The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-16
Nevertheless, the Yankee Boys Who
Compete Take Eight Out of the
Ten Events in Contest.
SPECIAL PRIZES ARE OFFERED
AS A SOP TO AMERICANS ROBBED
OF THEIR OPPORTUNITY.
Great Crowds Attend the Athletic
lcgians-Events and Results.

the services of some of her best athletes,
who declined TO contest in to-day's events
of the worlds amateur championships in
the Bots de Boulogne. Directing TO Sunday
competition, America won eight out of ten
of those decided, gaining five second posi-
tions and four third. Weather conditions
were perfect. The sun was just warm
enough to make the muscles supple and
the sky was cloudless. The management,
taking a lesson from yesterdays confusion,
had the course well policed, thus keeping
spectators we'll within pounds and giving
competitors unobstructed grounds on which
to meet. The track and field events were
run off quickly.
One incident caused an unpleasant jar.
The terms of the agreement were reached
with the French officials at a Joint meet
ing held in the rooms of the Racing Club.
Wednesday night. At hat time it was GER
tainly understood by the Americans that
the French had agreed that the field events
in which they had entered. and in which 1t
was proposed that the finals should come
off to-day, would be so arranged that the
Americans objecting to a Sunday competi-
ton could contest alone on Monday, and
that LIN IttOIQS lhth DldhC "Odho NC
counted in reaching the fnal awards. Last
night the French held a meeting and de-
cided that events set for to-day must be
concluded finally on the grounds to-day,
but that records made in the preliminary
trials yesterday would stand.
This action was taken, 1t appears, on
the ground that the other contestants OBJ
jected to such an advantage being given to
the Americans. The decision was not
known to the Americans. Early in the day
some of the contestants, among whom
were Bascom Johnson, of the New York
Athletic Club, and Charles Dvorack, of the
University of Michigan, the former of
whom won the pole vault championship in
London, and the latter of whom is the in
tercollegiate champion, ven to the
grounds and were informed that they could
contest Monday. On being so informed they
went to their rooms. The decision also op-
Grated against Morris Prinstein. of SYRIA
cuse University, who was prevented from
competing to-day by the authorities of the
college.
A. c. Kraenslein, of the University of
Pennsylvania, whom Prinstein beat yes
terday, to-day jumped in the ina for the
broad jump and won over Prinstein's jump
of yesterday by a small margin. Each
had three jumps yesterday, but kraenslein
a 81 IlOIe lO-UaN while GIlnSItiH, II
though on the grounds. could not jump. He
entered a protest after the games. but
there is little hope that it will be allowed.
FATHER PENIS TRIUMPH.
The representatives of the University
had a large share in to-day's winnings, and
their contesting caused some feeling among
the other college men.
In order to overcome the feeling caused
by Messrs. Johnson and Dvorack being out
of the pole vault event, the French officials
nav agreed to offer a special prize for a
pole vault Thursday. On the initiative of
Mr.. Sheriff., of Yale, a protest, signed by
all the American teams, has been presented
to a. CT. Spaulding, directors of sports at
the exposition.
AS the Americans were so successful
some of the bad feeling disappeared, but
they might have had more seconds and
thirds, If the change had not been made
at the last minute, and almost without
warning.
The number of spectators was much
larger than yesterdays attendance. and
the presence of a regimental band en-
livened the occasion. Again the grand
stand was largely occupied by Americans
who cheered their champions with much
vim, especially when George w. Orion, of
the University of Pennsylvania. after
seeming TO be out of the long steelplechase,
made a magnificent squirt, beating an Eng
lishman, who looked a certain winner as
they came down the stretch. TIL en-
thusiasm at this point was intense.
The games began promptly at 2:30 p. m,
but 1t was Z o'clock before the last event
was over. The first heat in the sixty
meters fiat went handily to Kraenslein,
with T.. j. Minahan, of Georgetown Uni
versity, second. and Pritchard. of the Eng
lish team, third. Time, z seconds.
In the second heat. Walter b. Tewksbury
Rowley, of New South Wales, with VIII
liam j. Holland, of the University of
Georgetown, third. Time, us seconds.
The final was a pretty contest, the men
being breasts apart at the finish, with
Kraenslein first. Tewksbury second and
Rowley third. Time, :O7.
Richard Sheldon, of the New York Ath-
letic Club, was the only American to strip
for the final in the shot putting, as J.
G. McCracken, of the University of Penn
~sylvania, and Robert Garrett, of Prince
ton University, refused to compel on Sun
day Crettier, Hungarian, and ParaskeyO-
| poulos, Greek, took their places. Neither
of these could outstrip the puts made yes
terday by McCracken and Garrett, and the
final resulted with Sheldon first, at II m.
10 en-, which is said TO beat the worlds
| record; McCracken second at II m. IS en-,
and Garrett third at II m. 81 en-.
LONG, OF NEW YORK.
Only three started in the final of the four
hundred metres fiat, as Messrs. Lee and
Frederick G.. Maloney, of the University OF
Michigan, and Dixon Boardman, of the
New York Athletic Club, who had also
qualified, refused to run to-day. This left
Maxwell Long, of the New York Athletic
Club, William Holland, of the University
of Georgetown, anu Schulz, Dane. AT the
crack of the pistol Holland set a merry
pace and held 1t well into the stretch,
where Long caught him. The two had a
heart-breaking race to the finish. which
Long reached one yard in advance of Hol-
| land, Schulz being in the rear. Time. 40 2-5,
| beating the French record of so So.
| Had tO-dayS records alone decided the
| results of the discus throw Sheldon would
Hungarian competitors. But their records
finals. and yesterday they did better, with
the result that Bauer. Hungarian. was
first at SO IN. 4 en-, and Janda, Austrian,
| second at 35m. IL en-, with Sheldon third
at sam. 60 en-.
The 1900 metres fiat race brought nine
contestants TO the tape. representing Den
mark, England, France. Austria and the
United States. David c.. Hall, of Brown
University. an John Bray. OF Williams
College. were the two American entries.
Almost from the start the race seemed
a contest between Bennett, English, and De
| Loge, French These two raced around the
turns close together and as they entered
the stretch they drew away from the
others and had "A hard tussle, with Ben
nett first by two yards and De Loge Sec
ond. Bray was third. Time. 4:O6.
Although William T. Remington. of the
University of Pennsylvania. and Carroll
entered. i. X. Baxter, of the University OF
| Pennsylvania. was the only American I'm
4 the running high lump. He easily retained