Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-28

brought 10 bear 10 have him run. Few
would have done otherwise
Poor Carpenter, clean. fair rum
ner. OF family proud OF American an
cestry and American traditions, and 10 he
branded before the world a runner who
Intentionally and maliciously fouled an
other. And yet one American writer on
athletics states that Robbins and Taylor
should have run the race over. II this
had been done. II would have given tacit
approval TO Carpenters disqualification.
and this neither Robbins. Taylor. .-,e
American team cor the American COM
mittee would stand for
The report OF Mr.. Kirby goes into de-
tall regarding other events and leads up
10 the Marathon.
Marathon Race.
"A huge placard was paraded around
the field. showing TO the 10000 persons
present in the stadium the relative posi-
tions OF the three leading men. as mile
after mile OF the race was finished At
twenty miles. for the first time. the num-
her of an American contestant was
shown. II was that OF Hayes. and he
was in third place. At twenty-one miles
the placard showed Hebron and Dorando
leading. but no third man. At between
-twenty-four and twenty-five miles Hayes
PASSED Hebron: but at twenty-five mites
the placard showed Dorando i'm first place
and no number for second or third place
"A few hundred yards before entering
the stadium Dorando fell. He was ex-
amined by physician, who gave him a
hypodermic Of digitalis or strychnine He
was assisted to his feet and staggered
into the stadium horrible. sickening
sight OF an exhausted. done-up. almost
dying man with the courage and despera-
ton of his race stamped on his ashen
features. Four times within the stadium
he fell. and four times by British officials
he was assisted up and on. The last time
he fell was but 3O yards from the finish
and directly beneath and within twenty
yards OF the writer. He lay inert and all
but lifeless. AT this moment Hayes en-
tered the arena and came with
burst of speed which seemed as IL he
fairly New In minute he would he up
TO and past the helpless Dorando. But a
victory such as this was 20 be denied him.
for as he came on those British officials
who had heretofore helped Dorando
picked the Italian up. put him on his
feet. and carried. pushed and pulled him
over the line. Cruel. unwise and unfair.
and as unfair tn the Italian as IL was
cruel. for Immediately he broke the tape
they gave him the race and hoisted the
Italian flag 10 the top of the victory
staff.' indicating that to his country
went the greatest honor of the games.
and then were forced 10 take away what
should never have been given.
Judge Swore at Kirby.
The doctor came to Lord Desborough
and the American committee and, like a
man. said that he had given Dorando
medical aid. for IL he had not the conse-
quences might have been fatal An Eng
lish judge asked who in HI was, and,
notwithstanding the fact that II was the
f1rst time / had been within the arena,
told me that as usual / was making a
lot OF noise and trouble around the finish
ing line; that they knew their business
and wanted no outside interference 1
turned on my heel and walked over to
Lord Desborough. who. always courteous,
always the gentleman, received the Amer
lean protest and submitted II to the
judges, who were more familiar with
such matters than he
These Judges asked by whom assist
ance had been given to Dorando. and the
American committee answered by certain
OF the officials. but when they were asked
their names. when before their own eyes
and that Of the tens of thousands Of per-
sons present, a half dozen and more OF
their own number had been the offenders
the situation became almost farcical, not
altogether however. for when the CHER
clerk was pointed out as one who did
more assisting than any other man, he
came up and said II was a d--n lie. and
that he never touched Dorando. And that
same chief clerk is he of the megaphone
shown In the photographs as holding Do
him over the line.
The Judges met and the American com.
mttee waited. The Italian flag still flew
at the head OF the stan. Minutes length
ened into hours-two long. anxious hours
and then Lord Desborough appeared and
handed the American committee d'hon-
neur the decision, reading as follows:
That in the opinion of the judges Mr.. p.
Dorando would have been unable to have
finished the race without the assistance
rendered on the track. and so. therefore,
the protest of the United States OF Amer
lea Is upheld. and the second man. John
Hayes. is the winner
Didn't Represent Whole People.
1T is not believed. nor can II be true.
that the officials OF the games represented
any large portion Of the sport-loving Brit
ish public. nor that that part OF the spec
tators who noisily gave approval to their
actions would have done so IL they had
on the part OF the officials more undigni-
fed and improper than any athletic arena
has ever witnessed.
'.All blame and censure for bad feeling.
unpleasant memories and disquieting
fears must be and is laid at the feet OF
and upon the officials Of the games, and
such condemnation as can be made Lord
Desborough and the British Olympic coun-
Gil is his or its error of judgment in per-
hitting other than a fair and impartial
body of men to act as officials and in dell
egating to incompetent and dishonorable
men powers which were used in an unfair
effort to advance the interest Of their
NUN country and which resulted In naught