The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-07-29
OLYMPIC marathon
IS WON BY YANKEE
ITALIAN is CARRIED IN FIRST,
BUT DISQUALIFIED, AND HAYES
GETS LAUREL WREATH.
ENGLISH OFFICIALS
IN A RAW EFFORT
Britons, Supposedly Neutral in Decid.
ing Honor, Use Every Means to
Beat Americans Even Carrying
Opponent to Finish Line.

London, July 25.-In the Olympic
25-mile Marathon race Friday the
American protest against Dorando for
receiving assistance at the finish Of
the Marathon race was upheld. Hayes,
American, was duly awarded first
place by the committee. Second
place went to Hefferon, South Africa,
and third to Joseph Forshaw, Missou-
ri A. c.
Hefferon protested against Hayes
on the ground that Hayes had been
assisted after coming into the sta
dunn. His protest was downed.
John F. Hayes represented the
Irish-American A. c.; Wood, Canada,
was sixth; Simpson, Canada, seventh;
Lawson, Canada, eighth; stanberg,
Sweden, ninth; Tewinina, Carlisle In
dian school, tenth; Nieman, Finland,
eleventh; Caffery, Canada, twelfth;
Clark, United Kingdom, the first Eng.
lishman to finish, thirteenth; Barnes,
United Kingdom, fourteenth; Sidney
H. Hatch, First regiment A.
A., Chicago, fifteenth; Lord,
United Kingdom, sixteenth; Colds
boro, Canada, seventeenth; Beale,
United Kingdom, eighteenth; Nojedy,
Sweden, nineteenth; Lind, Russia,
twentieth; Walker, Holland, twenty
first; Peterson, Sweden, twenty-sec-
ond; Goulding. Canada, twenty-third.
Dorandos time was taken when he
was assisten across the finish line. 1t
was two hours, "a minutes and 46
seconds. TT 20 minutes before seven
at night the last men in the Marathon
came walking into the arena.
Dorando colIapses; Is Carried.
Dorando collapsed 200 yards from
the finish. He struggled to his feet
and tried to cover the remaining dis
lance, but was soon down again. He
could not continue. His collapse was
complete and officials practically car
ried him to the finish. Hayes came in
second without any assistance what.
ever.
The Italian flag was then raised
over the staff in the center of the
arena, denoting an Italian victory.
The American spectators showed
great degree of excitement. Dorando
was carried from the arena on a
etretcher. The Americans immediate
" entered a protest against the as
sistance rendered Dorando at the fin
ish. Every person on the press stand |
at the stadium, when the Marathon |
was finished, saw the officials pick |
up the Italian and carry him for a
distance of several feet Hayes fin
ished two minutes later without any
assistance.
Weldon Fifth; Loneboat Quits.
A. R. Weldon, America, fifth Long
boat, Canada, returned to the sta
dunn in a motor car. The action |
Of the officials in assisting the Italian |
was universally condemned by the |
spectators, irrespective of nationality. |
Dorando collapsed half dozen times
during the last 200 yards, and each |
time the officials helped him to his
feet. The last time he went down
he was so weak that the officials had |
actually to carry him to the finish.
This was done amidst wild uproar !
from the assembled multitude.
America Wins Pole Vault.
In the finals for the pole vault A.
G. Gilbert, Yale university, and E. T.
Cooke, Cornell university, tied for
first and second places with IL feet
inches. Clark S. Jacobs, Univer-
sity of Chicago; Sonderstrom, Sweden,
and Archibald. United Kingdom, tied
for third with II feet q inches
The second section Of the pole jump
was won by e. T. Cooke, Cornell uni
with - feet 2 inches. Baikas,
Greece, was second, with II feet 8
inches, and this height was cleared |
also by S. H. Bellah, Stanford uni
California.
Drown In Steamer Collision.