THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 28. 1008.
TRIPLE VICTORY FOR
AMERICAN ATHLETES
Have Beaten the World, the British Sportsmen and the
British Game Long Time Before a' Yankee AVill
Ever Again Show Up at nif English Meet.
fiy James B. Connelly.
(Hearat News by Loiuriwt Lcaaed Wire.)
London, July 2G. When Smlthson of
Tortland. Or., won tho fastest hurdle
race la athletic history, ho completed
the most brllllunt record anyone has
ever made In tin International meeting.
In 24 puroly Olympic events our coun
try won 14 firsts. Claims uro now ad
vanced by Great Ilritaln that she won
the greatest number of firsts, hut her
list Includes a lot of gentle exercises,
Including arehcry, motor boating and
the like, which no foreign country came
here to contest. Only 14 victories wore
nuido on purely Olympic contests. We
do not even Include tho victories In
swimming, tennis, wrestling and tdioot-
The meeting has proved our cham
pionship among the nallotis. Great
Jiritaln. with all her colonies, score
eight firsts. Including tho disputed
ouarter mile. Whero she thought her
self Invincible she was beaten badly,
Endurance was supposed to be her
strong point. Bho would concede no
American hotter than ninth place In
the Marathon, yet three Americans fin
lshed among the first fLve and the first
English was thirteenth.
British Sportsmanship Phony.
Aft n. result of the meeting American
confidence In British sportsmanship Is
badly nt rained. Despite tho announce
ment, "may tho best man win, our
victories wera received Irostily. For
winning the great half mile, Sheppard
was less heartily applauded than many
Englishmen winning a trinl heat with
out competition.
One thing which had a great bearing
on the result was that our boys worked
together. 'Iho nun cheerfully sacrificed
themselves for the good of the team.
Murphy is something more than an ex
cellent trainer. Ho developed the na
tional feeling. It is worthy of noting
that the New York Irish-American club
won eltfht firsts, an many as Li ri tain
and all her colonies.
Altogether it was a typical body ol
Americans that upheld our standard,
policemen, clerks, students anil profes
sional men, representing till sections of
the country. America's athletic prowess
Is vindicated.
Never Such an Athletlo Bunch.
The grandest aggregation of athletes
ever sent to competition by this or any
other country In tho history of spoil
carried off the world's premier honors
of tho rifth Olympic at tho stadium.
Hhephcrd's flush.' 1'Lo meeting, so far
as the field itrd the truck champion
ships are Concerned, terminated today.
Though America had the chief honors
cinched for tho past few days, it was
not until the last event was terminated
that tin- glory of I nch- Yarn's plucky
pons was most forcibly impressed on
the great hordes of sport loving people
the world over.
From the ouiset of the great gather
ing America has figured in the light
of a champion eourser competing with
a field of class, handicapped by an un
reason, ible impost and piloted by a
jockey bent on pulling his mount.
Carried the Weight, and Won.
The contrary Interpretation of the
Olympic rules as handed down by the
autocratic iiritish Olympic committee,
which Insisted on conducting the meet
according to Un biased lights, proved
a weight which would have broken the
Mpirit and resolve of anv band of ath
letes less skilled and fit than the lit
tle army which answered th call of
the veteran irainer, Mike Murphv.
The Jockeying of this same athletic
power in favoi ing their own athletes
and throwing every possible barrier- in
the path of the Yankees his occasioned
no coo or uni.ivor.iiwe crlin-tsm over
the face of the earth. ei-n in the
colonies of the light little Isle. Hut
Americans won despite these handi
caps. ni.il won so decisively that even
the English have been forced to con
cede their haled rivals the supremacy
without the merest pretext of excuse.
British Stole Two Events.
Manager llalpin and his men were
forced to swallow many a bitter pill
by the unprecedented hnrd-lo-a.dedness
of the IJii'isli management, 'ITj doses
were gulped down without a whimper
more than a stereotyped potest, which
usually nvnilcTr notliintr.
1 wo events tho Iiritish practically
stole. These were the tug of war and
the 400-mei.r 'flat race. The first
America rermttt"d to go by default
because Hie Liverpool men against
whojn they were pitted wero permitted
to wear shoes which In no wise con
formed to the drastic rule.
Uncle Sam was jobbed out of tho
second. Carpenter being disqualified
Btter beating Hnlswell, the Kngllsh
crack, in the easiest sort of fashion.
America refused to compel In tic
final of the 4 00-meter todav, though
confident of Victory In case of making
an effort.
It was more satisfaction to nllow
Kngland the hollowness of a walkover
than to bow to a power as pitiless as
it was unjust..
But England gained nothing bv the
arbitrary action. It proved eventually
that America did not need the points
out of which they were cheated.
Crowning" Events America Won.
The Britons were beaten In two
events of which they were most con
fident, the 1.500-mciers and Marathon
races, the features of the athletic car
nival, nut wiin a iair Held and no
favor there is not the slightest doubt
that America would have scored more
points than nil tho rest of tho world
combined.
It will be a long time before any
team again competes in Britain.
The achievement of the final day
was a fitting farewell shot to the coun
try that has endeavored bv ovcrv
means to rub the Americans of victory.
True. England scored it first In the
40O meters with flalswell. who com
peted al';e ami also took fir.t and
second in the hup-step-jump. It re
mained for Ano-riea to show the way
to victory in the or.ly events In which
tr ue eomo. t'tinn devclopci.
Tho Yankees carried off the relay
race In a walk and swept the 110-meter
hurdles In one of the grandest com
petitions ever witnessed. In this event
three Americans finished within a foot
of each other, breaking ,all Olympic,
intereollegia to and world" records for
the event. It was perhaps th classiest
field of hurdleis that ever faced a
starter
Sublime Finish in the 110-Meter.
Forrest (. Kmlthfor., the treat Ore
f nlan. shewed t!..- war at the finish.
