Why did this piece of sporting equipment pose a problem for Thorpe in the 1912 Olympics?

i guess the cause and effect would show how being around the smoke(the cause) can have negative effects on the body.

explanation:

b. and i with my fighting heart, i thought at

first / to steal up to him [the cyclops].   the cyclops’ actions first odysseus to take

action after killing his men and trapping in the cave revealed his intent of

doing them harm.   that is why odysseus

blinded him to enable him and his men to escape.