Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-25

| high diving; the United Kingdom won tho
| 2O0-aetre team swimming race and the
catch-as-catch-can light to 1i1 pounds
wrestling. The Graeco- Roman heavy
weight wrestling went to Hungary, tho
sabre ard foil individual fencing was won
| by Eusch Of Hungary. and the fencing
| foil indil idual competition by Albert OF
| France.
At the governments request to the for
eign representatives and the council of
| the Olymriad held tonight at the Trafton
| Galleries 1t was announced by Lord Des-
| borough, chairman Of the council, that
Queen Alexandra has expressed Il desire
| to present d cup to Dorando as mark
| of appreciation for his fine perform
| ance This was greeted with cheers. as
was also Lord Desborough's high tribute
to the Italian runner.
Lewis Harcourt presided and a num-
| her of diplomats and high government
officials attended. Sir Edward Grey. the
secretary for foreign affairs. in toasting
| the King referred to His Majesty's strong
interest in national and international
sports and said had it been possible the
ministers, out of sympathy for the O!ym-
| pic games, would have prorogued Parla-
| ment before it had begun.
Hayes. the winner of the Marathon, In
an interview tonight said:
II took nothing to eat or drink on the
| journey: think to do so is a great mis-
take Before starting I Dartook of a
| light lunch consisting of two ounces of
beef, two slices of toast and cup of
-, r
face with Florida water and gargled my
throat with brandy.
II ran my race throughout, covering it
| in almost mechanical fashion, the first
| five or six miles at a rate of minutes
per mile. After that I went as hard as
I could to the finish. Ten miles from
home I was 10 minutes behind the leader
and then l began to go through the field
/ passed Hefferon on nearing the Sta
dunn, but saw nothing of Dorando until
l entered the arena. / do not smoke, and
drink only in moderation"
Dorando, who was almost too weak to
| answer questions when seen tonight said:
II felt all right until entered the Sta
dunn. When I heard the people cheering
and knew had nearly won, thrill pass
going. I fell down but tried to struggle
| to the tape, but fell again. / never lost
consciousness of what was going on and
| If the doctor had not ordered the attend
ants to pick me up 1 believe I could have
finished unaided."
DorandO is a cOnfectiOner who re-
sides on the island of Capri He trained
himself for the race without any su-
pervision. He is, however, the Italian
long distance champion and won the
Paris Marathon race last year around
the Notifications. He hopes to COM
pete in the races Aug. Is.
This morning he had a meal of beef
steak and a cup of coffee with a view
to building up his strength for the
strain. Il was a larger breakfast than
| he had been accustomed to and he is
| inclined to think now that this breach
| Of the ordinary rule may have had
something to do with his collapse.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in describ-
| ing the scene IN the Stadium said:
II think in that great assembly not
| any man would have wished to see vic
| tory torn at the last instant from the
plucky little Italian. Thank God, he is
| on his feet again, the little red legs
going incohercntly but drumming.
hard driven by the supreme will with
| in. There is a groan and he feels again
| a cheer as he staggers to his feet 1t
| is horrible, yet fascinating-this strug-
gle between Il set purpose and an ut
| terly exhausted frame. s. Surely
| he Is done now; he cannot rise again.
From under the archway has dart
| ed second runner, Hayes, the Stars
| and Stripes on his breast going gal
| lantly and we'll within his strength.
There is only 20 yards-if the Italian
can do it. He staggers up. no trace of
| intelligence is upon his face and again
| the red legs break into their automatic
| amble. Will he fall again? No-he
sways and balances; then he is
| through the tape into a score of friend
| ly arms. He has gone to the extreme
of human endurance. No Roman prince
has ever borne himself better; the
great breed is not yet extinct"
| Then after a tribute to the Ameri-
| cans fine performance and lament
over the Britisher's failure. Sir Conan
| Doyle. referring to the judges award
of the victory to Hayes. said:
II confess l cannot see how the
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