The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-17
OLYMPIA
GAMES

London, July 1.-THE Americans
are thoroughly disgusted with the
treatment accorded them by the otfi-
cials of the Olympic Games. The Sc
crecy with which drawings were made
for track events, and the results OF
the system whereby Americas best
runners were put in the same heat
was bad enough, they say; but now
the unfairness of the tug-of-war today
has disheartened the American con-
testants. The Amateur Athletic ASsO-
citation has refused to allow the pole
vaulters to dig holes for their poles,
although the Americans claim this
practice has been allowed in all pre-
vious revivals of the Olympic games.
The great event of the early afternoon
was the final ten-mile walk. In this
Gelarne, of the United Kingdom,
brokethe record by doing nine miles
in one nour, min, "a As seconds,
and ten miles in l hr., Is min, 81 20
seconds. The latter record is nearly
two minutes inside the previous anna
teur record of K. J. Webb, of the Unit
ed Kingdom, who was second out.
London, July 1.-THE British Olym-
pian Association has concluded not
to decide the championship of the
nations competing in the Olympia
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the same decision applies to the sport
now going on at the Stadium and at
Shepards Bush. The original idea was
to offer a trophy for the country Sc
curing the greatest number Of points
in all the games held in the Stadium
and those played at the various clubs
such as tennis at the Queens club,
which was won by Jay Gould and the
rife matches at Bisley but the diff
Guilty of arriving at suitable meth
cd of allowing points was so great
that the matter was dropped and O.
ther schemes were tried but it was
found, that in fairness to all it was
quite impossible, so the British Olym-
pia Association decided not to offer
a trophy of any kind except gold and
silver medals in competition.
Capt. w. Jones, assistant secretary
of the association gave out this infor-
nation, concluding his statement as
follows: 1.-THE newspapers of the diff
ferent countries will have to decide
the matter to their own satisfaction
The Americans probably more than
any other nation would have cause
for complaint if we attempted to
award the championship. The dis
tance of the United States is great,
and we did not expect the Americans
to have so many entries as the Unit
ed Kingdom. In some events America
was not represented. Therefore if
points were awarded for every event,
the United Kingdom would have a
walkover."
America has protested the tug-of-
war. Greece and Germany retired, and
the first pull was between the Ameri-
can team and the second team of the
United Kingdom. The protest was on
the ground that the British team, con-
trafy to regulations, wore prepared
shoes. The American team lost the
first pull. She had two more pulls,
the conditions being the best two out
of three, but in view of the protest
the other teams decided to retire.
The English team wore immense
shoes, which under no circumstances
would be used for ordinary purposes.
The heels of the shoes were encased
in steel which sank into the turf.
The rules say ulsU1nctIy that no
competitor shall wear prepared boots
or shoes, or boots or shoes with pro-
jecting nails, tips, points springs or
hollows of any kind, and that no COM
petitor shall make a hole in the
ground. Notwithstanding this, the
American protest was disallowed-
The Americans competing in the
stadium games are simply going in
for the championship in field events,
and they are counting their points
by American methods, five for f1rsts,
three for seconds, and one for thirds.
There were three events on this NOR
ning's program, an individual sabre
competition and two archery contests.
The weather was rainy and the at
tendance even smaller than yesterday.
See the Best and Torian Transfer