The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22
LOCAL Y. MICA. TEAM
WINS RELAY RACE
Prof. Rothfuss' Runners Prove
Too Strong for Mime
apoIis Squad.

! Running easy and looking able to go
| another mile without effort Chester
| Gaskell, wearing the colors Of the ST.
Paul Y NJ c. A, dashed across the
white line marked on Fifth street be-
/ tween St. Peter and Wabash streets,
shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon, and won for the local ASSOCIATE
the big intereity relay race.
! The first relay race of the ST. Paul
and Minneapolis associations, run from
| the Y. &C. A. building in Minneapolis
| to the st. Paul building, was COM
| plete success in every way. While ST.
Paul won the race, it was not walk
away. At the start, on the first relay,
Williams, the Minneapolis runner,
i gained three blocks on Taylor, of the
st. Paul team, and in winning the st.
Paul runners were compelled to make
up this distance.
The only criticism that might be Of
fered was found in the dress of the
Minneapolis runners. DIR. Weston en-
tered his men in regular running suits,
, short linen pants and sweaters, and
the bare legs of the runners promised
stiffened joints and lameness as fu-
ture reward. Prof Rothfuss, Of the
st. Paul team, refused to take this
chance with his men. and discarding
Tie Chilly IOOhlflB HdppSIS uSS
attired his men in light gray trousers,
undershirts and sweaters.
To add interest to the event the two
teams were each intrusted with a let
ter from Mayor Haynes, of Minneapo-
lis, to Mayor Smith, of St. Paul. The
letter that young Gaskell was the first
to. deliver follows:
Hon. Robert A. Smith, Mayor of ST.
my Dear Mayor am glad to avail
myself of the efficient service of the
Y. M. C. A. Relay Post to send you
friendly greeting and my heartiest re-
CARDS.
There is nothing more marvellous in
the twentieth century than this develop
ment of the rapid and sure transportation
Of mails. However, aside from it's COM
merclal Importance. am an enthusiastic
believer in this sort Of athletic sport. and
with the best wishes for the boys Of both
teams. / remain, yours sincerely,
~. c. Haynes, Mayor"
In winning the race Prof Rothfuss
outgeneraled DR.. Weston, of the Min
neapolis association. The Minneapolis
stronger men in starting his race, while
Rothfuss saved his star man, Gaskell,
for the last, and spread his weaker and
stronger men along the route.
The two men of the first relay left
the Minneapolis building at 3:15. They
were escorted by couriers on motor
cycles, who reported the progress of
the race over the telephone to the two
associations. The first report made
st. PauPs chances look weak, as Taylor
was reported three blocks behind Will
liams, the Minneapolis man, at the end
of the first relay.
The next message brought better
news, for George Barton, the ST. Paul
runner, after waiting patiently for Tay-
Tor to come up, started after Dickinson,
the Minneapolis man, and was but
ten feet behind him when the end Of
the second relay was reached.
In the third relay ST. PauPs chances
slumped again, as Hanson was unable
to hold his own with Allison, of Minne..
apolis, and B. Crooks, of st. Paul, took
up the fourth relay one block behind
Jones, of Minneapolis. Crooks proved
the faster man and st. Paul started the
fifth relay half a block ahead Of the
Minneapolis runner.
The fifth relay was between Ernest
Reiff, of st. Paul, and HiIlman, of Min
neapolis, and with the end in sight,
Reiff set a pace that Hillman found i'm
possible to follow. The result was that
Hicks, the Minneapolis man sent to s.
Paul to rush the latter through on the
last relay, stood helpless and saw Gas
kell take the ST. Paul message and
dash away.
Gaskell was two blocks off when
Hicks received his letter from Hillman,
but the Minneapolis man set out
on his task and tried to cut down the
big handicap. Gaskell proved too fast,
however, and one block from the finish
he dashed into sight, with Hicks three
blocks away. Gaskell made his gain
practically three full blocks before he
crossed the line.
The official time for the race was: st.
Paul / hour and 8 minutes; Mime
apolis, / hour and minutes.