Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-07-17
British Team Vio-
esRules Govern.
ing Contests
AMERICANS ARE D|sGUsTEO
Protest in Vain in Tug.of-
War Event and Then
Withdraw.

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athletes are thoroughly dsgusted with
the treatment accorded them by the
officials of the Olympic games. The
work of the secretary with who the
drawings for the track events were
made resulting in system whereby
Americas best runners were put In
the same heat was bad enough, they
say, but now the unfairness of the
tug-of-war contest today has disheart.
ened the American contestants. The
lamateur athletic association has re.
fused to allow the pole vaulters to
dig a hole for their poles. although
the Americans claim this practice has
been allowed at all previous Olympic
games. The great event of the early
|afternoon was the final ten mile walk.
In TINS e. r. l.arner, of the United
Kingdom, broke the worlds record BY
lgoing nine miles in one hour, 7 min.
utes, 81 1-2 seconds, and ten miles in
lone hour. Is minutes, 81 2.5 seconds
The latter record is nearly two min,
utes inside the previous amateur rec.
ord. X. J. Webb, of the United King
dom was second. cutting off seven sec
onds of the previous record The rest
or the field was outclassed.
Arbitrary Ruling.
The British Olympic Club has
concluded to decide no champion.
ships in the competition for hon.
ors in the Olympic games now be-
ling held in London this year and this
cetision applies to the sports now 90
ing on at the stadium at :;hephards
Bush. The original idea WAS to .rcr
|ttophy's for the country securing the
greatest number Of points in all the
lgames, those held in the stadium and
those played at the various clubs,
such as tennis at the Que EMS Club,
vftch was won by Jay Gould and the
rife matches at Bisley, hut the 6if,
ficllty of arriving at an equitable
ITethod Of alloting the points appear.
ell SO great that the matter has hoen
dropped The club tried to WORE out
Iothcr schemes but found that fair
ness to all was quite impossible so the
British Olympic Association decided
to offer no trophy of any kind ext ept
Igold, silver and bronze medals in each
comretition. Captain w. Jones, ascist
ant secretary of the association. today
|gave out this information concluding
Ihis statement as follows
Americans outnurrbered.
"The newspapers of the different
countries will have to decide .he mat
ter to their own satisfaction America
probably more than any other nation,
would have the greatest cause for
complaint If we attempted to award
the championship. The distance to
1.-THE United States is grea1 and we did
mot expect the American clubs to
have as many entries as the United
|, Kingdom. In some events America is
mot represented at ALL Therefore. If
points were awarded for every event,
1.-THE United Kingdom would have
walkover."
i Going in For Championships.
The Americans competing in the
Istadium games are simply going In for
1.-THE championships in teh field events
land they are counting their points BY
1.-THE American method, five for firsts,
three for seconds and one for thirds.
There were three events on this morn
|ing's program, the individual sabre
competition and two archery contests.
THE weather was rainy and the at.
tendance smaller than yesterday.
Protest Tug-of-War.
America has protested the tug-of.
war. Greece and Germany retired and
1.-THE first pull was between the Amer.
lean team and the second team Of the
United Kingdom. A protest was made
on the ground that the British team
contrary to the regulations. wore pre-
, Ipared shoes. The American team lost
i the first pull They had two more pulls
) 1.-THE conditions being the best two out
of three but in view Of the protest
. they decided to retire. The English
. wore immense shoes which, under no
= circumstances would be used for ord.
/. mary purposes. In addition the heels
of the shoes were encased in steel
: which sank into the turf. The rules
, say distinctively that no competitor
q shall wear prepared boots or shoes or
. boots or shoes with projecting tails,
. tips, points, springs or hollows Of any
kind and that no competitor shall make
hole in the ground. Notwithstanding
, this the American protest was disal-
, lowed.