Word: marathon
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...held, so that every man will have a chance to show what he can do. The trials will be held on Saturday, June, 6, in Chicago for western athletes and in either New York, or Philadelphia for the east. Trials will be held in all events except the Marathon run and the ten-mile walk, for which the men will be picked by the committee. Three or five, men will be entered in each event, according to the resources available for expenses...
...pound shot-put; 3 mile team race for 5-man team, 3 men to count in scoring; 3500 metre walk; discus throwing, in Greek and free style; javelin throwing; 10 mile walk; swimming, including 200 and 400 mete dashes, high dive and water polo; wrestling, in all weights; Marathon run of 25 miles, 600 yards...
...afford to ignore this fact. We are not to encourage an inordinate amount of muscle, but enough for endurance and all the necessities of life. The way to get this is by outdoor exercise. Now, what the human mind wants in outdoor exercise is recreation, and not work. The Marathon run gives us an example of what men will do who are inspired with an incentive, and some incentive is evidently necessary. It should be our aim then to encourage an interest in all sports and games which do not interfere with college work, and the best...
...time of the Marathon race--the greatest event of the games--which was won Tuesday by William Sherring, Canada, was 2 hours 51 minutes 20 3-5 seconds. Svalberg, Sweden, secured second place in 2 hours 58 minutes 20 seconds. W. G. Frank, I. A. A. C., was third with the time of 3 hours 46 seconds. The distance of the race was 26 miles...
...Olympic Games yesterday the Marathon run of 26 miles from Marathon to the Stadium in Athens was won by W. S. Herring, of Canada. This was the principal and best contested event...