The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-07-25
ENGLAND RODS
AMERICA AGAIN
Olympic Pace Won By Yankee
Declared of.
CLAIM He FOyiED BRIT0A

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0ase CrSercd Run Over - Fre1o'
Contingent Condemns Shabby Trect.
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20 arouse BRUSH yea Slsy'
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1'Si".es "Nioh 'as ais. n
s--'e 'He openins OF the O.ym. s.
SSmes. not only between the Aut-i
cans ana the officials oi tho Auaterr
Athletic association. but between l-e
athletes OF other nations ana the same
officials. c1lmiuatea in ~ occu7ar.
Which thrcatened 90 wreck the intcc-
Olympic meetings
The trouble was over the 6nai hcat
ci the ioometre fat race for wti,a
j. &. Carpcnter. Cornell uD.versiC d.
b. Taylor. ir.sh-Amc-ican Athlete
club. W G. Robbins. Cambr.i-a.
Mass. and Lieutenant Wynlham HAS
"e.ie. United Kingdom. qualified VITA
the exception Of Ial lc-. the men rrt
on quickly On the firing OF the pistol
ana Robbins sprinted Ia front tak.rs
the pole irom Carpenter who was .u
eellna. WIKI talsWeile tsa-ii1- o.ols
beside 7im-
IL looked Ike any Oody's race as thsy
approached the last tara. the three
leaders being punched Taeir squirt tur
tAe maj 100 yards was just be--l
"aen suddenly number oi oGeis
lusaVo On 20 the track. the t20e acrl
me Hnish was torn down ana tae Ta.
vas declared void Il was hsri i1r a
uue 20 understand what hai occurre D.
olt mo official Qronounccmcrt was
'AAt carpenter had iollei H.iswc.
90 1ae turn Every body close O. This
spo' lai noticed that The three OF ID
aad s"erfed toward the outside of csc
track Gs they came around The ac.i
"a terrific pace. llt there were rc
-ns oi deliberate foul visible Ir
-lose 10 The press stands.
Aatt-e" T. Ha...n. the mauarer oi
ne American team. WHO was in t.-
~ 7---' iA.li 4laic'y entered a profess
t'l--l44ns lAe race Tor Carpenter. SD.
nag -one tle distance accortin- O. -e.
D-'.- Ai Watches p ,ae o. arsal.e OF
- 20 ."n's. some watches ma.
'-s 10 even less
\ committee meeting o. The Ann
l.'lf NiAi,iic association Che l-,.
"N'on nave not been made 90. i-
vas e"..el. aHd TIE judges who re'
FAC decision ana ii-ls" e.io ucr
N'''- On STATE tntlr case Neifl rrt
-' '-D,T 90 tAe American commit.
nor '-l orc oi tne three American ,al.
",ls. Ao"e ever. Was called oa to ml.f
On! s'aie ileni and the committee r.-.
i-e io-lo"-rs decision.
'"e JUDGES H1ci-e rae race void
ana o9ler 'Ae same 90 be- run 7+.f
'>Aln- carpenter rs disqualified
~ -en tnef heard tle decision 81.
%. lAe American commit.
'.e' a"d passed resolution orlel
- men not 90 gun.
american oon'ln- % are t'-r
--'l o-s-ns..l am claim f.C
D'' "-i'i' e--' -i-s Nii stl'H ~ a-y
mag 10 aiio" hn-iani 90 win
I-u Ah ll ieasaut experience w-ti fC
.',. 't'oIs. rae was g't-n- sl'.- lll
A-'-'-'on IN the slapdins h.ea '1nI
a. Ni--oI, any cause VIA. ser. i..,
spec 'aiors commenced 90 boo 2 i-
-01 80 oal mat the referee had o. 0ail
1' lnat " lAe eistlrnanc- t.t rI'
-.'p ''e jump would Boz lcstroa
-.s lN4e-t served % or.ns ec
l-ls ana otaer slsns oi Al-.ee-.re
'o~al-s tHe Americans have not .s
capped tho notice % tle Concr.n B..
visitors tle French correspo- ten,s
VINO nave ue'a following tle Sports
particularly conforming the way .u
watch the Americans have been ere e
el. and AFTER the i9o-metre race and
'-e io'mes incident they took up the
arguments in behalf Of the American
case
america Is not alone in her protcs
,aloAs against unfair treatment Sr0
1en mas "l-hlra~n ali ner men iC-.
Tue Iraeco-noman wrestling cont s--
on 'ne ground that one OF the swe'lrl
representatives. Anderson. was ua
The eoo-melre sprint was spler