The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-24
Appleby was third, and Aiken

place. Appleby was thlrd, ana Alheh
fourth.
Hefferon is leading just outside the
stadium.
Dorando is leading at the entrance to
the stadium.
Dorando wins.
Crowds began to assemble along the
Marathon route at an early hour today
and there was a huge gathering to wit
ness the great event of the olympic
games. The roads were in perfect con
dition, watering carts and roller brushes
having been busy for many hours along
the entire course from Windsor to the
stadium. Every cottage fronting the
course hung out flags in honor of the
occasion. The weather was brilliantly
fine.
onrbo the Canadian runner, was
declared eligible at the LIST minute, md
entered.
American entries in the Marathon
race were Joseph Forshaw, Missouri
A. c.; 4. p. Morrissey, Mercury A. c.;
A, r.. Weldon, Lawrence Y. NJ. c. A;
Sidney II. Hatch, First Regiment A.
A., Chicago: Lewis Tewinina. Carlisle
indian School. and N. j. Ryan and
John F. Hayes, Irish-American A. G.
Forshaw and Morrissey were the
American favorites
Seven Americans started among
ffty-six entries.
The Course.
The Marathon course, is exactly TWEEN
4 v-six miles and 1855 yards. 1t begins
~ Windsor Castle and finishes at the
sta 1ium. Along High street and then
thru ugh Windsor the road is fairly
level. but like the who lie route some
what twisting. At Slough there are a
couple :, of small hills, after. which comes
q beauh full wooded roaAl for a couple
of niles Then Uxbrhdg road, full of
twists and sharp turns. After the mine
mile most Acre are thre hills, none oil
them over ST eep. After the elevenmile
most the road h arrows fer several miles
but broadens atyain al: Ruislip. The
eighteen-mile post is Oh Harrow Hill,
then The course rs ala ng Sheep Cote
road to Membly. AT tn Harrow road
the twenty-five mNe ma rk is reached,
Another couple of miles and the run
ners proceed along the s)old oak COM
mon, leading to Old OAK lane at the
finish of which the lie; ,de r is In sight or
the stadium.
Gilbert Vaults r., v'lve Feet.
Ill HIS lIIoi LIFE
vault. The refusal of the oh1cials TO
allow the American aulters to dig
a hole for their pole has! been strongly
ohtected to. but the OF hcials adhered
to their decision, and the Americans
went in handicapped 10y having TO
lump with a spiked pole. an instrument
TO which they are not used. me nrst
section was won by A. G.. Gllbert, fale
Irniverssty. who cleared II feet. Arch
;hald Canad was second with II feet
q inches. Clark s. Jacobs. University
of erica ga. cleared II feet 6%tinches.
Then came four heats liz the semi
finals of the 110-metre hurdle race. 'lhe
first heat was carried off by A. b.
Shaw. Dartmouth College, who de1eat-
ed Hussy, Walters and lTToenlngs,
three United Kingdom runners. ana
covered the distance in THE splendid
time of Is 3-5 seconds. only l-5 't a
second over the olympic
F. c. Smithson, Multonona h A. C.,
did even better in the second neat,
which he won in 10 20 SECONDS
eaualling the olympic record knyV
EFT, United Kingdom. was thiisdain TINS
heat.
The third heat was WON by wv. M.
Rand. Harvard University;Stime, 10 40
seconds.
In the fourth heat j. C. Garrefs, h
cago A. A, won easily; time. 10 10 sec
onds. This assures adj the Pisces In the
finals to America.
Newarker Wins and Lo,us.
In the catch-as-catch-can lightweight
to 147 pounds wrestling John u krug'
IT., National Turn Verein, Newa TX, N. j.,
won the first bout by defeating Hoy,
United Kingdom, on points. but le lost
his bout I'm the second round to WOOD,
United Kingdom.
The first heat of the 1,600-met re re-
lay ace was won by Hungary. The
Hungarians defeated the Swedes. The
time of the winners was 3 minutes 83 2-5
econds.
Australia beat Hungary in the first
heal of the swimming team race, 200
metres, four men to each team.
In the second heat the Amer han
team, composed of c. NJ. Daniels N.
Y. A. c.; Harry J. Hebner, Illinois A.
c.; L. Budd Goodwin, N. Y. A. c., and
l.. G.. Rich, Brookline Swimming Club,
was beaten by the United Kingdom
team. The finish was a close one,
In the third heat of the swimming
team race Hungary swan over.
In the final of the Graeco-Roman
heavyweight wrestling, Weisz, Hun
gary, won, defeating Petroff, Russia.
sweden's Sweeping victory.
The final in the high diving competi-
ton resulted as follows: .Johannson,
Sweden, first, with 1871 points: NAL
strom, Sweden, second, with 1871; Stan
berg, Sweden, third, with "A points;
Andareap Sweden fourth. with 6S.3, anu
George w. Gaidzik, Chicago A. A.. nth,
with 56.3 points.