Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-07-26

United States was robbed of the 4OO
meter race, while the English public,
at any rate, is equally certain that the
American runners had a pre-arranged
plan to keep Halswell out of first place
in the event by fair means or foul
London newspapers commented on the
case most temperately, while they set
forth the views which the public holds
and strongly sustained the action OF
the judges. They plainly stated it to
be advisable to let the "unsavory cpl
sode" drop into oblivion so that il
soon as possible.
Nevertheless it is not likely to be
dropped or forgotten for some time
The officials of the amateur athletic
association announced that they pro-
posed to bring a complaint formally to
the attention of the Amateur Athletic
union regarding Carpenters alleged
foul and the officials of the A. A. L.
have resolved to make a strong reply.
Hence an acrimonious correspondence
is likely to stir up further feeling and
thereby prolong the dispute.
Despite the conservatism Of the
press, the English public is imbued
with a fierce prejudice against Ameri-
can athletes which it will probably
cherish for years to come,
The Italians feel that they have been
treated unfairly by the awarding of
the Marathon race to the American
Hayes. They will always believe that
there was a possibility that Dorando
would have reached the winning place
first alone if he had not been dragged
to his feet and pushed along by the eX-
cited track officials, although practi-
cally everyone who saw the struggle
believes it would have been utterly
impossible for him to arise after the
last collapse, and probably he could
not have kept up after the second fall.
They also feel that it was unchivaI-
rous and ungenerous for the Ameri-
cans to claim what the Italians call a
technical victory under the circum-
stances.
The Olympian games leave minor
heartburnings with representatives of
other nations and altogether while
athletic contests are the means of pro-
noting friendships this one was de-
plorable failure.
In a telegram to President Roose-
welt, James Z. Sullivan, American
commissioner of the games, says: In
the atheletic section of the Olympic
games of 1903 the American represen-
tatives won the championship of track
and field athletics. The Americans
won Is out of a possible % firsts, scor-
ing more firsts than the athletes of
the entire world. On the basis of )
points for firsts, for seconds, l for
thirds, the Americans score is 114h;
Great Britain and Irelands being
GO 1-3."
Sullivan. speaking this evening for
the American committee, said The
Olympic games have not improved the
friendly relations of America and
England from an athletic standpoint.
The governing bodies will be apart in
the future. 1t is a pity that the ANA
teur Athletic association had control
of the games. It should not have been
necessary for America to have to be
protesting and put in a position where
letters were necessary every day. 1t
looked as though the officials of the
Amateur Atheletic association wanted
to control everything themselves and
not take other countries into their
confidence. They were working under
old customs and thought those the
best.
in the first place the program was
badly arranged. Instead of concluding
one event, the officials took up another
race. This prevented the men from
talking part in more than one race.
heats, the semi-fina and final one
of the race before starting that Of
another race Then all those compe-
tent to enter could have started. As
a matter of fact, it was entirely too
big a proposition for the men handling
it, They would not look anywhere for
help.
Il never shall forget as long as
live the scene during the 400 meter
race. The public had been inflamed
against the Americans and the judges
taking the signal from some men in the
field. threw up their hands, broke the
tape and called the race off before
they knew what had happened. 1t
was ridiculous for them to say they
could see what happened 100 yards
away. II tdI lbuitu I1dlSNth
the judges should have allowed him to
finish and then, if the man in the cor
ner declared it was a foul, Carpenter
could have been disqualified and the
race should have been given the
second man, who was Robbins. Mind
you, am not admitting any foul.
Look know indecently they acted
yesterday. Although officials, they
themselves broke the most important
rule governing the Marathon race by
helping Dorando. The tape was
broken and the Italian was allowed to
finish. DorandO should have been
taken from the track and the tape left
for Hayes, the actual winner, to
break. AS plucky a man as Dorando
is, Hayes was the winner under all
rules of racing. 1t was inhuman to
drive Dorando around the track in his
and it was unfair to Hayes,
who was robbed of the honor of break
ing the tape.
"Then, despite what everybody said,
the italian had been disqualified by
the actions of the officials. The judges
had ordered the italian flag to be
hoisted and the Stars and Stripes to
be placed under it. As the breach of
the rules was so palpable, we did not
protest until that was done, believing