Show II SOME LIVE SPORTING GOSSIP TELL TE REAL STORIES ON JOHNNY DUiS Returning Athletes Say They Got Worst of It at the Olympic Games ANYTHING TO BEAT AMERICA Helping Italian Over Line in Marathon a Sample of Fairness S ow on York Aug 9 The Tho Tho first real crop of stories dealing will wlm the tho treatment treat trel ment nent to wh which ch tho American athletes tes wie competed In tho the Olympic gam games s who competed In tho Olympic I games 5 worn were subjected H came caine from in I I i d drawings ami o. o l tho tho question of point a al nl The press with tho the boasted conservatism enabled ed th thu tho sporting writers to treat UH Us unfairly In tho ho pole vault tho tIm officials maintained that It jt was against tho the rules to dig die a a. hole holo Into which to thrust the polo pole nn and you bet what they said went Sample of or Sports 4 The finish of ot tho the Marathon raco race was evidence of oC what constituted the fairness fairness fairness fair fair- ness of or the officials I 1 do not complain complain com corn plain against tho the British people but but tho the men who helped Dorando across tho the finish line lino to prevent America from WInnIng the event aro are a sample of oC those thorle who handled tho the games It was an outrage o that tho the Italian was not disqualified upon tho spot snot In this countr country tho spectators would have havo taken taken taken tak tak- en the tho matter In their own hands an and awarded tho ho crown where hero It belonged belonge irrespective of oC nationality Daniels tho the worlds world's fastest sprint said he had been cordially received but h he did not liko the manner manner mannor man man- ner nor In which ho was treated In the tho meter tOO championship which ho won under r difficulties IIo lio said No race Is over started before a sl signal nal Is given to an athlete that he ho must be prepared There Thero Is always alwa's a aget aget get et ready or some somo word to warn him to be prepared I was Wa-Il taking taking- oft off m my outer eater when the tho shot was fired I saw my opponents In the water and ancl and I I 1 knew I must make the thA race of oC my life to overtake them I won but I Iwas Iwas Iwas was angry when I realized that this event might have avo been credited to an another another another an- an other nation by the method employed ed edby by the tho start starter r. r Previous to the tho trial and tho the finals we vo were visited by nomo somo vary very nice EnU Englishmen who Invited us ua ito nov nov- cral eral dinners Wo We o could not accept of oC course because uso It would have Impaired Impaired Im Impaired Im- Im paired our condition and wo were talc tak- ins ing no chances on being beaten b by England or any other countr country They gave us the worst of or It In every ory di direction direction dl- dl where they could anti and Carpenters Carpenter's Carpenters Carpenter's Carpenters Carpenter's Car Car- penters penter's disqualification was as nothing short of oC an outrage I made no complaint complaint com corn plaint about my own case because wo we already had enough to kick about and andon andI I won on anyway any E. E M. M and II E. E Coo Coe declared that tho the start of at the tho tu tug of ot war put the American team out of ot it at once Coe Coc said When tho the pistol cracked our team had all tho the worst of ot It but what Is the tho kicking now Wo We 0 will havo have them over hero here some day and they will havo have an opportunity then thea to understand that hat fair treatment means I have havo no 10 personal kick corning coming Reception 29 O. O Emery sal said that tho the members of ot tho the tl team tean m who would return In time forthe for tor forthe the public reception on August 29 9 9 were mightily pleased with tho the honors to be bo conferred upon them Most of at tho the thomen themen thomen men will bo be In line when the city state and national executives greet reet the winning win win- fling ning ag aggregation Guarded b by tho the five lve athletes the magnificent bronze trophy won by Martin Sheridan In the discus throw was brought to this country and will bo he kept in a sate Bate place until the return of ot Its winner |