The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-26

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sthiatic enthusiastic who hgvu heeh hprk.
lne ~ AmefiraN sthlrtiep for yetfa Az
lutefras ssa ~ ~p,tar ecntgrt .abo!s
the evrnts IN the etadlitn Nfe tennla
aNiWmine, ahuutlne fencina, fp6thsH and
fowine hetna rpnsiderc,t dttalhr f~stufrs
sAt me- tive during tho saHne~ Naa The
s~s,endancs as tos .. es@ gsr.nsr w.
thousand prfsons wefr Inside the stadium,
whila twice ~ uiany morn wsTe On The
hills outaide, and they stayed for hours
aaarriv watching for The hrlah Tou
much prai-s cannot b" gwen ,o the Ameri.
ran team. " vas = remarkable team In
mani rcspects. but H. atfongr%, point wa
the fact that II was ~ we'll balanced, and
with men aroring effectively IN every event,
had u not been for the disastrous accident
on the Rarbaru~sa VIZ would have scored
many points more,
sMliman would surely have done some
thing In tho hurdles, kerriRan had ell tho
jumping taken out II him In tho shaking
up he got. Mitchel WIS was taken along
specially for the stone putting, would have
won easily, but Il was impossible for him
10 compete. The accident to Sheridan's
leg Kept him ont Of the all around or pen:
tat hlon. where he surely would I've heard
from were he in his usual trim. However,
out ~ tho twenty-three events on the pro-
gramme, America won eleven hrsts. Great
Britain with ireland. Australia and Canada
0hrnvn In aarttrnd nnlv f0tfP Nfufa an that
America won r. much a. any three other
nations put together.
THAT America won was certainly a source
Of great satisfaction to the Greeks. So
genuine IL their feeling for Uncle Sam that
the King Of Greece through Primo George,
his son, requested me to bear a personal
greeting to President Roosevelt with best
wishes for his future good health and pros
perity, and to thank him for helping to make
the Olympic games such a success.
'In ita Journey TO Athens the American
team underwent some severe hardships,
but finally landed at the scratch in good
shape, a fact which reflects great credit
on the manager. NJ. p. Halpin.
so far as the games 20 this particular
meeting will go down to history as showing
the real feeling Of the Greeks for athletics
and how sacred they hold everything APP
pertaining to the sport. No other nation
would have followed the events so closely
and with such keen relish. Every con-
testant was cneeTeu to the echo' anu hot
alone when he figured in his event, but
when he left the arena.
"On the closing day. when the prizes
we're presented by the King, every victor
was applauded as he went up to receive his
trophy, and a big crowd waited outside the
stadium. Along the streets the men with
the laurel wreaths got a rouslng ovation:
What was exceptionally worthy of notice
was the scrupulous honesty and fairness
with which all competitors were treated.
No matter who he was he got fair play.
His ROYAL Highness the Duke Of Sparta, the
Crown Prince, presided, but the games
were all nun by Prince George and Prince
Nicholas. and two fairer or more unbiased
referees never trod an athletic arena, ana
for men who were never. athletes them-
selves they were remarkably well posted;
Prince George, especially, endeared himself
to all the athletes. OF course, there were
exceptions where the cruGeness OF the exist
ing rules made things look peculiar, For
instance, in the discus, Greek style, only one
man. G~eorgantas, appeared to nave the
dan threw as correctly as Jaervinen, the
winner, but for style neither could ap-
proach the Greek. or course. this discus
rule, with some others, is defective. and
all will no doubt be pruned ana more intel
ligible by the next Olympiad, in 1910.
May 25. 1905.
The Hon. Theodore Roosevelt. Presidenf Of ne
United States. Washington. d. c.!
Team returns to-day. The King of Greece
sends his kindest regards TO President hoose-
welt. Wishes you good health and prosperity
and thanks you for your interest in the oiym-
nic games of 1905. JAMES f.. SULLIVAN.
aThen this Jury system Is bad, and until
the method Of appointing ofiGiais as IN
England and America is adopted there will
always be trouble; and should the Greel&
ever follow the plan they will find 1t more
10 their benefit to put on competent men ana
not those with alleged regulations A
case in point where the jury system was
| shown to be all wrong was the consolation
walk. Prince George appointed three men
to act, but the others strolied in and east
their yotess upsetting the whole thing,
-By the time the next games come on
! the track at the stadium will he altered ana
the turns at both ends made easier. IL WI II
be made more oval and will he banked at
the turns which, in the opinion OF seVeral
experts, will be a great improvement
The sharp turns al the ends where the run,
ners we're forced to slow down, accounted
for the slow times in all the races eSoept
| the 100 metre an d ITO metre hurdles'
aThe venue OF the next Olympic games
oaused much talk, but Lord Devonshire
| along with several other prominent
English sportsmen who were down. IN
Greece, thought London would be a gooo
| place for the meet"
= Mr.. Sullivan cent the following tel egram
to President Roosevelt yesterday:
To which the President sent the following
oongratulatory telegram to the. members
| Of the team:
Mayf25. 1905.
AFR. James E. Sullirdn. 81 Warren street. Nen
York, N. y: =,
Let me he artily congratulate you and all
tba member of the team upon their admirable
showing. We are all proud Of the record
tbcv made. THEODORE oosEvEI.T.
The weather.
The northwestern storm area moved yesterday
N n central position over Kansas and Nebraska