The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-16
-DORANDO REFRAINS
FROM SQUEALING
Merely Says He Ran Until
He Could Run No
More.
COLLAPSE BEGINS
AFTER 20 MILES
Italian Killed Off By Indian Long
boats Sudden Increase
of Stride.

NEW YORK. Dec. I6.-New York
Italian colony is swathed in dense. gloom
today for the little hero of all Italy
Dorando PietTi, near winner of the
Olympic Marathon run. victor over
johnny Hayes. the Irish-American
champion. and one Of the gamest dis
tance runners the world has known.
had his new won laurels snatched
from him by a redskin track warrior
from Canadian America, Tom Long
beat.
Attended by his faithful brother. little
Icrando lies in his quarters today in an
hysterical condition. His breakdown
during the last mile of the sensational
Tace in Madison Square Garden has left
him shaken and IN and it is thought
fl will be several days before he viii
fully recover But as IN England when
his final collapse lost him magnificent
Iun. il is understood that the Italian
has no excuse 10 make and nothing but
praise for his conquerer
Makes No Squeal.
He beat nett was a fair victory.
yam until I could run no more" is all
gvraHdo had 10 say today.
Fully 1900 persons saw the great race.
thousands were turned away from the
Garden doors 10y the police. Many re-
served seat tickets holders who came
late were unable to get in.
Inside the Garden dense masses Of
ren and women grew wild as the
st0cky little Italian led the lank Red
skin lap after lap. piling up the miles
without sign Of distress shown in either
face or stride. After the miles grew
into Their teens il became more and
more apparent that the Indian was
Paying the foN ia real fashion. In none
TOO 5000 condition. a fact heralded lust
before the contest by his trainer. Tom
EcE. Longbcat found the Italians short
stride comparatively easy and well to
his hlliES.
Indian Is Crafty.
on two or three occasions. Longboat.
al a nod from the veteran Eek. jumped
into the lead and shook up the pace Tor
a lap or two. while his thousands Of
supporters went wild. Then the Indian
would let poraudo resume the pace
making and the Garden would rock IN
der the tumult of the Latin cohorts.
pordElo began taking refreshmeut.
eNierual and internal. early I'm the race.
I"ngloat ran eighteen miles without A
drop Of water
After the twenty-miTe mark had been
lefi behind. Dorando began 10 show the
strain His face became doathIv white
ms DPS were twisted iu agony and his |
SHOULDER saEEed- Ills brother doused |
MN with spraying stimulants
Longboat Abstemious.
Lo1sboat ran on easily. smiling everv 1
time ne passed his trainers and sippfng |
hut twice from a small bottle Of water. 4
AT the tHenty-hfth mile Longboat shot
into the lead and heightened his stride.
For three laps Dorando hung on gameIv /
but tine Increased pace was more than
his ,-eart could stand On the turn into
the stretch ho staggered and fell. and /
was borne from The arena half con-
seious, while Longboat went on alone
and amid thuuderous acclaim gaIloped
the last few laps Of the race with a
Ereat burst of speed at the finish.
Interesting Comparisons.
Longboat's time was 2-45-O5 % for
the % miles &5 yards Johnny
Hayes, Of America, won the OLYMPIC
Marathon i'm England in 1905, in 2:55:1X.
and Dorando won from Hayes by about
thirty yards i'm Madison Square Garden,
November -. Of this year, in 2.44.20 2-5.
Henri Siret. Of France. won the English
professional Marathon. exactly same
distance. Windsor Castle TO London.
October 10, $685. in 2.37:23 Dorando COL
lapsed last night in the twenty-ffth
mile. he collapsed in London several
times. hut was finally all in n hundred
yards from the finish