New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-13

praun and a Swedish contestant were
hrnched. Young had the pole; the
suede was as close as possible behind
=, the inside. with Braun on the out
side. They were so close together that
they seemed to rub shoulders. The Ger
man sprinted into the lead and then
snparently slowed up, and Young. rather
than fall gave him push with his right
arm. With that the runners straight
ened out and after a stirring contest
came up the homestretch at a terrific
race with Young in the lead
Young. who is considered by all who
know him a gentleman and clean run
ner. takes the matter much to heart.
In explanation he said: Braun was
pushing me back. The only thing l
could do was what did, or be pushed
into the Swede. If they disqualify me
they certainly should disqualify Braun.
I would not kick so much if they dis
qualified both Of u.s.
Braun eontended that ne Was fouled,
but did not assert that the foul was IN
territorial He said: Young pushed
not been touched Davenport also got
too close to me on the last turn ana
rubbed me In a short race like that
man gets so tired that the smallest push
may make him lose two yards
Mike Murphy the trainer of the Amer
lean team speaking of the incident, said:
The German tried TO cross In front and
Young showed him back Young had
perfect right to do what he did. You
can't cross in front of man that way
and 'tostle him
No Protest by Americans.
James E. Sullivan. the United States
commissioner 10 the games, and Evert J
Wendell. of the international Olympic
committee, explained tonight that in
their opinion it was the business Of the
Judges to govern such matters, and that
protests should not be made except in
the case Of palpable violation of the
rules. The Americans thought that the
ruling of the judges in this case was
yrong and that Braun obviously was the
runner who should have been disquali-
fed. although they did not question the
good faith Of the ruling.
The jury to consider protests Of
which Mr. Sullivan is the American
member, in refusing Germany's protests
against the disqualified ton Of her relay
team decided that the jury's function
was only TO pass upon the Interpretation
Of the rules by the judges when ques-
toned
Evert Wendell a veteran of the cinder !
path. said. "A runner taking the lead
OF another must pass far enough away |
not to crowd him. The decision is a mis-
take, because every runner knows that
Braun under the circumstances should
not have passed close enough TO Young
for Young TO be able 10 touch him"
Hugh Baxter. the veteran athlete, agreed
with Mr. Wendell in this opinion.
curious feature OF this incident is
that while everybody was certain that
Young was disqualified for fouling
Braun, it was later reported that the
judges thought that Young had inter
fered with the Swede, Zerling, and had
disqualified him for such interference.
Both Young and Braun supposed that
the disqualification was due TO interior
ence with Braun.
Records in 400 Metre Run.
The first trial heats for the 4o0-metre run
we're largely formalities. In several of the
heats there were only two entries, and
what races there were usually occurred be-
tween the second and third men. Canada
the United States and England had good
brushes IN the eleventh and twelfth heats
The failure OF @. r. L. Anderson, Of Great
Britain TO gain q place in the first heat
was great disappointment to the English
men, The first and second in each trial
heat qualified for the seni-hnals
The members of the American team who
secured places in the semi-fnals were
James NJ. Rosenberger Irish-Am erican
Athletic Club Melvin w. Sheppard, Irish
American Athletic Club; James E. Mere
9th. Mercersburg Academy; Donald B.
Young, Boston Athletic Association; Har-
old B. Half. University Of Michigan; Ed
ward F. Lindberg, Chicago Athletic Asso-
elauon; Clarence S. Edmundson. Seattle
Athletic Association; Ira n. Davenport,
University Of Chicago, and Charles D.
heidpath, Syracuse University. England
secured six representatives in the semi
nnals, Sweden FIVE, France and Norway
TWO each. while South Africa. Italy. Ger
resented
NO attempt was made at fast time In the
meats where only two men competed, and
II was noticeable that Melvin ". Sheppard
and Z. W. Haley England, who ran a dead
neat In the second, merely went the course
al Jog trot taking 66 S-5 seconds to cover
the distance.
In the first heat of the semi-finals Charles
Of GNrra ITpfy nv
running the distance in As 7-l0 seconds. beat
me Olympic record for the distance of
pig seconds, made by Harry Himan, Of
america, at st. Louis in 1904. He did not
hold The mark long, however, as Ted Mere
un, who won the SO0-metre run few days
-" setting a new worlds record of :el S-O
asne along In the third heat and BY rum
rns the distance In As seconds established
new worldC record.
Inc other Americans to qualify were
..anard r. Lndberg, of the Chicago A. A,
snd Harold b. Half of the University Of
@lehigan.
..Ihe American Marathon runners nave
ticoppeo work and will take no further prac-
ace ace Tor Sundays struggle. They spent the
way In fishing.
Clean Sweep for Sweden.
Lhe swedes made a clean sweep In the
"Ooern pentathlon made up OF four events
shooting swimming. fencing, riding,
sno cross-eountry 4.000-metre run. Lille
oook was first. with q points. Asb:ink
second with IS points. and Delaval third.
stn 80 points. Lieutenant George 5. Pat
"h IT,, United States, finished fifth with Il
Points.
when the announcement OF the result
sas made and three Swedish flags rose at
' zane moment 10 the top OF the nag
s1Ht at the end of tho stadium, the as