Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-25
AMERICAN RUNNER WINS
THE OLYMPIC MARATHON.
Yankees Take Running Honors Of Which Brtons
Felt So Certain Hayes the Winner Italian COL
|apses Just Before Finish, After Heroic Effort.

| q red cord had been drawn about the
| track in the opposite direction for the
runners to follow 1t was evident at
once to everyone that the man was
practically delirious A squad of ofi-
cials ran out and cXpostulated with
| him, but apparently he was afraid
| that they were trying to deceive him
| and fought to go on to the left. AT
| length he turned about and started on
the right path along the track. Then
| followed an exhibition never to be for
gotten by any one who witnessed It.
The cOlors and the number told the
spectators that it was Dorando. and
| his name was on every lip. He stag
CARED along the cindcr path like a man
in dream, his gait being neither a
walk nor Il run, but simply a founder,
his arms working and his legs totter-
ing.
By devious ways he pressed on. Peo-
pie had lost thought of his nationality
and partisanship was forgotten. They
rose in their seats and saw only this
small man, staggering onward with
his head SO bent forward that his chin
rested on his chest. They knew nothing
Of him, as he had not been mentioned
realized that his effort must have been
g desperate one to bring him thus
right to the Threshold of victory.
Dorando staggered on toward the
turn and dropped to the ground. I'm
mediately a crowd of track officials
and followers swafmed about him. It
was evident that the man. with un-
daunted courage, had run to the very
limit of his endurance None expect
ed tc see him rise. for, haggard and
drawn, he had fallen like good sol
dier when the last degree of vitality
was exhausted.
According to the rules of the race
physicians should have taken him
away, bat the track officials, lost in
their sympathy for such a man and
for such an effort, lifted him to his
feet and with their hands at his back
gave him support. Four times Doran-
do fell in the 300 yards that separated
him from the finish and three times
after the doctors had poured Stimu-
lants down his throat, he was dragged
to his feet. Finally, he was pushed
across the line one man being at his
back and another holding him by the
arm.
His part in the race was practically
ended when he entered the Stadium.
for had he not received assistance he
could not have finished.
While this pathetic scene was
being enacted, the American.
Hayes. entered the Stadium
comparatively fresh and trotted
around it He came in less than min
ute behind Dorando, but in the excite
ment of the moment failed to get. even
from his own countrymen, the recep
ton he deserved
Hayes time was 2 hours, 55 minutes,
is seconds: IIefferon's (South Africa
2 hours. 56 minutes. 6 seconds; For
shaw's, 2 hours, Sc minutes. 10 2-5 sec
onds; Wilton's 2 hours. 80 minutes.
a. 2-5 seconds: Woods (Canada) 3
hours. 1 minute, a seconds; simpsons
(Canada) hours. minutes. 2S 1-5
seconds; Lawson's. Wanada) " hours,
6 minutes, Al Is seconds; Svanbcrg' $
(Swcden hours. 7 minutes. so 4-3
seconds; Tewinina's 3 hours, min
utcs. Is seconds.
Hayes naturally was very tired to-
night hut he gave no sighs of any
i'll effects from his long rum He ran
a careful race. He was satisfied to go
along slowly until he had covered IL
miles, and then he pushed into third
place, keeping behind Hefferon until
his opportunity came on the long level
al Wormwood shrubbs, after hard
climb UP hill.
When Dorando. Heffcron and Hayes
reached the shrubbs, Dorando was 3R
minutes ahead of Heffcron. who IN
turn was 2b minutes ahead of Hayes.
Both the Italian and the South Afri-
can were limping badly, while Hayes
was comparatively fresh and still
strong. When the American reached
| the level of the shrubbs, through
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