Evening star., 1924-05-19
FRENCH, LOSING GAME,
HISS AMERICAN FLAG.
Two U. S. Citizens Carried Out Un-
conscious After Attacks at
Paris Rugby Contest.
VISITORS WIN EASILY, 17-3
Conduct in Face of Hostile Att.
tude Is Praised.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 10. The Stars and
Stripes today fioated over the CO.
lombes Stadium to signalize the vic
tory of the American rugby team in
the first of the 1924 Olympic events
10 be staged there. The team from
the United States vanquished the ia
vored French combination, II to 3,
in game marked by intense play
and marred only by the attitude of
the partisan crowd, which Missed the
visiting players and watched the
raising of the American flag in cold
silence, broken only by boos and cat
calls.
The Americans refused to be ruffied
by the attitude CT the crowd and won
many admirers by their coolness and
the bulldog spirit which, togethes
with their superior physical condi-
tion. carried them through under
adverse circuIns Americans
among the audience of 10000. how
ever, could not escape embodiment,
and there were several personal en-
counters in the stand. in one of which
two cilize1S of the United States were
Knocked out and carried unconscious
IRON lne scene.
Disorder Is Regretted.
The French sporting writer's today
all agreed that the visitors won on
their merits as foot ball players.
The newspaper experts are all over
come with disgust and modification
at the display of poor sport tsman shi %
and ill feeling among the ignorant
section of the spectators, which they
term entirely unjustified and uncaIlad
for. l. Auto points out that the crowd
reproved an American player for do
ing sonnet thing which when done by 4
Frenchman five minutes later was
greeted with cheers. The foreigners
present, it says, were given the Spec
.acie or a community which does not
know how to lose"
United States Players in Form.
The American players were so little
the worse for their efforts that they
were able to give a good account of
themselves last night on the dancing
floor of the cabaret which was graced
by the Prince of Wales on his recent
visit to Paris.
The members of the American team
nave broken off training, having de-
clded not to play the game tentatively
arranged in the south of France next
sunday, Instead, therefore, Of travel
ing TO Toulouse for this encounter
Washington from Cherbourg Wednes-
day. They will be the guests of
former United States Senator PheIan
of California at a banquet here this
evening.
Superior Condition Tells.
1t was case of superior physical
condition winning over greater ex-
perience and rugby technique. The
Americans were faster than the
Frenchmen. They followed the ball
like hounds on the trail of a rabbit;
they covered their adversaries closely
and tackled them hard The visiting
team stood the extremely warm
weather better than the Frenchmen
who Wilted completely in the second
half
The Americans dominated through
out the first period astonishing the
spectators, who had expected the
ETenchmen to get the jump on them.
Dick" Hyland of San Francisco car
rled the ball over the French line
after four minutes play in the first
half. The Americans were getting
possession of the ball out Of scrim-
II,
playing practically entirely in French
territory during the half.
Three French Are Knocked Out
Jaureguy, Frances fastest quarter
back, was tackled hard after twenty
minutes of play and was out of the
game thereafter. The spectators,
who up to that time had been fair,
began abusing the Americans, al
though according to every expert in
the newspaper and official stands. the
americans were playing a hard but
Ialr game The French appeared to
be in bad physical shape, having been
out OF training since their match
win the Huinanians two weeks ago.
Apparently they could not stand the
strain of hard tackling and were
continually laid out. Some of them
even Knocked out themselves by com
ing INTO contact with American play
ers carrying the ball
AT tn" end of the first half tba
score was in favor of the Americans
TO 0. The second period started
with the Frenchmen playing fourteen
Wer, Iv rscn Jaureguy not having sufficient
e utes after the half started, Rudolph
SScnolz OF kewanee, H.. got the bail
from scrlmnage and passed it to
fIptr' thiptr ~ DrIsSreaEx, rss Ohio, who ran
nnh
team and shot the ball to Jack PatH
rick OF Palo Alto, Calf. who scored
q try between the French goal nostS
I1e te converted nv it,, making the score
Capt Babe" Slater of The a,
ans obtained the ball thrown in
rom the touch line, shook Off tbraa a..
lshGn 80 IN tackiers, and unaided car
rleu II over the line bringinp w.
score to II for the United St.tas ts lhe
nothing for France. "'es ana
Europeans We're outp,ayed.
me Americans were completelv
outpiaying the Frenchmen. Tba 1ot
Ter We're absolutely exbaustoa
"assse' who was playing tbree-
quarters IN place of Francois Rorda
attempted to run around tho Ioft
wing, nut was brought down hard -,
Iaesar Manelli, New York civ rbs rs
Frenchman's leg was injured and he m
mon, mas carried of the field. The French
NOW were playing with thirteen men
Lubin, Of the French team. who
seemed to be playing extremaiy
rough game. was here cautioned nv
Referee Freethy for swinging a hard
tar pen htler-llke blow to Dick" Hy-
lands jaw. The referee was on the
verge of putting the Frenchman off
the field, but the Americans begged
MIN TO allow Lubin to continue
Galau at three quarters, taking ad-
vantage of tumble in the American
backfield, fell on the ball behind the
United States goal line for the only
try secured by France during the
match. a fist fight then broke out in
the stands and degenerated into a
battle royal in which gold headed
canes were freely used. The Amer
leans were outnumbered, and fur
thermore, they carried no canes with
which to retaliate.
Two American Students Hurt.
When the police managed to disen