The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
CHICAGO PROTESTS
IN OLYMPIC GAMES
New York Scores Most Points,
but Prize Is Held Up by
Objection

" .iie country, OF OF any other country,
the louisiana Purchase exposition revival
of the Olympic games has taken it's Mace
IN history, made noteworthy by the clean
sportsnaniike conduct of the competing
atheteS no less than by it's brilliant array
OF broken worlds and Olympic records.
With the finish of the international re-
lay race, the last on the card the 1904
Oiymplad came to an end under circum-
stances That 1t will make it an event long
to De remembered. The weather was
Ideal and some time before the contestants
In the first race faced the starters pistol
the immense stadium was packed and
many hundreds were standing in the field
Inc events were run off with rapidity
ana following the announcement of each
broken Olympic record the crowd rose to
It's feet and cheered the fortunate athlete
again and again.
Owing to protests made by the Chicago
Athletic club the award of the magnifi-
cent loving cup, emblematic of the Olym-
PIC championship, was not made to the
athletic organization whose representa-
yves scored the most points in Olympic
championship events during the meet.
The final score, according to the Off
clal figures of the first four clubs, is as
follows:
New York Athletic club. SO: Chicago
Athletic association, 3d. Milwaukee Ath-
letic club, 46; Greater New York Irish
Athletic association, 81.
Protest Is Filed
The Chicago association, however. has
protested against the entry of John r.
De Witt, of the New York Athletic club,
who won second place in the sixteen
pound hammer event, and the New York
Athletic club tug-of- war team, which fin
ished fourth in that event.
The result Of these protests will be-
unless the charges are Withdrawn, that
the awarding of the championship cup
will be delayed until after the meeting
of the governing board of the Amateur
Athletic union in New York next Novem-
Der. Should the protests be allowed by
that body it would result in tie as De
witt won three points and the tug-of-war
team one point for the New York club.
Again today the competing athletes
showed championship form and three
Olympic records fell before their assaults
Not only did James D. Lightbody, of the
Chicago Athletic association, clip three
hfths of a second off the Olympic record
for the 1900 meter run, but he won the
event in one of the finest finishes that
has been witnessed in the entire meet.
Lightbody, Werner and Hearn, all of the
Chicago Athletic association, were well
punched at the beginning of the last lap.
1t was seen that they were moving at
rate Of speed, but when three
quarters of the way around the track on
the last lap Lightbody developed a burst
of speed that left his eliminates several
yards in the rear and brought the audi
ence to it's feet.
Pole Vault Record Goes
There was an unusual fine field in. the
pole vault contest. Five men broke the
Olympic record before the event mar
rowed down to the final jumps, with three
men eligible. Charles r. Dvorak, of the
Chicago Athletic association, then demon
strated his class and from the eleven-foot
mark he competed alone, the other four
men being tied at that mark. Dvorak's
best was IL feet 6 inches, breaking the
Olympic record of 10 feet 8 $40 inches,
held by l. K. Baxter, or the University of
Pennsylvania, made at the Paris Olym-
piad. In the jump off for second, third
and fourth places Ward McLanahan, of
the New York Athletic club, and Claude
Allen failed to clear at Ii feet. The lat
ter was beaten by McLanahan later for
fourth place. Leroy Samse, Indiana uni
yersity, defeated l.. Wilkins, of the Chi
cage Athletic association, for second
place.
The keenest competition of the entire
weeks programme developed in the discus
throw. NJ j. Sheridan, Of the Greater
Ralph w. Rose, of the Chicago Athletic
association, tied for first place with throws
of 1913 feet 1912 inches, breaking the
Olympic record by more than ten feet.
As splitting points is not allowed in an
Olympic championship, the men were
forced to throw off the tie. The best
Rose could do was 100 feet 6A inches,
while Sheridan, although beating him,
also showed a reversal of form and the
inn irSf MI 4
feet 10A inches.
Handcapping Satisfactory
The four handicap events proved a vel
come addition to the championship pro.
gramme and the events were closely con-
tested. A great deal of complimentary
comment has been made regarding the
handicapping of the meet, as in nearly
every event the men have been well
punched at the finish.
Tonight the visiting athletes were the
guests of the Missouri Athletic club at
banquet Those who broke records dur
ing the Olympic games were called upon
to respond to toasts. Summary:
109-meter run-Archie Hahn, Milwaukee
Athletic club Milwaukee, Wis, first: N.
j. Cartmen, Y. M. @. A., Louisville, KY,
second; William Hogenson, Chicago Ath-
letic association, Chicago, third; F. R.
Moulton, Kansas City Athletic club, Kan
sas City, fourth. Time, II.
One mile relay; handicap event-Mis-
souri, Athletic club, st. Louis, scratch,
first: s. ": T. W. St, Louis. GO yards),
10 meter hurdle-Fred w. Schulz, M
A. G., Milwaukee, first; T.. Schideler. C.
A. A, Chicago, second; L. Ashburner.
Ithaca, N. u, third; f, Castieman, G.
N. Y. T.. A. A., fourth Time, rs.
440yard run. handicap event-Frank
o. Darcy, Finlay City, Mich. (12 yards).
first; George Underwood N. Y. A. c.,
Montreal Canada C yards, third; j. P.
Lydon. ST. Louis GA YARDS, fourth. Time,
1900 meter run 1,s4o. Al yards)-James
D. Lightbody. c. A. A. Chicago, first;
w F.Ayerner, c. A. A. Chicago, second
L. E. Hearn, c. A. A., Chicago. third; D.
G. Munson, N. Y. A.. c., New York,
16-pound hammer. handicap event
John Flanagan, G. N. VI. A. A., New
York fscratchl, first, 1853 feet inches !;
A. A. Johnson, Y. NJ. c. A, ST. Louis CSC
feet}, second, 151 feet inches; c.. C.
Chadwick, N. z. "A. c.. New York (21
feet), third, ISL feet 61s inches: L. L.
Hayden Nd. A. c., Baltimore (22 feet),
fourth, LAG feet 6 inches
Polo vault-Charles E. Dvorak, c. A.
A, Chicago, first. II feet s inches; Leroy
Samse, Indiana university. Bloomington
Ind, second, II feet inches: L. Wilkins
G. "A. A., Chicago, third, II feet 3 inches;
Ward McLanahan. N. Y. A. c., New York
IN feet. In the jump off Samse cleared
II feet 3. inches, but Wilkins failed after
three trials.
Three standing jumps Ray Ewry N
Y A. c., New York, first (34 feet III
inches; Con. M. K. King, Mckinney
Texas, second, 3S feet inches; James f.