 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Garrels akatanga makwikwi ake eOlympic nemakwikwi okurova pfuti musi waJuly 16, 1908. Akapedza ari wechitatu muchiitiko ichi, sezvo mumwe wake wekuAmerica uye aimbova mutambi weUniversity of Michigan Ralph Rose akatora menduru yegoridhe. Kukanda dhisikirakaitwa musi mumwe chetewo, uye Garrels akakundikana kupedza ari pakati pevatungamiriri. MuAmerican Martin Sheridan akatora menduru yegoridhe muchiitiko chacho. Musi waJuly 18, 1908, Garrels akakwikwidzawo mumakwikwi echiGreek, uye zvakare haana kuiswa pakati pevatungamiriri. Achikwikwidza mumutambo wake wechina, Garrels akatora menduru yesirivha mumakwikwi emamita 110, achipedza ari wechipiri shure kweimwe nyika yeAmerica Forrest Smithson uyo akaisa rekodhi yenyika itsva nenguva yemasekondi 15.0. Zvichitevera kukunda kunoshamisa kwaSmithson pamusoro paGarrels, imwe nhoroondo yenhau yakati: 