Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18


eide reluctantly not to offer trophies Of any
KIM excepting the gold. silver and bronze
medals In each competition.
Reason for Decision.
Captain w. Jones, assistant secretary OF
the association. gave out this ormation
which mas not yet been announced here.
He concluded his statement as follows:
The newspapers OF the different countries
nave TO decide the matter to their own sat.
Isfaction. America, probably more than
any otner NATION, would have cause for
complaint II We attempted. to award a
championship The distance to the United
states is great. and we did not expect the
Americans would have as many entries as
the United Singdom, In some events. such
America is not represented. Therefore. ii
points were awarded for every event, the
United Kingdom would have a w~alkover.
The Americans competing in the Stadium
games are simply going in for the cham
~pionships In the field events, and they are
counting their points by the American
methods, five for ~firsts, three for seconds
and one for thirds.
Tug of War Protested.
America protested the tug-of-war. Greece
and Germany withdrew from this contest.
and the first pull was between the Amer
lean team and the second team OF the
United Kingdom.
The protest was made on the ground that
United Kingdom team, contrary to the
regulations. wore prepared shoes. = The
American team lost the first pull.
The American team had two more pulls,
the conditions being the best two out OF
three, but in view OF the cause for their
protest they decided to retire. The Amer
lean team was composed Of w. G.. Bur-
roughs, Chicago Athletic association; A. K.
Dearborn, New York Athletic club; John
j. Flanagan, Irish-Ameriesn Athletic club:
NJ. j. McGrath, New York Athletic club;
Ralph Rose, Olympic Athletic club, San
Francisco; Lee ]. Talbot, Irtsh-American
Athletic club; W. w. Coe, r., Boston
Athletic association, and. n. r. Horr, Irish
American Athletic club.
The English team, who are members OF
the Liverpool police force. wore an i'm
mense shoe, which could not under any
circumstances he used for ordinary pur-
poses. In addition to this every man had
the heels OF his shoes eneased in steel.
which sank into the turf.
Americans Make No Effort.
The head man had spikes fastened to his
shoes. When the Americans perceived how
the regulations were being ignored. they
made no effort. Rose, the anchor man.
NV hut tNeh "lnu the rope around his
body, When the United Kingdom team
put their weight on. the teet Of the Ameri-
cans, shod with the ordinary shoes worn
by athletics, slipped over the turf.
Matthew p. Halpin. manager OF the
American Olympic team. who had already
protested TO the officials, at once reported
the facts to James Z. Sullivan, United
States commissions to the games, who
Immediately lodged 4 formal portest with
the association.
The Americans are Disguised at this
treatment. The rules say distinctly that
nc competitor shall wear prepared boots
OF shoes or boots OF shoes with projecting
nails, tips, points. springs or hollOws OF any
kind. and that no competitor shall make
a hole In the round
Team Received with Cheers.
The American team. which was escorted
onto the ground by Martin J. Sheridan.