The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-22
THE OLYMPIC WINNERS DINED
CHANLER on THE KIND OF RUN
MING THAT WINS.
A Sportsman Calls No Names, He Says
run on Your Own Record and
Don't give In IN Inch"-The Frost OF
Britain Chilled Martin Sheridan.

Don't GIVE In an ~Inch"-The Frost OF
Britain Chilled Martin Sheridan.
A young man named Lewis %stuyvesant
Chanler who, besides being Lieutenant
Governor Of this State. is Bob's brother.
and Capt. Bill Astor's, bad something to
say last night at the Waldorf Astoria
before the olympic team about the way a
good sport should run his race. You can
lay any odds you want that the point win
ners whooped 1t UP for Mr.. Chanler until
the little flags around the balcony stirred
gently.
The Leutenant-G Governor told the
athletes and the members OF the Irish
American Athletic Club that he was in q
mighty big hurry to get upstate and
talk to the folks up that way. but that
he had MANAGED to get away from the
politicians long enough to appear at their
dinner and say that he thought they were
regular men. Gaelic explosions fol-
lowed by a f~1annaganl. Somebody loosed
a yell: "Grow whiskers!" which was
choked instantly by a shout OF No whisk-
ers. Lew. you don t need emf And Mr..
Chanler paused with a fine big smile until
the uproar died away
you must know he said finally.
that I have been an honorary member
Of the Irish American Athletic Club for
more than a year. l don't want you to
think that l come here to phrase the just
words of praise and gratitude that every
red blooded American feels should be
said about the achievements Of you fell
lows over in England teheers and a rata
plan of ~handclappingl, because that can
be said much better than by me. lCries
Of NO! No! We want to hear you. Gov
ernor!' and applause
you see.' y, Mr.. Chanler went on with a
dry grin, Il am about to start out on a
six weeks race Of my own; and I tell you.
it's fine to begin with e bunch Of winners.
wild yells and cheers led by, p. j. Conway
that I'm a good winner. More applause
and a roar OF, you. bet you are, Gov
ernorl'l My idea is that to win a race
1t Is not necessary to call your opponent
a spindle shanked m~onstrosity, or other
endearing epithet, before or during the
race. Applause and laughter Give
him the benefit Of his previous record
and run upon your own. lCheers.l Then
don't give an inch from the drop Of the
flag until you break the tape. Gentlemen,
/ thank YOU"
Well, there have been some big noises
in the Waldorf. but IL you had been there
last night to hear 600 full lunged Irish
Americans weld their lu sty voices in n
smashing yell for Lew CHAMBER you might
have been willing to admit that last nights
particular uproar surpassed at least nine
tenths Of the important sounds that ever
fluttered the red plush curtains between,
the grand ballroom and the main hallway.
Mr.. Chanler went away to catch a train
that would land him within audible reach
Of several county fairs, but the commo-
ton endured until the lights went out.
The dinner really began in the bar
Of the Waldorf when p. ]. Conway. stand
ing underneath the portrait OF the Lady
with the FLUFFY Skirts, assembled such
celebrated patrons OF indoor sports as
Dan 9S,asssillyi Gawge ga an jaw Jawn 0 SSnsl-
To the right Of President Conway was
an Irish whiskey highball, to his left
Dan, further on another Irish whiskey
highball, and then the Considines. At
Mr.. Conway's left was Little Tim, a glass
OF nervous WATER Sheriff Foley. glass OF
Croton water, Congressman Danny Rior-
dan, glass OF plain lemonade and Abe Levy
who was retained by a large Pilsener, The
organization having been perfected, the
members trickled slowly upstairs. where
the big performance was sched uled.
Eventually when the French walters
had deciphered the Gaelic on the menu
cards and everybody present a climbed
on the outside Of sufficient s~ustenance
for the nonce, Mr.. Conway asked Supreme
Court Justice Victor j. Bowling to say
something to the boys. Justice Bowling
addressed his remarks first to the Olym-
plans. some Of whom were John Flanagan.
Martin j. Sheridan, Lee Talbot. Harvey
Cohn, Melvin lei ! W; ShePpsrdai a Harry P PoT z
Ewry and Charles Bacon. Little John
Hayes. now out trooping. was unable to
attend.
Justice Bowling told them that they
had made a record that their country was
proud or. He thought 1t was one Of the
finest and biggest things that had e
been pulled Oh In amateur athletics.
Right there the Judge had something
to say about amateur athletics. The
word amateur" meant a good deal to
him. 1t meant among other things:
clean, wholesome sport untaipted and
unspoiled. He hoped that physical train
ing with the DETER forms OF muscular
activity would take a greater hold in tie
public schools
: Book learning was the most important
thing Of all, thought the Justice. but there,
was no reason on earth why a boys
muscles shouldn't receive proper alton
ton. Weakiings haven't much chance
IN THESE Gays, ana tneTe was uIOtnoT
Fourth OF July outburst Of applause.
James E. Sullivan, secretary OF the
Amateur Athletic Union. wondered II
people realized the magnitude of the
triumph won by the American team on
the other side.
1t wasn't expressed altogether in points
won, he thought, but by the amazing
skill and prowess shown by the Americans
In the trial heats. He pointed out one
instance, the trials for the high hurdles
in which four Americans simply loped
away from competitors OF every nation
and had things absolutely their own way.
That, said Mr.. Sullivan, so far az he was
informed. had never happened in any
other age.
Then Martin J. Sheridan got up to talk
about English Fair Play There wasn't
n lion and unicorn t % be seen in the grand
ballroom. , The British flag Is among the
props Of the Waldorf. but last night it
was unfurled. Sheridan said that he
wouldn't go far into the subject; that he
would talk only about such things as'had
Jared him.
"When we landed said the discus
thrower. there wasn't the mothers %
Of a Britisher to say how dye do. Fine
that was-not! And didn't they know
we were comin,i MANY voices: Sure
they did. M~artins'l You're right-they
did! But not q hand Of welcome did we
get. We might have been landin'. in
Greenland. boys. for all Of the attention
we got. Applause
-Now take the quarter mile, the 400
metre, wasn't / there to see it2 Carpen-