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Show POLICE ATTACK ON II, S. ATHLETE CAUSESTUMULT English Runner Says Blows and Hand Cuffing Were Unwarranted ANTWERP. Aug. 31. Colonel Ar-rrold Ar-rrold .Icckson, a former Oxford distance dis-tance runner, who witnessed the at-u( at-u( k on Mo. pis K. rl.se, of Sn Fran- Isco. AmeiTCan Olympic sprinter, by grt,,.irm.-s ' :.(;: day, (Iceland today the assault f.as unwarranted He ex-piessed ex-piessed a de-sire to appear as a witness wit-ness for Krksey. The American I " rhplc committee, is investigating the esse and th. LJi Inttn committee has a;:reed to eiffec an apology to Klrksey If the getKlarmes were In the wrong. HE V! I N AND J VI LED. Klrksey wiA beaten, manaclerl and jallt.j ni.t later released through the ei forts of Charles I'addock. of Los Angeles ,ind ltob.rt LegSndre, of Georgetown univ orsjtty, who speaks 1'iench- Kirksey's wrist was cut by Die handcuffs. It is asserted that een In the police siation the gen-dartneS gen-dartneS continued their attack on Kb ksey Klrksey and others otompted to en-t. en-t. r the American dressing moms, not knowing that tiny wer. reserved for .he day for football players. THOl QHT l i JOKK. Kirksey says that when the guard lirst halted Mm h. ttiought it was i. fitly .( misunderstanding and went on A second later several gendarmes arrived with carbines und rushed after him ' ! playfully look one of ihe guns." Kirksey added, "looked lt.lo the. barrel bar-rel and laughed. This mad. the gendarme gen-darme mad, and he Squared off as if in hit me. i stepped ba . ami also; qared off Then they all jumped on' ni and knocked rie out by a blow on the ribs with .. carbine I never hi' them. Though J admit I whs wrongi ii' not stopping at first, surely there! v as no, need for the brulal attack, or ior arresting and manacling me " |