New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
AMERICAS TURN NEXT
CHANCE IN OLYMPICS.
Short Races and Jumps GiUe Yankee
Athletes Opportunity.

~. oY,eninr Of the Olympic games at the
c,adiuun had big lead over all other nanohs III
~. number OF victories in the contest Tor su-
,reracy in all sports. most OF which, however
e,e scored in competitions in which no other
-, took mart. almost doubled that lead dur
;,r the last week. and, furthermore, finished the
,eek ahead of the American team in the count
e. ,-ack and field events. But this has not
.-,ed 10 dishearten the American athletes and
,o<e of their countrymen who accompanied
them TO England.
lanes f. Sullivan, the commissioner repre-
senrine the United States, said TO The Associ-
s,ed Press this evening:
We have come here to win the championship
:, field sports, and going TO do il. despite
.fe handicap from which suffering. This
handicap has been twofold- In the first place.
the men came country having the worst
possible climate for those unused to II. and this
erected them very seriously, more seriously than
7hose not engaged in the games have any ldea
oy II Is not only that the men cannot get INTO
their best form. but the weather condltlons
wake them low spirited. They thought to get
g LITTLE sunshine at Brighton. but it has been as
had there in London
The other handicap against whlch we nave
had 70 contend is the manner in which the heat
cravings have been conducted The drawings
have gone against In the 15oo-metre race
nhen our best men, Sheppard and HalSteao'
.ere pirted against each other. and the same
ching occurred in the s0o-metre event. the meats
80 nrsicf. Will be run off tomorrow, Sheppard
end Haistead having been drawn against eacn
other for a second time Bromilow and Ramey
have also been put into q heat together In thls
-1e,, while in two other heats OF the soo-
..reS not 2 single American has been drawn
:, is either extraordinarily bad luck or tne Mall
,,er in which the drawings have been mace tHal @
So resulted in such unfavorable ConoltloiS loi
he Americans We have tried TO find out now
-,o- cravings are conducted but have not peeh
bIa 10 get anything from the Amateur Arnleuc
as-oriarion officials except the reply ahe
s-a-rines have been made In the usual way
As soon as I saw the drawings last evening
,..,t sfter the secretary Of the Amateur Atm
i.tse s~ociation and pointed out the injustice
~ these and the matter is to come oeLore tlle
committee. We do not care "hat repi 10
.srae of other nations our men nave 10 run
a~sinst but it is unfair to pit them against
esch other in the heats a.,
ea T,e J-nited kingdom had its innings In the the
s.r-a-oe events last week. the Americans VIII
49, o. -,a~ -1rn this week in the sprints. hurdles
and Jumps :.
men who are TO uphold the supremacy OF
America in these sports have been training a'
t.5rhtor- They came up TO LONDON TINS even
,ng and although suffering from the eiec's u
~. climate still they are determined 10 sa'iiei
4, ,ha great majority of the prizes LII VIII oe
,-nnossibie 10 surpass the United hlneooih 'o'0i
~ wins in all sports, but the Americans eApe0l
very early in the week TO wipe out the ieao ol
"A nofn-s il, the score for track and field sports
,,h;c+ the representatives of the United King
aor, ar the .,reseut time hold over them
The figures I'D 10 Saturday night, counting by
,be American method. in the field and track
events are: United Kingdom, %; America. 40
Twelve events still remain to be confessed, eA-
cl1sire Of the Marathon race. in all OF ~hlch the
! American team will probably add TO It's score
THESE events are the standing broad and high
tsnnps running broad and high jumps. pole
rsult. 100 900 900 and 500 metre fat races,
11n and 400 metre hurdle races and the relay
race.
While, IF course, the Americans reailze tfht
none Of these will be walkover they do not
fear the European competitors as much as they
do the two Canadians. Kerr the sprinter who
has easily beaten every one he has met in Eng
land and Archibald, the clever pole vaulter- If
the Indian, Longboat, is allowed to run in the
Marathon. which it is believed he will, the COM
1nittee having already decided not TO allow the
protest fled against him by the American com
rnttee, il is likely that the prize in this event
viii again go to Canada There have been re-
por1s in circulation OF accidents to the Indian
runner. and also that he is not well, but those
who know the ways OF Longboat's manager DO
not give these much consideration.
There is lot Of money being bet the result
OF the Marathon. the Engishmen freely backing
A. Duncan. Of the Stafford Harriers. who COW
cred the course at the trials In 2 hours ID min
utes; Beale. who second to Duncan and T
Jack, another smart long distance man. while
Inc Canadians are ready to support their mar to
almost any amount
The Americans who will compete in the Mara
ucn are Joseph Forshaw Missouri Athletic
eup; Sidney H Hatch. LIST Regiment Athletic
Aoociauon. Chicago; John ]. Hayes Irish
american Athletic Club; 7. p. Morrfsey Ner-
Na'y Athletic Club: n. J. Ryan, Irish-American
Aih'e'ic Club; Lewis Tewanina Carlisle Indian |
ochoos and a. r. Welton, Young Mems Chris
'ian Association.
e"ahiha is thought to have good chance of
1As' but he is feeling the effects Of the cIi- |
-ete and is also complaining that his knees are |
s.AS MN trouble The race will bring to- |
s''r the most cosmopolitan lot of competitors
!. ihe whole Olympic games. Australia will |
' tnree men, South Africa four including |
1eneron, who has been making a good showing
-ee-hst The United Kingdom Ia the distance runs |
" ihe Stadium; Greece, Finland. Russia Bel |
e' austria, Bohemia and Hungary one each:
'O'dhd and Italy. five each, Germany, three; |
D.inisrk, two: America, SEVEN and the United |
Aineoom and Canada the full dozen allowed by |
The rules
iie course is exactly &c miles 3S5 yards, SO |
:. uhe competitors Will have completed half |
Instance when they pass Eastcote Road. The !
"lll be from the palace gates at Windsor, |
ae race Will end on the cinder path in the |
.'Hoiofn part Of lap being included in the dis |
-Aoe' The Marathon will be run on July "a |
S oh July %, the serious work being finished |
Ae'e VIII be more ceremonies, as on the OPEN |
ing Gay
e prlzes are TO be distributed that after |
:. Wi and If the weather is fine this feature of |
=. olympic meeting viii be pretty one. Queen /
AHhora is TO preside over the affair, and if |
- A''g should attend he win take part in |
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