The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05

hours SO minutes In the St Louis
olympiad OF 1904 all the places were
won by Americans there being no
foreign opposition worth while, the
winner, T j. Hicks or Boston, winning
over a wretched course In the UNI
avoidably slow time OF hours rs min
utes SO seconds.
Once again the event was held on
the original course at Athens in 1906.
and though the Americans made
good fight. first place went To Sher-
ring OF Canada. w. c. Frank OF the
Irish-American A. c., was third In.
Sherring's time was 2 hours 81 min
utes % 3-5 seconds. Outside OF some
minor Marathons, such as at Boston.
St. Louis and other places, this bring
the history Of the race to the present.
AS a distance man anywhere from
2 TO 10 miles Hayes was slow and never
figured In the front brigade. But ne
had plenty OF stamins, ana wne men rer
ticed that he finished fresh and In good
shape. This led TO the belief that ne
was cut out for Marathon runner,
and his friends advised him TO go Tor
the Boston race two years ago. lie
was duly entered by the 81. Bartholo-
news club, 81 which he was member
from the beginning of his athletic
career.
II will be remembered that in this
particular Marathon Tom L.ongboat.
the Canadian Indian, appeared. The
redskin Knocked all former records
silly by covering the course in hours
"a minutes goa 8 seconds. Fowler. of
Boston, was second In hours q min
utes 81 seconds and this was l minute
20 3-5 seconds inside the record. Hayes
ran plucky third his hgures being
hours 80 minutes 3S seconds. so that
thus early In his career he gave
promise.
In the early part OF last winter those
locally interested In the Marathon
racing. particularly the Mercury A. c..
OF Ionkers. organized a Marathon and
II brought cracks from the west and all
over Hayes was entered by the ST.
Bartholomew club and he gave as brill
liant a display as could be looked for
over the course. The race started from
Yonkers and was over the Westchester
roads and byways.
Hayes led out OF the town but slack
ened his gait so that the pace alter
mated between Mellor, LORE and Crow
ley. After passing the nineteenth mile
Hayes took the lead and drew away
from his opponents In the most de-
cisive fashion. winning by nearly two
miles from Il. Lorz OF the Mohawk A.
G. Corey. OF the First Regiment. Chi
cago, was third. In this same race was
T. Il. Morrissoy. OF the Mercury A. c..
who was destined TO figure later as
Marathon racer. He came home tenth.
Hayes time was hours "a minutes
4b seconds
After the Yonkers Marathon Hayes
was recruited TO the Irish American A.
G.. However. nothing was seen OF the
Marathon men until 25-mile race
there. and IL was won cleverly by Nor
rissey, Hayes being "a non-starter A
couple OF weeks later. In April. the Bos-
ton Marathon came along. Hayes was
strong favorite, but 10 the surprise
OF the whole country Morrisscy won In
hours % minutes as seconds 1T was
said by officials that had he not been
interfered with by the crowd OF autos
on the course he would have lowered
Longboat's figures. Hayes was second
In hours 20 minutes seconds. and
he. too, was hampered by the autos.
Hayes Is a member OF the Ninth Regi-
ment, n. c.. n. Y.