I tit he had to t ' e-. ... y num cf re
, -rv to start 1 nt r Johnny tj.irrtls
t'lilfapn and A H
The three finlshe.
than the 120 yards,
of IS seconds beats
Sinlthsnn's
the other
more
tlmy
budfy
Revenge in the Xaliwell Case.
There has been a marked tendency on
the part of the Olympic team since the
regrettable disqualification of J. C.
Carpenter in the 400-meter race to salve
the wounded spirits of the Americans
who ho promptly notified the commit
tee that they would not again com
pete. It was run over today. Not until
Hnlswell, the army officer, went over
the course alone tar a "walkover,"
which the majority of the spectators
hissed, did tho Englishmen believe they
would huve to be content with the hol
lowest sort of victory in this event. It
was figured by muny who came out
especially for this event that the Amer
icans would waver at the last hour.
Kvery Inducement was offered to get
Taylor and Bobbins to enter but to no
avail.
Hallswell's exhibition was by far the
most gloomy from every standpoint
that has graced the fifth Olympiad.
Us, wont out determined to show that
the Olympic committee was Justified in
its dccltiion by, bettering the time of
Carpenter, but in this lie failed. His
time was hut 60 seconds, as compared
with 47 2-6 nearotiuted by the crack
American. Of course Ilallswell had no
competitor to mako him step out but if
he was up to beating; the American, he
should have been able to Jog tho course
in better time than he showed In the
linal.
Score Made, by Nations.
Following are the Olympic scores of
track and field events, according to the
universal systum of five for firsts,
three for seconds and one for thirds:
1,500-meter run United States 6,
United Kingdom 4.
Throwing 16-pound hammer United
States 8, Canada 1.
3.500-meter walk United Kingdom 8.
Australia 1.
Three-mile team United States 8.
United Kingdom 5, France 1.
Throwing javelin Sweden 6, Greece
3, Norway 1.
IMsous, free style United States 9..
Putting 11-pound shot United States
6, United Kingdom 8.
Throwing Javelin. middle hold
Sweden 6, Norway 3.
Ten-mllo walk United Kingdom 9.
iJlscus throw. Greek style United
States 8. Finland 1.
Five-mile walk United Kingdom 8.
Sweden 16.
3,L'00-meter steeplechase United
Ktates 1, United Kingdom 7.
Standing broad Jump United States
Greece 3.
S0O meters flat United States 5, Italy
3, Germany 1.
Running high lump United States 5.
United Kingdom 1 1-3, Hungary 1 1-3,
France 1 1-3. i
KOO-meter dash United States 3, Can
ada 1. South Africa 6. '
400-meter hurdles United States 8,
United Kingdom 1.
Running broad Jump United States i
Canada 1.
100 meters flat United States 4. Can- i
ada ST I
Standing high Jump United States 7. !
Greece 2.
Uole vault United States 8 1-8.
tsneiien 1-3, nnaiia 1-3.
Marathon race United States 6. South
Africa 3.
Tug of war United Kingdom 9.
4t. meters flat United Kingdom 5
(only one man ran).
110-meter hurdles United States 8.
l.fiOO-meter relay race United States
5, Germany 3, Hungary 1.
Running hop. step and Jump United
Kingdom 5, Canada 3. Norway 1.
Total: United States 114 1-3, England
fill 1-3, Sweden 12 1-3. Canada 111-3,
Greece 8, South Africa 8, Norway 5,
Germany 4, llalv 3. France 2 1-3, Hun
gary 2 1-3. Australia 1, Finland 1.
Records of the Week.
Records made this week were as fol
lows: 100-meter dash J. A. Rector. Univer
sity of Virginia; Walker. South
BE S
1' FIELD
MD BUT RECORD
Danzig, Johnson, Ryan and
3IcCredie Keep Up Con
sistent Work.
Tou need to take but on glance at
these tables to know why the Beavers
lost those four games In n row. Prac
tically every member of the Portland
team has hit a big slump, Danzig and
Johnson excepted.
Uanxlg. Johnson and Rvan are the
only i. layers hitting up to their usual
gait, while Danzig, Johnson and McCre-
aie are tne only ones who have fielded
up to the dot. Raftery, Ryan and Mo
Crodle' havo been running the bases
fairly well since reaching home but the
others on the team have fallen down
badly. The last, two games, however,
have shown a marked Improvement In
the work of all the players.
The batting and fielding averages
since the return of the team to the local
frrounds three weeks ago, are as fol
ows: Batting Averages.
AB. R. H. 8B. SH. PC.
.10 2
.31 8
.66 S
.70 0
63
.47 2
.63 6
.64 7-
.69 6
.63 6
.12 1
.18 0
.33 8
.16 1
. .9 0
(Iraney, p
Pa nisi g. lb
Kyan, 3b
Groom, p
Johnson, lb. ss. 3b
Madden, o. ......
Casey, 2b
Raftery, cf
McCredle, rf. . . .
Bassey, if
Marshall, lb
Whalen, c.
Cooney, ss.
Klnsella, p.
Garrett, p.
p.. .
4
10
17
2
14
12
11
11
12
9
2
.400
.322
.809
.286
.264
.247
.207
.203
.203
.169
.166
.153
.161
.062
.000
P1TCHIHG FEATS
OF BOWERS
Young Twirlers Lead the
Leaguers, but Veterans
Trailing Very Close.
Wlllett and McCarthy, both young
sters, are tho two pltchera who ar
leading the American and National
leagues, respectively. In the percentages
of games won and lost. Wlllett, under
the tutelage of Ilughle Jennings, 'has
developed Into one of the best pitchers
In the country. McCarthy was traded
to the Boston Nationals bv Pittsburg
along with Cy Young III for Cf Youn
Dlnnen and Brown, however, have the
honor of leading the leagues on account
of the large number of games In which
they have worked. Walsh, Donovan
and Powell are also well above the .700
mark In the American, while Mathew-
son, Reulbach and Willis head the pro
cession In the National.
percentages compiled up to last
week follow:
Amerloen league.
