In a postcard sent at the time, an American spectator said he had "just seen the greatest race of the century."

"Both are strong hitters," a spectator said to a companion.

Some spectators said the wait for the police had seemed frighteningly long.

Still, some spectators at the opening ceremonies said they were not able to make or receive calls.

Maine lost by 27 points in what the few spectators allowed said was an eerie game.

"This is a continuity of history that I don't want," a spectator said.

Afterward, many spectators said they would continue to support him.

But many spectators say they are inspired to see poor men from the community aspiring to something better.

"It used to be all about sponsored walks," one spectator was saying loudly to their friend.

A spectator upon the occasion says of them: 'Their faces were a study.