The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-15
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Thorpe, the Carlisle indian l. Leading
IN Al Round Competition BY
Small Margin Of
PolntA
|KENNEDY's MARATHON
South African Policeman Proves the
Best Of Starters and Easily
Beats Field In the
Classic Event.
|KENNEDY's MARATHON

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
STOCKHOLM, July 15.--With the
two Americans in FIRST place the
Olympic games will officially end to-
day when the prizes won will be dis
tributed in the stadium in the pres
ence Of the king and members of the
royal family. The games have been
successful from everything but the
financial standpoint and there Is moth
ling but congratulations for the man
agement
First honors go to the Americans,
although the total points will not be
complete until tonight. But the Amer
lean margin is such that track and
field contestants are being showered
with congratulations.
The visitors from overseas failed
to show at all in the 5000 metre cross
country race where they had hoped to
have man inside "the money. AS
was expected H. Kuhlemain, the great
Finish distance runner, who, it is
rumored, plans to turn professional
and come to the United States this fall.
won
H. H. Hellawell proved the best Of
the Americans in the race but the
best he could do was. to finish twelfth.
The heat was terrific: and many of the
contestants were overcome while all
who finished we're completely exhaust
led. In the 800 metre team swimming
event America finished second to
Australia, with England third, and in
i the high diving event Sweden was
i first, with Germany second.
/ STOCKHOLM, July 15.-When the
i Olympic games We're resumed today
1 1.-THE American contingent was chiefly
interested in the outcome of the de
4 cathlon, the all-round competition in
4 which James Thorpe, che Carlisle In.
Il dian WAS leading with slight margin,
and in the 1600-metre team race in
which the United States contestants
Imet representatives of England
France and Hungary. Although they
have first honors securely in -thei,
{ grasp the managers of the American
athletes are anxious to win every sin
Pgle point possible SO that the suprem
ii acy of American methods may be un
& questioned.
Naturally talk about the marathon
overshadowed all else. There was M
4 disposition anywhere to depreciate
Kennedy Kane Macarthur, the bis
Irishman, who in the colors OF Souti
, Africa, won the race His perform
ance was most excellent He is a po
q liceman of Petchefsroom, and has hat
the idea for four years that he was o
marathon class. He wanted to come
) to London in 1908, but the committe.
J said he was too big for distance rui
and refused to pay his expenses.
The best man in the race as far a.
/ physical condition was concerned
was John ]. Gallagher, the Yale boy
who finished eighth. His lack of ex
Eperience kept him SO far back tina
when it came to the finish, although
trimming splendidly he had too mucl
ground to make up and was nnequa
to the task
Il Strobino, the South Paterson, N. ]
: youth, who finished third, was in bet
/ ter shape physically at the finish tina.
= the two men who came home ahead o
him.
81 The feat OF qualifying ten Of tn
: first twenty men to finish in the rae
was considered so remarkable tina
Mike Murphy the veteran American
3 trainer has been overwhelmed wit
: congratulations from every side. HI
r was delighted today and rubbed 1t il
r on the British and Swede experts VIII
only laughed at him first saying tina
he did not know how to develop thei
staying power.
J. Mike Ryan and Reynolds were tn
) only Americans to quit. They sal,
l the heat was too much for them.
/ When the games were resumed to
5 day the committee announced the tc
4 tai Of contestants, events Of every ma
. ture included as follows:
5 United States, 100; Great Britain
4 including all OF her colonies, "a: Gel
4 many 81; Finland %; France. p
Denmark 10, Norway, IA, Italy, 10
Hungary 8; Belgium, z; Greece, 4
Russia 8; Austria, 3; Holland, 2.
In the track and field events, TIL
ones that are considered the real ties
in the athletic world, the standing O
the leaders was:
) United States, 10; Finland, "a
!. Great Britain and all her colonies, %
lSweden, 9; Germany, 4; Greece,