ARGENTINA, COUNTRY OF
MARVELOUS POSSIBILITIES
The
Friday
Fielding-
Averages.
P.O. A.
. . .24
McCredle, rf.
Garrett, p 1
Oraney, p 3
Danrln. lb 67
Raftery, cf 4 2
Bassey. If 63
Johnson 80
Madden, c 74
Ryan, 3b 20
Groom, p 2
Marshall, p, lb 17
Casey, 2 b 25
Cooney, ss 13
Klnsella, p 6
Whalen. c 19
Strike outs By Klnsella,
18: Groom, 14; Garrett, 11;
Bases on balls Off
K.
0
0
0
1
1
9
1
8
14
4
2
6
29.
15
20
10
6
32
26
25
9
, 23: Granev,
Marshall, 8.
Graney, 18
Won
Wlllett, Detroit ... 8
Dinnen, St. Louis.... 7
Walsh. Chicago 18
Donovan, Detroit ... 8
Powell St Louis... 10
Falkenberg. Wash. . 6
Joss, Cleveland ....14
Young, Boston .... 12
Petty, St. Louis.... 4
Thlolman, Cleveland 4
Killlan, Detroit ... 9
Plank. Philadelphia. 10
Rhoades, Cleveland.. 8
White, Chicago 11
Summers, Detroit ..11
Manning. New York. 9
PC.
1.000
l.ooo ;
1.000 I
.986
.979 I
.963 I
.947
.947
.930
.922
.920
.890
.886
.882
818
5
. 6
.10
Groom, 14; Klnsella, 6; Garrett, 4; Mar
shall. 3.
Double plays 13.
Home runs Bassey and Casey.
Three-base hits Johnson, 5: Ryan. 2;
McCredle. 1; Danzig, t, and Raftery, 1.
Two-base hits Johnson. 4: Rvan. 2
Bnssoy. 1; Madden, 1; McCredle
tery, 1, and Cooney, 1
1; Raf !
Berger, Cleveland
Burchell, Boston
Hughes. Wash. . .
Chick, Cleveland
Morgan, Boston
Mullln, Detroit
Newton, N. Y
Altrock, Chicago ..
Howell. St Louis...
Vlckers. Philadelphia
Dygert, Philadelphia 8
Owen. Chicago 6
Bender, Philadelphia 4
Waddell, St. Louis. . 6
Chesbro, New York.
Clcotte, Boston
Manuel, Chicago . . .
Burns. Washington.
Lake, New York....
Llebhardt. Cleveland
Smith, Chicago ....
Cates, Washington..
I Smith, Washington.
Winter, Boston ....
Keeley, Washington.
; Orth. New Yjirk. ... 2
, Johnson, Washington 1
Prueitt, Boston 1
National Laj-ue.
Lost
2
2
6
8
4
2
6
6
3
2
6
5
7
7
7
4
6
6
r 6
7
6
6
10
9
9
6
5
8
10
6
3
10
9
11
8
6
9
12
4
(t
5
7
P. C.
.800
.777
.750
.727
.714
.714
'.Us
.666
.666
.642
.625
.615
.611
.fill
.563
.655
.655
.665
.655
.538
.633
.600
. .600
.473
.470
.470
.461
.44 1
.428
.411
.400
.400 i
.875
.8M I
.362 ,
.33.1 I
.333 !
.307 !
.250 ,
.200
.181
.166
.125 I
By John Barrett. Director of the Inter
national Bureau of American Republics.
Argentina Is the second largest re
public In Houto-Amerloa. The area Is
1,136,840 snuaro miles. This may ,not
convey a clear Idea of the size of the
country. Even when I suy that It la
one-third of tho i, nil I tnnntn 1 ITnttA4
States, the comparison Is not altogether
graphic, but when I udd that Argentina
is larger than the nunl.iiwj nt
all the states east of tho MUaixulm.1
together with Minnesota, Iowa and Mis
souri, the actual blitness of our imius-
trious and nroir resslvn n,.i,.v, i,.,r i
South America becomes evident.'
Progressive and Industrious are the
two adjectives very descriptive of the
Argentine republic. Nature has ban
kind to her in the first oln tir ,,,,Im
divided Into 14 provinces, correspond
ing to our states, anil 10 territories,
with the federal district, extend from
within the tropics at the north, to the
icy point of Tierra del Fuego at the
south. In these northern provinces of
Tucuman, Jujuy and Salta sugar, cot
ton and tho grape can bo grown; In the
central provinces of Santa Fe. Cordova
and Buenos Aires are the famous fields
of wheat, corn, alfalfa and linseed;
here too aro the great, cattle ranches
SIRCMRIES
DUKE TALKS
I
Famous Statesman Admits
Seriousness of tho British
Xaval Situation.
panles, of which 18 are English. on
Kreni h and three government ow ned and
ODeratert. These lines oxtena Into hi
most every corner of the republic, line
goes soutfiwestward nearly across the
province of Rio Negro; another. Just
completed, passes northward over the
boundary Into the republic of Bolivia.
1,200 miles; a third, perhaps the lest
known, reaches to the foot of the Andes
and transfers passengers, after a short
carriage of 35 miles bv mule and Mai;
to the railway of Chile. This pins i i :
the mountains will soon be accoiuplishi-ci
by a tunnel, so that all the year annuel
the trip from oceun to Oeean can h"
made In un easy 4t hours of ti.iwl
nhlu l Ku nwiina th. Irkui.tn.. Inui i
of an unsettled frontier The trains are 'w -l" Interviewed today at the house
as luxurious and as comfortable iih a of commons by your correspondent with
reference to tbe scandals In the British
I t!
(l ioin a Ktaff Correspondent.)
London, July 25. Sir Charles Dllka.
ogtn:?ed tls England's foremost au
rlty In naval, and military affairs.
II i
limited" between New York and ( hi
rago. SplenuPI sleeper:! are at l.ie 0
tiosal of tho traveler; fine buffet e;, i
serve meals as attractive as foilimri
skill can mako them, and the train
across tho level pampas as smoothly as
the globe trotter can ask.
