New-York tribune., 1900-07-16
AMERICANS WIN AGAIN.
THE AGREEMENT REGARDING SUNDAY
CONTESTS DISREGARDED-MAN
REFUSE To COMPETE.

TO contest in to-day's events of the worlds
amateur championships in the Bois de Boulogne
objecting TO Sunday competition. America won
eight OF ten of those decided. gaining FIVE
second positions and four third.
The weather conditions were perfect The
sun was just warm enough to make the muscles
supple and the sky was cloudless, the manage
Inent taking lesson from yesterdays confu-
sion, had the course well polced thus keeping
spectators well within bounds and giving COM
petitors unobstructed grounds which to meet
The track and field ey ents run off quickly
one incident caused an unpleasant jar. The
terms Of the agreement were reached with the
French officials at a joint meeting held in the
rooms Of the Racing Club Wednesday night
At that time it was certainly understood by the
Americans that the French had agreed that the
field events in which they had entered, and in
which it was proposed that the finals should
come off to-day, would be arranged that the
Americans objecting to Sunday competition
could contest alone on Monday. and that the
records then made would be counted in reach
ing The final awards. Last night the French
held meeting and decided 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
OBJECTIONS TO ALLEGED ADVANTAGE.
This action was taken. it appears on the
ground that other contestants objected TO such
advance being given the Americans The de
cision not known to the Americans. Early
In the day some of the contestants, among whom
were Bascom johnson, of Yale and Charles
Dvorak. OF the University of Michigan. the
former Of whom Won the pole vault champion
ship in London and the latter Of whom is the
intercollegiate champion, went TO the grounds
and were informed that they could not contest
on Monday. On being so informed they went TO
their rooms The decision also operated against
Morris PriHstein. Of Syracuse University. who
was prevented from competing to-day by the
authorities Of the college.
a. c. Kraenzlein. Of the University of Penn
sylvania, whom Prinstein beat yesterday. to-day
jumped in the final for the broad jump and won
over Prinstein's jump OF yesterday by small
margin. Each had three jumps yesterday but
KraenZlein had six more to-day. while Prinstein
although on the grounds. could not jump. He
entered a protest after the games, but there is
little hope that it will be allowed
The representatives Of the University of Penn
sylvania had a large share in to-day's winnings
and their contesting caused some feeling among
the other college men. Manager Ellis said
I have authority to prevent the men taking
part on my own responsibility. and so told them,
at the same time advising them that they should
not contest. We have thirteen men in our
team. OF these, eight stayed out to-day but
five decided that they would remain in TO the
end
In order TO overcome the feeling caused by
johnson and Dvorak being out Of the pole
vault event, the French officials have agreed
10 offer a special prize for a pole-vault Thurs
day.
AMERICAN ATHLETES PROTEST.
On the initiative Of Sheriff. 90 Yale. a protest,
signed by all the American teams, has been pre-
sented to A S. Spalding, director of sports at
the Exposition. 1t says:
We the undersigned beg to protest against
the change in the agreed arrangements whereby
our clubs unable to compete in the field
events on Monday, the records to count for the
championships and TO be fled as events. We
do not agree to a substitution of a series Of
special field events TO take the place of the
above agreed arrangement
AS the Americans were so successful, some of
the bad feeling disappeared, but they might
have had more seconds and thirds # the change
had not been made at the last minute and
scarcely without warning.
The number Of spectators much larger
than yesterdays attendance, and the presence
OF a regimental band enlivened the occasion.
The grandstand was largely occupied by Ameri-
cans. who cheered their champions with much
vim, especially when George w. Orton, Of the
University Of Pennsylvania, after seeming to be
out Of the long steeplechase, made magnificent
spurt beating an Englishman who looked Ger
tain winner as they came down the stretch. The
enthusiasm at this point was intense
The games began promptly at 2:3O o. m but
Il was O'Clock before the last event was over
The first heat in the sixty metres fiat went
handily TO Kraenzlein with Z. J. Minahan, of
Georgetown University, second and Pritchard
OF The English team. third. Time Z seconds
KIingelhoefer, French and Westeragen, Sweed,
also ran.
In the second heat Walter B. Tewkesbury
managed 20 breast the tape just ahead of Row
ley, Of New-South Wales. with William J. HoI-
land, Of the University Of Georgetown. third
Time. 10 seconds. Koppan and Schubert,
Hungarians. also ran.
The final was a pretty contest. the men being
breasts apart at the finish, with Kraenzlein
first. Tewkesbury second, and Rowley third
Time. ! seconds. Ninahan also ran
SHELDON MAKES A WORLDS RECORD.
Richard Sheldon Of the New-York Athletic
Club. was the only American to strip for the
final in the shot putting, as J c. McCracken Of
the University Of Pennsylvania, and Robert Car
rett, IF Princeton University, refused TO compete
on Sunday Crettier, Hungarian, and Paraske-
vopoulos, Greek. took then places Neither Of
these could outstrip the puts made yesterday by
McCracken and Garrett, and the final resulted
with Sheldon first, at II metres and 10 cent?
metres which is said 10 beat the worlds record;
McCracken. second, at % metres and 50 cent?
metres, and Garrett third at i metres and 81
centimetres.
Only three started in the final Of the 400
metre fat, as Lee and Frederick O. Moloney, Of
the University Of Michigan, and Dixon Board
man. 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 J. Holland. Of the University Of George