Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-15
MAR A1HON RUNN'E
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bleeding and he was suffering great
pain. He never lost his nerve tho and
made . brave attempt at feeling happy
while he traversed the stadium track .
furlons behind the second man It the
end of the killing performances.
The times as announced were: Nc
Arthur. 2:3e:O0; Gitshaw. ,: 37:53:
Strobino. 2:3S:42 2-5.
Americans Finish in Van.
The Americans certainly gave .
death blow to the theory that the ath-s
letes of the United States are better
and agility than In tests Of endurance.
While 10000 spectators. who wesv
grilled ON the stadium seats, strained
their eyes toward the archway from
under which the runners emerged. they
saw the American shield on the breasts
OF six of the first ten men who en-
tered. The names of this roll of honor
are: Strobino, Andrew Sockalexts.
Oldtown; John ]. Gallagher, Yake Uni
versity; Joe Erxleben, Missouri Ath-
letic Club: Richard F. Piggott, North
Dorchester Athletic Association, ana
Joseph Forshaw, Missouri Athletic
Club. The American team numbered
twelve and ten finished. The last Of
these was Thomas H. Lilley. Nor1
Dorchester Athletic Association, who
finished eighteenth. Two Americans
fell by the wayside-Michael J. Ryan
Of the Irish-American Athletic Club,
who made q good run for nineteen
miles and then succumbed to the heat,
and John ]. Reynolds Of the same club.
who fell out earlier.
Sweden furnished another dozen to
the race. and II their strength had been
equal to their ambition they would
have had a different tale to tell. They
started at great pace. but during the
first few miles put forth all their pow
ers and had nothing left when the final
test came.
Canada had no reason to be ashamed
for two OF her representatives. y. Duffy
and w. H. Forsythe, finished NTH and
sixteenth respectively. Canada'S great
hope, Corkerey, ran with Ryan for sew
eral miles. and they gave 1t up to-.
gether
Finnish Fayer;ts outrun.
The tall Finn. Knlehmalnen, another
favorite, was outclassed. He took the
lead at the beginning, but Gitshaw
caught him at five miles and ran at his
neeis. WITH Macarthur and F. Lord, Of
Great Britain, for ten miles more: then
robbed him Of the leadership.
Macarthur Is anything but Hayes
Dorando- Tewanima type of runner He
is 80 years old six feet tall and weighs
174 pounds. His career suffered from
bad luck He went to Greece for a
Marathon which was postponed on
account Of political troubles and after
wards went to England to take part in
one which was postponed on account
Of the death Of King Edward.
MeGrath Wins Hammer Throw.
During the running OF the Marathon.
other events we're being held in the
stadium NJ. J. McGrath. New York
City, unattached. won the final heat
In the hammer throw with 81 meters
"A centimeters (179 feet Ito inches)
which beat the former Olympic record
made by the American, John Flanagan.
at the London Olympic by more than
9 feet, but was about the same distance
short OF the worlds record held by
McGrath. The Canadian. D. ellis. was
second with a throw Of 1853 feet lilo
inches. while the American. c. G.
chflds. was third with 1853 feet. The
American. Simon P. Gillis.s New York
Athletic Club. collided with the ham,
mer and was put out Of the game. He
was borne away on a stretcher.
The chief swimming event OF the day
was the final in the 400 meters FREQ
style, which the Canadian. George
Hodeson. won with another worlds
record to his credits minutes - 20
seconds. The Britisher Hatfield fin-
i.hed 1 "a seconds behind hiw with
Hardwick, or Australia. third.