Modern Wonders.
It is nbout time that our American
people woko up to the progressi en ess
of this modern wonderland. Hero Is a
nation with a population of little over
ti, 000,000. yet they last year conducted
a foreign commerce valued at neariy
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Federal Building
assistance and thnt the
officials who picked him
rew yarns or tne race, amounted to en
interference, even though without It he
might not have been able to flnlsn.
One of the members-of the committee
said tonight that the protest would be
thrown out.
In presenting Hayes with his medal.
Queen Alexandra said that the unan
imous opinion of the press and tho of
ficials was that he deserverf the honor.
Hayes was abashed by the attention
showered on him.
The athletes broke training this af
ternoon and they swarmed into ihe
theatres and music halls and whooped
things up In a way that resembled the
aftermath of a big football game In
America.
. McCarthy. Boston.., 6
I Brown, Chicago ....14
action of the I Mathewson, N. Y .... 1 8
up In the last I Reulbach. Chicago . 9
Willis. Plttfiliurg . . .13
Corrldon, Phlla. 5
Ewlng, Cincinnati. .10
Leever, Pittsburg ..11
Maddox, Pittsburg . 9
Spade. Cincinnati... 7
McQuiHln, Phlla 14
McGlnnlty. N. Y 7
Camnltz. Pittsburg. 9
Tsylor. New York.. 6
Wlemer, New York. 8
Karger. St. Louis
Crandall. New York
Wlltse, New York. . .
Flaherty Boston....
Campbell, Cincinnati
COULD BE EXPECTED Mren. Philadelphia:
Aii HK'IIU, CI. iJ'lUia .
CRITICS AS FAIR AS
Fraser, Chicago 9
Ldndgren, Chicago.. 9
Rucker, Brooklyn. . .11
Bailee. St. Louis 3
Boultes, Boston 4
3
7
9
8
8
7
equalled Olympic record, 10 4-5 seconds
100-meter swim C. M. Dayels, New
York A. C, equalled record. 1:05 3-5.
400-nv'ter hurdles Charles Hacon,
Irish-American A. C. 67 3-5 seconds,
new Olympic record.
800 meters flat Melvln W. SheDDard.
Irish-American A. C. 1:52 4-5, new
Olympic record.
Running high Jumri Harry Foster,
Irish-American A. C, 6 feet 3 Inches,
new Olympic record.
Running broad jump F. C. Irons, Chi
cago A. C, 24 feet 8 inches, new
Olympic record.
400-meter hurdle J. C. Bacon, Irish
American A. C, 65 seconds, new Olym
pic record.
Pole vault A. C. Guilbert, Yale; T.
i". Cook, Cornell, 12 feet 2 Inches, new
Olympic record.
110-meter hurdles F. C. Smlthson.
Portland, Or., 15 seconds, new world's
record.
(Tnltpd Press Leasod Wlre.l
London, July 25. This morning's
papers all contain extended reviews of
the Olympic games and almost without
exception the officials come in for se
vere criticism for the way in whl;h
they manaeed the affair.
England's athletic prestige was
dimmed more by the amateurish way In
which the meet was conducted than
by the athletes' failure tn nerform on
Africa, to expectations, Is the opinion of the
well-known sporting writers.
I There Is universal praise for the
' work of the American athletes, but gen-
eral condemnation of their withdrawal
s from the 400-meter run and a relter.i-
Hon of the charges of deliberate foul
i ing by Carpenter. The supremacy of
! America in track and field athletics
; is admitted, the result being due. ac-
cording to the English viewpoint, to
the fact that America makes of her
j athletics a business rather than a sport.
'Her men were the best trained of any i
that ever appeared in an Olympiad, is
i the way one paper puts It.
. llhelin, Brooklyn. .
.Young, Pittsburg..'.
Sparks, Philadelphia
Coakley, Cincinnati.
Foxen, Philadelphia. 2
Fromme. St. Louis.. 5
Ferguson Boston... 3
, T'orner, Boston 5
Ritchie, Philadelphia 3
Mclntvre, Brooklyn. .r
Llcfield. Pittsburg. . 3
Beebe, St. Louis. ... 3
Lush, St. Louis 4
Pfcister. Chicago ... 3
Bell. Brooklyn 2
Pastorlus, Brooklyn. 3
0 1,000
2 .873
6 .782
3 .760 1
6 .722 '
2 .714
6 ' .660
6 .642
6 .642
4 .636!
10 .683,'
5 .583 '
7 .562 -
4 .655 I
7 .533
8 .5 2;! I
8 .629 I
10 .623 j
3 .600
4 .500 I
3 .500 I
7 .600 !
9 .600 .
8 .600 !
9 .470 i
8 .466!
T .461 ,
I 1 .460 i
10 .414,
5 .428 '
7 .4161
12 .400;
3 .400 !
5 .38 4 '
8 .375,
10 i .833 !
6 .333 i
II .312
7 .800 :
8 .272 !
11 .263 i
9 .250 i
6 .250
10 .230,
or "camps" as they are called in South
America, and the more thickly settled
districts, fori this Is nearer the Atlantic
ocean and the shipping ports; more to
the south are increasing "camps'' for
cattlo and sheep, plains for gruln and
farm products, while against the moun
tains to the west lie some of the old
est settlements In all Argentina, where
anything can be grown whenever man
tries to cultivate the soil.
The woods in the Chaeo at the north
have proven an added source of wealth
to the republic. The colder regions In
the south, where once the mysterious
name of Patagonia stretched across the
map (lava been shown to be rich graz
ing land for sheep and even cattle, and,
like our own Kansas or Dakota, what
was once thought to be almost Inac
cessible and fitted only for tho Belf
lsolated farmer, Is now found to be as
our own boundless west.
Productive Lands.
The Industry of the nation has been
manifested In the Increase of the land
for productive use. In 1907 there were
14,350,000 acres sown to wheat; 6,750.
