The Washington herald., 1908-08-20
CHEER OLYMPIC HERO
Great Crcwd GFeetS Winner
of Marathon Race.
SAYS HE WAS WELL TREATED
English Papers Declare that Amer
lean Had No Chance to Capture
cIaxsic DtSrunce Run - BaIsted,
Also Returning. says Trouble Was
Due 10 Difference in Rules.

New York. Aug. 19.--John J. Hayes. win
ner OF the Marathon race at the Olympic
games in London. was the hero Of 4
great crowd when be landed from the I
liner Oceanic to-day SO enthusiastic were .
hig friends OF the Irtsh-Auericaa Ath- I
lstic Club that they carried him down f
the plank on their shoulders. while he /
waved his hat over his head at the hun
dreds collected on the pier TO welcome /
him.
/ But that was only the climax Of his
reception. During tire trip up the oay tie
/ Oceanic. wiki the victor on board Vas
saluted by every craft OF Ihe river and
bay whose captain knew that the great
runner was on board. Whistles frotsd
from tugs. steamers and ferryJoafs t'll
the whistles were heard from the Battery
to Sandy HOOK
| 4 large number Of the athletes anxious
nc see Hayes before he arrived bad gone
out ID meet the Ocearic in the ing Mas
tsaso;r. Several more tugs mss ;Ac Dig
liner and ran up the bay alonssilc. while
iaE those on board yelled the.- welcome
Ito the v.cto- and waved fass al E-.l-
u am glad 10 be back home and proud
20 bring back 10 my country the much
sought for prize Of the Marathon said
the victor 7 have had a delightful time
in England and especially in the old home
lof M grandfather II Ireland. wnere they
were as proud OF my success as i the
race had been won by one Of them 4
!save Travelled through Ireland from Bel
fast 70 Cork. and VIII never forget the
treatment accorded ne I hope % tell
more about my trip as soon as I get set
tied"
Warm welcome for All
AZ the pier there was delegation from
his own club-the Irish-American-an-
other from Blo0mingdale Brothers. wheri
HAYES is employed. and many from small
CT athletic organizations. Few men whS
thave come back from Europe have beer
given wilder and more enthusiastic vel
comes. While bands played, the victor o
lthe Marathon was carried from the shil
= on the shoulders Of his friends
4, There was a warm welcome, too. 70
the other Olympic athletes who cam
Il hack on the vessel j. =. Halsted al
J y. Paterson Of Michigan University
r. a Splitter. of Yale. N ! Ryan Georg
j. Cameron. and Edward C Donst wer
the center Of sduirInE thrones OF friends
II Hayes himself Was 50 overjoyed VII
his reception that he had no protest I
make against the treatment Of the Amer
can athletes by British officials He sal
on this subject
The English press was manifestly UT
IS fsir. but 7 do not think that the EngLs
press truly represented the English De-
Me The -papers conceded Us no chant
Whatsoever in carrying of the Maratho
.ir prize. and when We did win the Pill va
Be consequently all the harder for them
- swallow
on 50 Ear as the italian contestant ".
Is concerned. 7 viii say this. The man W.
DISQUALIFIED so quickly that there shou
be no very strong protest OF unfair trea
me1t.-
Halsted was another who said he h
IL no strong protest TO make against trea
= nent by the English officials. and ga
49, q version OF the trouble IN the race
--a y~bf-r Ca-perrer and Halswelle ngIr
ms which IS different from that general
He told previously by returning athletes
've Difference in Rules.
,ns 7 am perfectly satisfied with the trei
1'' nent we received said Halsted. a.
think that the English tried 70 give Us
117 square deal throughout I didn't see a
Oe- attempt al What should be called uTia
nat ness. do not think. OF course that @
MI nanta- fouled HalsweIle IN TIE race
m which they figured Carpenter had IA
ING v-eIle run out before they had gone
tAS wards. but the English rules are q
Nc fsrent from ours. and forbid man n
EAR ming out or the -aiL
1re. .'Sarpenter ran out but he die not
Of HalsueIle. The latter could have
,oes by Carpenter on the insidL Il he hao U
- so far as position Was concerned - -.
OF .5l A. 5,s7u-es centered about the di0
lals az an ~ =, - --,,1s of the two countri
-her which varied enough TO make an und
-her standing very difficult
The athletes were met al the pier
several officials connected with aTilao
snort. who have been at previous arrlV
rig 81 returning athletes Passengers $
hem that Ralph Rose. the weight tnToN
sver bad come down to the pier at Cuee
bear town TO say good-6y 10 tAe a'''ie'sS
of the Oceanic
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