The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-31
MARATHON RACE.

The Olympic Marathon race. the third
foot race contest OF the kind ever held
and the first ever held on American soil,
the feetest runners OF the world. was
won yesterday at ST. Louis by Thomas j.
Hicks OF Cambridge. Mass. who In the
first American TO win this event, cele-
brated in the revival OF the Olympic
games. Albert j. Corey OF Chicago. a
native-born Frenchman. crossed the goal
line second and A. l.. Newton OF New
York city ocrssed third The distance OF
the race was 40 kilometers, equal TO q
miles and 1900 yards. The distance was
run by Hicks in the officially announced
time OF three hours 2s minutes and So
seconds: Corey. three hours "a minutes
and l6 seconds; Newton, three hours AZ
minutes and 80 seconds.
The first turn was made three miles
out, after three times around the
stadium at Clayton. the first man 70
pass being NJ Spring of New York city.
Newton was fifth and Hicks was seventh.
Corey followed az ninth.
When the halfway point was reached
LORE. who had become exhausted. passed
in an automobile.
The rest OF the field came Struggling
along and soon after having passed the
halfway point several were barely run
ming.
When the 20-mile point had been
reached LORE again started running
Hicks was running with a mechanical
exactness, slowly and with every motion
OF his body indicating that he was suffer
ing from fatigue But he was still full
OF grit. In answer to a question as 10
how he was feeling he called back: "I
want something TO eat as soon as I get
.-It 80
top OF the hill crowd cheered him yieor-
ousiy. which renewed his tagging energy,
and he broke into a pace. maintaining IL
until he reached tho entrance to the
stadium track. Then amid tremendous
cheering of spectators he doubled his
pace rushed half around the track and In
the gathering darkness crossed tho tape
the winner
Following is n complete list OF entries:
George d. Vanitaitis Kenori. Greece;
Harry Jenahas, Sparta, Greece: John
Thirla, Tegea, Greece; Petros Pippilos,
Olympia Greece; Demitrls Tschas. Ii
nera. Greece; Constantinos Lontos. Pelias.
Greece: Christos ID. Lehuritis. Calavarita.
Greece; Felix CaruaJai, Cuba: r. w.
Harris. Capt Colony. Africa; g. H. Hatch,
River Forest, ILL.,. Thomas J. Kennedy,
New York city; Fred LORI. New York
city; William Meyer. Philadelphia: w. n.
Gracia, San Francisco; F. =. Devlin, New
York city, Thomas ]. Hicks Cambridge.
Mass; II. A. Brawiey, Roxbury, Mass.
G. j. Porter. Cambridgeport, Mass. John
c. Lordon, Cambridgeport. Mass. r. A.
Fowler. Cambridseport, Mass; John J.
Kennedy. Roxbury. Mass; ID. j. Knee
land. Boston; w. J. Sherrnis. Hamilton.
Ont: John J. DAILY, Ireland: John J. Foy.
New York city; Michael Spring New
York city; A. l., Newton. New York city,
finished fourth In the Paris race: Ed
ward ii. Carr. New York city; Sam A.
Mellor. Now York city; Frank Pierce,
New York city: Albert p. Corey. Chi
cago. Trcnchman): L. p. GRANGER. ct.
Louis; w. A. Heritage. ST. Louis; I,een-
tuow, Kaffir tribe, South Africa: Yams-
sani. Raffir tribe. South Africa; Donna
trios Velonis, Greece; A. l. Iconomou.
Greece; George Drossos. Greece: q
1cSridao Greece: John Lusitso, Greece
Scratches announced just previous 10
tho race were: l.. r. GRANGER ST. Louis.
William a. Heritage, St Louis: John ].
Kennedy. RoSbury Mass; Con.tantinos
Lontss. Greece: w. J. sherring HamIl-
ton Canada; William Never. PhIladel-
phia: J. J. DAILY. Ireland: Demetris
Tsohas Greece