New-York tribune., 1908-07-26
TRIUMPH FOR AMERlC-
cUEEP IN THE ST4DIUM.
oI,un mic Games End an Complete
T;ctorv for Yankee -4thletes.
rronvrieht. 1905 by The Tribune Association
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80 1,,,v a5.-Sir Edward Grey has COM
80 soa The Olympic games as source of In
l".+;onai good feeling This is certainly ah
-.,-,is;ic view. Sincere friends of Anglo
oI'l-..1 concord have been filled with appre-
s,o, when mobs Of spectators have oooed
nei,'.s and displayed enbittered partisanshin
az favorites and unfairly attacked judges
ior have been episodes during the week
M M ,ove justified the acrid jest that the last
w, congress ought to have recommended a.
HIS 5-,-,ortant peace measure an indefinite
'i ,o, Of all contests in international sport
,,bue there have been angry outbursts
=, ..v,nered recriminations, il is not likely
e. .hera Will be permanent resentment or bad
s .,a Tho rancorous dfsputants have reooi-
- - =, time that good intentions snd impair
-, on the part of the judges were evident
n.,-o needed the warning that the Olympic
e. ,-ould be speedily doomed to abandon
t. g they caused passionate pickering be
.s, friendly nations
-. American athletes while disappointed in
.,reo contests which they had confidently
o..ea 70 win have every reason 10 be satls-
= 18th their record Hayes's success IN the
,.hon race with the additional fact that
-. o,,, of FIVE leaders were Americans mas
- -be American victory complete. and con-
tive sporting writers frankly admit that
-,.-5 has been left entirely out of the reck-
-; for the first time since the Marathon race
- -.,-iy-ed and that there is decisive eVloehce
-. America is taking more serious view OF
-, than the golf players and cricketeTs OF
,+e United Kingdom
Tho Marathon race is doomed. however SO
r-prland is concerned. Happily. reports
.,,o.;,a5 throughout London at midnight that
1,-an5o was dead were contradicted. so that
=, -.ca Gid not have the terribly tragic ending
:. ere, believed But there is general agree
or- e,7cng newspaper writer's and sportsn1en
-. :, was sickening and deplorable spectacle
.,o-i,er Marathon race is not wanted here on
.o-r,e srleneid as the exhibition of
s-s, bv The American runners
o., Alexandra was so deeply moved by
7,a-5o,s melancholy finish. which was comph-
- h. -i1o rhoughtiess fussiness OF cTTlclais'
.ts+ e,-e Instantly decided ID give an extra cup
:. - unfortunate runner. The production OF
.A;s c,r vas the most significant feature OF the
g., so,-a ibis afternoon. when the large corps
= ;,-ers received from her hands the Olympic
-,A5sIs with laurel from Windsor forests
--rs-a was great enthusiasm TO close the In
sensational sports with general recognition OF
.bs snlen5.5 hospitality received in London and
.h ,r,nar-fality shown by Lord Desborough and
..sr associates responsible for the manage
-. =. .ra Games The Stadium, while a mis-
.,.,,,s+ad failure has been well patronized since
,be reduction Of prices. II rang with cheers at
-hs closa and there was no undertone OF re-
sentiment If international rivalry has seemed
81 fevsrish moments 10 rise TO dangerous pas
-. ..a-a Was = revelation of good feeling al
the end. / y