Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-27
Gift of Queens Cup to Italian
Entrant in Marathon Race
Shows Bias
,AY YANKEE WAS CARRIED
British Newspaper Claims Cause Much
Amusement Among Americans-Am :
orleans Lead in Athletic Events,
British in Entire Number of oym-
plan Games.

pected an attempt has been made by a
section of the British press to discred-
it the victory of John J. Hayes, the
/ American runner in the Marathon race.
The fact that the queen, in a spirit of
| womanly generosity for the loser, who
put up such game fight, herself pre-
construed in some quarters as evil
dence that her majesty wished to show
that she believed that Dorando was the
moral winner of the race, if not the
actual.
those present in the Olympic stadium
Saturday had been given the impress
sion that the Italian was cheated out
of the race by some crookedness on
the part of the American runners. Just
before the prizes were awarded, re-
port was spread among the crowd in
the stadium that certain British Of
ficials, whose attitude toward the Am
orleans has been obnoxious from the
start, has obtained a photograph Of
Hayes being carried along the Mara
thon course in blanket.
Say Italian Could Win.
Several of the newspapers have
maintained that Dprando could have
finished by his own efforts had he been
left to lie on the cinder track when he
first fell. This was impossible, as
Dorando would have lain on the spot
for minutes. These comments one
hears show absolute ignorance or stud
fed disregard of the rules printed In
the program. The Marathon is a race
of endurance and judgment, and Hayes
won by having both.
For the first six miles he kept be-
ually passed them all, with plenty Of
speed left in him to take the last third
of mile on the run. The Italian
sprinted too soon and had no strength
left for the finish.
OF the events in the Stadium Eng
land is credited with winning % and
the United States IS. Analyzed there 20
points of the former are distributed as
follows: Athletics s, including the
tug of-war, which, while it could
easily have been won fairly, was not,
and the 400-meter flat race, which
Carpenter, United States, did win fair
ly and which was taken from him.
OF the other six athletic events, the
hop, step and jump waa won by an
freshman. OF the remaining fifteen
points two We're won in archery, five in
cycling, five in swimming. and three
in wrestling. OF these the last one
was won by unfair decision against
Narganes, United States,
English newspapers with few excep-
lions do not lay much stress upon the
athletic portion of the program at the
Stadium and there is excellent reas-
on for it. OF the events outside the
Stadium, Great Britain is credited with
fifteen and the United States with four.
Among these last are the national
rife and revolver team shoot, the
greatest of all the prestadium events.
Causes Much Mirth.,
Among fifteen British wins are four
miniature rifle competitions, which
have provoked much derision from
some Americans, who do not know
whether the rifles are catguns or pea
shooters. This lack of knowledge was
responsible for an exclamation of an
American woman Saturday when a
little girl appeared among the Olym-
pic winners.
Standing Of Countries.
In all the events concluded since the
Olympic games began early in the
year, including such games as water
polo and other sports in which Eng
land alone competed. the present
standings of countries, counting wins