The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-31
GREAT MARATHON RAGE
 WON BY AN AMERICAN
z HICKS, 0BCAMBRIDGE, RAsS
 THE VICTOR.

First Man of This Country to Win
 Event-AIbert J. Corey, of Chicago.
 Second, and 4. L. Newton ,ct New
 York, Third--Fred Lorg, of the Lat
 ter Place. First to Cross Line but is
 Disqualified for Riding in m Aute-
 mobile.
 I-Wolrd's Fair Stadium. St. Louis, Aug. sO.-The Olympic Marathon race, the third foot race contest of the kind ever held on American soil. participated in by thirty-one men classed as the feet est runners of the world. was won to- day by James J. Hicks of Cambridge, Mass, who is the first American to win the event celebrated in the revival of Olympic games. Albert J. Corey of Chicago, a native born Frenchman, crossed the goal line second. and A. [. Newton of New York city crossed third. The distance of the race was forty kilo- meters, equal to twenty-four miles and 1,5OO yards. This distance was run by Hicks in the officially announced time of three hours, 2s minutes and 5S sec onds; Corey, 3 hours, 34 minutes and IS seconds; Newton, hours, 47 minutes and B seconds.
 The first Olympic Marathon race was held at Athens, Greece, in 1896, and was won by Loues. a Greek, in two hours and 55 minutes; the second at Paris in 1900, won by Teato of France in two hours and 59 minutes. The win nef of to-day's race received cup pre- scented by President Francis of the ex- position and an Olympic championship gold medal, the second a silver medal and the third medal of bronze.
 Fred Lorg of New York city was the first runner to pass the goal line, but was immediately disqualified on the charge that he had ridden about three miles on an automobile in traversing the course over the country roads. Long readily admitted that he had done So because of physical exhaustion at the tiine
 There were thousands of spectators in the stadium amphitheater to witness the start. The threatening day had cleared and the sun shone brightly. 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 Frenchman, and one man from South Africa. The starters pistol cracked at 3:05 o'clock and Hicks sprang into the lead with the crowd following at his heels The racers ran five laps on the stadium track, and then passing through a gate, struck out on the coun- try road course which was designated by red flags showing the way Tn en- tering the country road course Hicks had fallen back with six men ahead. The course led over hills and through wales innumerable, being pronounced one of the most uphill and downhilI courses ever travelled by athletes in events, and the roads were deep in dust. Spectators were gathered in throngs at different points along the way and Justify cheered the racers as they passed. A vanguard of horsemen cleared the thoroughfares, and judges, physicians and newspaper men followed in automobiles.
 The first turn was made three miles out, at Clayton, and the first man to pass was M. Spring of New York city. Newton was fifth and Hicks was sev- enth. Corey followed as ninth. Three miles further on Newton sprinted to the front with s. A. Mellor of Yonkers, N. Y., and p. P. Carr of New York city held the lead, running at steady gait.
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