000 to corn; 3.470.000 to linseed. There
were 25.840,000 cattle, 78.000,001) sheep,
6.450,000 horses and about 3.000,000
fdgs. Of goatH and mules tho nuiber
s promising. Livestock and grains fur
nisli an overwhelming supply fof the
oils,
cars,
at Buenos Aires.
J600,000,000. This means a per capita
commerce of about $100. the largest In
the world! Great Britain furnished tint
most of the imports, i!i8, 000, nuO being
her share, with Germany a second and
the United States third, our proportion
being l.'i.tf per cent. Of exports, the
I'nltcd States took only $1 o.v ii, t::6, or
3.7 per cent. The principal articles Im
ported from tho I'nited States
lumber, agricultural Implements,
twine, wire, passenger and freight
hardware and furniture.
All this great railway system, and
all the foreign commerce of this vig
orous nation centers in the three busy
ports of Bahla lilaiica at the south, iw
sarlo at the north and Buenos Aires in
tho center, at the mouth of the River
Plate, Rio de la Plata of our geogra
phies. I wish there were time to de
scribe the beauties of tho Andes
rlcturesoueness of the old Spanish fotin
datlons of Mendoza and Cordova, or the
sweep of the pampas for their hundreds
of miles away from the sea, but no one
should think of Argentina. -without hav
ing first In mind the chief and capital
cltv of tbe republic, the historically cel
ebrated, yet truly modern metropolis of
Buenos Aires. This Is a city worthy of
the western world. It represents the
spirit we embody In the word Ameri
can, witn over a minion lnnaouaius,
3IEDALS FOR YANKEES
AM) EXOLANIVS QIJEEX
TO IIAXG 'EM OX 'E3I
PLANNING WELCOME
HOME FOR WINNERS
A RECORD BREAKING
CROWD AT BALL GAI
Nearly Forty Thousand Peo
ple See Pirates Beat
New York Giants.
Ml I
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Avenida Alvar, Principal Street of Buenos Aires.
(I'nltod FTes Leaied Vlr.)
London, July 2.V You can tell an
American athlete In town tonight the
moment you see him. He has two dis
tinguishing marks, one a broad Bmlle
and the other a medal. There are a
few athletes wearing medals who arc
not Americans, but as a rude the dec
orate! chaps aro from the land of tho
sprinter and the home of the jumper.
Queen Alexandra handed out 15 gold
medals to the Yankees at tho Stadium
this afternoon. These, with a trayful
of silver and bronze emblems of vic
tory, constituted by far the most Im
posing array of "Jewelry" awarded to
any nation.
Not a mother s son of the bunch
would part with his emblem, except
In case of actual starvation
Hot Only Win, bnt a Bab-tn.
The treatment accorded the Ameri
cans from the first day of the meet
ing to the last was such that their
overwhelming victory had a double
taste of sweetness. It was enough to
win. but to "rub It In" on the Brlt
fshers was Joy. I
America's vlctpry, 114 1-3. to Kng-1
lands 6fi 1-3, was by the biggest mar
gin cn record. At Athens (Vo years
ago the count was 7 J 1-16 to 41 in
(T'nlted Press leaned Wire.)
New York July 25. President Roose
velt and Governor Hughes will welcome
the 70-odd American athletes- who van
quished the world at London, if Acting
Mayor McGowan has his way.
Approae'ned by a deputation of ath
letic enthusiasts today. Mr. McGowan
entered heartily Into tho plan. It Is
propos-il to charter a steamboat to
meet the returning athletes down the
bay, escort then to the city and give
j them a banquet.
It ,'s generally expected that Presl
I dent Roosevelt will help welcome the
I home-coming boys.
CORVALLIS WILD
OYER SMITIIS0N
lSpect.il Plpatch tn The Journal )
Corvaills, Or . July 25.- A big demon
stration Is In progress here tonight over
the victory won in the Olympic games
In Kngland today hy Forrest Smlthson,
formerly n Oregon Agricultural cd
lge athlete. A parade of college stu
dents, headed by a brass band, is on the
streets, the eoilrte flag K flying and
explosives are being fird.
(rnttfd Proi Leased Wire.)
New York, July 5. Before a crowd
that filled every seat in the grandstands
and the bleachers and swarmed upon the
field, making necessary a ground rule
allowing only two bases on a hit Into
the crowd back of the playing field, the
Giants were defeated today by the Pitts
burg Pirates, losing a chance of taking
the lead In the race for the penant.
Estimates of the crowd place It at
from 35.000 to 40.000. beating ail records
for attendance at the Polo grounds. The
gates were shut an hour before
game was called and fully 10.0 o)
arrivals failed to get in to see
game.
Rain fell at Intervals throuehout
contest and the soggy field male
playing with a wet ball difficult
"Peerless Matty," on whom the New
Yorkers depended to put them in first
place, was not euual to the emergen- y.
After the giants had taken tie had m
the fifth limine the Pirates fell on "li,
Six" and knocked him out of the box in
the seventh inrdnir The Pirnie s -ored
the
late
the
the
tho
numerous steamers eager to take these
! products over the sea. Wheat supplied
i a crop of 4.254.000 metric tons, which
is an estimated increase of 29 per cent
over that of the previous year. Flax
Increased 31 per cent and onts 146 per
cent. Tho exportation this year is ex
pected to rise to 4,250,000 tons of whent
and flour, with other crops in propor
tion. But Argentina can do more than
grow wheat and corn, cattle and sheep.
The republic manufactures sugar;
there are at the present time 47 sugar
refineries and she has exported that
article, but today she must still lm
nort. so great has become her own con
suming capacity She makes silk, wine,
and is famous for the milk and butter
of tbe farms. Over 300 flour mills have
been constructed and the flour shipped
to Brazil has nearly monopolized the
markets of that republic.
