The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-17
Victors IN the Games Crowned
by King of Sweden in
Stadium Yesterday
FAMOUS MARATHON
GOES TO SOUTH AFRICA
kmners From South Africa Win
First and Second in Great
Classic Event, But America
Won Third and Had Six of Ten

STOCKHOLM. July 15.-The last
day OF track and field sports in the
stadium brought no sensation. The
games reached their elimination in
the marathon. The curtain falls on
the Olympic with the United States
well in front in the total point in
Ill sports to date.
King Crowns Victors
The bestowal Of prizes by the king
who placed laurel wreaths on the
heads Of the victors and shook hands
with all winners took place today in
the stadium. The American team led
the march of triumphant athletes who
were arrayed before the kind. The
triumps OF the day were divided for
the most part between the United
States and the northern nations.
The latter, particularly Sweden.
scored a number of points in wrest-
/ Ing and aquatic sports in which the
I americans did not figure. James
I Thorp, of the Carlisle Indian school,
proved himself the greatest all round
athlete of the world in the decathlon.
ititIs ASfaerica Leads All
| n. The standing tonight of the war;
itds teams In all events of the
Olympiad were United States, 1873;
sweden, 104; Great Britain, Sc: Fin
hand, 46: Germany, "a; France %:
South Africa, 1S; Denmark. IA; Italy,
~: Canada, 1S; Australia, 10; Bel
t1um, IL; Norway, 10; Hungary, 8;
Hpssia. 5; Greece 4; Austria. 4; Hoi-
Ahd. z.
Great in Track Events
In the track events the final
standing was: United States. So: Fin
land, 81; Sweden, "a; Great Britain,
~; Canada, z; South Africa, 5;
France, a; Germany, 4; Greece, 4;
Norway, 2; Hungary, /; Italy i.
South Africa Wins
South Africa, which heretofore
played modest part in this Olympic
drama, came to the center of the
stage at the moment of its culmina-
ton yesterday. winning the marathon
race, the, most important number on
the Olympic programs This might
have been honor enough for small
nation but South Africa also won
second place by a. secure lead.
i. The winner refGthei classical mara
thon was k X. Macarthur, a tall
Transvaali policeman His compatriot.
G. W. Gitshaw. Games second into the
stadium several hundred yards be-
hind, and third to appear was the
American. Graston Strobino, of the
South Paterson A. c., who put up q
Drawer fight than most of the rum
ners, for his feet were skinned and
bleeding and he was suffering great
pain. He never lost his nerve, though
and made a brave attempt at feeling
happy while he traversed the stadium
track a furlong behind the second
man at the end of the performance.
Time of Classic Race
The times as announced were:
Macarthur, 2 hours 36 minutes; Git
shaw, hours 81 minutes So seconds;
Strobino, hours Ss minutes AZ 2-5'
seconds.
The Americans gave death blow
to the theory that the athletes of the
United States are better at contests
which require quickness and agility
than in tests of endurance.
While 5000 spectators in the stad-
jun strained their eyes toward the
lrchway from under which the rum
ners emerged, they saw the American
Shield on the breasts of six of the
FIRST 10 men who entered. The names
Of this roll of honor are Strobino,
Andrew Sockalexis Old Town: John
J. Gallagher. Yale: Joseph Erxlben,
Missouri A. c.: Richard F. Piggott.
North Dorcester A. A., and Joseph
Forshaw, Missouri A. A. The Ameri-
can team numbered IL, and 10 finish
ed The last of these was Thomas
H. Liiley. North Dorcester A. c., who
finished 18th.
Two Americans fell by the wayside
Michael j. Ryan OF the irish Ameri-
can A. c.. who made good run for
10 miles and then succumbed TO the
heat. and John ]. Reynolds of the