The sun., 1908-07-24
YANKEE RUNNER DISQUALIFIED
.oyxmEG REAL TROUBLE TO
THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

.,,,,xh ou,clals Declare Carpenter Foulet
u.,sverle and Order 400 Meters ne
,n,-Hoots and Kisses Mar STADIUM
Peace and Bitter Feeling Results.
-. so.aas ca,as Despateh to THE SUN.
LONDON. July 2s.-Amid hoots from tens
:, .housands OF British threats and cheers
t,om the handful Of American spectators
-ho unbeld their champion ]. c. Carpenter.
=, NJ Cornell won the 400 meter race at
,hs stadium this afternoon. but was dis
r,.Hsed On the complaint Of British run
,sr Haswelle, who protested that the race
xo,,d have been his but for the unfair
tactics Of the American. The protest was
sx,sined. the race declared void and first
,aee taken from the Yankee. while pam
dsmonilm reigned in the great crowded
sands, where spectators stormed and
yelled and booted for more than an hour.
punctua1y at 5SO-and great credit Is
due the officials throughout the meeting
fr the punctuality Of the events. which
has been mvarying-the competitors for
the great event Of the day entered the
arena. They were received with loud
cheers from all sides. which gave way to
tsuse silence as the four runners took their
positions ready for the start under the oon-
osntrated gaze Of $1,000 pairs Of eyes.
Carpenter had the inside, position. with
Halswelle next Then came Robbins. with
TAYLOR on the outside. At the pistol Car
penter took the lead. followed by Robbins
and Halswelle In that order. with Taylor
in the rear, where he remained until the
amentable end Of what should have been
one Of the greatest races ever run.
The alleged foul occurred when turning
the corner into the 100 meter straight for
the finish. According to Robbinss own
statement in the dressing room immedi-
stely after the race. he from practically
the outset got the inside position. with the
lead, and maintained both until round the
corner seeing nothing of his competitors
until he was five yards from the finish. He
said: 'One is not looking about when
running at a 4s pace
The reporters seated to the right and
left Of the winning post could only have
had foreshortened view OF the occur
renee more than hundred yards do wn
the track. The three leaders were un-
doubtedly very little behind each other at
the time. Some maintain that Carpenter
had the lead. others that Robbins was in
front and still others THAT Halswelle had
Just collared Carpenter on the outside, with
Robbins then running third.
From the seats a couple of yards behind
the winning post on the high placed tier
Carpenter appeared to cross Halswelle.
When the foreshortening Of the view is
taken into account it was n1anifestiy i'm
possible for people go placed to have seen
the relative distances of three men so close
together. Taylor, who says he was outrun
from the start. declares that he did not see
the incident. but he noticed an opening big
enough to drive a team through. In the
finish Halswele obviously fell of, losing his
stride. Carpenters time, taken by on
lockers. was unofficially given at from 47 As
to 49,
The scene in the stadium can only be de-
scribed as regrettable and discreditable to
ALL There was hideous pandemonium Of
hooting and yelling on the stands. and in
the alleyway oustide the stadium knots Of
angry men, who in nearly every case could
not possibly have been in position to sey |
what had actually happened gave each
other the lie and accused each others fellow |
oountrymen Of being set Of swindlers in |
the lurd language which usually character |
izes such word contests.
After declaring the race of and that it |
would be rerun in half an hour or SO. the |
judges, finding that was impossible. held |
long consultation. They sent for Halls
welle alone, a fact which naturally drew |
much scathing comment
Even admitting that coming round the
bend at top speed Carpenter ran wide and
crossed Halswelle in q manner such as to
be not far from him, there does not seem |
to be the slightest reason to assume that
the foul was intentional. Trainer Murphy |
declares that Carpenter had the right Of
way. In his opinion the Englishmen are
all things quite unprintable.
The other American officials. although
hotly repudiating any charge Of foul. in
tentonal or upintentional. we're in favor
Of the American representatives running |
again. 1t is doubtful whether the runners
again face the judges for final verdict.
10 rerun the race without all four COM
petitors would be in the circumstances an
Indictment Of the disqualified mans honor.
which his fellows cannot be expected to
accept by running without him.
In attempting to give fair account Of an
occurrence which the merest handful OF
people could have seen in such a way es to
make their opinion really valuable It is un-
profitable to report mere track gossip.
heated Americans say the judges were de-
tefmined an American should not win and
mat they had too much money on Halls
"elle to allow him to be beaten.
Equally heated Britishers say 1t was
put up piece Of team work between Robbins
ana Carpenter, 1t Is also asserted that
ndee was placed at the bend to watch for
anything OF the kind. II this were the case.
o. course. man looking for a certaiVthing
would be too prone to imagine be saw 1t.
IN all this mass Of contradiction there is
one thing certain and that is that the bitter
esI feelings have been aroused on both sides.
which have lTetrievsbly marred the Olympic
samee In London this year.
Following Ia the official announcement
Ineseardlng the 400 meters race: The British
oYmpic judges after hearing all the evil
uence, have declared the race void, and 1t
VI cll be nun at noon Saturday in strings.