Ail this would be Impossible were It
not for the rapid extension of the rail
road system of Argentina. The total
length of the lines now in operation
aifgresrates nearly 14ojfl miles, of widen
!n0 were constructed during the past
ar. 1 tip invested capital represents
it has all the elements of greatness and
all the charms of art. Ihe streets are mnn
broad nnd well paved, the parks exten
sive and arranged in perfect order; 1 1 1 -3
public buildings are magnirlcent, pleas
ing alike to the architect and the citi
zen. No feature of a complete homo,
for a people and a government Is lack
ing, no duty which should bo borne by
a municipality is overlooked or forgot
ten. The drainage mid water supply,
which together cost upward of $50,000,
000. are models of their kind. The sys
tems of docks and harbors, built nt
enormous cars and expense, are scarce
ly adequate to accommodate the grow
ing commerce. The 338 miles of street
railway, practically all of electric trac
tion, however perfect It may ft first
have seemed, is not sufficient to met
the needs of the bustling dwellers In j
the town. 6U that bids are out for a.
network of underground subways
liar to those In London, Paris and
York. In fact, I wish the inhabitants
of our own metropolis could visit and
compare notes with this beautiful sis-
liemispnere, l wis'i
n.ivy among high officials.
"As tho navy Is our first line ot
defeiihe, ' said Sir Charles, "anything ',
affecting that Institution must be re- " i
guide I as vital to iho welfare of Kny;-,'j
l.nd. and 1 must admit that the dl
seiisions in the higher naval circle
are very grave. V nfortunately, they
have bein going on for n long time.!'.:
'1 here Is no possibility of denying them
or minimizing their seriousness.
"The reorganisation of the army of
Lngiand lias been engaging the publlo
attention recently, utid too little has
been said about the navy. Army affair
are occupying an undue amount of pub
lie attention. The army. In my oplulor.,
need not be troubled about. It make!
little difference to Kngland what sort
of a home army she has. Of course,
we want a good expeditionary fore
for over-.-u work; a thoroughly moblbs
force, that con bo put aboard the trans- '.
ports at a moment's notice, but no r
thought need bo fciven to our home
army. It Is not at all necessary, tn
fact. Tim money that Is expended on
a home force should all go toward "
building up a navy. Kvery penny spent
on a home army Is simply diverting
funds away fr un our navy. Tho ef
f ic ietiey of the navy is all-Important t '
f'ngiand. it must lie kept superior
to that of any o' her In the world.
Without the navy, Kngland would b
at the mercy of any invading force,
hut tills Is too well known to be men- .
tioned bv me. The scandals in th
higher naval circles certainly are a -w
eakening element in our navy, and
drastic mensue must be taken with .
regard to them. v- f
'I am afraid these revelations ar ;
only the beginnings, and there will -doubtless
be much more to foflow. I am
not at liberty, however, to discuss this s
I matter just at the present moment." , ;
i While Sir Chnrlo.-! liilke would not
commit himself to further particulars, ,
i another expert in naval affairs whom,
the writer interviewed was more out
spoken. His name ennnot be used, but
I tho liuko of Connaught recently re
ferred to him as "the best authority on "
militafy history that we have."
j "I agree," he said, "with 'Fighting ,
! Bob' Kvans of the I'nited States, when
he said that what we want for our
service Is real men and not party poll- .-.
I tlcians. Tho whole : trouble with Kn ';ii,'
! land's sea policy today is that a lot nt i
vote-catehi ng politicians have got In in
I stead of the experts who should be at
the head of such affairs. The cabinet Is
t10 i mane up ot a lot or lawyers wno Know -,
notning about naval nnd military mat- -iters
and whose one object Is to remain
i in office as long as they can, and spend
as little money as possible.
"I attribute the present state of af
fairs in tiie navy to Admiral Fisher,
and the great influence he has with
the king. lie has ruined the army by
his i..eff :ciency, and he is ruining- tha
navy. The trouble seems to be that
Fisher Isso much in favor with the king
that no one likes to criticise him openly '
out of a feeling of loyalty. Admiral
Fisher, It will be remembered, was "
one of the three officials responsible for
England's military and naval effi
ciency in 1904. The other two members
need pot bo mentioned, as they were !
neither military nor naval experts.
; Lord F.shor ono of them is also a
1 great personal friend of the king."
i "What has Admiral Fisher done to
j weaken the Iiritish navy?" was asked. '
"lie is gu III y of so many errors," was
I the reply, "that It Is hard to tell where
to begin. It is duo to Fisher that" the '
'following things havo taken place: Th
, dismantling of many necessary naval
1 stations; tho withdrawal of naval ' :
I forces from large areas of the ocean '. ;
such as tho Pacific, for instance, which
: Kiigland has lost entirely; the redue-
! Hon of workmen and dockyards; the
l induction of the personnel of the navy;
1 he has also inaugurated 'a short serv
I Ice on the fleet with no reserve, such
' as Is provided in France und Germany.
"Those are only a few things, which,
i you will at once recognize of great im-
porta nee. Then, 1 must also mention
; the decline of the torpedo fleet rel
i atlvely to that of Germany. The ad
, mlralty board under Fisher has cer-
tainly weakened the British navy to an
; almost irreparable extent, and It Is
! difficult to see how the position is to 1
! be retrieved.
"Our present system of providing sea-
ror our navy t the worst possible .
one. There should be some form ot
compulsory naval training I won't use
the word conscription. England's navy
has always been greatest at a time
when naval service was obligatory. In
tho early days, of course, we had Our
press gangs," but while not advocating
that system, something should be done
to bring up the standard of the ser
vice. 'All these matters of criticism are
quite apart from the dissensions which
have arisen in the higher circles of the
navy, but here again you meet with
jealousy and a sort of innep ring rule
secret condemnation, and all that
quite extraordinary for the British
navy, which is supposed to be above
6uch matters.
"When the army was reorranlznt thm
sini-1 new army council, with Fisher at the
.New head, deiiberatelv klckil nut all v.
best men, and the system is being ap
plied to naval affairs. It is hard to
see where the matter will end.
