Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-15
South African
 Wins MarathOlT
AMERICANS THIRD AND FOURTH
 AT STOCKHOLM.
BEATS FORMER RECORD
McGrath 5etters Flanagan's Mark in Hammer Throw-United States Now Has a Lead of Al Points,

Stockholm, July 14.-South Africa, which heretofore played rather a mod est part in this Olympic drama, came to the center of the stage at the mo- ment of its culmination today, win ming the marathon race, the most im- portant number of the Olympic pro- gramme. This might have been honor enough for a small nation, but South Africa also won second place by a se- cure lead. which was piling up the glory.
 American Finishes Third.
 The winner of the classical mara thon was K. K McArthur, a tall Transvaal policeman, who has never yet been headed in a similar event. | His compatriot, c. w. Gitshaw, came second into the stadium, several hun dred yards behind and third to appear was the American, Gasten Strobino, of the South Paterson A. C., who put up braver fight than most of the runners, for his feet were skinned and bleeding and he was suffering great pain.
 The times as announced were: Mc- Arthur, hours, 36 minutes; Gitshaw, 3 hours, S7 minutes, 52 seconds: Stro- bino, hours. 3S minutes. A 2-5 sec onds
 Two Americans Fail to Finish.
 The Americans certainly gave a death blow to the theory that the athletes of the United States are bet ter in contests which require quick ness and agility than in tests of en- durance While 3o,000 spectators who were grilled on the stadium seats, strained their eyes toward the arch way from under which the runners emerged they saw the American shield on the breasts of six of the first ten men who entered. The names on this roll of honor are Strobino, Andrew Sockalexis. Oidtown; John J. Gallagh- CT, Yale University; Joseph ErKleben, Missouri A. C.; Richard F. Piggott, North Dorchester A. A., and Joseph Forshaw, Missouri A. c. The Amer lean team numbered twelve and ten finished The last of these was Thomas H. Lilley, North Dorchester A. C., who finished eighteenth Two Americans fell by the wayside-M. J. Ryan of the Irish American A. C., who made a good run for nineteen miles. and then suc-
 ouTnbed to the heat, and John J. Reyn-
 oids of the same club. who fell out
 earlier.
 , Good Showing by Canadians. Sweden furnished another dozen tC the race and if their strength had beer equal to their ambition they would
 have had different tale to tell. They , started at a great pace, the cheers o ! thefr countrymen inspiring them t
 exert themselves to the limit. During
 the first few miles they put forth al
 their powers and had nothing left tt
 draw on when the final test came. . Canada had no reason to be ashamed
 for two of her representatives, J. Duff. ] and W. H. BOFsythA. finished fifth ant
 sixteenth respectively. Canada's grea
 hope, Corkey. ran with Ryan for sev 1 eral miles and they gave it up to !, gether.
 1 McArthur Exhausted at Finish. l Koiehmainen, the Finn, another ia = vortte, was outclassed. He took tn : lead at the beginning, but GitsfaN = caught him at five miles and ran a < his heels with McArthur and Lord Q Great Britain for ten miles more; the
 robbed him of the leadership.
 Two miles and a half from the goa
 McArthur went to the front and hel
 the lead to the end. He had eompiet
 ed the circuit of the arena before Cit
 shaw was observed running under tn
 archway and he fell to the ground ez 5 hausted. The spectators cdecrei hl' lustily and as he lay pantiug Crow e Prince Gustave Adolph shook him b 10 the hand and patted him on the bacl 2. A small party of South African enthu S siasts had an enormous laurel wreat n ready in anticipation of victory, which they were confident from tf ie first They lifted the two green jel - seyed athletes on their shoulders ar !, s1ung the laurel over McArthur, carry
 ing the pair across the field
 Half an hour later after champagI m had been opened in the dressing roo er the African delegation again brougl le in the yictors. carrying them arour lg the track. the band playing frant 1e cally.
 sd strohino Strong at Finish. [- strobino was fifteenth at the tur1 ~ ing around Sollentuna church. whtt 'S the runners rounded to retrace the
 tracks. Two Americans were ahea
 of him at that time and he ran sew
 miles with Tewanina; then join CT Koiehnainen until the Finn dropp ad far back. He finished up with the tT ty leaders and seemed to be in much be " ter shape than either of them, for it- stopped to shake hands with a fe nd friends and then walked briskly fro ne the track.
 ,a' sookaiexis Finished Fourth.
 It seemed a long wait after Strobf
 finished before another runner appea
 cd at the entrance. Then a seco American appeared, It was the l -1,4 dian, Sockalexis. Fifty yards behi i- him came the Canadian, Duffy, " s4 strove hard to overcome the lead of t ,e. American. But the Indian crossed ,v line twenty yards in front. Both wc Ee in fine condition.
 he Heat Handicaps Americans.
 q went out to wirf5or die" said N
 Arthur after the race, T am pro
 to win for Africa and for myself" ad McArthur is anything but a Hay, ers Dorando-Tewanina type of runner. ng Is 29 years of age, six feet tall a Ide weighs 174 pounds. His career sl .he fefed from bad luck. He went ity Greece for a marathon which was DO ms pohed on account of political troubl
 and afterwafd went to England to ta
 part in one which was postponed
 account of the death of King Edwa ,A- The American contestants har ,ed came up te the expectations of Hay A whs has had them under his care. er attributes this largely te the eXtre ay. 1 heat Nest of the American ma the th0ns have been FuR ia winter of spring, and many ef the men tsC aal were cemselied 10 slew ue at times
 take refreshments.
 American Wias Hammer Threw. }. This marathon was net really a a marathon according to the view life those who have seen the real thi ;1Ilt When the start and finish are at Try same place and the runners dou tn around the sarae road, coming and of ing half the tension and excitement .ely waiting for the first man, which m
 the -Lendea marathon dramatic