1,500 Metres, Free •. Hodgson •. Canada .. 1 Batfteld •• . • U.K. 4 Hardwick •• Australaala . 83 800 Metres, Team Australasia 4 U.S.A. 0 U.K. •• ~ OIDln ,11161. •s, Water Polo U.K. Austria Belgium •• ·-=\ Ladles. lg 35 100 Metrc8, Free •. Durack .. •. Australasia 2 Wylie .. . . Austmillsla 2 IFletebor •. .. U.K . ·.i; BZ'6Nc. :ff ~t!l~~\oa~· . • Johanson :. Sweden . . 12 Ucgooll .. •. Sweden 12 White •• U.K• U.K. 5 Germany: : 4 Austria ~· ~ .52"6tec. •• Evente marked'wlthl•an-'uterlok•are•thoso In which no medals were w~n by•tho llrltlah ~mplre,outelde the United •Xlngdem. ,Il,-BVENTS ,JN .WBIQH,OLYMPIC .llEDALS WERE WON BY THE llRlTISH,Eilll'IRE.OUTSID.E TIIE UNITED KINGDOII(. ATRLBTJC8, •1 Marathon Race •• •• l !cArtbur 2 10,000 Met""' Walk •• Goulding •a (BunnlngBroild Jump •• Gutterooo •. S. Africa •• •. Canada • '. U,S.A. • 1 12 •• Pole Jump •5 Bftmmer 1(lyOLJ1'0. o 200 Dileo, Indlv. LAWN TDinB. •• Babcock •. •. McGrath .; Lewi• •: U,S.A. 11 •. U.S.A. 9 .. .sAfrlca COVDBD CoVBTS, .( France 7 Men'1·8lruzleo •• •• Gobert .. s IIAWN ''l'lllmll, 'OPB!f ;\D. •s .Men'• Slngiel .. 1 •11 •llen'l'Jl)cjllbieo •• 8WJXKfflO, •10 100 Met"'", l!'ree 11 400 lletreo, l!'ree 1ll 1,500 lletreo, Free lS 800 Metn., Team . JAdlet. H 100·11~;,l!'ree . • Wtntlow •• . ! S• ..Afrlca •• 8 •: WIMlowand <Xlt- Xlllon ••• , ;Africa •• 2 . i Kallanamolnl •• U,S:A. • • 1 ·11• • • Hodpon •• • .' C&nada •• ,l •. HddglOD •• • ~ t.=..ia :l ..:~k .. Gltobam . . .Vebb .. ricker .. {Wright •• Nelson . . GIUla Grubb lxon En Nation. tr1ti . • • Afrlc:, .• .. U.K• . • Canada } U.8.A• •• Canada . • u.x. •• U.K• .. s.Afrlca •• 4 Third. Nation. •• U".8:A. •• Italy •• Sweden • • C&nada . . wecten •• U.8.A• •• U.8.A. .. U.8.A• •• A1lltnlula •• Germany•• ·ru.:s:. • Eve11.ta marked with an uterlsk an '-8 In wblcb '1le Ulllted Kingdom toot 11.0 medal. 1 f ., 8 ~.i