"I will add in conclusion that Ens--
tfr in the southern
all Anglo-Americans eoum vxcuuiiku i land is now racing one of the greatest
calls with the kindly Latin-Americans, naval and niilitarv crises In her hie.
for then wo
a sum of about $676,00o,00O, in 22 com-1 preclatlon o
should have
each other.
a greater up- , tory."
Ob-
if the war and a
w hi ping post and
YANKEE ATHLETES
TO TOI K IIJELANI);
Y
id the
-rk to
.u idico with a s an; foot I ne compe
tition was so krn that Smlthson was
forced to b'-at t,!l records for the dis
tance Smlthson could not have beaten
Garrels ly more than an Inch, while
Shaw was but a few inches behind.
The gr-eat crowd In the Pt-Hpim for the
final day of th track end field cham
pionship compet it '-iti' real:rd that a
record had cone bv the bojrd even be
for. the sr.nounctr bad a rhir.cp to rrtt'
l.usv with the mrgar-hone. All th"
1'rgth of the courf-e the 75.900 cheered
the c"i tet c r t to tbe echo
Cleared Barriers as On Kan.
The trio wer off one. sod bhrr!r
fter rmrrirr tliP three cleared tog. ther.
Not till th fir.sl set Iwk had been r'-ar' !j
fMd one appear to hsve an dvnaT
over th vrr When they hit the flat
f--r th firal spurt Pmlthson. bv a rh"
romenal hurt cf speed, managed to
puh h1 jr Inch
Never hefor have thr men run th
hurdle in nick phenomenal tlm. it
not nnly broke the Oljrmpi record but
smshd th lntrro;lcite snJ world
mrk as wIl. One fifth f a ejcnd
h- flt Task clipped frors the
orH recuM.
As the llHters la ece f.rtn yard
favor of America. The Americans cam
Sl aw of Martmoiiih t " lttlln 111 points or scoring as mucn
n the o-d r named I as a11 lne oinsr nations combined
(t nlte.i it... Wtr )
London. July 25 H"ad1 by Ra'ph
Rose, the California shot-putter, miiv
of the Atnfrl'.m athletes who rom-
Feted In the Olympic games will to. r
reland next week. Meets have be l
arranged for them at I'ungaron. Public.
Belfast and Tipperary.
five runs in the fatal seventh
lead proved too much for New
overcome. The score:
R If
Pittsburg 7 13
New York 2 7 :
Batteries--Llfleld and Olbon. Ma
thewson, Mcillnlty and Bresnahan.
K.
Whipping Post and Stocks.
Balelgh Correspondence Charlotte
scrv.r
I'p until the rt.,1
little while after. t!c
stocks stood not far fr-cn the northwest
corner of the rourthois and between
tJ:at building and the (resent postofflce,
and there the last whipping took place.
though as it began It was sought to
topped
Martin J. Sheridan. Irish-American
: scored th largest number of points.
11. of any athlete, of any nation He
was firt in both the discus throws
t and third in the standing broad Jump.
Sheppard and Ewry were next with ,
10 points each, due to double wins In
runs and Jumps. ;
Oration to Heroic Dor an do.
The feature of the distribution of
prizes was the tornado of npplaus
that greeted Dorando. the "aUmot"
w inner of the Marathon. His game i
strung!, that might hav ended in vic
tory had foolifh bit wi!-meanlnaT of
ficials not Interfned. bad iniiiH th
sympathy of th entire rrowd and th
reception accorded bim when th qun
handed1 him a silver cup. hr pronal
gift, far eiip4 thst even of John
Hayes, the American winner, thouxh
the American irav a rousing cheer and
a tir for their man.
Doraado'a Protest Wean Const.
After first declaring thet he would
not protest the victory of !!. I- i
ranlo cnanger his mind end filed a
protest. He was Induced to do this by
("cent Mrawtta, th Italian tnmrf of
th Olympic, ooiire-11. The ground of
his comprint la laat ae did not aak
lAt Grrat t'anndlnn Raft.
From the Quebec Chronicle.
News comes from Ottawa to the ef
fect that a large timber raft Is now on
its way down to yub-, having arrlvd
Bt the capital from Pchn on Fatur
day aftern'vin Tbe raft was built on
the Coulotrr river The raft method
of transportat ion la fast beomlng ob
solete and it Is thoueht that this may
be the lat raft that will be seen.
Th raft la manned by V ' men with
No Vallo.utt ns :'fl pilot To t't
throuarh anv rapid It has bn d-lded
Into wvfrnl cnh. th cribs rnlne down
Individually Th of th rf.
which comprl? about l&.eee.neft ft. Is
estimated t frni 10 000 to linn '0ft.
Owen Moran at cw York.
it'ntted Pra l.a1 Wlr
New York. July 25 Owen Mrwn, th
Kns!(h ligb t welsh t. who will mt Ab
Att.il for th feih'wigh; champion
ship, arrived todav from Kurop Mo
run will Imv f-ir th " : to bgin
t-alning for th f'eht Imm li:ly. The
Britisher was corfident of defeating At
I tell anil said tint after h had dia
iinFn to ir." iui"romn n" "n'u mill
lene Battling .Nelson
weight champions ,-.p
for the
Heartfelt
Fmm th
KcRrr-f.
Ttr
was sought to tie
bv a federal officer. The sher
iff was. however, simply carrying nut
the mandate of the old court or pieaj
and quarter sessions.
In those days the sinks and the
whipping post. ton. wer special attrac
ts ins. notsblv to buys The latter were
allowed to rtdn iie prop: w t'o sat In
ii,c stn.ks. whirl) h Id tl-e'.r hands and
feet but not to throw anything at them.
Of course Oils deprived the hoys ..f
some degree of pleasure, yet thev con
trive! to get a gnol deal of fen out "f
th thing anyway It seems
ein to think of au-h acens
must have ben Figure to yourself
passing by the courthouse gren at
liSh'-i ;i.J ft..-
iinin nrm in- ...... . .
bv wooden har. ait'lng-ther in th sun
shin for all th world to look at.
