Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-17

ordinary shoe worn by athletes slipped
over the turf.
Greece and Germany withdrew from this
contest. and the first pull was between
the American team and the second team
of the United Kingdom. The protest was
made on the ground that the on,1ea
Kingdom team. contrary to the re&uia'
tons. wore prepared shoes. The Amer'
can team lost the first pull.
The American team had two moro pulls
the conditions being the best two out OF
three. but in view of the cause for the's
protest they decided to retire. The Amer
lean team was composed Of w. q. Bur
roughs Chicago a. A.: A. K Dearborn
New York 4. c.: John ]. Flanagan. Ir an
American A. c.: NJ J. McGrath. New
York A. c.: Ralph Rose. Olympic a. c.
San Francisco: Lee J. Talbot. Irish
American a. c.; w. w. Coe. jr.. Boston
y. A., and NJ. +. Horn. Irish-American
\. e.
The concluding pulls in the tug of wa,
between the thee United Kingdom teams
will occur later this afternoon. The vic
tory of the United X ngdom in the first
pull gives tn. United Kingdom another
win and mile additional points In the field
events.
Sullivan Enters Protest.
Matthew p. Halpin, manager of the
American Olympic team, who had al
ready protested to the officials, at once
reported the facts to James e. Sullivan.
United States commissioner to the
games. who Immediately lodged formal
protest with the association.
The Americans were Disguised. Rules
say distinctly that no competitor shall
wear prepared boots or shoes or poots
or shoes with projecting nails, points.
sprigs or hollOws of any kind. and that
no competitor shall make hole in the
ground.
The American team. who were es-
corted on to the ground by Martin j.
Sheridan, Irish American A. C.,with Rose.
the San Francisco giant. bringing up
the rear, were received with vociferous
welcome from all parts of the arena,
their appearance evoking 'he greatest
admiration even from those who were
hopiES =, see some other country carry
off the event
Even without the steel heels and the
spikes fastened to the shoes OF the head
Kingdom team would never have Deeh
permitted if there was any desire TO
have a fair pull, the Americans declare.
The shoes of the United Kingdom team
were Of tremendous size. and even heaN-
Ter than those worn in the English navy
The soles were an inch thick. AS the
United Kingdom team marched out on
the field they actually dragged their 1eet
behind them. the weight of their SHOES
was so great.
MIR. Sullivan, Barlow S. Weeks and the
other members of the American conf
mittee expressed the fear that this unfair
treatment of the Americans would als-
hearten the team. Mr.. Sullivan after
ward examined the shoes worn by the
men of the United Kingdom team, and
said, 1T is absolutely illegal. and there
is no justification to allow men 20
anchor themselves with shoes Such as
the United Kingdom team wore"
Miscellaneous Contests.
In the javelin-throwing contest E. v.
I.emming, Sweden. who won In the OLD
style of throwing yesterday. qualified for
the final with a splendid throw of 1I6
feet IL inches. Halse. Norway, was Sec
ond, and qualified with 165 feet ii inches,
and Nillson, Sweden, was third. and quail
flied with 154 feet 6a inches. In the final
javelin- throwing LemminG was first. with
179 feet 1o1. inches. beating the record
for the other style of throwing. Haise
was second and Ni'lsOn third.
In the York round of archery for gen
tlemen, w. Hold, United Kingdom. was
first, with 4O3 points. J. B. Richardson.
America, was fifth. with 3i4 points. In the
first heat of the 3. 2OO-meter steeplechase.
z. P. Carr, Xavier A. A, who was run
ming second, fell In the last lap and re-
tired. The heat was won by Russell,
United Kingdom He was the only man to
qualify for the final.
In the second round of the heat in
fancy diving. George w. Gaidzik. Chicago
A. A., was first, with $50 points; Turner.
Germany. was second. with S2s points;
Nicolai, Germany. was third, with SIS.
fourth, with 74.5 : In the first heat of
this round Behrens. Germany. was first,
with 81. and Walz, Germany, second, with
eos points. L. J. Wetntz, New York A. G..
was in the ruck in the fifth heat OF the
5.O00-meter cycle race.
The gymnastic team competition was
won by Sweden, with 1913 points. Norway
was second, with 825 and Finland third
with 405.
SWIMMING Contest.
The first heat of the semi-finais Of the
100 meter backstroke swimming con.
test was won by Bieberstein. Germany.
In 125 3-5. Dane, Denmark, was second.
In the second heat Haresnape. United
Kingdom. was first, and Aurick, Ger
many. second. Time. les 15.
The second heat was won by Scheff,
Austria. in III 40. c. d. Trubenbach.
New York A. c., was fourth and did not
qualify for the final
The fourth heat was won by Julin.
Sweden, in lie. Robert B. Foster. Chi
cago A. A., was fourth and did not
qualify for the final.
c. NJ. Daniels New York Athletic Club,
Daniels time was l minute 40 Sec
onds.
The sixth heat was won by Harry ].
Hebner. Illinois Athletic Club. in 1 min
ute IL seconds
The ninth heat was won by L. G. Rich
Brockline Swimming Club, in 1 minute
II 80 seconds.
The final of the 1OO-meter was won
by Bierberstein. Germany. in minute "a
:i-5 seconds. Dane. Denmark was second
and Haresnape, United Kingdom, was
third.
England Wins Walk.
The final in the ten-mile walk was won
easily by G. E. Larner United Kingdom,
In hour II minutes 81 20 seconds. E. ].
webb. United Kingdom. was second.
The fourth heat of the 5000 meter cycle
race was won by Drackensten, Holland
in minutes AZ As seconds. G. G. Cam
eron. Irish-American A. c.. was second,
but did not qualify for the final.
The second heat of the 3.2O0-meter stee-
plechase was won by j. L. Eisele. New
York a. c. His time was II minutes IL SO
seconds.
The third heat of the steeplechase was
won by Galbraith, Canada. He finished
alone He had no American competitor.
His time was II minutes Il 2-5 seconds.
The fourth heat of the steeplechase race
was won by Robertson, United Kingdom
i'm II minutes 10 seconds. G. A. Dull Uni
rersity of Michigan. was second, but did
not qualify for the final.
American Runners Beaten.