New-York tribune., 1908-08-08
Olympic Games x
SULLIVAN GETS HOME
IND Is GLAD OF IT, TOO.
American Commissioner Speaks srsth
Authority of Olym pic Troubles.


,,-ef.stce and unfairness helped TO hamper the
American athletes the Olympic games, according
70 James e Sullivan, the Olympic commissioner
who got back from London yesterday on the
Cedric as indignant any other American VINO
has come home since the games were over IN 'ne
Stadium, Not content with trying 10 cast sus-
ricion on the American athletes before they conn
x,e+eS or trying hamper them in their Work. ne
said the English press and some OF the oincia1s'
with the public following their lead have Kept UP
,hair tactics long since the United States swept
the hoard in track and field events. and have Done
their hest 20 fornent trouble between the united
states and the other nations and 10 put then IN
the wrong
Maratbon race ne said, for other reason then
10 force the United States 10 protest, ana since
then the press with few exceptions mas oohe iOs
hest 10 make it appear that the American protest
Was rInsuortsmanike. The American nag was hot
to,sto5 81 an TO show that Hayes had won
.eTf American officials at any athletic meet IN
This country" said Mr Sullivan, had committed
tho same acts as those committed by the Enghsh
officials at the Olympic games, the newspapers oi
New York. Chicago and Boston would have mace
IL i,rossible for such TO act as officials
at any athletic meet again.
Mr. Sullivan and Matt Halpin came in on the
Cedric alone many of the members of the Amer
lean team having stopped off in Ireland TO visit
their old homes and get few more prizes Ihey
were glad to get back too. Mr. Halpin kept on the
Cedric up 10 the pier. but Mr. Sullivan was taken
OF at Quarantine on the tug C. p Raymond by an
enthusiastic lot Of friends who went down TO meet
him with band playing and flags flying "hen
the tug drew alongside everybody was cheering
end waving American flags. while Charles Dleses'
the 5eEeIIer and Of the best timers In the
world who was abroad with the men, was waving
a new broom decked out with the colors from tiie
ton Of the pilot house. All along the rail- OF the
Cedric there was a generous display of American
coIors and the passengers Joined with the party
On the tug IN cheering the American commissioner
..FIaves ought TO have gold cup for MS "oiN
s-7 the Marathon race said Mr. Sullivan a1tef ne
cot on boar5 the tug And the President ought 10
Treseut II To him He is the greatest distance run
-er ,bet there is in this world Every man who
took part in those games tor this country ought 10
have lasting souvenir of that event too
az sullivan said that everything was cooked up
IN advance for England to win all the field ana track
events possible, and some Of the ofhclals oiu hol
erlple 10 use any method that suggested itself 10
Them 10 beat the American team Their motto
- .An,-tbing to heat the Yankees" he said'
s.ans the tricks that they employed grew more
and more open and as the games progressed
Everything was adverse to us from the start
said Mr.. Sullivan. Il don't wish to cr1uclse tne
British sportsmen in general, for they are me 1ei
lows Lord Desborough honest and meant to
give Us fair and sportsnanlike deal. but he did
not know the game. He was hampered in his ef-
forts 10 be and honest by his ignorance OF the
rules governing athletic meets
The games showed thing unmistakably-
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beaten her for years, and now we have produced
greater long and middle distance runners.
we had no officials there When we first went
over We thought that did not need any, but II
ever another American team goes over 10 Eng
land We will insist q generous representation
There was not even q display OF simple justice
from one end TO another The English did not
know the rules OF the game. and they would not
accept any suggestion whatever Ihey did not
want US and they certainly showed it. The only
friendship they showed to any other competing
country for that matter extended 10 countries
that had no show whatever
Bad feeling and bad faith w5re apparent every
where For days before the running of the 400
metre race the English papers insinuated that the
American entrants up to tricky work, telling
their readers~to watch the Americans, and smi-
lar things that particular race the question OF
a foul can be left out The judges decided that
there was a foul, and they have right 10 decide
anvrbing like that as they see it. But, as an ex-
ample of the way the English made rules over
night they disqualified Carpenter and had the race
run over again after calling # No race. The rules
state distinctly that the judges may either de-
clare a race void and order il over again, or
oisouanfy the man committing foul. giving the
next man his position. As TO the foul. If any gen
Slernan sportsman wants TO take up the question
! willing TO thrash II out with hnl' pul hoI
In the papers.
''One little thing viii go TO show just how vel
come the American athletes were There was not
even an attendant take off a sweater for a man.
There four or nNe OIlclalS NIlo DSef1iiiO
notorious for the way which they acted don
mind mentioning names. either. for even some OF
the English papers criticised Anderson, Dr Bulger'
Fisher ani Davidson. We have pictures and state
r1euts 20 back up every claim we have made OF
Unfair and dishonest dealing In all my thirty
seven wears experience in athletics their work
was the worst I ever saw. In the Marathon race
their work was cruel, unsportsmanlike ana apso-
lutely unfair in every way. 1t was DR. Buger VINO
helped Dorando across the line when he had Ialleh
v-rl-l lpn0
..Dorando ran a great race, there is no doubt OF
that but we have often seen man run great
rare and then fail before the tape was reached
The only time I into the field was when the
Italian flag went up after the Marathon race II
will be some time before my protest is forsotteh
t,, so-re of those officials Although Hayes. Won
derful little fellow won the race. the American lag
never was raised for that event
when II came 10 giving out the prizes, Just as
HAYES was 20 leave his quarters, the Engilsl
brought out Dorando just ahead OF him TO receive
a special cup from the Queen. In every way they
atteynpted 20 minimize Hayes's victory. Dorando
was cheered all the way around the track and
now he is exhibiting himself and the Queens cup
.n sn English music hall Hayes was not cheereo
even when he reached the stand and received his
,rize Then the boys picked him up and started
.round the Stadium. bearing him on table Even
.s,en there was no cheer until the American secuoh
uas reached About that time the tip went out
from the royal box 10 cheer Hayes. and the Eng
l,sh raised a perfunctory sort of cheer
Never again said Mr. Sullivan. could the Eng
,h -;,i.;s rs on our amateur athletics. The Eng
lisr he said didn't even know the meaning ol pile
word in sports Longboat. whom ne chai Ecu
as an out and out professional. was allowed 10 run
;r,ri,- because it was believed that he could beat
anv man entered from the United States. he olo
- e,,er enisb outside Of the schools and colleges
M- sullivan said so-caIled amateur sport IN ftts-
land was entirely in the hands of the "bookies-
aar Halpln was Is indignant as Mr. Sullivan ana ana