Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-05
JOHNNY HAYES
OLYMPIC HERO
EARNS HIS LIVING IN DEPART.
MENT STORE-PAID HIS OWN
EXPENSES TO LONDON, THEN
BEATS OUT ALL COMERS.

Johnny Hayes This hard-workir
New York boy is surely the hero OF
the Olympia and is entitled to the
crown. Not considered good enough
to constitute one Of the regular
members of the team, this lad, who
earns his living in a department
store, and no one who knows any
thing about it doubts that this is
hard work, was SO confident OF his
powers that he paid his own ex.
penses and easily beat out the very
best distance runners in the world
adding great glory to his name and
sending all athletic America into a
fury of delight.
Canada heaped all sorts of hon
ors on her boy who won the Mara.
| thon at Athens. What will New
York do for her sturdy son OF the
flying heels?
mat was seat bunch of ath-
letes who upheld the honor of Old
Glory in London. No less than q
OF them won points in the track and
team events. Martin Sheridan was
Tor the second time the leading
point-getter at an Olympiad The
b'g policeman was not as clearly
the worlds master athlete at Lon
don as he was at Athens. however
FOR Mel Shepherd and Ray Ewry
We're close behind him in point
winning.
The American team made four
new world records. in addition to
FOUR new Olympic records That
was going some. The point winners
for American were as follows
Sheridan, II points-Greek dis
Gus throw (world's record), first
place; free style discus, first place:
standing broad jump, third place.
Shepherd, 10 points,. 500 me-
ter run. first place: 8OO-meter run
worlds recordD, first place.
Ewry. 10 points - Standing
board jump, first place; standing
high jump. first place.
Hayes, points-Marathon race. !
first place.
Flanagan. 5 points-Hammer |
throw Olympic record). first pace.
Rose. points-Shot put. first
place.
Porter. s points-Running high |!
jump. (Olympic record). first place.
Irons. peints-Running broad
lump. Olympic record, first. place.
6mithson. s points-11e-meter
hurdle. worlds record). first place.
Bacon. S points-400-meter hur-
lies. (world's recordD, first place.
Garrels. 1 points pcints-11o me-
.er hurdles, second place: shot put.
bird place.
Shaw. l point-11o-meter hur-
lies. third place.
Horr. 1 points-Discus throw.
rec style, third place; discus throw,
Greek style. (world's record), See
md place. Il
Gilbert. points-Pole vault.
Olympic record). tied for first
,lace.
Cook, I points - Pole vault ,
Olympic record). tied for first
,lace. 1
McGrath, points - Hammer
brow second place.
Giffin. points-Free style dis
us throw, second place. ;
Kelly. 3 points-Running broad
ump, second place.
H'llman. 3 points - 400-meter
lurdles, second place. I,
Rector. 8 points 100-meter
ash. second place.
Cloughan, point 200-meter
ash, second place. :
Eisele. ga points-2O0-meter
teeplechase. third place; three mile
cam race (four mem. second pace. 6
Bonhag, "a point-Three mile j.,
cam race -four mem, second place. 6
Dull. "a point-Three-mile team
ace flour men), second place.
Cohn. "a point Three-mile !
earn race -four men). second place.
Cartmenn, 1 pont-2O0-meter
ash, third place.
Forshaw. l point-Marathon,
bird place.
Biller, understanding high
ump. tied for second place. ,
Jacobs. 1-3 point-Pole vault :
led with two others for third