RIVAL ATHLETES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12817, 17 July 1912, Page 5

RIVAL ATHLETES.

"CURIOSITIES, NOT MEN." AUSTRALIA EASILY FIRST IN SWIMMING. (Press Assn.— By Telegraph.— Copyright.) (Received July 17, 11.5 a.m.) ..; .- ■ LONDON, July 16. The American and 'foreign press continue to tauntingly criticise the English athletes. Some Swedish papers attribute their want of success to- lack of esprit de corps and reckless track methods. They accuse the English competitors of disabling Danish footballers, and allege that they tried to disable others. Mr Thomas, the ; Daily Mail correspondent, says that although' the final i*sults have not done much' to retrieve England's position, there is abundant; evidence of skill and endurance m Greater Britain.- --■ Correspondents m newspapers contend 1 that because other countries specialise! men into machines that does not «how their ■superiority. The system produces curiosities, no'u men. : STOCKHOLM, July 16. The swimming aggregates arc: — Germany 22 points', Sweden 17, Australia 14, Britain 12, American 9, Canada 6. Moat of the Gernjaii and S>vedish ; pQints were gained in^diving, iv. which Australia .was not represented. Australia, was really easily the .first swimming ination.