Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-28

The Indianapolis News hits tha sports over in England a body blow in the following editorial:
 "Our English cousins, doubtless filled with the hands across the sea" spirit, finding that they could not win the Marathon race them selves saw to it that the race was won" by an Italian. The winner was quite exhausted, and 1t was nec- essary for the officials to come to his assistance. They landed him win ner" by carrying him across the line The real winner was of course the American, Hayes, who ran his own race from start to finish, and got over the line without being carried. The judges could do nothing else than give first place to the Amer ican. So 1t was anybody but an American, for our English friends, who profess to love us so much. The remarkable thing is that thus far no Englishman, and no English newspaper has been able to see any, thing but the English side. We know that the method of scoring points was changed from that which had prevailed at the other contests. changed in such way as to make it. easier for the English to win. We know, too. that contests have been counted which did not take place in the stadium at all. and in which there were only English entries, and that this also Is intended to make sure an English victory-which Cf course is inevitable when the Eng fish compete only among themselves. No nation sent men to these games to play tennis, to shoot clay pigeons, etc. The only contests in which the world participated were such as running. pole-vaulting, hammer throwing. hurdling, jumping. etc. In these America has already won the first place. Again the English began on the theory that England was to compete with the rest of the world. Finding that they stood no chance whatever. they then insisted on counting colonists as Englishmen. thus making it a case of the British empire against the world. Tn the drawings for heats the strongest Americans were pitted against each other. thus making certain the elim- nation of some of the most formid- able competitors in certain events.
 When one of the British cracks was beaten in the 400 meter race the claim of foul was promptly allowed against the victorious American. and the officials broke into the course. and at once, without any hearing. declared the race void" And when the hearing finally was hal. no representative of the Americans was permitted to be present The race was ordered to be run ova again. Admitting that there was a foul, the onIy decent thing to do was to institute a fair inquiry into the matter. and give the other side a chance to present it's case. But this was not done. Yet the English papers are howling about the unfair ness and nnsportsmanlike conduct of the Americana
 ''It is hard t0 see how the Eng lishman ever got his reputa ion for fair play and honest spOrtsmanship. From the days of the Heenan-Say- CTS fight down to the present mo- ment they have played-at least against Americans-to win by any means that it might be necessary to use. The Dictionary of National Biography. q British publication. does its best to make oct the Eng fish claim in regard to the Heenan- Savers fight. which took place in 1860. We quote.
 Time and again Savers was knocked down by blows. each of which seemed suficient-to finish he fight. but he always returned good humored. though serious. and deIIv- cred blow after hlov On the Amer jeans eyes. while on one occasion he actually knocked his opponent down. Heensn. apparently aware that in fighting he could gain 10 ad- vantage. closed with Savers when ever possibIe. and on one occasion got him in such position on the ropes snst strznzuisticn pss fnsnlf- ne1t- The ropes were cut. the cro--d broke fn. and the referee vas forced from hfs place. nevertheless a few more rounds were fcund. when Hse- nan- who had hitheFto fought fair. E@