The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-26
OLYMPIC GAMES
ARE CONCLUDED
AMERICAN ATHLETES TAKE THE
FIRST WITH 1t4R POINTS
ENGLAND &c 1-3.
DISSENTIONS CREATED
AS Result of London Meet-Yankees g
Claim Unfair Treatme Mt
Queen Presented Medals
Yesterday.

London, July 25.-The Olympic
games were brought to conclusion this
afternoon when Queen Alexandra pre-
sented gold medals and trophies to
successful competitors and the Do
wager Duchess of Westminster, the
Duchess CT Westminster, the Duchess
of Rutland and Lady Desborough
handed the silver and bronze medals.
diplomas and commemorative medals
to these entitled to them.
Ovation For Dorando.
A big crowd cheered the athletes
as they came up to receive their
prizes. The Italian, Dorando was
honored with the greatest ovation the
sympathies of the spectators going
over to the man who had lost the prize
Of the Marathon race, when it was
Just within his grasp
The Americans were most entha-
siastic in the demonstration accorded
Dorando.
Before the ceremony Of giving the
prizes began, America captured two
events, the ll0 metre hurdles and the
1000 metre relay the latter being
the last event on the program. The
stars aud stripes was the last nation,
al flag to float at the mast head.
In all events concluded since the
Olympic games began early in the
year, including such games as water
polo and other sports in which Eng.
land alone competed the present
standing of the countries, counting
wins only, is: United Kingdom, 3S
American, %; Sweden, 7; France, 4;
Hungary, 3; Norway. Germany, Can
ada aud Italy 2 EACH Belgium, South
Africa and Finland, each.
Americans Win First.
In the field and track events. the
standing is: America, li4h; United
Kingdom, GG 1-3; Sweden 12h Can.
ada IL; South Africa and Greece.
each II Norway, 5; Germany, 4: ITALY.
3; Hungary. 2 1-3; France 2 1-3; Aus
tralia and Finland | each
Americas score in the field and
track events is made up of fifteen
first, ten seconds, and eight thirds, I'm
addition to tie for second and thir9
in the standing high jump and a tie
for third place in the pole vault The
United Kingdom got eight frsts, six
seconds and three thirds. Sweden two
tirsts, two seconds, and a tie for third;
South Africa. one first and one sec
ond; Canada, one first; one second
and three thirds; Germany, one sec
ond and one third; Italy, Australia and
Hungary one third each.
Created Dissensions.
The result on the meeting has been
TO create international dissensions
and kindle animosities. The relations
between the English and American
athletic officials are so tstrained il
viii be exceedingly difficult for the
representatives of the two nations
to arrange any competitions in the
future or carry them out without un.
pleasant incidents.
All American officials and athletes
now here are convinced that the Uni |
ted States was robbed of the 400 me.
tre race while the English public. at
any rate, is esually certain that the ,
American runners had pre-arranged a /
plan to keep Halswelle out of first
place in that event, by fair means o.
foul.
In cablegram to President Roose,
welt, James +. Sullivan, American con-.
missioner to the games. SAYS: an
the athletic section of the Olympic
games the 1908 American representa-.
tives won the championship in track
and field athletics. The Americans
won fifteen out of a possible q frsts.
scoreing more firsts than the athletes
of the entire world On basis CT
five points for a first. three for a sec
ond and one for a third, the American
score is 114z; that of Great Britain
and Ireland being G6 1-3'''
American Winners.
Following is list of American wfE-
nerS IN the olympic events:
Marathon race-26 miles and 3SF !
yards-John J. Hayes of the Irish Am
erican A. c. Time 2:55:4S.
500 Metres fiat race-S74.4 yards
Melvin w. Sheppard. Irish-American
A. c. Time 1:52:4-5.
1,500 Metres fiat race-1. .639.5 yards
Melvin w. Sheppard, Irish-Americar
A. c. Time 4:03: 2-5.
10 Metres hurdles-1202 yards-F.
C. Smithson, of Multnomah, Oregon,
a. c. Time Is seconds. tWorld's rec.
ord)
400 Metres hurdles-437.2 yards-C.
J. Bacon, Irish-Ameriean A. c. Time
So seconds.
Relay raee-1 600 metres, teams of
States. Time 3:29:2-5.