Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-15

He was overcome after running
nineteen miles at the same point
which Kolehmainer, the Finn; Mi
chael ]. Ryan, I. A. A. c., and ].
Cookery. Canada. dropped out.
A squad of boy scouts who were pa
trolling the course to help any run
ners in distress picked up the Portu-
guese and telephoned for an ambu-
lance. In the meantime Lazaro was
taken unconscious to a medical sta
ton, several of which had been erect
ed along the course. From there an
ambulance transported him to Stock
holm. <aSsse%gf Nv (.
Lazaro never recovered conscious
ness. He was delirious throughout
d night, and imagined he was still
cumming the race. The Bohemian run
ner. F. Slavik, also is in hospital, but
his condition is not considered seri-
Gus. h crown prince of Sweden
visited the hospital this afternoon.
He Is greatly distressed over the
event.
everyone concerned now realizes
that 1t was a great mistake to start
the race almost at noon on one of
the hottest days of the year, In
weather such as the majority of run
ners were entirely unused to.
All the officials grant that it might
nave been u in the cool of the long
northern twilight. Even the mem
bers of the United States team, who
are more accustomed to the sun
than most of the competitors, were
distressed by yesterdays heat. while
1hn HnO1ICh rf1nrA~1 N@ft~@I.. IA
and were unable to approach their
ordinary records.
The tragedy of this years Mara
thon, coming after that of the pain
full exhibition at Dorando's finish In
1908, is likely to lead to a change If
rules or the abandonment of the
feature at future meetings. The ma
Jority of the runners in yesterdays
race are in good condition today.
Only a few scattered hundreds of
spectators occupied the benches of
the Stadium this morning, the last
day of the athletic section of the
The pole-vaulting event in
the Decathlon was the only attrac-
ton, and that proceeded very slowly.
Most of the people preferred 20
visit the neighborhing athletic
grounds, where mixed teams Of
American and Swedish athletes gave
an exhibition of baseball for the
benefit of those foreigners who had
never seen a game. An enormous
crowd. however. gathered this after
noon, When the prizes were pre-
scented to the winners.
Swimming and military riding
competitions were in progress
throughout the day.
The United States won the 1900
meters ace with plenty to spare,
having such men as Melvin w. Shep-
pard, l. A. A. c.; Edward F. Lind
berg, Chicago A. A; James E. Mere
9th, Mercersburg Academy, and
Charles E.. Reidpath, Syracuse Uni
versity. to meet the English and
French teams. Each of the men had
t. 400 meters successfully and
the result was a foregone conclusion.
The time of 8 minutes 16 3-5 seconds
was well within the American run
ners' powers.
England was handicapped in the
1,600-meters relay race because the
teams first man. G. Nicol, went lame
and fell far behind in the first 200
meters. while Sheppard finished ten
yards ahead of the Frenchman, c. A.
G. Poulenard. The teams maintained
these positions throughout each
stretch of 400 meters, the American
runner keeping twenty to thirty yards
ahead of his French rival, and the
E~ngiishman another ten yards behind.
In the last w stretches the Britons
managed. however. to make up some
of the breach.
Eugene l.. Mercer, University of
Pennsylvania, cleared 8 meters so
centimeters III feet 9% inches) In the
pr vault item Of the decathlon to-
day. James J.. Donohue, Los Angeles
A. c., was second with 8 meters 40
centimeters fq1 feet LIS inches),
while james Thorpe, Carlisle Indian
School. and three others cleared 3
meters 25 centimeters 90 feet 81
inches).
The standing of the men in the
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