1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

After a very energetic race up to the 500 met. mark, where- thetwo boats still lay side by side, the Germans began to takethe lead and, at the kilometre mark, Ludwigshafen were aboutone length ahead. Thames fought pluckily, however, and Mr. Logandeserves every credit for the courageous way in which he challengedthe leader. But at the Englishmen’s last spurt between the bath-houseand the bridge, it was clear that the crew was done for, while theGermans, on the other hand, rowed with still greater energy than before.Ludwigshafen won brilliantly by a good 2 lengths, and passedthe post in excellent condition. Time 6.592/s.FOURS, INRIGGERS.First Round.Wednesday, 17 July.Heat 1. 11 a. m.SWEDEN (Roddklubben af 1912) NORWAY (Christiania Roklub)Ture RosvallClaus HöyerW. Bruhn-Möller Reidar Durie HolterConrad BrunkmanMagnus HersethH. Dahlbäck, stroke Frithiof Olstad, strokeWillie Wilkens, cox.Olof Björnstad, cox.L. D.Both boats got well away, the Norwegians leading for the first hundred metresor so. Then the Swedes, who were rowing a somewhat quicker stroke, began tocreep up, and soon passed their opponents, obtaining a lead which they retained for therest of the race. The winning crew pulling from 32—38 a minute, the Norwegianstroke varying between 28 and 38. Both boats were very well rowed,and it was physical strength that gave Sweden the victory. Time 7.5 I 6/I,,.Heat 2. 11.20 a. m.DENMARKSWEDEN (Göteborgs Roddför-(Nykjøbings paa Falster Roklub)ening)E. A. E. Allert Tage JohnsonJörgen Ch. HansenA. JohanssonC. M. A. Möller Axel GabrielssonC. F. Petersen, stroke Charles Gabrielsson, strokeP. R. Hartman, cox. F. W. Brandes, cox.L. D.At the start, Sweden led with an energetic stroke of 36, while the Danesrowed a longer but very effective stroke, which they used to perfection. Theforward half of the stroke was one of extraordinary length, with a fine finishand excellent carriage of the hands. The way the crew rowed like one man wasbeyond all praise, and the four showed that it fully deserved its great reputation.The Swedish crew also made a very good impression and was only a little worsethan its Danish rival; most noteworthy, perhaps, was the energetic stubbornnesswith which the Swedes defended the lead they succeded in gaining at thestart. The Danish crew was in better training, however, and the Swedeswere not able to maintain their position when the Danes — who had theinner curve at the bath-house — began their spurt. Surely and irresistibly the671