Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-16
OUR BOYS AT ATHENS.
Anne ricars Brilliantly Distinguished
Themselves in the Olympic Games.


Copyright 1885, by the Associated Press)
LONDON, April 1G.-A third letter reached
the office here of the Associated Press to-
day, from Mr. A. c. Tyler, the Princeton
University pole vaulter, who has been TAX
ing part in the Olympic games at Athens.
He gives further details of the events at
ending the final heats for the different
races in which the Americans so brilliantly
distinguished themselves. In BRIEF Mr.
Tyler wrote:
although the great event today was the
long distance race from Marathon to
Athens a distance of about twenty-six
miles, finally won by Louis, a Greek, yet
the Americans, continuing their victories
by winning all the short races, were treat
ed famously on all sides. We have now
stopped training and are feted and dined
tc our hearts content
'"rhe program today began with the
finals.
"In the 1OO-meter final three Americans
had qualified, but Thomas P. Curtis of the
Boston team, wishing to save himself for
the hurdles, did not start. Thomas E.
Burke won, in II Is seconds, and with
the greatest of case
"Ellery Clark of the Boston A. A. also had
very easy task in winning the high jump
with meter 81 centimeters to his credit
when Thomas p. Curtis of the Boston A
A. won the 110-meter hurdles in II 80 sec
onds he was greatly applauded, and deserves
much credit for winning from Goulding, the
well-known English hurdler W. w Howl
of Harvard qualified for the hurdles, but
saved himself for the next event, the pole
vault, In which six men competed. The bar
was started at meters 80 centimeters;
was raised once by 10 centimeters twice
by centimeters, and four times by 2ls cent?
meters The American competitors were re-
CURED to clear every height, which tired
them. When the last Greek failed in the
third trial, at meters 80 centimeters. the
bar was raised to meters then to 3 meters
10 centimeters, then to 3 meters 90 cent?
meters. Both Hoyt and myself failed at
the . meter 70 centimeter making the pole
vault tie. In the vault-off, at the same
height, (Tyler) failed and Hoyt won. as he
Justly deserved, and was warmly applauded
The king was greatly interested and aston
ished at the pole vaulting. He declared that
he did not believe any one could excel 3
meters.
In thu midst of the long-drawn-out pole
vaulting contest the Mara thon runners vera
slgn n and the vauting was forgotten.
Inc long substance runners, eighteen in
all hve foreigners and thirteen Greeks)
had started at 2:3O pm, followed by men
on horseback, and running between files of
soldiers all the way from Marathon here
The runners were met a mile outside the
city by enormous crowds of people for the
greatest interest centered In this struggle
IN which as much depended upon pluck
for the first three kilometers Flack. the
Australian, set the pace, but three Greeks
passed him before they entered the sta
dion.
Arthur Blake of the Boston A. A., who
was one of the long-distance run confess
tants, was hopelessly beaten some time be-
fore, did not finish, and was driven to his
hotel
THE crown prince and Prince George
ran from the vaulting standards to the en-
trance of the stadion, met Louis, the win
ner, and trotted back alongside of him.
THE people who packed the stadion like
sardines in huge box were half crazy
with delight. Hats, caps and canes were
waved in the air. and Greek flags appeared
everywhere. There was a regular pande-
monium for about eight minutes, and when
the second Greek arrived there was a re-
newed outbreak.
Presents of all kinds, money jewelry
watches. and flowers were showered upon
the winner. 1t was sight never to be for
gotten. Foot ball enthusiasm cannot COM
pare with it. The crowd was fully three
times larger than ever seen at any foot
ball match. The wrestling closed the days
events
Boxing.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-Joseph Choy-
inski. champion heavy weight of the Pacific