Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-16
Crowd "Joshed" Runners.

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Crowd "Joshed' Runners.
1t was Dorando first, Lonsboat second
| for mile after mile. while the crowd
gave vent to its emotions in blood curd-
| ling war whoops. followed by Timber
up. you bad Tnjun!'" or Go it. maca-
| roni,'' Scarcely a yard separated them
for any extended period of time. Once
in while Longboat would fall back a
bit, when the gallery. which was friend
~ to the Indian, would let out one OF
it's wallagazoo yells that would spur him
on.
And so they logged up to the tenth
mile. when wise ones began to shake
| their heads and make comments about
| the labored strides Of the Indian. To
some 1t looked as II he wouldn't last
| many more miles.
this average was kept up for two more
miles. At the tenth the score showed
50 minutes 81 10 seconds. which was
minute and seconds faster than the
time made in the Hayes-Dorando race
| over the same track q few weeks ago.
| They slackened down on the fast pace
about the seventh mile and 1t was then
a steady jog for several miles. The
monotony in the meantime was broken
by an italian band with a whole lot OF
drums and brass instruments and Billy
Bayne's Sixty-ninth musicians. who rat
tied of all sorts Of airs but Irish. which
was a sad thing for the crowd. Billy
Is buffaloed when he hasn't got a chance
contest, and 1t was heart-breaking when
he found himself at work at contest
between an Indian and an Italian.
1t didn't take much paiaver for Richard
cop pA on Il the s5 job jsckknifed himself IN
low courtesy as the former boss Of Tam
many went in with his bunch. to wit:
John Scannell. one OF the old guard; OK
Controller Myers, Richard Croker. jr.,
John ". Keller, Cord Meyer. jr, and an
With III diamonds as big aI al as S turnips in his
panied by ex-Cape. Diamond and Dick
R Rnse1 Mrs Miss s"nE snS
the best chief. etc.
wsved tba baf Se! but he
twent'. thirt' theater tickets, and when
he got inside promptly bought himself
one beer.
Devery and Croker Shake Hands.
Devery looked to his tent and saw
Croker. He went over to the box Of the
gray ex-leader and shook hands with him.
Thus was buried the feud that had lasted
seven years. Dick Butler wept with joy
and went out to blow everybody In sight
to fig.
loosened up and went to the 'front.'. Such
q bizness as there wasi' Tin cans, bug
GERS. Whistles h,sa ysl,s and bang whangs q
k MSrra shG ts thi Hen to
front after a few laps, and then they
settled down again to the same position
| that they held for 80 many miles.
dian fooled all students Of form and bolt
ed to the front. He showed he was not
going to blow up Just then and held the
lead for two laps. when Dorando's brother.
cataract Of cold water on the little Italian
from sponge as big as feather bed.
Then the olive-sktnned youth gailoped out
ahead OF the Indian and the Garden had
another Of those outbreaks. 1t was plain
that the crowd was with Dofando.
Cause why, II was principally COM
posed Of the CONS Of sunny italy.
Let 1t be known that some Of the So
ciety buds who were present were Mr.. KID
rocco, Mr.. Swatter. whose name stands
high east of lower Sd avenue, and others
| of their set.
Indian Looked Fresher.
| Once more the Indian passed Dorando.
This was toward the close Of the TWEEN
ty-second mile. He held it for lap and
dropped back to his old place.
| At this stage it looked a. II LonEboat
was fooling. 1t seemed as IL he could
60 out whenever he felt like 1t, and the
Dorando money was looking shaky.
| At the twentieth mile post the score
was hours. 3 minutes, SO 3-5 seconds
Good time for an unused indoor track.
They were then % seconds ahead Of the
Hayes-DoTando record.
American Association Meeting.
MILWAUKEE, December 16.-President
]. D. O'Brien of the American Association
base ball clubs today issued Q call for
the annual meeting to be held in Chi
cago December .. The principal busi-
ness will be the awarding Of the penna Mt
| for 1908 to the Indianapolis club, and the