The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
LYMPIC GAMES
 COME TO CLOSE
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Tor H3YGH, JH6 dCLuhA WAhfShf ~ Plucky man as Dorando Is. Hayes was th9 winner under all the rules of rae- ing. It was iniluman to drive the man around the track in the condition ne was in and 1t was unfair to Hayes Who was robbed of the honor Of breasuns the tape.
 "Then. despite that everybody said that the Italian had been disduaiineo by the action of the officials, the judges ordered the Italian nag 70 pc hoisseu and the stars and stripes placed unoer It' As the breach of the rules was so palpabIe, we did not protest until tnat 2. was done, believing, as every man in the stadium did. that the judges would award the race to Hayes. The ltailan lag was hoisted simply to put us m the unfortunate position of having -to protest .hat ws have not a word of complaint 70 naas agafnst Lord Desborough. Busy man as ha was. he showed appreciation ol the affort America has made to send team here and he did everything possl. hre to make us comfortable. f4e is tns eight type of sportsman, of whom tneLs ara nIsntv In England. but they have not been in that arena.
 "rt is not generally known. out Ws had to have one official put on the arena for coaching the Enslisn compet, itors It was that man who asslsteo Isorsrao We should not have been cor,nsIied to take such drastic meas uras. hui as the Amateur Athletic As scciation would not take the step, We naa to-do it ourselves to protect our ,a.,, Indeed. we were so badly treat sa that if 1t had not been for Lord Des- borough, the American team woulu nave been taken away rom the qua diurn early in the week
 n conclusion Commissioner suiiiVan said that America should be proud oi ber team. but showering honors on the victorious, Americans must not forget tha man who, although he never ng- ured in wins, trained and watched the comnefltors and without assistance the men could not have done what they did. The American committee mas oe. cided to present a medal to poranoo on which will be inscribed the hags q inc limited States and Italy and Mar sthon fiwure. It will be sent through the American Ambassador at Rome. + p McSrann of Lancaster. Pa, one oi fine exhibitors at the infernational horse show. has led the. list Of sub scriptions with $l65.
 Queen AIexandra Arrives
 Queen Alexandra reached the stad- iun at { o'clock, accompanied Dy sew eral other members of the roysl Tam, .sm, her seat, the American runners. A. B. shaw, H. c. Smithson. W. M Rand and J. c. Garreis were called out for the final in the no metre hurdle race At the conclusion of this event, which was won by Smithson, the American German and Hungarian teams lined ur for the final in the 1900 metre team race. This event also went to Amer AVRF the band struck up See the Conquer ing Hero Comes" as the winners of the four prizes emerged from their dress ing rooms and started to march acrosi the arena to receive their medals from the hands of Queen Alexandra.
 Her Majesty was attended by Lort Desborough and other members of tht International Olympic Committee and the British Olympic Council. After re ceivlng their medals, the winners wer' given their diplomas and a sprig o oak from Windsor forest was handed to each man. These branches. togeth CT with the union jack, in which thel were wrapped, were sent by King Ed ward.
 The long line of prize winners had melted away when Dorando, the Ital- ian who made such brave light for the Marathon race, walked brfskly around the track and up to the steps to the royal stand to receive the gold cup, a present from the queen for his plucky finish in this event. He was given perfect ovation, the people rising in their seats and chering him for fifteen mnutes. The Italian look ed quite at home and did not show any frigh tful ordeal through which he went yesterday. He was escorted around the arena by a number of his compat- riots. one of whom bore in his hand an Italian flag. No where did he receive a greater reception than when he pass ed the American stand. The Ameri- cans gave Dorando a round of ringing their flags and kept up the demonstra- ton long after the others had ceased.
 Hayes came back to receive the Greek trophy for his Marathon victory. He was accompanied by his team mates who carried off the big trophy on table. Sheridan. carrying five certificates in big rolls and an equal number of medals, was then awarded the Montgomery statute for the dis GUS throwing.
 The other trophies having been pre- scented, the crowd rose up and cheer. ed Queen Alexandra. who retired al the band played the National anthem.
 This was the conclusion of the fourth revival of the Olympias.
 The Winners.
 The following is a fist, of the win. ners of the Olympic games held in the Stadium beginning July l3. The Am erican winners are given first, the United Kingdom second and all others in third group.
 Marathon race. twenty-five miles 3s5 yards won by John J. Hayes, Irish American Club. Time 2:55:1S.
 Hefferon, South Africa. second Joseph Forshaw. Missouri Athletic Club, third A. Roy Welton. Y. M C. A.. Lawrence Mass. fourth; Wood. Canada, fifth; Simpson. Canada, sixth Lawson, Canada, seventh Svanberg. Sweden. eighth, Tewanina, Carlisle Indian, ninth.
 Dorando. of Italy finished first in 2:54:64 but was disqualified for hav- ing received assistance when he faint ed away before crossing the line.
 800 meters flat. Cs74.4 yards) won by Melvin W. Sheppard. Irish American n Athletic Club. Time l:62 4-5. olym- pic record. Lunghi. Italy. second.
 1,500 metres fiat, (1.639.5 yards) won by Melvin W. Sheppard. Irish-Ann-