The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-07-20
Double Handicap for
American Athletes
Hdmpcrcd at Olympic Games by
Peculiar Draining and Bad
Weather

LONDON July 19.-The United King
dom. which before the opening Of the
Olympic games at the stadium had
big lead over all other nations in the
number of wins in the contest for su-
premacy ia all sports. most of which,
however. were scored in competition IN
which no other nation took part AL
most doubled that lead during the last
week and. furthermore. overlook the
American team in the count for track
and field events But this has not
served to dishearten the American ath-
letes and those of their countrymen who
accompanied them 10 England. James
T. sullivan. the commissioner repre-
sentng the United States, said this
evening
we are hero 10 win the championship IN
Geld sports. and going 10 do it, despite
tile handicap from which suffering. This
handicap has been twofold. In the first place
ite men came 10 country having me W.. S
p0SSibIo climate for those unused 10 II. and
llis affected them very seriously. more serious
1y than those not engaged IN the games AaFt
auy idea 0f. Tt IS not only that the men
cannot get intO their best form nut me
weather conditions make them low spirited
tThev hone TO get q little sunshine AZ Brlgn-
aon but II has been as bad there as In London
The other handicap against Us with which
which the heat drawings have been competed.
The drawings have gone against Us in the
80 Hs1s-ca5 we're 1itred against each other
and the same thing occurred in the 500 meter
event the heats Of which viii be run OF
tomorrow. Sheppard and Hslstead were drawn
against each other for q second time Bromi-
low and Ramey also have been put INTO q neat
together In this event, while IN Two other
heats Of the 500 meters not a single American
mas been drawn. 1t is either extraordinary bad
luck OF the manner IN which the drawings
have been made that has resulted IN such un
favorable conditions for the Americans we
have tried find out how the drawings are
conducted. bur have not been able 10 get any
thing from the Amateur athletic association Of
dcials except the reply 1.-THE drawings have
been made in the usual way"
Sullivan concluded by saying: THE
United kingdom had its innings in the
distance events last week; the Ameri-
cans viii have their turn this week in
the sprints, hurdles and jumps"
The figures up to Sunday night
counting by the American method in
the field and track events, are: United
Kingdom, 81; America, 30; IL events
still remain TO be contested, exclusive
OF the Marathon race, IN all OF which
The American team will add TO theil
score. These events are: Standing
broad jump, running broad Jump, higf
.Sump, pole vault 100, 200, 400 and 800
z1neter fiat races; 400 meter hurdle races
'and the relay race.
Following is the program Of events
For Monday in the order in which they
viii occur:
Morning-Archery. continental competition al
10 meters; swimming. 100 meters. seminal
Swimming; high diving heat.
letics, standing broad jump, sections: swim
ming, high diving heat; athletics, 100 meters
heat: athletics. 500 meters. heat: athletics 1Ol
meters. heat; athletics, 100 meters. heat: ath
letics, 800 meters hurdles, heats; athletics
500 meters, heats athletics, standing broad
Jump, hnal.