The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-16
UNITED STATES
 WINS GREAT VICTORY
 AT OLYMPIC GAMES
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 Marathon Runner Dies
 The only Portuguese runner in yes terdays historic Marathon race, F. Lazaro, died in the hospital this morn- ing. He suffered from sunstroke during yesterdays race and fell out at Silfer- dal, on the return journey after running 19 miles. He was overcome at about the same point at wh. eh Kolehmainen. the Finn; Michael ]. Ryan, l. A. A. C., and J. Corkery, Canada, dropped out.
 squad of boy scouts who were pa- trolling the course to help any runner in distress picked up the Portuguese and telephoned for an ambulance. In the meantime Lazaro was taken unconscious to medical station
 Lazaro never regained consciousness. He was delrous throughout the night and imagined he was still running the race.
 Everyone now realizes it was a great mistake to start the race almost at noon on one Of the hottest days of the year. Officers admit that 1t might have been run in the cool of the long northern twilight
  coming after that of the painful exhibi- ton at Dorando's finish in 1908, is likely to lead 10 a change of rules or the abandonment of the feature at future meetings
 Lazaro will be buried here tomorrow. He left young wife and child at his native place, Bemfica, near Lisbon.
 The Portuguese minister who remained al the hospital with him throughout the night said Lazaro before the race told him he was quite fit and considered the course much easier than those which he was accustomed in mountainous Por- tugal.
 Spectators Scared
 only a few scattered hundreds of spec tators occupied the benches of the stadium this morning. the last day of the athletic section of the games The pole vaultng event in the decathlon was the only attraction and that proceeded very slowly.
 Most of the people preferred to visit the neighboring athletic ground where mixed teams of American and Swedish athletes gave an exhibition of baseball for the benefit of those foreigners who had never seen game.
 An enormous crowd, however. gathered this afternoon when the prizes were presented to the winners.
 fohIlliilllB anu IulilldIg Tl1lnR cDInDf- titions were in progress throughout the day.
 The United States won the 1900 metres relay race with plenty to spare, having such men as Melvin W. Sheppard, l. A. A. C.; Edwin r. Linberg. Chicago A. C.; James E. Meredith. Mercersburg acad- emy, and James Reidpath, Syracuse uni versity. 10 mee the English and French teams Each of the Americans had tc t4, result was a foregone conclusion. The time of minutes. 3 3-5 seconds was we'll within the Americans running race.
 The runners for the 800 metres cross country race came to the mark and formed up intwo lines across the track. Sweden furnished the most numerous team. consisting of a dozen Five from the United States started in a field of d0. The athletes went out of the stadium well punched. but when they re-entered, half way through the race, circled the track and then left for open country again, kolehmainen. the Finn, had q lead of 200 yards and was going with his usual ease.
 Two Americans Finish
 When the runners returned to the stadium for the last stretch of the race was leading and was fol- lowed by two Swedes. Anderson and J. Exc. Harry L. Tellowell, New York A G.. was twelfth and Louis Scott South Paterson A. C.. eighteenth. They were the only two Americans to finish
 While the runners were outside the stadium six stalwart men, bearing the standard of Iceland. entered and gave an exhibition of strength and wrestling.
 The hop. step and jump went entirely to Sweden. Lindblom cleared li metres. 76 centimetres ff3 feet, 51-10 inches)
 The 5000 metres cross country race proved surprise to the Americans as well as to others. Tt YVES not race. but a rock climb Ing contest one of them declared aft 
 The event really resembled an ob- stacle race Tbefe was only 200 yards 'f level country outside the stadium and