It is a thousand pities that a jarring. note has been struck at the Olympic ]Games, just when they were nearing their end in a way that covers their German organizers with glory. The Peruvian football team were not to Blame because their supporters Jnvaded the playing feld during their match with Austria and so hampered the Austrians that the authorities decided to uphold the Austrian pro-lest and ordered a replay. This and the fact that the Peruvians won the match only afler extra time had been needed to reach us.
means assuring them that they would win. the replay—must have been exceedingly galling to the visitors from South America, "If in the face of such a disappointment they hed sportingly agreed to the replay" they would have received worldwide congratulations. But their setual behaviour, accusing the 'Austrians of dirty' play and. the re~ force of partiality. and not only Fefusing to go on their Nel, but even threatening to withdraw the whole of their Olympic delegation, is very much to be regretted. It marks a. lapse from the high standard of sportsmanship which has reigned. Giroughout the meeting. It introduces iterness into competitions. which wye hitherto been run in the same int as that which enabled a Japanese marathon winner to profit by advice generously offered" by his! British rival, and which inspired that] wonderful athlete Jesse Owens, already recipient of four gold medals, 10 push his team-mate Metcalf forward to receive the gold medal and the thunderous. applause which rewarded the American team's record. breaking success in the 400 metre: relay. Disturbances on football fletas are unfortunately no new thing, especially when national honours are: fat stake, But these disturbances have. usually been caused by the excltement of the moment, and better counsels have prevailed when the heat has had time to evaporate." Peru has forfeited its right to compete in the football tournament, but it is to be hoped that it will not surrender Nts right to be represented in. the other competitions through refusing fo accept a decision, even though it may consider the decision unjust,
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