The San Francisco call., 1908-07-24


taking the pole from Carpenter, y
trailing along beside him Il looked
like anybody's race as they approached
the last turn, the three leaders being
punched Their squirt for the final hun
dred Yards was begun, when suddenly
one of the officials rushed on to the
track. the tape across the finish was
torn down and the race was declared
void Ii was hard for time to under
stand what had occurred, but the off,
clat prOnouncement was that Carpenter
had fouled Halswell at the turn
everybody close TO this spot had noticed
that the three men had swerved to-
ward the outside OF the track as they
came around the bend at a terrific
pace, but there was no sign OF de.
liberate foul visible TO those in Tho
press stands.
GREAT UPROAR FOLLOWS
An uproar followed such as seldom
or never was witnessed on an athletic
field. Omcials Of the Amateur ath-
letic association. with which the arena
had been 1led since the opening Of
the games. ran along the edges Of the
track shouting foul" and appeared
even more excited than the runners
wrilO, with the exception Of Taylor. con
Lnued the race 70 the finish, Carpenter
passing the post first, Robbins second
anG Halswell third. Taylor who was
e considerable distance in the rear, was
dragged of the track by one Of the eX-
cited officials, who shouted all the while
that il was no race.
The American contingent set up
yell Of delight, as their man had ap-
parently captured the race, which had
been predicted for the Britisher, while
the vast audience filing the othel
stands sat silent, not knowing the
cause OF the excitement in the arena.
Then the announcer made the briet
statement through a megaphOne that
the race had been declared void bu
no reason was given. Still not know
ing why. a great British cheer broke
out and continued for several minutes
and many who could not under any
circumstances have seen the incident
cried foul" louder than those sitting
opposite the spot where the alleged
foul was said 10 have taken place, and
who. seeing HalsWell taking a wide
turn, thought il 2 mistake in judgment
as he had lots OF room TO pass Car
penter on either side
The uprOar continued for nearly ar
hour, and as the people poured out ot
the stands the arguments were taker
Up in the sisles and gateways by ex-
cited thousands, and the race is still
the subject Of bitterest wrangling
everywhere.
HALPIN ENTERS PROTEST
Matthew p Halpin. manager Of the
American team, who was in the arena,
Immediately entered a protest. claiming
the race for Carpenter who had done
the distance, according TO unofficial
watches. in the remarkable time OF
rs 20. some watches making il even
less
A committee meeting OF the Amateur
athletic association. the details OF
which have not been made public. was
called. and the judge who rendered
the decision and HalswelI were called
10 state their case. Neither any mem
ber of the Amerlcan committee nor any
one of the three American runners
however. was called on to make any
statement, and the committee, after
more than two hours consideration
rendered the following decision:
The judges decided the race voiC
and ordered the same TO be run over
again on Saturday at noon Carpenter
Is disqualified"
When they heard the decision the
members Of the American committed
met and passed a resolution ordering
the men not TO run Saturday. James Z
Sullivan. The American commissioner II
the games. and Barlow s. Weeks. J. B
Msccabe. Gustavus Kirby, Everett C
Brown and AlOnzO Stagg. members OF
the American committee, sat in a room
in a hotel this evening, the most dis
gusted lot Of americans ever gathered
together in England. Commissioned
Sullivan was the spokesman and the
others upheld what he said
UNFAIRNEsS APPARENT
Let Us in the first place" said SulIi-
van, discuss the arrangement Of the
track II was unfair, especially TO
Taylor, and apparently the arranging
was done by q man who did not want
an the contestants 70 get fair start.
Taylors position caused him to get
away yards behind, which he could
never regain
crack Of the pistol took the lead and
did the only thing he could 90 and win
and that was TO take all the running
out OF Ealswell in the first 900 yards
As result he gave the spectators the
fastest 800 yards ever seen in a sta
dun The 220 yards he covered in
q seconds. and st 800 yards he had
Haisweu out Carpenter had the pole
but be did not run close 20 it He ran
well out at the first bend and, coming
20 the second bend. leading the
Etrsightaway, he ran wide, as he had q
perfect right 10 do.
~EalswelI, instead Of taking advan-
tage Of the chance and cutting into the
post. remained in his old position Al
that point probably 10 yards from
home, Carpenter turned his head to see
who was there and then, swinging VI
the stretch, gave the English public z
40 yards they had not seen equaleC
this week HalsWeu was all out be.
fore the stretch was reached and
America had found IN Carpenter Z
wonder at this distance.
When Carpenter started TO leav,
HslsWeI behind the officials cried
'Foulr in unison and raised their hand.
and hats, while the announcer rar
around, also yelling Four Further
more, they did the unsportsmanlike ac
of running up the track in an endeavol
10 stop Carpenter coming through and
deliberately and meanly broke the tap,
so as not to give him that honor.
They practically declared il no rac'
without authority. There was but on,