The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-24
AMERICAN wins.
]. +. Hayes Awarded the WORLDS
Famous Marathon Race.
Protest Against Giving Event
to DorandO Is Needed.
AIDED THE ITALIAN
Officials Appeared for Anything
to Beat America.
Great Run From Windsor Cas-
tie to Stadium.
Thousands Lined the Course
Across the Country.
AIDED THE ITALIAN

London, July 24.-The American
protest against Dorando for receiv-
ing assistance at the finish at the
Marathon race has been upheld. This
makes John F. Hayes. 1rish-Ameri-
can A. c., the winner of the worlds
famous event.
Wood, Canada, was sixth, Simpson.
Canada, seventh, Lawson, Canada,
eighth, Stanberg, Sweden, ninth, Tew-
I inia, Carlisle Indian school, tenth, Me
man, Finland, eleventh, Caffery, Can
ada, twelfth, Clark, United, United
Kingdom, the first Englishman, to fin
ish, 18th, Barnes. United Kingdom,
14th, Sidney H. Hatch, First regiment
A. A., Chicago, 18th, Lord, United King
dom, 10Th, Goldsboro, Canada, 1Ith,
Beale, United Kingdom, 18th, Nojedy,
Sweden, 18th, Lind, Russia, goth, Walk
err Holland, 21st, Peterson, Sweden, I'D,
Goulding, Canada 23d.
DorandOS time was taken when he
was assisted across the finish line. 1t
was two hours "a minutes and 46 sec
onds. At 20 minutes before Z, the last
man in the Marathon came walking
into arena.
Hefferon protests against Hayes
on the ground that Hayes had been
assisted after coming into the
stadium. No other person except
Hefferon who-had not entered the
stadium when Hayes finished, could
be found to support this state
ment. J. E. Sullivan, the American
commissioner, has protested to Lord
Desborough, chairman Of the British
Olympic association.
Dorando was so exhausted when he
was carried off the track that the Off
cials thought fit to issue this official
statement:
"Dorando, who became very i'll after
leaving the track, is now out of dam
ger"
AS soon as the italian came into view
1t was seen that he was in Very bad
shape. He tottered brokenly toward
the right when he should have ttrned
to the left to make the circuit of two
thirds of the track necessary to reach
the goal. Several men jumped In front
of him and with difficulty pushed him
direction. He half walked and half
tottered for a hundred yards along the
cinder path and then swerved, stood
still a moment and the next moment
went down in heap. A crowd of Off
cials and followers who were cheering
him along then surrounded him and for
a few minutes he could not be seen.
After two or three minutes the group
parted and great cheer went up as
the Italian, who was again on his feet,
staggered on for perhaps 100 yards
more. He made a pathetic attempt to
he again fell to the ground. The spec
tacle was too much like the torturing
of a human being for many of the
spectators.
London, July 24.-The Marathon was
won by Dorando. the Italian runner
He came into the stadium and stag
gered along the track for a short dis
tance and then fell down.
John f. Hayes, Irish-American A
n L. L. -
race. Hefferon, South Africa, was
third and Forshaw. Missouri A. c.
fourth, A. r. Welden. America, fifth
Stimulants were administered to the
italian and as he tottered along the
track he was followed by crew of at
tendants, a pitiable and pathetic ex-
hibition. Cries of LET him alone, ("
Don't kill him." That's not sport"
filled the air.
]. NJ. Andrews. chief clerk of the
course. actually took the Italian by
the arm and with another official on
his other side lifted the runner to his
feet and assisted him to the tape, over
which he dropped. Hayes finished
alone and no one gave him assistance.
He ran fairly strong for the last 25
yards and showed no signs of collapse.
Start of the Marathon.
Windsor, July 24.-The starting OF
the Marathon race rs miles and 3St
ydIuS u TIE SldQluII, the most inter-
esting event of all the Olympic games
from the east terrace of Windsor cas-
tie was a beautiful scene which will
be memorable in the annals of sport
Runners from many nations assem-
bled under the gigantic oak at the tor
of the broad emerald lawn which
slopes to the eastward with the tower
ing gray battlements of the castle for
a back ground.
The crown prince Of Sweden was
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family including several ladies. Sol
diers of the Coldstream guards in their
scarlet coats, castle attendants, Eton
school boys in their silk hats and
black coats and many members of the
castle staff with their Families lined
the gravel drive ways.
The runners were lined in four rows
across the road. There were four
Canadians and four Americans along
the first in line. 1t was a decorous
gathering of spectators. When the
crown prince of Sweden fired the
starting pistol and the group of
athletes sprang forward only a faint
clapping of hands applauded the be-
ginning of the great event.
The fifty-five picked runners of the
world swept in close formation.
rapidly down before the east front of
the castle and through the castle gates
into the streets of the town. Most OF
them were bareheaded and all were
clad in white except the South
Africans, who wore green and the
Swedes who had on blue.
Crowds began to assemble along the
route at an early hour this mornine
and there was ample promise of a huge
gathering to witness the great even
of the Olympic games. The roads wer,
in perfect condition, watering carts ant
roller brushes having been busy fo
many hours along tie entire cours