Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-18
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these officials already had decided in
favor of their own team, the protest.
of course, was not allowed
The members Of the American COM
mittee, the American athletes anc
everybody connected with the team
are thoroughly Disguised and almost
disheartened, but they are going to
fight it out to the end. They still hope
that they will win the greatest num-
Der Of points in the track and field
events, despite the adverse decisions
with respect to the tug of war, the
pole vaulting and the method of draw
ings.
The members Of most of the foreign
comAittees are largely of the same
opinion The French and Canadian
objections have reference to matters
of smaller Importance.
An American team is being organ
lied to take part in two days sports
at Paris. to be held July 81 and August
l. The French commission today call
ed on the American committee and
presented a formal invitation. which
was promptly accepted. Either Bar
low S. Weeks or Joseph B. Macabe
will accompany the team, Commissioner
Sullivan having to return to the Unit
ed States before that date.
The incident of the tug of war some
what marred the pleasure of today
sport, particularly for the Americans,
who have been among the most con-
sistent supporters of the games, both
men and women Drawing even the
worse weather to witness the more IN
teresting of the events The weather
this morning, however, kept even the
most hardy away, and when the
archery contests commenced there was
scarcely person in the stands.
Oddly enough the highest score in
both the ladies and gentlemen's arch
cry contest were made by the members
of the same family. w. bod scoring
4O3 points, and his daughter, Miss bod
348 points. w. b. Richardson. the only
American entered. secured fifth place
in the gentlemen's match with 344
At the same time with the archery
fencing bouts We're going on on the
fencing grounds adjoining the stadium
The results of these contests have not
YET been worked out.
The afternoon opened with the fina
heat Of the 10-nile walk in which G.
F. Larnar of England established q
new record of l hour, Is minutes, 81
Is seconds and the United Kingdom
added another point 10 her wins anf
nine to her score in the field and track
events.
One needed n dozen pairs of eyes t.
keep track of what was going on
events proceeding simultaneously II
every part of the arena. while III" semi
finals in the fancy driving roinpeti
ton were attracting much attention
at tho swimming tank, In this event
George GaidZik of tho Chicago a. y.
won his heat by handsome margin
receiving more points than has ye
been awarded any other performer
He scored S3.4 while Surner Of Ger
many was second with SIS. On to
days form GaidZik should capture the
final. which will be held tomorrow.
Seven heats of the 5O00-metre cycle
race, which also reaches the final stage
tomorrow, occupied the cycle track fol
nearly an hour. Srengen Van Drake
stein of Holland, Marechel Aubrey anC
Schiles of France and Jones and King
bury of the United Kingdom quail
fed
The three-lap team pursuit race
which was rather a tame affair. Wen
to the British riders. adding still an
other to the United Kingdoms list u
victories.
AS was expected. c. NJ. Daniels o
the New York A. c., won his heat il
the first round of the kilometres swim
his time, los As, being several sec
onds below that of the winner of an.
other heat.
The heat winners in this contest. in
claded DeHalmay of Hungary. wht
made the nearest approach to Daniels
time, covering the distance in los i
H..J. Hepner of the Illinois A. c. III
L. X Rich Brooklyn Swimming Clul
1.143-5; Beaurepair of Australia, Jul
ian of Sweden and Edwards and Dock
rell of England.
The Americans met disappointment
in the 5000 metres steeplechase, j. L
Lightbody of the University of Chica
go losing hi, heat to Sewell, Unite'
Kingdom Under the ,circum stances
hosvever. Lightbody's defeat was no
surprising He recently slipped on tn
stairs of hotel in Brighton and threy
out his knee cap Although he KEEP
up with, the Englishman Throughout
today his knee bothered him when h
attempted to sprint and he was com
PEELED to fall back. yet he ran tn
pluckiest Kind of a race. L. Eisl @