The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

vault In these America will have as
distinct an advantage as had the Brit
ons in the steeplechase and long dis
tance runs Kerr OF Canada Is going
TO make trouble In the sprints. but he
will have the hardest sort Of time win.
ming frat in any of his starts.
Suilivan's Views.
James Il. Sullivan, the commissioner
representing the United States. said:
We have come here 10 win the
championship In field sports. and we
are going TO do 1t despite the handicap
from which We are suffering. This
handicap has been twofold. In the
first place, the men came to a country
having the worst possible climate for
those unused to 1t, and this affected
them very seriously, more seriously
than those not engaged in the games
have any idea of.
''The other handicap against which
We have had TO contend is the manner
In which. the heat drawings have been
COM scted. The drawings have gone
aga INST US In the 1,500 meter race,
when our hest men, Sheppard and
Halstead, were pitted against each
other, and the same thing occurred In
the 500 meter event, the heats of
which will he run on today, Sheppard
and Halstead having been drawn
against each other for a second time.
Bromilow and Bamey also have been
put into heat together in this event,
while In two other heats of the $50
40
drawn 1t Is either extraordinarily
had luck or the manner In which the
drawings have leeu made that has re-
suited In such unfavorable conditions
for the Americans"
The matter of the use of spiked
shoas worn 10y the British team in the
iug Of war has been satisfactorily eX.
plaincd.
Ii Is now conceded hy the Americans
that the British team competed In the
ordinary gear which Is customary for
such contests In England, To wear
light athletic shoes Ia IA tug of wal
would here be regarded as the same
error as 10 wear heavy boots In q
sprint.
The feature of one OF the contests
was the throwing of the discus, "as
at Athens" OF what is known as the
Greek style. This event, which was
first added 10 the Olympic games pro
gramme at Athens in 1906. resulted In
the establishing Of new Olympic
record, In which four contestants took
part The distance established hy
Jaervenen AZ Athens two Years ago
was ll5 feet inches This time one
OF the first Of the American competf
tors TO swing out the platter, A. X
Dearborn Of the New York Athletic
cluh. sailed the missile III feet. Thes,'
figures did not last hong, however, for
when the other competitors got goiag
the record moved up rapidly, until In
the final Martin Sheridan won with Il
throw Of ia feet & inches, with Horr
second, with l22 feet 81. inches, and
Jaervenin third, with ll9 feet ~
inches.
Msthod OF Scoring In Dispute.
No official announcement Is ubtaina-
bic AS Ia how the British Olympic AS
toclariun is going 10 decide the Olympic
hampionship. but the system adopted
10y the London sporting papers In ar
riving at the respective positions OF the
various countries has been generally
accepted, This system awards one
point for each win, ignoring seconds
and thirds. and includes all sports car
ried uut under the auspices of the as
soclatiOn, whether within the Stadium
or outside Of II.
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