New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
EISELE ERUNS FAST RACE
WINS TEN-NILE TITLE
Roileg. His Clubm0te, Second
Shoes Great Pluck.

j. Prl0Cer0n ~
wears the coIors Of the New York Athlsec r..
and was one Of the successful American Olv,-,.
runners at London. won brilliant race ysstsr-sr
for the ten-rnile national championship q q.
Amateur Athletic Club a. celtic Park, Long Isast
Five yards behind him ard still fighting svry
inch Of ths way. came Win Bailey. his cIuo=s.
George Bonhas the irish American Athl-tic css
veteran. was third. with Jimmy Lee thu so-s,
Athletic Association younsster. fourth.
The race was run in 81 minutes + rs s4eoa1s =,
at an average Of less than mile IN Minute.
OF the field Of thirty-four athletes. str'uz q,
muscle endurance and wind VINO faced re ssrt.-
for the long journey. few fell BY ths vaysids s.s
more than half Of them completed fhs ten rfs.
under 81 minutes The race furnished a strixuz
example Of how American runners a-a taking q,
the Ionz-distance game The American --c7-s ~
this distance Is 81 minutes = IS seconds made n
1899 by ". d Day
from start 70 finish there wasn't d1-f rnirrf.
IN the race. and n vas inpossf5ia 20 pick 70
winner until EiseIe and Bailey came tearing down
the stretch for the final hundred Yards lap after
lap and mile after mile rssled OF Vi-H H-ls
change in the position % the leaders. bur rts
victory within the GRASP - any one of them
or with the pistol. Jimmy Lee showed IN t-o-t
before the bunch had gone f1rlonz George Boa.
bag was right ar his heels ard these two ns7
soon pulled away from the pack ~ the end % r.
first mile Lee had almost Iapped The iasJ mar
Bonhaz was FIVE Yards back with Bailey tai-s
Eisele was running far IN the rear A. This t-s
Right here IL may b said tra- EisaIs ard 7srsy
won their honors az n1uct BY their brains "a thsy
did by their muscle and STAYING qualities
Between the first and second miles Eddie Carr
dropped out. having sprafned his ankle on ore -
tha turns He had 20 Be carried from The track
Still holding the lead. Lee Vas ten -a-ds =
front Of BonhaE at the end Of two mics Esss
had moved I'D and the old Princsr0uian md Ba1sv
were running even terms forty yards 1eh1d
Bonhaz The two miles we're run in 20 1lu1rss
u 3-5 seconds
The young Bostoufan setting killing 0aos
finishing the third mile 155I 25. class rad oss7
70 tell. and this point Lee. Bonhas, Bailey ant
Eisele were running in this order Every IN.
Ronhaz challenged him for the lead Lee s3-i1tst
and kept his position -Four I've ard SIX u1''
we're completed. and sriI1 there vas 10 change n
the leaders
Lee was running beautiful race b1- ft s1t-
dent that EiseIe was still holding hius4lf n .
serve At me end Of sir and Ons-haif miles Bon
bag had 10 give Tay 70 the EaT York Atheists
Club pair Bailey and Eise4a. our Lee srU5hOr-ly
kept to the front John DaIy The Celtic Park q
vorite had been plugging along IN the rear sT-
pectinz the leaders 70 come back 70 him. bur Vts1
he saw that instead they were drawing f--chs-
and further away he began 20 work his ~sv
through tha broken field
At the end OF seven miles Lee sr'l INNING
in 'front.' and had I've yards advantage over EIsela
as they passed the grardstand- Bailey vas a. cts
eliminates heels rhiIa Bonhag shovel signs %
distress and was plainly beaten Many thoughr
that L ee had the race won. bur they were doomed
70 disappointment. for the end OF The eiEhrn 1ils
saw his downfall JUST before Re cached the finish
tine both Eise1e and PaiIsy passed Lee ard ~
red haired youngstsr vas beaten.
For ths nert two miles the Eas 5stT=-7
EisaIs and Bailey. Between the eighth and ninth
miles they opened I'd 2 t7entv-fvs yard advarraza
and no one could catch them Lee vas running 7n
his nerve and he made : game rI1ckv fgh- tT-
finally he had 70 yteld third place 70 Bo1has A.
this time DaIv. encouraged bv t1e cheers Of H's
supporters vas making VI distance
As they swung into the final mile Eissie a1d
Bailey were forty yards IN front % Bonhas. who N
turn, led Lee by the same distance. This order
was maintained TO the final LAP
EiseIe raced around the last quarter n grand
STYLE but Bailey right behind him INTO th7
stretch they turned with Etsele holding slight ad
vantage Here he sprtnted and drew away rapidly. .
crossing the line five yards n f-onr Of Bailey
Bonhag held third place safely.
From Far back DAILY had coma NTH great -u-s'
Of speed. and was rapidly overrakfns Lee IN rh7
last quarter The tall rangy Irishuan fairly af-
I'D the track but Lee staggered on and on win -Ha
renacftv Of terrier and f0ughr desperately 10 hold
his place All through the stretch IL seemed as
he would fall Game 70 the very end. Lee Hanged
across the finish i've yards ahead OF DAILY T1s
Bostonian was caught by waiting arms ana hurried
10 the dressing room. where h. was quickly -
vfvad There have been few pluckisr sigh.s on met
ropoliran tracks
After Daily came many Of the 'cross-counJ-y v4f
erans in rapid succession who had found the pac'
too fast The order OF finish follows