This Day in Track & Field, August 30, the Strange story of Thomas Hicks, strychnine, eggs, brandy and the 1904 St.Louis Olympic marathon! by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field–August 30 1904—The Marathon at the St.Louis Olympics, which were held in conjunction with the city’s World’s Fair, might have been the strangest rendition of the event ever staged. American Tom Hicks (3:28:53) was the winner of the almost-26 mile race on a hot […]