Thoa were tho days of th branding
Iron, too A at of guvves of Iron, in
The Taxpayer's Dignity.
From the St. Louis Globe-lemocra.t.
"Many a time." said a policeman In
the southern part of the city, when ar
resting u.e:-. especially Intoxicated men.
I have been told by my prNon-r tint U.
was a taxpayer and that lie helped pay
mv wages.
"I always regarded this sort of b.uk
talk as merely drunk'-n Ins-dciice acd
never paid . much attention to it until
about a year ago, when I bought a
houbs and lot and became myself a tax
payer. I had always rented before and
never gave a thought to taxes, but as
soon as I moved into my own h
the feelings i
st because thi
I began to appreciate
men who resent".! arr
paid taxes.
"There is eera'n!y a considerable ad- j
iltlon M the dignity of rhe'n-m who.
helps upp.irt the eovernnort Me f- Is
a deri-e cf ref ponslhil ty o-at a ; ctcr '
er ro'imer never urd rs'atids. ind my
ilea Is that every man in iri cmjtry
odd now ought to bee me a taxpayer as so.-wi as,
an these , h can. and th mere fact that he does;
help s-jpport the government and b ars
his share of the expense mnke him a ,
better cltlsen. Habitual criminals ar ;
rarely taxpayers. Thy know they may i
have to run away any day an ! perhaps
nver come back, so try do not tviy
real ewtate. but are roomers and lodgers
all their lives."
Engineer's Tame Sparrow.
From" the Animals' Friend.
Jim is the name of a sparrow which
Is the pet of the engine drivers and
liremen at one of the railway centera
in the north of Scoliand.
lie was hatched within the noisy
pr. cincts of a busy locomotive stable,
but failing out of the nest before be
ing fully fledged was placed in a care
and tenderly cared for in the railway
office. On the third day he began
to be friendly, and In a very short
time was flying all over the room,
and even allows himself to be petted.
In fact, he quickly became so tame
that one day when his owner the
lo-al railway engineer) was writ Ins he
f t'lew onto bis hand and quietly fell
y i asleep, and when about six months Old
I -tan to accompany him on his daily
rounds among- the engines in the yard,
perched Jauntily on his shoulder, or
hojiinj contentedly by his side.
i.'e ennoses very queer places for his
nests, the oddest and most awkward
so far being the Inside breast coat
I ickt of his owner, whom he would
follow wherever he went, stuffing- the
selected pocket with miscellaneous
nesting material. Jim la now year
of a g-e.
offlr Bo v - Pie s.
(ai'ed whr, vroi was '
I'tor What ''id h
office Boy- F !d
rlv a rood tra""-
KV.it or- I'ld be
Mm
iff!' B"T
wan't in
air. a rrt!rran ' fr bidding the ankles or wnats. are
on exhibition here. Mil oi nranoing irons i
!r r non Thae wer used here I
in January. 1SC5. for the last time. I
it
WM
' had
nr
Wt.il
I sail I wa
High Sortety. , rreferreai th IH-se.
From the gtturday Evening Tost I From th Philad!r ; R
Mr 8in1c Do you s tho tbre ! Whn t-n of th iarr' firrre of
porl walking toarthr down thr 'wine nir'h.mts In Ini.n tve- bi
Miss (letup Yes. Who see thT? 're It M Iord Irt-T a r!n"i r f ir
Mr. Stnb (m a aomnambullat. i rv. wk-h was rrr-.1 h trg a
Ane la a kleptomaniac and one Is a pla- . rr-ife for tt -n to h o r'"
g-larfat. 'nilniatr ea a martyr Th ntl ma
Mrs. Gtop Law aakee' I nevr rplld T h e-arl r.f IrH ptwfnia
drmd w rr gntn to meet eel" rmpnmwts. -w 'at-d the
many termlay people ia a banco- j sherry ai4 prefers the f"ut
. i
. --
Wool nix Fire Rik.
An lrvsf.at!on Into the fr"inrH-y
rf firs on art ships from New Za
ard bv a rorsl commission has r
- dtd fn a report that the greavt amount
-f tallow in K1 rapidly oxldlx. raus
ir.g sroritaneous com bo a lion.
IVw-Me i:arlr-s la rimtf.
Te doable ettiei ma at the Phlla
d1phs mint nnr the fcl year eml
icm Je ie. If etsck 1 woald make a
rile erne Tatls aish- Th wpe ,?.
411 of tbra. wonk IlilfkUO. aad
itbey ere! i bed Xlt tea.
r- . . -
Men, Not Platforms on Trial.
From the Washington I C.i Herald.
It may be trutfifjiiy said that the
candidate. Vr Bryan, and not the
IVnver datform. Is aroing to be the
tote-getting or vote-repeillnr -factor In
this campaign on the lmocratt'' side.
Jut a Mr. Taft. and not the Chicago
platform, will be the controlling or
determining- falor on the other side.
It is the man and what hestands for
that will make for victory or defeat at
the polls four months hence. .
7 -rtOBirh
fH Het Tnrplelin. "
Thy eat within 4be parlor dim,
Aed thie what eae aaid to t lm; -
-Oeorse. -, If you can't behave
I wiaa yood go and r-t a ebave '
- -Ctlca-o News.
wrap
sail,
V VI"
vitn
Itilllpplne) Fashion si.
From Army and Navy Life,
At Haa-uio the Igorrote lad lee
themselves In a sort ot erullese
but out In the country they wear
nlng dres" down to the waist.
the men the ".'(" atrinar Is enMr.l
quite sufficient anywhere, thntigti to t-
sure the policemem of Baruio hp r fo
ment this coeturre with a khaki bi iu
and straw hat: while the choir here In
the little ehurch of the Ff!v-ril m!i
op vear rot only blouses hot ' i, ' an net
of a briibDt crtmsoa. This, tir,
la only the pornp ef eHitrrh ant ssa'..
Texas Onion
From the CM
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