New-York tribune., 1912-07-14
0IyMP|C TITLE WON
BY UNITED STATES
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,ounded by an enormous throng. 1t
,ooked as though the entire population
,f Sweden had massed there. The
soree Of this mobilization was a festival
80 the Swedish choirs. Between 5000
and 1000 singers took part, and their
,riends and supporters from the whole
country came TO cheer them. The choirs
,araded TO the Stadium with many
hands, banners and floats on which men
and women with streaming yellow hair
inpersonated historical characters.
Great Interest in Marathon.
The Continental Sunday is a day OF
snort and festivity, and the Marathon
run tomorrow will be the climax Of the
olympic games, and furnish an ideal
Sunday afternoon, from the Continental
point Of view. a field of from sixty 10
seventy runners will start, the Amer;-
cans numbering round dozen The
representatives of the United States
listed TO start in the great race are An
drew Sockalexis, Old Town, Me; Louis
Tewanima, Carlisle Indian School, Rich
letic Association; Clarence II. DeMar
North Dorchester Athletic Association;
Michael J. Ryan, IriSh-American Ath-
letic Club; Thomas H. Lilley, North
Dorchester Athletic Association; Joseph
Forshaw, jr., Missouri Athletic Club; Jo-
seph ErXleben, Missouri Athletic club;
Harry J. Smith, New York City, unat-
tached; Gasten Strobino South Pater-
son Athletic Club; John J. Reynolds.
Irish American Athletic Club, and John
/ Gallagher. jr., Yale University.
No one is attempting to pick the win
uer, although T Kolehmainen. Of Fin
land, whose brother Shone as the great
est distance runner on the Stadium
track. is the popular favorite. The
South African, K. X. Macarthur, and the
Canadian. ]. Corkerey, also are choices
in the betting, while DeMar and Socka-
lexis are fancied among the Americans.
Johnny Hayes, who won the Mara
thon run at the London Olympic games
in 1905 after a sensational struggle with
Dorlando and who has had the Ameri
cans under his care, thinks that a dark
horse probably Will develop. The Amer
leans rested to-day. The weather prom
ises to be scorching, which favors them
at the distance, 1920 metres, or ap-
proximately twenty-five miles.
The race will start in the Stadium. in
front Of the royal box, and will finish At
the same place After the runners have
passed the towns of Stocksund and Sol
6ntuna he road is bad for records. 1t
is hilly. with little shade, and the only
smooth stretch is a mile near The middle
OF the course. The last five miles will
decide the race. This part Of the course
is soft and rough, like unkegt American
country roads.
Soldiers TO Guard Course.
Soldiers and police will guard the en-
tire district and keep of all traffic SeT-
eral hospital stations have been estab-
hshed, and Boy Scouts, who have been
useful in various ways at the meeting,
will be in attendance along the line.
The controversy over the change IN
the rules which forbade the runners
from having refreshments was decided
tonight They will be permitted to
have water, tea. coffee. oranges and
lemons. The British, Canadian and
South African officials objected, but the
committee overruled the protest. taking
the advice Of doctors. who said it would
be dangerous to forbid drinks, particu-
larly in view Of the hot weather.
E.;i. q,
The final hat Of the 4OO-metre run
furnished a surprise, as Ted" Meredith,
the schoolboy runner, who established
new worlds record Of As seconds in h
trial heat yesterday, was unplaced. He
was considered keen rival of Charley
Reidpath. after his brilliant victory in
he SO-metre run, when he set new fig
ures and beat Mel Sheppard among
others.
The race, which the judges wisely de-
eioed TO run in lanes, was struggle be-
tween the German, Hans Braun, and the
four American competitors. The SYRIA
euse collegian, Charles D. Reidpath, beat
Braun BY yard, in 4S 1-5 seconds, with
Edward F. Lindberg. Of the Chicago
Athletic Association, in third place
This time was faster than the old Olym-
PIC mark, but a fifth of a second slower
han the time made by Meredith yester-
day
The Mercersburg Academy youth drew
me pole at the start, with Hans Braun,
Germany second Reidpath, third;
harold B. Half, Of Michigan, fourth, and
Andoerg, on the outside. Meredith
raced away in front, but rounding the
arst turn Reidpath and Braun moved
up and were on even terms with him
snsn the race was half finished. At
=" metres Lindberg flashed TO the
'oht with Braun and Reidpath close
ehlnd. Fifty yards from the finish
braun sprinted and passed Lindberg.
sh Reidpath just behind him. The
Hnan however, could not stay TO tho
s"u and R-idpath burst TO the front
a Yards before he reached the tape
rua won amid wild cheers by three feet.
aun was second, and as soon as he
Y.ied up rushed back to shake hands
"'h The winner and the other American
runners
harold B. Haff finished fourth DON
u b. Young, Of the Boston Athletic AS
sauon' who was disqualified yester-
&, aiter winning one OF the semi-fnal
@' watched the race cheerfully from
~, 1at IN the press stand.
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