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...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...
...Marathon run (42 kilometres)--J. Forshaw of the University of Missouri, R. A. Fowler of Cambridge, M. Spring and W. G. Frank of New York...
...have remarkable records as sprinters. Little is known of Queyrouge, except that he is one of the fastest sprinters in the South. In the 400-metre run, Hillman, who did the quarter-mile in Canada last year in 49 2 5 seconds is probably the best man. In the Marathon the runners have the most serious outlook, as the Greeks consider this event of prime importance and make every effort to win it. This race was the only athletic event won by a Greek in the Olympic games...