| Show J JI I Ol OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS WARMLY W AR fLY WELCOMED Athletes Loud in iii Criticism of English Competitors Actions A full lull day behind sch schedule dulf In tho th trans continental reception being tendered tendered ten der dered lI them time the Olympic Ol champions S Smithson Smiths on anI and anil Gilbert reached Salt alt Lake at 5 S o'clock Friday afternoon TIme Tim men were III In perfect health and ani I poor floor spirits because c delays on thi lh hi railroad put them In their Mohe schedule ulo so ac I that they thoy will not b be In Portland lot for fortne time till hl big reception that t has been becu planned in Iii their honor for or Saturday ii night I t Forest Smithson a son of ot Portland did dd the tho motor meter high hurdles In worlds world's record time at nt tho I London games James In III 16 15 seconds one and Alfred Al 1 fred C. C Gilbert who holds hohls tho worlds world's I record for or the time pole polo vault at al 12 fool feel 7 i incItes Inches won the event at the Iho Olympic m games gaines at al 1 12 feet 2 Inches The nth ath athletes let totes letes were by William 1 J. J sporting editor of oC the Portland Port land Oregonian who mulct met them nt at New cw York Salt Sail oll I ike had been watch watch- for fOl fut for lug Ins Limo famous world athletes two days lays and Friday night thoro thero I was a Il gathering of or local ocal athletes busl- busl neal anti and porting men who wanted to Ic I shake Rhale tilt till hand of or the lie athletes Regarding lh Ih lii un o conduct con comm duct of or tho the I Englishmen ng air Mr It Gilbert said ald The unfairness ss of oC time tho athletes tes and officials in charge of Iho I events was nothing short of or amazing A lot hRS has been said ml an and about the Iho way Rug England tried to handicap I competitors by hy e cr every unfair means but hut really the thi half has baa nut not been told Tho i Englishmen to evory son sort of or trickery to unfair restrictions lions on tho ho other oilier competitors anI an and tho lie thom American m boys being the thc stroh eat cst mo most t. t Tn Tako I. I 0 the tho pole pule vault Co for I example One Ono would not nut think there thI was much chance for disagreement on rules rulos In a a. simple polo pole vault aim and we wc expected canceled no trouble On arrival In 1 11 wo furnished with en entry try blanks rules rule and conditions condition and started to practice Just before tho trials we wo learned that the tite En Bug KIIK- would not allow the time Americans Americans Ameri Amen cans to dig a a. little hole to lo catch the nob polo in Sn vaulting Tho The En Englishmen sal said It was against 1 the tho rules H to make any depression In tho ground round on th the near side ot of the bar to lo keep tho the polo from slipping Wo We 0 called for Cor the tIme rules and ani they tiley made mode no mention of oC any restriction 1111 this Then the Englishmen Eng Bug said H Jt Is not nol our custom to tomake tomake tomake make any aimy hole hoie and und we cannot per permit Cr- Cr mit It Well Veil on the tiny day of r the ho final contest con con- test I J currl carried a n hatchet to time tho grounds g and ond made a little HUle place to lo catch tho time end n of mf the time vaulting pole 1010 at one side where it could not nol possibly Interfere with the time amid the they were going to put me mc off orr time Iho grounds s for Cor doing that Another example of or English sportsmanship sports sports- sportsmanship manship came canio In the time pole vaulting contest when time the Englishmen would nol hot allow us to lo have o a a. larger lr and wider plat phiL pf C soft earth to lan land on atter tho the vault An n Englishman never vaults much moro mono titan than 10 feet Ceet i 4 inches anti ami ho lie needs only a small man spot of or soft eurth to laud land on hut but when wo o Americans Amen Ameri cans wanted to 10 dl di dig dig- diga a wider spot they refused to allow it saying we must abide U by their customs where they could show no nu rul rule GIRl to set get back Well ell I should s say Il iy We 0 have 1 slinking shaking han hands s and receiving recel eon con grat until we arc are on that thai point Time The boys bos wore were enthusiastic lastic In tHeir n of tIme the welcome accorded by New York City and tho thio trip to tu Oyster Oster Bay lJay whore whre they were wre enter enter- b In by President |
