Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-05
COMING BACK.
Shuubb Will Make Amer.
lea His Future Home.
Going 10 England Soon But In
tends 10 Return in The Spring.
Says He Has Met No Really Fast
Men In This Country.

runner OF the world. mas returned 10
tue stats after making 4 trip through
Canada as far west as Winnipeg. and
Will run i'll several events in this
rountrv prior to his return to his home
ii Horsham. Sussex. England where
h., viii spend I'll" winter. and will. if
lis present intentions are carried ont.
cross the Atlanti' next spring t" take
up his permanent residence on tins side
OF the water.
The tour Of tho English champion
through the states visited by him. and
in Cpnatla. has been a highly success
full one. his only defeat. thus far. bCiuG
that which fell to his lot IL Il 15-milc
run against John n. Marsh of st Nor
bert who won the race III the last
stages of the contest by reason OF
,thruhb's ankle going bad after he had
rcome a tWn-lniute handicap
which hc gav" Marsh. and had put
himself nearly two laps to the good
b. sides This mishap came III the
18th mile. when Shruhb'% ankle which
had given him Il good deal Of trouble
[, T. some weeks, suddenly gave out al
together. and he was obliged to retire
from the tracks. leaving Marsh to run
it out alone.
Considered apart from this; lat race.
and as Il runner whose record j. on" of
the most remarkable in the history of
distance running. SErubh and his do
ings since he entered the ranks of
amateur uroSS-Country and track
runners. something over ten years
ago. afford an interesting subject for
observers If the line Of athletics in
which this great little man has won de
served rruuyyn ana cyprciaIlv pcr-
haps. is this true IN this country.
where distanc" runs arc much rarer
than is the case i'll England. but where
the sport IS gaining ground from year
TO wear
Tventy-einEt wears. old five feet
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,1x no:,rdc S;lr,,I,L Iool.c the r,trn.r
and tho ,thIot. i'm evorv motion Of his
body. and in every glance of his black
ewes on IN. Track he * ], model Of
easn ana y,.arc and covers his dis
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holds the WORTH, records; for disi,uc.;
from 1000 wards to ten miles. and had
NY 10 the tr7c of his recent defeat bv
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