The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-24
America had found In Carpenter .
wonder at this distance,
Unsports mnnlikc Scene.

unsportsmanlike and unfair. When
Carpenter started to leave Hnlswelle
behind the officials cried Fouln In
unison, and raised their hands ana
hats, while the announcer ran around
also yelling FOUL!
They practically declared 1t no race
without authority. There was but
ono man In the arena who had au-
thority to do that, and he was the
referee. The referee did not do SO.
fbut lot OF excited officials ran about
| 1t was their decision that was an
| nounced.
| III the officials conducting the Olym-
pic sports had any spirit OF good fell
lowship and had Treated our boys and
officials as we would have treated them
10 they had gone to America, our team
would have gone out and run the race
over again; but they have not. The
race was as fair as any race ever run"
The formal announcement OF the
American committee is as follows:
I'VE have decided to protest the de-
cision as unfair and because the OH
Gals declared No race without con-
lsideration.'
The American committee further an.
Inounced tonight that although Car
lpenter and Robbins would not get the
Olympic medals, they would receive
medals from the American committee,
and they would be credited with their
win In America.
Committeeman McCabe said that the
breaking OF the tape was done under
the influence OF 10000 people who
Titled the stands, and who were In
famed by the games. officials and
newspapers.
| 1T Is no surprise to me-" he said,
i I'm view of the statements In the
tnorning papers, that Halswelle had
| been pocketed ut Athens, and that to-
days race would be watched by the
people. It lis fair to assume. there
fore, that the audience was ready To-
denounce an American victory in the
s4oo-metre race. and that the officials
were influenced by this fact.''
| Carpenter, bright and quiet young.
American. who, his teammates say.
would be the last one to resort to foul
Ing to win meals. thus described the
trace:
"As we approached the last bend
Robbins had the pole. and was leading
by yard. made my effort there,
and certainly ran wide. as have
done every time have been on the
4 =
pass me on either side.
/ 1T is ridiculous to talk ,of a team
t'borins' or pocketing as good a man as
Halswelle is In quarter-mile race.
No team could do 1t. We had nothing
iof the kind in view: we Just raced him
off his feet, and he could not stand
the pace.
All the men agree that Trainer Mike
1 Murphy called the runners together
before the start OF the race. and, in
telling them what good man they had
to beat and how careful they had to
4 be on account OF statements in the
papers that the Americans would try
unfair play, cautioned them to be fair
above all things. and to run their
hardest. They all say they were doing
this and nothing more.
More Rowdyism.
i +. Lefoy Holmes. OF Chicago, also
fAd an unpleasant experience with the
spectators this afternoon. He was
giving splendid exhibition in the
standing high Jump when. without any
cause whatever, the spectators COM
menSsd to "boo.'' This got so bad,
4 that the referee had to call out that II
the disturbance did not stop the Jump
ling would be postponed. This threat
served to bring quiet.
This and other signs OF ill-feeling
towards the Americans have not es-'
capped the notice of continental visitors.
the French correspondents particularly
lcondemning the way in which the
i Americans have been treated, and after
1.-THE 400.metre race and the Holmes In
cident, they. with others OF their coun-
trymen. took up the arguments in be-
slhalf OF the American case.
America is not alone. in her protesta-
sItions against bad treatment. Sweden
has Withdrawn all her men from the
4 Greco Roman wrestling contests on the
ground that one OF the Swedish repre-
Isentatives. Anderson. was unfairly de-
Z prived of bout yesterday.
i Both the English and the Americans
! firmly believe that their men are abr
4 lsolutely right and the others wholly
i wrong. and the result Is likely to be
Extremely damaging to Anglo-Ameri-
can athletics for years to come.
i i Lieutenant Halswelle is d gentleman
Of the highest standing. and an officer
Iof a popular egiment, which counts
for much with his countrymen, who
.lare certain that he will not Knowingly
!. profit by an unfair ruling in his own
4 fEvor. or accuse an opponent of a foul
, unless sure OF the facts.
Against Americans,
/ 1t is an undepiahle fact that Ameri-
can athletes han not been popular In
!. England since the famous Cornell row.
! ing episode. The public mind has
j. been charged with the belief that
!. American amateurs are tainted with
! professionalism, and this suspicion ha4l
!, been vastly increased by charge OF the
t chart reproduced from Ameri lean maya
! zines. 5s 81
j The other events Of the day sc en- Sun>
], Iilnportant compared with the eruption
) over the 4O0-metre race, The 2Oo-metre
j sprint was a splendid contest. Kerr,
= the Canadian, won,s as was expected
|! hut the Americans, Cloughn, and Cart