The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-20
.ENCLANDS ADDS ID LEAD IN THE FIELD But Americans Are Not Dis-
 heartened
JAMES SULLIVAN TALKS
Says United States Athletes Have Come To Win Championship in Field Sports and They Are
 Going To Do 1t.

London. July 19.-The United Kingdom. which before the opening of the Olympic games at the Stadium, had a big lead over all other nations in the number of wins in the contest tor supremacy in all sports, most of which, however, were scored in competition in which no other nation took part, almost doubled that lead during the last week, and furthermore overlook the American team in the count for track and field events But this has not served to dishearten American ath- letes and those of their countrymen who accompanied them to England. James E. Sullivan. the commissioner representing the United States, said to the Associated Press this evening:
 We have come here to win the cham pionship in field sports and we are going to do it, despite the handicap from which we are suffering. This handicap has been two-fold. In the first place the men came to country having the worst possible climate for those unused to it and this affected them very seriously.
 ''The other handicap is the manner in which the heat drawings have been con- ducted. The drawings have gone against us in the 1500 metres race, when our best men, Sheppard and Halstead were ptted against each other and the same thing occurred in the 800 metre event. the heats of which will be run off tomorrow. Shep- pard and Halstead were drawn against each other for a second time. Bromilow and Ramey also have been put into a heat together in this event, while in two other heats of the 800 metres not single American has been drawn. It is either extraordinary bad luck or the manner in which the drawings have been made that has resulted in such unfavorabe conditions for the Americans. We have tried to find out how the drawings are conducted but have not been able to get anything from the Amateur Athletic as- sociation officials except the reply: The drawings have been made in the usual way.
 Points Out Injustice.
 "As soon as I saw the drawings last evening I went after the secretary of the association and pointed out the injustice of these and the matter is to come be- fore the commission. We do not care
  men have to run against, but 1t is unfair to put them against each other in the heats"
 MT Sullivan concluded by saying:
 'The United Kingdom has had it's in- nings in the distance events last week. the Americans will have their turn this week in the sprints, hurdles and jumps"
 The men who are to uphold the suprem- acy of America in these sports have been training at Brighton. They came up to London this evening and although suffer- ing from the effects of the climate still they are determined to gather in the great majority of the prizes It will be im possible to surpass the United Kingdoms total of wins in all sports but the Amer jeans expect very early in the week to wipe out the lead of IA points in the score for field sports which the representatives of the United Kingdom at the present time holds them.
 Result of Events.
 The figures up to Sunday night, count ing by the American method in the field and track events are:
 United Kingdom 54, America 40. Eleven
 
 elusive of the Marathon race. in all of which the American team will add to their score.
 These events are: Standing broad jump, running broad jump, high jump, polo vault 100. 2o0 400 and 800 metres flat races no and 400 metre hurdle races and the relay race.
 While, of course, the Americans re- alize that none of these will be a walk over they don't fear the European com petitors as much as they do the two Canadians, Kerr, the sprinter, who has easily beaten every one he has met in England. and Archibald, the clever pole vaulter.
 If the Indian, Longboat is allowed to run in the Marathon, which it Is be- lieved he will, the committee having already decided not to allow the pro- test filed against him by the Ameri- can committee, it is likely that the prize in this event again will go to Canada
 Competing Americans. The Americans who will compete in the Marathon are Joseph Forshaw, Mis- souri Athletic club; Sidney H. Hatch, First Regiment Athletic association. !. Chicago, John J. Hayes, lrlSn-A -Ameri- can Athletic club T. P Morrisey, Mer- cury Athletic club; M. J. Ryan, Irish American Athletic club; Lewis Tewan- ina, Carlisle Indian school, and A. R. Welton Young Mems Christian asso- citation. Tewanina Is thought to have good chance of winning. The race | will bring together the most cosmopoli- tan lot of competitors of the whole Olympic games Australia will start three men, South Africa four, Greece, Finland, Russia, Belgium, Austria Boh emia and Hugary one each; Hoi- land and Italy. five each, Germany, three; Denmark, two; America, seven, and the United Kingdom and Canada | the full dozen allowed by the rules. The course is exactly 26 miles, 3S5 l yards.
 l The Marathon will be run on July | "A. The prizes are to be distributed | on the 25th. Queen Alexandra Is to preside over the affair and if the Kirg l should attend he will take no part in | the proceedings in any way. 1 The Olympic exhibition committees to- l night agreed to make a reduction of G l per cent Tn the prices of most of the seats l In the Stadium beginning tomorrow. Other l concessions were made with view to at- l tracting public support. |