Deseret Evening News | 1906-05-09 | Page 4 | America Wins

AMERICA WINS New Nell ew York VorK World The Ihl Olympian games are ouri ol u Amer American ican In Its Athens have hao 11 11 captured twelve tolo first the five fIvE live thirds it Eu total of at 79 points point Greece with the advantage of ot home homo grounds Is second l Sweden third Australia and the thc New World slime shine Martin Sheri Sherl Sheridan SherIdan dan of oC New Nest York showed showell tho ho Creeks how to trow their own on discus Sher Shu ring of ns as the Athens Dally Daily Asty at probably spelled Canada won the Marathon run over fairly rough country This WaS wag the great contest of tho the meet Loues the tho shepherd tad 1 who won It U at nt the lie first Olympiad In modern mOler Athens ivas a national hero for tor years ears In historic ami educational ed value these there Olympian games are arc the most of if r all modern athletic contests It was II a n triumph for Cor a 1 nation so many runny thousand miles away awny to have havo won first honors