Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-18
AMERICAN ATHLETES
ARE DISGUISED
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were being ignored they made no effort.
Rose, the anchor man, did not even
wind the rope around his body. When
the United Kingdom team put their
weight on the feet of the Americans,
with ordinary shoes worn by athletes,
slipped over the turf. Matthew P. Hal
pin, manager of the American Olympic,
who had already protested to the Of
ficials at once reported the facts to
James e. Sullivan, United States COM
missioner to the games, who immedi-
ately lodged formal protest with the
association.
The Americans are disguised at this
treatment. The rules say distinctly
that no competitor shall wear prepared
boots or shoes or boots or shoes with
projecting nails, tips, points, sprigs or
hollowS of any kind, and that no COM
petitor shall make hole in the ground.
The American team, which was escort
ed into the grounds by Martin j. Sheri-
dan, Irish american Athletic club, with
Rose. the San Francisco giant, bring
ing up the rear, was received with a
vociferous demonstration from all
parts of the arena, their appearance
provoking the greatest enthusiasm,
even from those who were hoping to
see some other country carry off the
event. Even without the steel heels
and the spikes fastened to the shoes
OF the nedQ I1ldIl, IIl6 lOOIW6dI WOIIl ny
the United Kingdom men would never
have been permitted If there was any
desire to have a fair pull, the Ameri-
cans declare. The shoes of the United
Kingdom team were of tremendous APP
pearance, and were heavier than those
worn by the Irish navy.
The heels were an inch thick. AS
the United Kingdom team marched out
on the field they actually dragged their
hnGffd fha weight of their
shoes was so great.
The concluding pulls in the tug or
war between the three United King
dom teams will occur later this after
noon. The victory of the United King
dom in the first pull gives the United
Kingdom another win and nine addl-
tional points in the field events.
Mr.. Sullivan, Barlow S. Weeks and
other members of the American COM
mittee expressed the fear that this I'M
fair treatment of the Americans would
dishearten them. Mr.. Sullivan, after
he had examined the shoes worn by the
team of the United Kingdom, said:
Calls 1t Illegal
ut is absolutely illegal and there Is
no justification to allow men to anchor
themselves with shoes such as the
United Kingdom team wore" The frst
and second of the United Kingdom tug
of war teams, made up from the police
forces of the city of London and the
city of Liverpool, will pull off the final
tug tomorrow.
BY the time the games opened this
afternoon the weather had cleared up
somewhat, and there was better at
tendance. The second heat In the 100
meter swim was won by Shelf of Aus
tria in Ill 40 c. D. Truebenbach of
N. Y. A. C. was fourth and did not
| qualify for the final. The fourth heat
of this swim was won by Julin Sweden
| in IL rs. Robert B. Foster of Chicago
| A. C. was fourth and did not qualify
for the final. The fourth heat of the
5O00-meter cycle race was won by ID.
Rackenstein of Holland in S;45 20.
| cameron of the Irish-American A. G..
was second, but did not qualify for the
final. In the final of the Javelin throw
| ING contest held in the middle e. v.
I.en,ming of Sweden won with 179 feet
| IN inches beating the record for the
other style of throwing. Halse of Nor
wav was second and Nilsson of Sweden
| third.
In the York round of archery for men
w. He'd of the United Kingdom was
first with 4O3 points. j. B: Richardson
| If America was fifth with 344 points.
Tn the first heat of the S200-meter
staenlechage d. P. Carr of Xavier A. A.,
who was running second, fell in the
Ia at Ian and retired. The heat was won
Nv Russell of the United Kingdom. He
was the only man to qualify for the
| final. -,
In the seasnd round OF the second
heat in the fancy diving George w:
Gaidzeik of Chicago A. A, was nrst
with S5.6 points -
the ruck in the fifth heat of the 5000
meter cycle race. The gymnastic team
competition was won by Sweden with
42S points. Norway was second with
425 and Finland third with 400.
| The fourth heat of the 32OO-meter
steeplechase race was won by Robert
| son of the United Kingdom in 11:14.
G. A. Dull of the University OF Michi-
gan was second. but did not qualify for
the finals. The fifth heat was won by
Holloway of the United Kingdom in
Ills AS. The American entries in this
heat, C. L. Hall of the irish american
A. C. and r. A. Splitter of yale uni
versity, ran third and fourth respec-
lively. The sixth heat was won by
Swell of the United Kingdom IN
1880 1-5. He beat Lightbody or the
University of Chicago only by couple
of yards.
The United Kingdom won the three
lap cycle team race, defeating Germany
| In the final. 80,
A telegram received here from XII
maIloch, County Limerick, where Tom
Longboat the Canadian indian runner,
| is training, says the injury he sus-
| ..e.to~7oy ic vary slight.