Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-18
Am ! Displeased
Over British Rulings in
Olympic Games
Protests Are UnaVaiIing,
Showing Bfitishers Pro.
pose to Win Out

SLOHuOn, jury ia serious, con-
troversy has arisen between the
American clubs and the British
Olympic. There are also other COM
petitors, including the canadians
and Frenchmen, who are none too
well satisfied with the way events
are being carried out. The Ameri-
cans chief cause of complaint is the
arbitrary manner in which their pro-
tests against the 'sfagrantly unfair
ness in the method of conducting the
tug of war" was dismissed. The
United Kingdom had three teams en-
tered in the tug of war, made up of
the police of the cities of London,
Liverpool and metropolitan forces.
Drawing brought the American and
Liverpool teams into the arena first.
The Americans all wore the ordinary
street shoes complying with the rules
which say, 'tno competitor shall wear
prepared boots or shoes with any
projecting nails, tips, springs, points,
hollows or projections of any kind.
No competitor shall make any hole
in the ground with the feet or other
way of starting Upon the Liver,
pool police appearing it was noticed
that they were wearing enormous
shoes that could not by any stretch
of imagination be called ordinary
shoes, and which had steel rims
around the heels. Matthew P. Hal.
pin entered protest but he was told
that the shoes were those ordinarily
worn by Liverpool policemen. Mr.
Halpin finally decided to go on with
the first pull in order to show how
unfairly the Americans were being
treated.
The Americans made no effort and
were promptly pulled across the line
Manager Halpin then announced thai
the American team would not contin
ue unless the rules were adhered tc
and the men marched off the ground
The facts in the case were reported
to the American committee and Jas
E. Sullivan, the American secretary
who entered formal protest to the
British Olympic association who
turned it over to the officials of the
Amateur Athletic association as the
officials already had decided in fav,
or of their own team, and the pro,
test, of course, was not allowed.
Members of the American commit.
tee and all others connected with
the team are thoroughly disguised
and almost disheartened, but are go
ing to fight it out to the end.
The American team is being or.
ganized to take part in the two-days
sports at Harris to be held July 81
and August /. a..
The afternoon opened with the
final heat of the ten-mile walk, In
which G. e. Larner of England, es
tablished new record of one hour
10 minutes and 81 1-5 seconds, and
the United Kingdom added another
point to her winnings and nine t.
her score in field and track events.
In the seminal and final in the
fancy diving competition, George w
Gaidzik of the Chicago Athletic as
ISOLATION, won his heat by a hand
some margin. The three-lap team
pursuit race went to British riders
adding still another to the United
Kingdoms list of victories.
g. M. Daniels of the New Yorl
Athletic club, won his heat in the
first round of the 100-metre swim
ming race, his time being los and
seconds, several seconds below tina
of the winner of any other heat.
The Americans met disappointment
| lin the 320-metre steeplechase. J. D
Lightbody of the University of Chi
cago, losing his heat to Sewell o
the United Kingdom. Under thu
circumstances Lightbody's defeat wa
not surprising. He recently slippet
on the stairs Of the hotel at Bright
fIson and threw out his knee CAP. ]
Fl Eirser Of the New York Athleti
club won his heat in the steeplechas,
in 11:13 So. while Galbaith Of Can