The Washington times., 1908-07-25
English Runner Halswelle
Takes 4G0-Meter Event
Without Competition.
HAYES LOOKS FIT
AFTER LONG GRIND
Prizes Awarded Today-Yankee
Team Members Will Tour
Europe.

LONDON. July 25.-The American
athletes stood firm today in their de-
termination not 70 enter the rerunning
Of the 4O0-meter race, In the first run
ming Of which J. c. Carpenter. the
Cornell man, wss unfairly disqualified.
With conditions. therefore. just to his
liking. Lieutenant HalsweIIe. the Brit
isher. went out and ran the event alone,
winning easily according to the
Americans. His time vas O:5O
The event was the gioomiest that has
yet marked the Olympic games As
/ the lone runner crossed the hnish line
the English let go a weak. perfunctory
cheer, while the Americans and all
other nations except the English were
| consDicuously silent
Deaf to All Appeals.
The Olyrpic committee made a final
effort today to induce Taylor and Rob
bins. the Two Americans stin eligible
Tor the final. 10 enter the race. but
they were deaf to every appeal. To
/ have entered the race they said, would
( have been an implied sanction OF the
disqualification OF Carpenter. which all
! the Americans still insist was a rank
/ injustice.
After The awarding OF the Marathon
! race to John J. Hayes. OF New York.
on the protest Of the Americans against
1 DorandO, the italian, the English
thought the Americans would recon
slider their withdrawal from the 400
meter event They were none too
strong IN their insistence that Robbins
and. Taylor compete. however. for they
were dead set on having the record
show Halswelle a winner in this event
and competition might have denied them
this empty hcnor.
Dorando Makes 70 Complaint.
DOrando. the little Italian. who was
first across the line IN the Marathon
race, but who was disqualified on ac-
count OF receiving assistance a number
OF times IN the last few yards OF the
race. was at the Stadium today. not
much the worse for his terrible run. he
had no complaint 70 make against his
disqualification, and TIVE awarding Of
the race TO Hayes. II don't know
whether I would have been able to Eet
up without assistance Of friends or not"
he said, I wish now that I had been
left alone I seemed 10 lose my senses
when reached the Stadium L was
the excitement gUess."
Hayes Looking Fine.
Hayes was also miugIing with the ath-
Ietes. He is the most popular man in
the whole American colony as his vic
tory was the most unexpected. Hayes
locked as though he could repeat his
performance toda.-,
The Marathon vl-tOry, including Jo-
ssph Forshaw's sing point FOR finishing
third. brought the total American score
over the coveted 100 point, almost dou-
be the British score. giving the latter
the benefit Of nine points in the tug-of-
war. Regardless Of todays events the
Americans win by a big margin, and
they ara letting everybody in on the
secret.
After the awarding Of the prizes to-
day. the Americans Will scatter over
England and Europe fo- a number Of
athletic meets.
At the opening of today's events in the
Olympiad America was leading. The fol-
lowing was the score Of the various na-
tions. estimated upon athletics. count
ing FIVE for first, three for second, and
one for third:
America, 1oO1-S; Great Britain, Ts 2-s;
Sweden, u 1-3; Greece, s: Norway. 4;
Italy. 8: France. 21-3: Hungary. 11-3:
Germany, 1: Finland L
Morning Results.
Following are the results Of the events
held this morning:
Graeco-Roman lightweight wrestling
fnal-Porro, Italy, defeated OrloT. Rus
sia. two straight falls.
M5ddleweight Graeco-Roman Urest
ling; fnaI-Martenson. Sweden, defeat
ed Anderson.
Running hop, step, and jump, final
Won by Aheern, England Distance,
IS feet 1fiG inches.
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