The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-20
RoUslNG WELCOME TO HAYES.
Acting Mayor MeGowan Greets Marathon
Ntnaer-OtheP Athletes Return,

Hcthub Nhoyot shV
Winner-Other Athletes Return.
John J. Hayes Of the Irish A. A. c.. winner
Of the Marathon race at the recent Olympic
games. reached here yesterday on the White
Star liner Oceanic. Other members Of the
Olympic team with him were j.. p. Halstead
Of Cornell and the New York A. c., r. A. Spit
ger. Yale University NJ. ]. Ryan and q. Cam
eron Of the Irish A. A. g. and I. N. Patterson.
Chicago A. G. On account Of his great VIC
tory Hayes was the hero of the hour. dele
CATION OF Hsyes's eliminates went down on
the tug Massssoit to meet. him and on the
same boat was M, P. Halpin. manager OF the
team.
The rooters made a late start and the big
ship was well up the bay before the Massa-
soft left the Battery. so the real welcome took
place on the dock. Along with the delega-
tion from the tug there was a band from
Bloomin gdale Bros. where Hayes 10 I'M
ployed. and all gave the Marathon runner
q hearty reception as he came down the n
way.
Soon afterward Hayes was taken uptown
to the Irish A.. A. G. and thence to the Bloom
ingdale store at Fifty-ninth street and Third
avenue, where he was welcomed by the head
Of the firm. Hayes will In future have charge
Of . sporting goods department at Blooming
dales'.
A little later In tho day Hayes headed down
Sowen At the City Han. MI. MCGOWAN told
him 10 a consratulatory speech that he was
him to see :" such names ss Hayes. Flanagan.
p peSf,1an sno Il so sas .s. s%oP e.. tnf Hayes ,Sesm viii
be the guest at 2 special banquet OF his club:
b. When tSl. the o- Oceanic was creeping n u the
ment to be given to the newspaper men. which
was:
to bri f% f'sa * tsss s much es' soa a4%' for spG pr Rssqia IN
IL Ensisnd: and ssp.oIaiIy IN The Old home
proud OF my success as II L had 6cen won
by one Of then have Eavellsd through
forget the treatment accorded to mo.
Raves. there va. such ssSooaiSs ana hand
" 7 have ne kiek coming; I don think the
t dh"s'S Gould ID they We" woui d. Before 4 ;ss race rse"t We
SSScS;, q shox swept ,Sss McfIi.ssE mIsSt
men was the way The dope went. and when
there was none OF them IN Il at the finish they
helped by the, jndvee until after the race,
right here that | did not protes. him, o..
go. a rather eoolr.cepiicn from the crowd.
ro ~ e g. y va. nrs,ty lnkcT%srm at Hrs,; but
nothing to saw against the English people;
but ! tell you the English newspapers rubbed
II into us pretty thick. When In birmingham,
which IL English right through. they gave me
a great time and other places too they treated
me fine. Nent to ireland, and :ha:s the
place to 20 for q warm welcome. A. Nenagh.
county Tipperary. where my father csnie
from. there was a crowd OF 10000 persons
to meet the train and they nearly tore me to
pieces."
iialstead ia the first OF th. team to come out
with the statement that the English meant
no foul play and whatever differences cropped
up were caused by n misinterpretation Of the
the EnslishI,.n, intended, To- act unfairly
toward We. Perhaps I had a little grievance
in the i.5os moters on account OF being drawn
nothing. II wac simply the luck Of tho draw.
Why. two OF their very best men seemingly,
B,ttcrfeld and Lee. were drawn together; so
when they cot a taste OF. the. same medicine
themselves WIN should the dose be 20 very
had for U.S.. Other kicks too came ont OF sone
little technicality 10 the rules. For instance,
CARPENTER violated the English rule bv run
ming toward the outside Of the track. TnIt
according to orr rules he did not foul Hels
veile. As he did not touch him. hnlsvelle 10 A
slow starter. hut he has great snecd when he
gets going. That day I think he WAS all
oit a!tcr cOn rardt or 40. Carpeptrr ran a
great race and l think had he not been. dis
'inalia ed and the race rerun he would have
won, nyway II was Mike MurEhy who
caught his time, ~ 2H seconds, had q
very fine time but In clad to be back"