The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-02
MARATHON RACE IS
Won BY I. K. HICKS
Cambridge, Mass, Man Proves
to Be the FIeetest at the
ST. Louis Stadium.
INITIATES ANCIENT RACE
Thirty-Five Runners Start in the %
Mile Course, in Effort to Beat the
Traditional Record of the
Ancient Runner.

Marathon race, the third foot race CON
test of the kind ever held on American
soil, participated in by thirty-one men
classed among the ~fieetest runners of
the world, was Won by Thomas *.
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,
a native born Fienchman. crossed the
goal line second, and A. L. Newton, of
New York city. crossed third.
The distance of the race was 40 kilo-
meters. equai to "A miles and 1900
yards. The distance was run by Hicks
in the officially announced time of 2
hours, rs minutes and SO seconds;
Corey 3 hours, ga minutes and Is sec
onds; Newton, 8 hours, Al minutes and
SO econds.
The Marathon race is so called from
thu tradition that after the victory of
the ancient Greeks at Marathon a mes
senger was dispatched afoot TO carry
the news TO Athens. He ran the dis
tance. which was the same as the
coESse for the modern race, in time
that has never been equalled but once
since. The tradition says that the run-
ner of Marathon dropped dead after he
had completed the course; and it is also
a tradition in athletics that the only
modern runner TO equal the time made
on that historic day also died of the eff
fects of his eNertion. 1t is probably
the most difficult of athletic events.
Earlier Olympic Events.
One worlds fair record was broken,
two olympic records We're lowered and
one Olympic record was equaled as
results of the first days events in the
Louisiana Purchase exposition revival
of the famous athletic classic. the
Olympic games. Athletes from many
sprinters. Jumpers, distance and weigh.
men in the first six events of the card
that will furnish entertainment to
lovers of sport for the next week. There
We're also o handicap events that
resulted in more even competition and
We're about 5000 spectators present
when the first heat in the fifty motor
run, the opening event, was run. The
time in this heat equaled the record
made at the Paris revival of the
Olympic games in 1900. The second
and third heats were also run in record
time.
The first Olympic record to go was
broken by John Flanagan. of the
Greater New York Athletic association.
His first essay with the 16-pound ham
mer resulted in a throw of 165 feet
/ inch, exceeding the record made by
him in Paris by 9 inches.
Standing Broad Jump.
The standing broad Jump brought
out a field that has never been edualed
In the history of American athletics.
h first jump, that of c. NJ. King. of
Mckinney, Tex. exceeded the Olympic
record by Is of an inch.
Ray Ewry, of the New York Athletic
club. holder of the Olympic and worlds
records, followe and on his first Jump
beat the Olympic record and came
within 2 inche of equaling the worlds
record with a jump of II feet 2 inches.
Kim proved to be a persistent per-
former and on each essay did setter
than on his previous appearance. His
best jump was 10 feet So inches. This
mark was also made by John A. Riller.
of Newark, N. j..
Ewry, however, demonstrated that his
championship form had not deserted
him and established a new worlds
record of II feet AS inches. His jumps
We're as follows: II feet 2 inches, IL
breaking his own worlds record of IL
feet A inches, and II feet AS inches.
John j. DAILY, of Ireland, got off in the
lead In the 500 meter steeple aud ran a.
magnificent race. but was headed by
James D. Lightbody of the Chicago Ath-
to the tape by a scant margin. The sleeple
chase was a novelty in this country.
Summary of Events.
SSO-yard handicap event-Jotn Runee.
Berlin, Germany 90 ya1ds), won: j. p
Peekmae, Montreal, Can. (sorateh). sec
third. Time, 1:5599s.
Final heat. 6o-meter run-Archte Hahn.
n, A, G.. Milwaukee. won; W. Hogenson,
Blair. c; 4. X, fourth. ii! Time eAo IL. ''''a'
c4Naw yor rHnw wani ~ H Il N Y. A.
G. & q Mil tIird seeond; Il. e. Gronlan, 9.
.! me Lows Morl iIsr5 reco Tim sar ;4 AK
broken by Harry Hillman. of the Newy
York Athletic club. His time vas :l@i.
S heldP by Il u ", a L seeend If fr ,5n the record
Athletic club, which he made at the Paris
re ,yhra1 of the Olympic games in 1860.
ri hhroM1ng th " lS-poand hammer-John
165 feet inch; John P. Dewitt, Princ zion
T HT eoa second, 1s4 feet II inches: Ralph
feet 4 inch h. c. Chadwick Iihlea n MIRO A a 1so
New York. fourth, lao feet AZ inches. -
A 171,,yard nigh hurdle handicap event-L.
{scratch), second; Ted schideler Ei1 g a' aa
n ns enl M 4 Snsratch}; third; G. Il. Gardi-
fourth. Time. :l54s.
e eseratcb;. Won w; c < ,ss sum5msTyIlle. Mass.
f1seD. second, 4 feet 81 inches n:i se N. j. f0 sher e
'dani & & r. fee :, 81 4. j a, A.: New York 6 fee,).
4. e, New York, won, II feet ~ inches:
e. M; King, Mckinney, Tex, second II,
feet 8 inches; John A. Biller. N. 7. W
H HeMrv " N. :. third, 10 feet So inches;
feet 3A inches. HA' ~
Ewry broke the worlds record of j,
feet inches held by himself.
running broad jump, handicap event
Fired nd Einglehardt: NJ. A. G.. New York
n. Van Cleye, olney, Ill Q6 inches. sec.
oho; q Ieet 6Es inches; J. P. Hager,nan, p.
a. Az Pasadena. Cal. &c inches). third. 81
feet 22 inches. tH'u g
Distances are actual jumps.
25C9.meter steeple chase-James n
= Itg b.1S FIo, 6; 4. 4: Chicago. Won: john
q z p Man 1YT ela SECOND; A; L: Newton, A.
Al R Ghlfiago ii fourth; Time, 7:ssMs.
f =. se e Cornell university, second. s
Germany. third, S feet Q Inches: 3. a.
ynozy. Budapest. Hungary. fourth. 5 feet
New Westward Record.