New Britain herald., 1920-08-23
AMEN WINS ! MARATHON
Runner Sets New
 -Other Results

hAwNFpt beikfuns Aug 31
 The ono great event of
 fam--the Marathon race
 ferday over the full classic
 5sb yards. 1t resulted in
 Kolehmainsn. running for
 made \ new record by
 te in 2 hours 3a minutes
 The old record was 2:3Gs
 | away at ssis p. m. and
 n the Stadium track with
 n. Valerie. leading and
 n. in fourth place. The
 ar Roth. Carl Linder, Joe
 lies Meiior---were punched
 ". Seholes. DelIow. Smoke
 rtsd for Canada. flames
 famous Finn runner. we'll
 nlted states. ran for Ftn-
 Trtvoulldna. winner of the
 this year and living in
 the Greek eoiors. Alto
 a starters, The weather
 bwwry and chilled the spec
 [. fiiled stands. It was fine
 for the Marnthoners.
 Hometer tabout { t-A milesI
 who finished second in the
 khoIn in t8ta. was leading
 In which had begun falling bf the race At the half buth African was Atill lead ARinen second and HlnHi, of here were no Americans
 at the hAlf-way mark.
 ometers tabont fg miIesl
 gone to tho front and was
 by 300 meters. LoRNman
 lasI. the Italian. in third
 s plugging along Eamely.
 aterM tahout 2t 3~4 mIiewi
 xed ahead of Gitnham, and
 he followed koiehmainen
 m and won second place. he'd third.
 determined effort to nn leader. but was unable
 trick, although only a few
 them at the end.
 n Finishes Seventh.
 rth. fifth and sixth men to |win points came in rapidly nally good condition. The
 cross tho lina-Joe organ.
 aH seventh. less than nine he winner.
 Quincy Mass and Charles nEo. were tIth and isth, fkoth, St. AIphonsus, the n starter. gave out after aeh of the first seven was. |hmaineus first. 2 hours a-s seconds toid record. bonla. second. a!as.as.
 hird. sGassaf t~b.
 |n. fourth, at3gtas 4-5.
 Inland. nth. as4of1S 4-5. fk. sixth. 7f4ttts.
 states. seventh. 2;4is30. nRan In Downpour.
 run in an almost steady In. The air was raw and FAtants passed over country |Eh small villages. where the fed the eRvalende ur official with more inter- did tho spiashinw runners.
 switched constantly from and oobbiestone and brick
 But it appeared to affect Iamina of the leaders. Ar aium both knlehmaInen and | strong They ran around her. the victor wearing a ~ and the Finnish flag. Win Move Ifonor.. ticuiarly strong in tho Mar rirAnn dld wXeelient1y earlier 'ea. winning two relay races n and ffth in the discus four American aprinterH- fdoek. fso@ Angeles !. Y. ] " of Missouri. Loren Mur. rk. and M. M. Kirksey. San ing iu that order in the toO- abtishrd a new world record, ~nt in H9 f-5 secundM--two- Il faster than the time made winners at Stockholm in Iai of the A0o-meter t4aT,As- the United states team was Iond. Sweden third. England rk fifth and Luxembourg ms won the 5.0oo-meter team race. with Sweden sec states third. France fourth, ad United States sixth.
 Boston A. A. finished first m team. fe was trailef by wedeu. while A. A. sc harsft. came in close behind the | place. Ivan C. Dresser. W. finished sixth. being de- en. of France, and Blewit, the discus throw Niklander. placed first with R cast of Iss feet I T-tG tncheml, with !. second. with atta meters ls inchsHl, and A. n. Pope. ashinKton. third. with 42.fs '~~t 2 f3siH InehesI. The Ihrec leaders were made in ound Saturday.
 wsien. won fourth place with .eT meters ti3I feet 7f-s Bartlett. University of Ih. with 10 SIS meters fia3 eal, and Erickson. Sweden, It5 meters ffas feet sb.Is sran Boxers Win.
 [ prslimInariea for feather ,. Willow A. C. Pittsburgh. stti. Italy. by default. and
 Navy. defeated Fritsch. uf arwsIRht class ". Clark man Institute. Philadelphia, 'tsion over werfl. a Belgian. 3. 1T. st Army. defeated mark Schneider. Cana
 Thomas. of South Africa. mwwimht class prudohommr, il out Maason. Belgium. in and Harrowitsch. Canada, Ing. Holland. insrien of the boxing con- shs defeated Tn lass by tss eraon, Danish: American defeated Ram t=@E Hartman. American. Walker. South African. Tn rmhan. Canadian. knocked lrh. Tn the firHt round Glass. F'nEet. American,
 fIebrantH. Belgian. In four
 Breaks Record. | and rainy weather greeted he Olympic swimming car-
 The events are held In a i lbaw of the River SCheiit |