The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-07-21
U. S. PROTESTED
IN TUG-OF-WAR
EngliShIel Violated Rules By
Wearing Special Shoes,
WITHDREW WHEN OVERRULED

WITHDREW WHEN OYERRULED
Arbitrary Dismissal Ct TIE Compliant
Causes Discomfort AZ TIE Olympic
Ssmes-Ths Americans Claim T-at
They Arc seins Treaties Unfsi-i,.
Chicago Man Wins the Fancy Divine
centest-osher American Wirners.
How the Scores Ct shs Contestants
New STAINS.
LCDtcn. July lS-A serious c-rt.o
vcrsy has arisen between ere Ar-.-.-
can athletes ana tle British Oir,a..-
ASSOCIATION. The American c-rss.--
7oous az the stadium have been t---. B
Into a camp % discomfort. ans tht
are other competitors. .uc,ul.-r t.e
Canadians and French. who are 1-~.
too Wei satisfied With tho way q
which the events 90 the ffth ONmri.l
are being carried out
Americas chief cause ~ ccmrr-.-r
rs the arbitrary manner I'm which o. lr
protest against -the ragrartly rrf-
method OF ccniuctug che tug OF aa-'
was dismissed.
The United Kingdom hsd tn-,e
teams entered in the tuc or Way r-1 fe
up % the police OF the cits 90 r..-f.1
Liverpool ana the metropolitan .-,s
TIE drawings brought the Aue-.-.-
and Liverpool teams into the a-era
FIRST TIE Americans au A--. ,-.
nary street shoes. comQiyius UIta che
rules.
lneIr disappointment therefore ~.s
al the grearer when. upon tne Ifv.-.
pool police appearing it was -.ti.
that they were wearing ear--i ..,-
shoes. So heavy 10 fact tha-' r
with great o1Crt they could h- frr
feet from tho ground
Matthew T. Haipin tha uarar.r 10
tho American team iume iiateir en-
tered a protest 90 Tho games rnr.1.s
but he was told tha, the Shoes ~
those ordinarily worn by Liverpool TO-
icemen- AT first Mr. Haipin made rr
his mind 20 take the team or tho reid
without attempting 70 pun. bat frar,
be decided % 90 on with the f-st rru
IN order % show how unfairly tHr
Americans were h.inc treated
As soon as rho rnitod kingdom
team put their weight down tha hc
% their shoes cut through the tur. ara
gave them a hold that was almost .a-
possible 20 hreak The Amer ans
made no effort Rose. the ancho-r,n
not even winding the rope arauuf rfs'
BODY. and they wcro promptly rnros|
across tho fue
Manager Haipin then ar-,ur. a
that the American team would me- con
time unless the rules We're adhe-al -a
and his protest being ignored Oh. mon
marched on the grounds.
In the fancy diving George ". 1a al
zik. a the CL.ca-o Athletic as-r...
ton Won his heat nv a handsome r. r
gin. He scored S5.f. while Zlrre- of
Germany. was second. wirh SOS
Seven heats of fhe 5000 metre CYCLE
race occupied the cycle track f1- AL
most an hour. Sreu-ru ANA San
Drakostein OF Holland. Na-..f..
Altrar ard Schiles OF France rr
Jon s. and kineshury az th. Uu..f
kingdom. Qualifying Cameron anf
Ncn'z American fnr1I th. E--r-
1ean riders 6 little zoo much for th %
As was eNre. re1 g. 80 Daniels 81
Dr. Nev forf Athi.-ic cul u.- h
neat in tte first round ot 4e Gil.
ne'r.s ~-lw his Time Dos ~
several seconds below tlat 90 fl. u...
nor oi amy other heat
The heat winners in t.i- contest ia-
'iudel y j. Hepner. of The un.i-
Athletic club and l.. C Rich. sc ,hc
iroorlIne swimming club.
The Americans met lisanrc. 10 .r-
? me 32lHmetre steeuiecha sa . ID
Llel.ho1y a. the Univc-sif- of Chi
oaeo. losing IFS heat 20 Sewoli yci
kingdom
T. J.. rlse'e OF the New YC-s Ath-
e'lr club. won ais heat in the st.or.-
.hasc ln lli3 o 3. while Gal-rauh. %
Canada. ana Robertson. Russell and
H'''a ay of the United Kingdom ai
llalfel for The final
Germany scored her first win ST. ~
Bietersrein came In first in d. lol-
metre back stroke swim
The wins now stand United king
lon %, America s. Sweden. 3. N1r
way .. Camilla. Germany. France Bel
sium and Italy. each
The score in the track and field
events counting five for hrsts. three
for seconds and one for thirds. IS.
United Kingiom. %. America. 81.
Sweden ll- Greece and Norway.
each, Canada and Australia. each.