Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-19
ENGLISH DON'T KNOW HOW
Returning Athletes Chat Of Olympic
Game Features.
PAPERS STIRRED UP TROUBLE
English omcials Lost Their Heads
When They Helped italian
Over the Line.

NEW YORK. August 19.-John J..
Hayes. who won the Olympic Marathon.
returned today on board the White Star
Line steamship Oceanic, with several
other members of the Olympic team.
Among them were ]. P. Halstead Of Cor
nell, who ran in the 1.JO0-meter race; Ed
ward Doust Of Yale. ]. n. Patterson, the
steepiechaser from the University of
Michigan: r. NJ. Splitter Of Yale. NJ. j.
Ryan and George w. Cameron. Hayes
was one Of the few returning athletes who
had nothing to say again the treatment
which the team received in England.
II have no kick coming" said Hayes on
the pier this morning. Don't think that
they tried to lick me. but they would II
they could. They thought before the race
that the Englishmen were the only ones
that had a chance, and they naturally
were a great deal disappointed when tney
did not win Morrissey was the only
American who was mentioned before the
race as having any show at all. l DON
know anything about the assisting OF DO
rando across the line. He was disQuali-
fed on the testimony Of the judges. L
myself did not have to make any pro-
test"
They did not treat you very we'll when
you came to take the prize on the DAY
that the prizes were awarded. did they?
Hayes was asked.
Irish Were Just Fine.
well" he replied, when anything was
not particularly pleasing We did not care
much, for we knew that it would be made
up to US when We got home. I have
nothing to say against the way the Eng
lish people treated US. I had a fine time
in Birmingham. The English press does
not represent the feeling Of the English
people l also had fine time In ire
land and 1 come back perfectly salts
fed"
Before he had got or the boat Hayes
had written the following statement:
Il am glad to get back nome and proud
to bring back the rnuch-sought-for prize
In the Marathon. I have had delightful
time in England. and especially IN the Old
home of my father in ireland. where they
were as proud OF my success as II the
race had been won by one OF them.
have Travelled through ireland from Bel
fast to Cork and Will never forget the
treatment accorded me-"
There was another athlete aboard who
had no complaint to make as to the treat
ment which he had received. He was ].
p Halstead, the Cornell runner. Hal
stead was defeated by Sheppard In the
first heat OF the 1.500-meter race. and
two best American runners had been
down In the same heat OF the race.
Luck Of the Draw.
II had a fine time" he said this MORN
ing. land was very we'll treated. do not
believe that the Englishmen were inten-
tionally unfair. think that the fact that
was down against Sheppard in the first
heat was simply the luek of the draw.
Their rules and ours differed. and It was
because OF these differences that most Of
the disputes arose. For instance. 1t was
against the English rules for Carpenter
to run out toward the outside of the
track
He did not foul Halswelle. and there
was plenty of room for iim to run inside
Of Carpenter IL he had not lost his head.
Halswelle seems to lose his head in rum
ming his races. He Ia q slow starter with
a great sprint, but when the other men
In the race start out he doesn't seem to
be able to lie back. Carpenter and Rob-
bins had him pumped before he had run
900 yards. Carpenter ran q wonderful
race and would undoubtedly have won
anyway. Mike Murphy caught his time,
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