The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-31
HICKS GREAT RUN
IN MARATHON RACE
LIKE SOLDIER OF GREEKS
HE RAN HARD AND FAST OVER
HILL AND DALE.

Course of "a Miles aud 1900 Yards
Was Run by Hicks in Three
Hours, - Minutes and 10 Seconds.
Corey Was Second and Newton
Was Third-HoVy Hicks Made His
Race for the Cup of Gold.
st. Louis, Aug. 30.-The Olympic
Marathon race, the third foot race
contest of the kind ever held and the
first ever held on American soil, par
ticipated in by thirty-one men, classed
among the fleetest runners of the
world, was won to-day by Thomas j
Hicks of Cambridge. Mass, who is the
first American to win this event, cele-
brated in the revival of Olympic games
Albert J. Corey of Chicago, native
born Frenchman, crossed the goal line
second, and A. l.. Newton of New
York city crossed third.
The distance of the race was forty
kilometers, equal to twenty miles
and 1,5OO yards This distance was
run by Hicks in the officially annouced
time of three hours. twenty-eight
minutes and fifty-three seconds;
Corey, three hours, thirty-four min
utes and sixteen seconds; Newton,
three hour, forty-seven minutes, and
thirty-three seconds.
The winner of to-days race received
a cup presented by President Francis
of the exposition and an Olympic
championship gold medal, the second
silver medal and the third a medal
of bronze.
One Rode In an Automobile.
Fred Lord. of New York city, was
the first runner to cross the goal line,
but he was Immediately disqualified on
the charge that he had ridden about
three miles in an automobile in ira
versing the course over the country
roads. Lord readily admitted that he
had done so because of physical ex-
haustion for a time.
There were thousands of spectators
in the Stadium Amphitheater to wit
ness the start. Forty runners had been
entered in the race, but only thirty
one started, of whom sixteen were
Americans, ten Greeks, two Kaffirs,
one Cuban one Frenehman and one
man from South Africa
The starters pistol cracked at 1903
o'clock and Hicks sprang into the lead
with the field following at his heels.
AhS ldGeIS Edii i've tNpA~ OR the ss1IaQ-
ium track, and then passing through
a gate, struck out on the country road
course, which was designated by red
flags showing the way. The course
led over hills and through wales in
Vulnerable, being pronounced one of
the most uphill and downhill courses
ever Travelled by athletes in events,
and the roads were deep in dust. A
vanguard of horsemen cleared the
thoroughfares, and judges. physicians
and newspaper men followed in auto .
mobiles.
Hicks Great Race.
Hicks ran with a mechanical exact
ness, slowly and with every motion
of his body indicating by it's regular
ity and apparent effort that he was
suffering from fatigue. But he was full
of grit. In answer to question as to
how he was feeling, he called back over
his shoulder: Il want something to
eat as soon as / get there. I'm nearly
starved" He maintained his pace un-
til within two miles of the goal, when
he dropped to a walk in climbing a
hill. the first time he had ceased rum
ming.
At the top of the hill a crowd cheered
him vigorously, which renewed his
Tagging energy and he broke into a
pace, maintaining it until he reached
the entrance to the Stadium track.
Then, amid tremendous cheering OF
spectators, he double his pace, rushed
half way around the track, and in the
gathering darkness crossed the tape
the winner.
Several runners dropped exhausted
along the road.