The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-15


and that proceeded slowly.
Most of the people preferred to visit
the neighboring athletic grounds,
where the mixed teams of American
/ ton of baseball for the benefit of
those foreigners who had never seen
game. An enormous crowd, how
ever, gathered this afternoon when
the prizes were presented to the win
, ners.
Swimming and military riding COM
petitions were in progress throughout
the day.
400 meter swimming race (team)
for teams of four women, each swim
ming 100 meters: England, first;
Germany second, Austria, third. Time,
minutes 81 seconds.
The score in all Olympic events, as
announced last night, is:
United States, 40; Sweden, 79;
England, So; Germany, 81; Finland.
rs France. 81; South Africa, .16; Den
mark, Is; Italy, 10; Canada, II; Nor
way, 10; Australia, 8; Hungary, g; Bel
GUM, z; Greece, A; Russia, 3; Austria
3; Holland, 2.
South Africa, which heretofore play
ed 4 modest part in this Olympic
drama, came to the center o. the stage
at the moment of its elimination Sum
day, winning the marathon race, the
most important number on the Olymp-
fc program. This might have been
honor enough for a small nation, but
South AFRICA also won second place by
a secure lead.
The winner of the classical marathon
was K. K. Macarthur, tall Transvaa!
policeman, who has not yet been head
ed in similar event. His compatriot,
G. w. Gitshaw, came second into the
stadium several hundred yards behind
and the third to appear was the Amer
lean CASTOR Strobino, of the South
Paterson Athletic club, who put up
Drawer fight than most of the runners,
for his feet were swollen and bleeding
and he was suffering great pain. He
never lost his nerve, though, and made
brave attempt at feeling happy while
he traVersed the stadium track fun
long behinds the second man at the
end of the performance.
The times as announced We're:
Macarthur, hours SO seconds; Git
Strobino, hours SO minutes, AZ 2-5 sec
onds.
The Americans gave a death blow
to the theory that the athletes of the
United States are better at contests
which require quickness and agility
$4,000 spectators in the stadium
strained their eyes towards the arch
way from under which the runners
emerged, they saw the American
shield on the breasts of six of the
first ten men who entered. The
names of this roll of honor are Stro-
bino, Andrew Sockalexis, Old Town;
John ]. Gallagher, Yale; Joseph Erx-
leben, Missouri Athletic club; Richard
F. Piggot, North Dorchester Athletic
association, and Joseph Forshaw, Mis-
souri, Athletic club. The American
team mum bered Il and 10 finished.
ley North Dorchester Athletic club,
who finished eighteenth.
Two Americans fell by the wayside
Michael j.. Ryan of the Irish
American Athletic club, who made a
good run for 10 miles and then sue
cumbed to the heat, and John ]. Rey-
nolds of the same club, who fell out
earlier.
500 meters swimming team race, for
teams of four men each, swimming 200
meters, free style, final-Australia
first. o minutes. 1 1 LIS seconds; United
States second, 10 minutes 20 lis sec
onds; England third, 10 minutes % 3-5
United states Wins Another Race.
1000 meters relay race, for team of
four men, each man running 400
meters. final-United States, first;
France, second; England, third
He Didn't Break Leg.
Paterson, N. j.. July 15.-Gaston
Strobino, who won third place for the
United States in the Olympic mara
thon, is 81 years old and an employee
of big machine shop here. He has
been a runner for about three years.
Strobino was horn in Switzerland, of
French parents, and was brought to
America when eight years old. His
parents are tremendously elated over
mis- victory at Stockholm. Mrs Stro-
bino, on hearing the result, said she
knew her son would figure in the
classic event because he said when he /
went away, Mother, I'll finish one, |
two, three or break a leg"
The youthful runner was sent to !
Sweden by a public benefit and sub
scription organized by Mayor F. r. Nc
Bride and other prominent citizens !
Plans are already under way for cele- |
brating his return with holiday.