The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15
SOUTH AFRICANS WIN FIRST AND SECOND
 IN THE MARATHON
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Arthur after the race. q am proud 10 win for Africa and for myself"
 McArthur is anything but Hayes DcrandoTewanima type of runner. lie is % yeafs old. six feet tall and weighs IA pounds. His career suffered from bad luck. He went to Greece for q Marathon which was postponed on ac- count of the political troubles and after wards went to England to take part in one which was postponed on account of the death of King Edward.
 Hayes Disappointed
 The American contestants hardly came up to the expectations of Hayes, who has had them under his care He at tributes this largely to the extreme heat. Many of the men today were compelled to slow up at times to take refreshments.
 During the running of the Marathon other events were being held in the stadium. M. J. McBrath of New York, unattached, won the final In the hammer throw with 5i metres. "A centlmetres QI9 feet 1-10 inches) which beats the for mer Olympic record made by the Amerf- can John Flanagan at the London Olympic by more than nine feet but was about thesame distance short of the worlds record held by McGrath The Canadian, D. Gillis. was second with a throw of 15S feet. To inches while the American, (. C. Chids, was third with 15s feet. The American, Sim P. Gillis of New York, A. C. collided with the ham mer and was borne away on a streteher. Tie chief swimming event of the day was the final in the 400 metres free style. which the Canadian George Hodgson won with another worlds record to his credit --5 minutes, 2i 2-5 seconds. The Briton Hatfield finished 2-5 seconds behind him, with Hardwick of Australia third.
 The American runners easily won their heat with the Germans in the 16oO metre relay race. They will meet the British and French teams tomorrow In the final Seven events have been concluded in the Decathlon, in which there are several American entries.
 Run Under Blazing Sun
 The great Marathon day was ushered in with a blazing sun and a high tenn perature which meant much suffering for the runners, particularly those from countries like the United Kingdom. where such weather Is practically unknown.
 The race of 40,200 metres, or about % miles. was over a difficult, undulating course. Although the contest was not scheduled to start from the stadium until l:s0 long before 10 o'clock crowds of people filled the stadium, surrounded the entrances, endeavoring to obtain admis- sion. There were thousands who had to be turned away.
 Nearly all the runners wore handker- chiefs around their heads for protection against the intense sun. The Swedish runners wore blue pants and South Afri- cans were conspicuous in green silks. They ran bareheaded. Several of the Englishment wore wide brimined canvas hats. The United States runners were almost the last to appear.
 Eighteen nations were represented in the gruelling contest, fought out along the course under the burning rays of the sun. The United States and Sweden were each represented by 12 men, Great Britain by eight and Russia and France four each, Austria, Bohemia and Italy three each, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Hungary two each and Australia. Portugal and Japan one each.
 The Canadian runners were; w. II. For sythe, k. Fatze. J. Duffy and J. Cork erey, and of these three finished In the first 20.
 At exactly 10 minutes to o'clock the runners were sent off on their long jour ney. To spectators who had witnessed the scene at the start of the Marathon race in 1908 with the towers of old Wind sor castle for background and the mas save century old oaks of Windsor forest overhead, and the runners trooping trhong the castle gates. down past Eton college and along the banks of the Thames, this years start seemed com paratively tame spectacle.
 Swedes Start Strong
 The runners were formed up in rows of seven and immediately after the starting pistol sounded the whole pack spread out like a flock of frightened geese. They had to run $50 metres almost completely around the stadium track before starting out into the country. The Swedes, all ways ambitious starters, furnished five among the first 10 who disappeared through the exit under the archway.
 The great cheer that followed the party athletic was one of pity rather than of enthusiasm.
 Leaders in the Marathon reached the town of Stoclund, about three miles from the start in the following order:
 T. Kolemainen. Finland; A. A. Gleren Sweden; G. Speran, Italy; K K. McAr- thur, South Africa; H. J. Dalberge, Sweden; S. Jacobson, Sweden; c. Ander- son Sweden; G. Thornros, Sweden.
 The village of Jaerfva, about six miles from the start was attained hy the run ners in unchanged order. The first of the United States to arrive there was Michael J. Ryan, l. A. A. C., who oc- cupied fourteenth place, but all the