Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-08

quarter mile run, and Pennsylvania
University added to her other laurels
by getting second place in the pole
vault. Syracuse University failed 10
put in an appearance, the boat having
her men on board not arriving in time
to enable them to participate in the
events. If few of the American COM
petitors had not been prevented either
from running entirely or being so palp-
ably out of form on account of the eli
mate, probably every event would have
been won by them, but with Creagan,
OF Princeton University, in Ill health
and scarcely knowing whether he was
going to run until the bell rang, and
with Terry, of Princeton, entirely
knocked out with a water knee, and
Orion and Alexander Grant unable to
come within twenty seconds of the
normal time, it was impossible for the
Americans TO make a clean sweep.
Kraenzlein established a worlds rec
ord for hurdles over Grass and received
more applause than any other Compel
itor, regardless of nationality
AS Lord Alvorstone said when dis
tributing the prizes;
''Kraenzlein, we have not got enough
medals to give you. We only hope all
you Americans will come over next
year and defend your cups. Then we
hope to have better runners TO put up
against you.
Lord Alverstone said that Kraenz-
lein's hurdle race was the best race ne
had ever seen in his life, and this
voiced the sentiment of the crowd,
though it was more of an exhibition
than a race, as the Pennsylvania man
was never threatened from start to
finish.
A. /. Kraenzlein himself said:
Il think we did we'll enough to-day,
better than we thought we could.
am much handicapped by an awkward
take off in the jumping contest, and
could not come anywhere near my
standard"
Arrangements for the spectators and
the teams was absurdly inadequate.
There was lack of good management
in the whole performance. Several
American competitors believed they
were teated with none too much fair
ness. This they attributed, not so
much to their English competitors as
to the character of the officials IN
ton, who were by no means represent
atives OF the men who competed in It's
championships. Two distinct fouls
were made against the Americans,
which the judges disallowed. VIM. p
Remington, of the University Of Penn
sylvania, who fell at the last hurdle,
said TO a correspondent Of the Asso-
ciated Press:
Il don't think We were treated any
too we'll However we won a major
ity Of the events, SO 1t does not seem
TO matter"
That seemed to voice the spirit of
the visiting teams.
Three thousand people witnessed
the American victories. The specta-
tors were singularly undemonstratiye,
except in the finals in the quarter and
half mile runs. 1t was only in these
events that international rivalry be-
came keen. In the other events IL was
apparent long before the finish that
either England or America had the vic
tory well in hand But the half mile
run was in doubt until the tape was
reached. Captain Cregan, of Prince
ton University. made frantic effort
to land first and win for the Tigers. =
but Iysoe. the English champion, amid
terrific. cheers, overhauled him and
with a splendid burst of speed. breasted
the tape ahead Of Princeton's half sick
but plucky captain. The quarter OF
mile run was equally exciting. NJ w.
Long, of the New York Athletic Club,
bore winged feet and was ahead all the
way, but down the stretch, VIM. F.
Moloney. of the Chicago University,
followed him like the wind, while only
few feet behind was Welsh. Of Scot
land
Until the announcement was made
the spectators waited GREATNESS. SO
close was the finish Then there came
the Sennsylyania's men with chant
Of Long, Long. Long, and al knew