The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-31

that Americans no longer ask the price
Of an article. but purchase the most ex-
pensive object they display
The return of Plunger Riley Grammar
to London Is believed to foreshadow q
vigorous turf campaign by the Ameri-
can contingent, and the fact that no one
has been able TO ride Lord william
Beresford's horses to victory since the
suspension Of Tod Sloan has done mucn
TO renew faith In him and to create the
belief tina the will repeat his brilliant
successes when he returns.
II Is quite pathetic to see how Burke,
the Harvard runner, who participated IN
the international university athletic
games takes defeat. He has been In bed
most Of the time with cramps and acute
pains In the stomach. His illness is ag
gravated by the belief that he alone Is
responsible for the Americans defeat.
The correspondent OF the Associated Press
/ saw him today looking haggard and III
Burke has lost Il pounds within the week
but he talked in manly, plueky way
! "I had pains all through my train
| ing" he said "and entered the race in
a funky condition. Wren I covered three
hundred vars. l knew I was beaten.
| Graham had a lot IN him and inishe I
: strong as a bull Yes Wendell knew OF
my condition but we we're not throwing
away any chances, and so I determined
to do my best and was well beaten by
the best man j ever met He is a stronger
man than Jordan. whom I defeated In
America NOW I say god bye TO the run
ming path, I have given away my pumps
and breeches and will never set foot up
on the track again"
CRITICIsEs AMERICAN ATHLETs.
The Saturday Review devotes leading
article 10 severe criticism Of the Ameri'
can athletes, who possess virtues we OF
associate with professional training" and
come 20 the conclusion that Americans
are the better gymnasts and England th'
, better athletes.
The Spectator after congratulatiing IL
self that all the long races we're woi
/ by Englishmeu, says the American team
contained at least four Irish or Irish
Americans
Thomas b. Reed, former speaker OF tn
house Of representatives. greatly en-
loved his run on the continent NJ Rec
said 20 the correspondent Of the Associat
ed Press today
II spent three weeks In Brussels an
was there during the recent acute crisis
Belgium has yet other crisis TO meet bu
+ her tremendous resources win enable he
70 come out on top. In Berlin l me
q many leading statesmen. One learn
= much from such men, and obtains a poin
Of view totally different from that {
America found everywhere on the cor
tirent evidence or a continued and gov
I ins good viii IN the best circles an
among those whose opinion every Amer
I can values. I spent month IN Paris an
I. watched the French and the French cor
ztitution with wonderment- The wit
OF the french with the casual view ths
I. take ~ things which we Anglo-saxoi
y hang 10 with curious tenaeity. mai
- them a most fascinating study. Natura
/, cannot bray opinions Of home polite
The United States and the edministr
ton are now tackling a Geld OF foreis
politics never presented 10 OF dealt vi
In any former administration. Time "
ed straighten out this tremendous profile
ey presented 20 Us All / can say Is Z
a. we viii solve it well and honorably."
ay Mr.. Reed went on 20 say tina the h
ce noticed many changes IN England. The
sw had been, he said. a great revolution
sct the institutions and the International sc
lus cation o. people. They know America
20 better. On every side. Mr.. Reed 90
dy he saw signs that Great Britain was oi
as cret Of a wave of property. Amer
'ay was enjoying a similar experienee