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ATHENS, April 10.- The interest in today's sports at the Stadion excelled that of any previous day, as it was the day for the foot race from Marathon to Athens. The fact that the three Greeks were the first ones in this race has stirred up the whole population to the deepest enthusiasm.
In the finals, Thomas E. Burke, of the Boston team, was the winner of the 100 metres race, time 12 1/5 s.
In the high jump, Ellery H. Clark '96, of the Boston team, won the final competition with 1 metre 81 centimetres to his credit. Robert Garrett, captain of the Princeton team, and James B. Connolly, of the Suffolk A. C. of Boston, tied for second place.
In the hurdle race final, 110 metres, Thomas P. Curtis, of the Boston team, won in 173/5 seconds.
The final pole jump was won by W. W. Hoyt, of the Boston team, with three metres thirty centimetres; A. C. Tyler, of the Princeton team, second, with three metres twenty centimetres.
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