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third. Taylor, who was little dis
lance in the rear, was dragged off the
track by one of the excited officials,
who shouted all the while that it was
no race. s
The announcer made the brief state
ment through a megaphone that the
race had been declared void, but no
reason was given. The uproar contin-
ued for nearly half an hour, and as
the people poured out of the stands,
the argument was taken up in the
gateways by the excited thousands
and the race is still the subject of
wranglings everywhere.
M. P. Halpin, manager of the Amer
lean team, who was in the arena, i'm
mediately entered a protest, claiming
the race for Carpenter, who had done
the distance, according to unofficial
watches, in the remarkable time of
rs seconds, some watches making it
even less.
A committee meeting of the Anna
teur Athletic association, details Of
which have not been made public, was.
called, and the judges who rendered
the decision and Ha1zell were called
to state their case. Neither any
member of the American committee
or anyone of the three American run
ners, however. were called on to make
any statement, and after upwards of
two hours conside Grafton, they render
ed the following decision: The
| judges decide the race void, and or
der the same to be run over again
Saturday noon. Carpenter is disquali-
| fed"
When they heard the decision the
members of the American committee
/ met and passed a resolution ordering
the men not to run Saturday
/ The American committee announc-
1 ed tonight that although Carpenter
and Robinson would not get the
Olympic medals, they would receive
medals from the American commit
tee and they would be credited with
their win in America.
F. L. Holmes Of Chicago, also had
an unpleasant experience with spec
tators this afternoon. He was Civ.
ing a splendid exhibition in standing
/ high jump when, Without any cause
whatever, the spectators commenced
to "Boo.'' This got so bad that The
referee had to call out that If thu
disturbance did not stop the jump
ing would be postponed
This and other signs of i'll feelin,
towards the Americans and not es
I, capped the notice of continental Wis
: itors, the French correspondents VIII
have been following the sports daily
condemn the way in which Amer
cans have been treated and after tn
400-metre race and the Holmes inc
dent they, with others Of their cour
trymen, took up arguments in BIZ
& half of Americas cause. America
not alone in her protestations agains
unfair treatment. 3. +.
Whatever may be the facts in th
unfortunate episode both Englis
and Americans firmly believe ths
their men are absolutely right an
4 the others wholly wrong and it j
0 likely to be extremely damaging |
y Anglo-American athletics for veal
k to come.
Other events Of the day seem III
g important compared with the cru
2 tion over the 400-metre race III
= 200-metre sprint was a splendid co
= test, Kerr, the Canadian, won IL
4 race. But the Americans, Cloughe
:. and Cartmel, gave him fierce stru
q gle, the three finishing almost t
s gether. Kerr received an ovatio
. the Americans applauding him
g enthusiastically as any of the othe
IeI did.
Z The standing high jump was 3
most exclusively an American ever
:, Ray Every, New York A. e., won
8 the final. topping the bar at 5 fet
= 2 inches. O'Kelley of the Unit,
Kingdom, won the final in the cato
2 as-catch-can wrestling heavy weigl
. over Isl pounds. Frances team to,
8 first honors IN fencing and the Hu
8 garian team took second.
S Sir Thomas Upton has invited t
: American athletes and officials
= make a cruise on the Erin next wee
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