New-York tribune., 1912-07-15

Stockholm, July 14.-south Africa,
which heretofore has played a modest
mart in the greatest Of all Olympic
games, jumped 10 the centre or the
stage at the moment almost of their
elimination before n monster crowd IN
the Stadium here to-day, when X. X.
Macarthur a sturdy policeman from the
Transvaal, won the Marathon run, OF -
miles / ,T22 yards, in the fast time OF :
hours sc minutes, a new Olympic record.
and. according 20 some. a new world
record for that particular distance. The
old mark was 2:37:42, set by S. Jakobs-
son. in Sweden. on July 2, l0ll
c. w. Gitshaw piled up the glory for
South Africa by finishing second. several
hundred yards back, while CASTOR Stro-
bino. Of the South Paterson Athletic
Club. furnished some consolation for the
Americans present by running third, In
hours 3S minutes ~ % seconds. Stro-
bino who finished second 10 Louis Scott
in the modified Marathon run through
the streets Of New York City last spring,
made a brave and courageous fight He
finished in great pain, with MS feet
skinned and bleeding. but tried TO look
happy as he logged around the Stadium
track. to the cheers Of the crowd, fur
long behind the second man at the end
Of a gruelling, killing struggle.
Strobino was not a member Of the reg
Mar team. but came over on the supple
mentary list at the expense Of his
friends in South Paterson, n. j. He is
the fourth man to win points for the
United States not chosen by the team
selection committee, the others being
Alvah T. Meyer, Donald Lippincott and
f. w Kelly.
Six OF First Ten Americans.
While the United States failed to carry
off the highest honors in the classic race,
as was the case when Johnny Hayes
raced TO n sensational victory over Do
rando in England four years ago, the
Americans had reason to wax enthusi-
astic AS thirty thousand spectators all
who could jam their way through the
gates to be fairly grilled In the torrid
heat. strained their eyes to the archway
under which the runners entered, they
saw the American shield on the breasts
Of six OF the first ten men to finish and
on ten Of the first twenty TO stumble
across the line.
The names on the honor roll of six
were: Strobino, Andrew Sockalexis, Old
Town, Me-, who finished fourth: John j.
Gallagher, Yale University. seventh Jo-
seph Erxleben, Missouri Athletic Club,
eighth: Richard +. Piggott. North Dor
chester Athletic Association. ninth, and
Joseph Forshaw Missouri Athletic Club,
tenth The American team numbered
twelve. and ten finished. The last OF
these were Clarence II. De Mar. North
Dorchester Athletic Club, twelfth: Harry
J. Smith, New York (unattached). fif-
teenth: Louis Tewanima, Carlisle. seven
teenth. and Thomas II. Lilley. North
Dorchester Athletic Club, eighteenth.
Two Americans fell by the wayside-
Michael J. Ryan, Of the Irish American
Athletic Club, who made a good showing
for nineteen miles and then succumbed
to the heat. and John J. Reynolds, of the
same club. who dropped out earlier.
McGrath Wins the Hammer.
Just to keep up the good work. Matthew
]. McGrath, the giant New York police
man. playfully hurled the iron bail
called a hammer. 1T0 feet lilo inches.
smashing the Olympic record Of 10
feet Az inches, set by John J. Flanagan
NJ the games in England in 1908. 1t
was short OF his own worlds mark of
1877 feet inches, made at Celtic Parx
Continued On eighth page, ant column.