1904 Olympics on the day of the marathon. The story is reprinted here as it ran in The San Bernardino County (California) Sun on Aug.
31, 1904, using the contemporary style, terminology and including any published errors. Note that Fred Lorz, who would later win the 1905 Boston Marathon, is identified in this report as Fred Lorg.By The Associated PressST.
LOUIS, Aug. 30 — The Olympic Marathon race, the third footrace contest of the kind since the revival of the Olympic games of ancient Greed, and the first of the kind ever held on American soil, participated in by 31 men, comprising some of the fleetest runners in the world, was won today by Thomas J.