Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-24
AMERICAN WINS
MARATHON RACE
Continued from page one.)

at the 2i-mile post Appleby was third
and Aiken fourth.
Heiferon led just outside the stradium
but Dorando led at the entrance to the
stadium.
DoRANDo, ITALIAN.
The Marathon was won by Dorando,
the Italian runner.
He came into the stadium and stag
gered along the track for short dis
lance and then fell down.
John F. Hayes, Irlsh-Amercan .Ath-
letic club. came In second I'm the Mara
thon race. Hefferin, South Africa. was
third, and Forshaw, Missouri Athletic
club. fourth; A. r. Weldon, America,
nth.
Longboat Canada, returned to the
stadium in a motor car
Dorando collapsed 200 yards from the
finish He struggled to his feet and
tried to cover the remaining distance,
but was soon down again. He could
not continue His collapse was COM
plete and officials carried him to the
finish.
Hayes came In second without any
assistance whatever.
The Italian flag has been raised over
the staff In the center of the arena, de-
noting an Italian victory. The specta-
tors ane showing a great degree of ex-
element
Doiando wgls carried from the arena
on stretcher.
STIMULANTS ADMINISTERED
stimuants were administered TO the
italian, and as he tottered along the
track, he was followed by crowd
of attendants. "Cries of let him alone
don't kill him. that's not sport,
filled the air.
j. NJ. Andrews, chief clerk of the
course, actually took the Italian by
the arm and with another official on his
other side, lifted the runner to his feet
and assisted him to the tape, over
which he dropped.
Hayes finished alone and no one
| gave assistance. He ran fairly stronE
| for the last 25 yards and showed no
| signs OF collapse.
Dorando was SO exhausted when he
was carried OFF the track that the OIL
cial thought hit to issue this official
statement:
'Dorando, who became very iii after
leaving the track, ls now out of dan
ger"
As soon as the Italian came into
new II was seen that he was in very
bad shape He tottered brokenIv 10
ward the right when he should have
turned to the left To make the circuit
OK two thirds OF the track necessary To
reach the goal. Several men jumped
In front of him and with difficulty
pushed him around and got him goinr.
IN the right direction. He half walked
and half tottered for n hundred yards
along the ctnder path and then swerv-
ed, stood stlll a moment and then
went down in heap. A crowd OF Of
ficials and followers who were cheer
Ing him along then surrounded him
and for few minutes ne could not be
seem After two or three minutes the
group parted and great cheer went
up as the Italian, who was again on
his feet staggered on for perhaps
100 yards more He made a pathetic
attempt TO trOt. but this was too much
for him and he again fell TO the ground
The spectacle was too much like the
torturing of human being for many
OF the spectators.
HEFFERON PROTESTS.
Heneron, the South African runner,
who finished third, has protested
against John II. Hayes. Irish American
a. c., who finished second Hefferon's
protest was on the ground that HAYES
had been assisted after coming into the
stadium.
No other person except Hefferon " no
had not entered the stadium when
Hayes finished. could be found to sup
IL
American commissioner has protested
TO Lord Resborough, chairman OF the
British Olympic association.
Wood, Canada, was sixth, SmTson,
Canada, seventh, Lawson. Canada,
eighth StHnbcrg, Sweden. ninth; Tcw-
mia, Carlisle Indian school, tenth:
Newman. Finland eleventh: Canery.
Canada, twelfth; Stark. United King
dom. the first Englishman 10 finish.
thirteenth; Barnes, United Kingdom.
fourteenth; Sydney II Hatch, First
Regiment A, A.. Chicago. hfteentht'
Lord, United Kingdom, sixteenth;
Goldshoro, Canada, seventeenth; Bcale.
United Kingdom. eighteenth; Noiedy.
sweden, nineteenth Lind, Russia,
twentieth Walker. Holland twenty
first: Peterson, Sweden. twenty second;
Gouldlng, Canada, twenty-third.
Dorando's time was taken when ho
was assisted across the finish line. u
was hours. "a minutes and 46 seconds.
At 20 minutes before the the last man
I'm tho race came walking into the aro-
ma,
AMERICANS PROTEST.