The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-02
CANADIAN Wins The MARATHON
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Amsrioa Won ths championship With .
tJtsl ~ nif points. England, co,ntlng ire-
land scOtlshd, Austtalia and Caasda, had
~ Sweden. ~; ureece, III. Hungary. ~,
Austria, i7j Germany. 7 10 finland, A.
Francs, 8 10. italy. 4. and Belgium. L.
u WA q souFos % srea, disappointment
10 tho athletes from tho United States
that their entrants failed to carry IN tho
highest bonora In the Marathon run. The
raos fell IN an American. however, for
Herring. from Hamilton. Canada. wa the
srpt IN finish. The time wa . hours 81
minutes ~ So seconds. Swamberg of sweden
was nearly eight minutes behind the Cana
dian. and William q. Frank % the irish
American A. G, was third. In hours "a Is
seconds. None Of the Greek competition,
Of whom 10 much had bOen expected by the
Athenians, succeeded IN making q danger
ous impression.
The eighty-three athletes who started
In the raoe had been over night at Marathon,
where they slept. The start was az = o clock
in the afternoon. All along the road be-
tween Marathon and the stadium there
we're masses OF spectators who called on
enlargement 20 the Greeks who were 10
the race. More than $50. 900 were along
the roads. and In the stadium were some
thing lees than 10000 persons The scene
when the leader came over the brow Of
the hill that overlooks the stadium was
tremendo s.
The leader was not q Greek. Across the
bespattered running shirt Of the first man
who came across the divide was the maple
leaf Of Canada. Then there was a long wait,
and by the time another figure had creased
the sky line the race was over and done.
Herring loped down the decline and dashed
ound the stadium to the finish. He was
in good condition, despite the fact that for
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almost unconscious with fatigue. The ap-
proach Of the finish heartened him up and
he felt the vigor that belongs to the winner.
third place and the United States had at
least one place in b run Forshaw was
tenth. Fowler was exhausted after running
twenty miles, and returned in a carriage.
Spring gave up after going fifteen miles.
His right knee was injured.
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stadium who were awaiting the coming
of the competitors in the Marathon race
suggested that all the spectators were
crazy with excitement. No telegraphs
or telephones had been arranged along
the route to report the progress of the
racers, and consequently nothing could
be learned CT their positions.
Now and again it was rumored that some
favored Greek champion was leading. and
this swayed the crowd everishly until the
reports were found to b false. When at
last a cannon, as had been arranged, sig
nailed the arrival of the first runner four
kilometres from the stadium, there was a
babel of excitement, all craning their necks
to get a view Of him as he approached.
At about S45 a terrific shout announced
dust but was smiling with satisfa ction.
He wa we'd a small union Jack in his ha nd
as he ran toward the goal. Prince George
met him at the entrance Of the stadium
ana ran alOnRSl16 OF MIN on the Clndef
path to the finish.
There the Crown Prince congratulated
him and presented to him a bouquet
amid a hurricane Of applause. The winner
walked steadily to the dressing room. He
was not exhausted. The Greeks were
greatly disappointed that the historic event
should have been won by a foreigner.
To crown the games the athletes Of the
red. white and blue took three more frsts.
Paul Pilgrim of the New York A. c. showed
that he was one of the best men on the team
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Robert Leavitt Of Williams College
won the 40 metre hurdle final, with Friend
Of the University of Chicago unplaoed.
Leavitt beat the Englishman. Healey, a
yard. Duncker, the German, was a close
third. The time was lo is seconds.
Ray Ewry Of the New York A.. C.. did no
more than had been expected when he won
the standing high jump. Robertson and
Sheridan OF the lrish-American A., G.
helped here BY tieing for the second place
Sheridan was unable 70 strike the pose
in the Greek style Of throwing the discus
and was unplaced.
There was a protest against Bonhag in
the walking race which he won a few days
ago, the assertion being made that he had
not walked according to the rules. The
committeeman tied on the protest, the vote
being 2 to 2, but King George Of Greece
cast the deciding vote for Bonhag. It
was announced that the International
games for Rome in 1908 had been abandoned,
and that the next meet would be held in
London that year.
The results Of to days events were;
Marathon Race-a6 kilometres-Won by Herring.
Dominion OF Canada; Swanbcrg, Sweden. second; |
William q. Frank. Irish American A.. c., United
States, third. Time. 2 hours 81 minutes.
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Pody' Tniyersity q Chicago United states, second;
2 minutes ! I s seconds.
no Metre Hurdles-Won by Robert G. Lesvitt,
College. United States: j. X. Hcaley,
England. second; Duncker, Germany, third, Time.
10 Is seconds.
standing High ;Jump;,won by Ray G. Ewry.
feet 2 inches; Lassson Robertson Irish American
\, C., United States. Martin J. Sheridan, Irish.
American a. c., United States. and DUPONT. Bel.
tied for second place at 4 feet 7 Inches.
Throwing Discus, Greek Style-Won by Jaer-
vnen. Finland, with a throw of lis feet o inches;
GeorgandAs, Greece. second. with a throw OF ITO
I inches: fudin. Hungary, third. with a throw
Of los feet II inches.
LONDON, May 2.-According to the Athens
correspondent Of the Daily Mail Bonhag
the walking race merely as a joke.
The squabble about the winner is amusing
Of the fifty judges none except
Dixon was able to distinguish between
and foul walking. The correspondent
asserts that three or four Of the COM
we're pulled out of the track by
Prince George Of Greece, the president