New-York tribune., 1908-07-24
More Disputes in Olympic Games

HalsWelle had lots of room to pass me on either
side.
1t is ridiculous to talk of team boring or
pocketing as good man as Halswele Is in a
quarter mile race. No team could dc it. We
had nothing of the kind in view; just raced
him off his feet and he couldn't stand the pace.
Ray Ewry, the American high jumper. who
left the high jumping contest to watch the men
pass the turn, and who Immediately afterward
made note of the tracks left by the running
shoes. said: "At no time was there any tapping
or confusion of the tracks 1 thought Halswelle
lost his head. He had the option of going either
on the inside the outside of Carpenter, but ap-
parently he could not make up his mind what
TO do
All the men agree that Mike Murphy called
the runners together before the start of the race
and. In telling them what a good man they had
to beat and how careful they had to be on ac-
count of statements in the papers that the
Americans would try unfair play. cautioned
them to be fair above all things, and to their
hardest They all say they doing this
and nothing more
F. LIE Roy Holmes, of Chicago also had 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 commenced to
BOO" This got so bad that the referee had to
call out that If the disturbance did not stop
served to bring about quiet. after Holmes had
been made very uncomfortable.
This and other signs of Ill feeling toward the
Americans have not escaped the notice of Con-
tinental visitors. the French correspondents
who have been following the sports. particularly
condemning the way in which the Americans
have been treated, and after the 4OO-metre race
and the Holmes incident they. with others of
their countrymen. took up the arguments in be-
half of the American case.
SWEDEN wITHDRAWs WRESTLERs
America is not alone in her protestations
against unfair treatment Sweden has with
drawn all her men from the Graeco- Roman
wrestling contests on the ground that one of
the Swedish representatives. Anderson. was un-
fairly deprived of a bout yesterday.
Whatever may be the facts in the unfortunate
episode, both the English and the Americans
firmly believe that their men are absolutely
right and the others wholly wrong and the re-
suit is likely to be extremely damaging to An
glo-Amercan athletics for years to come The
British public takes sport more seriously than
any other nation has fullest confidence in the
English judges and accepts their decisions in
international events with implicit confidence
Moreover. the Englishman concerned in this
event, Lieutenant Halswelle, is a gentleman of
the highest standing and an officer of a popular
regiment, which counts for much with his coun-
tryrnen. who certain that he would not
knowingly profit by unfair ruling irr his own
favor opponent of foul unless
sure of the facts.
The other events OF the day seem unmpor-
tant compared with the eruption over the 400
metres race The 200 metres sprint was a
splendid contest. Kerr, the Canadian, won.
anticipated but the Americans. CIoughen
and Cartmell, gave him fierce struggle. the
three finishing almost together. Kerr received
an ovation almost equal to that given to
Walker. the South African sprinter who capt
ured the laurels in the 1O0-metre race yester-
day The Americans applauded him as enthu-
siasticalIy his own people.
The standing high jump was almost exclu-
sivey an American event Ray Ewry, New
York A c., in the final. topping the bar
at 3 feet 2 inches The Greek competitor. Tsi-
clitaras. was an inch below him, tieing with
J. A. Biller, Of the, Brooklyn Central Y. M. c.
A. Holmes, of Chicago, gained a certificate
Of merit for Jump of feet.
O'KeIly of England, won the final IN the
catch-as-catch-can wrestling heavyweight con-
test over 161 pounds. Frances Epee team took
first honors in fencing. and the Hungarian team
the sabre competition
The American heat winners in the 110-rnetre
hurdle race were J. C. Garrels, Chicago A A;
W. NJ. Rand. Harvard; F. c. Smithson, Multi
nor1ah A. c., Oregon; L. V. Howe Yale, and
A. B, Shaw, Dartmouth. The United Kingdom
took seven heats in this event and Belgium and
Norway each
Iongboat runs in the Marathon race to-nor-
row under the protests made by the American
committee and the Amateur Athletic Fedora
ticn of Canada which desire TO protect their own
registered athletes in America Other 1nals To-
morrow. are in the pole vault and the hign div
ing
Ambassador and Mrs. Reid gave a luncheon
to-day in honor of j. E. Sullivan, the American
commissioner OF the Olympic games, and the
American committee. There were present MT.
Sullivan, Barlow 8. Weeks. of New York; Gus
tavus T. Kirby, OF New York: Joseph q. Mac
Cabe, of East Boston, and Everett'C. Brown or
Chicago, members of the committee. as well as
Mr. and Mrs. stuyvesant Fish, Count Komura-
the Japanese Ambassador to Great Britain;
Lord Blythe, Lady Desborough and Austin b.
Fletcher of New York
There was a reception at Dorchester House
this afternoon to the American athletes, many OF
whom came direct from the Stadium to be
present.