The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-16
BYROBERT EDGREN.

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Thousands of weeping and heart
broken Italians saw Dorando carried
from the track at Madison Square
Garden last night, while the trium.
plant Longboat redoubled his pace
and dashed off the last seven laps CT
the great professional Marathon
alone Dorando, his heart broken by
the terrific pace set by the Indian. COL
lapsed completely in the fifth lap OF
the twenty.fifth mile. 1t was the Lon
don Marathon over again.
When the two pistol shots at tho enc
Of the 25ld lap announced the beginning
i Of the last mile Longboat jumped into
the lead and went out like sprinter.
porando, his face set in grim despair
scanned and lined with the agony OF MIS-
hast and dying effort, trailed at his heels
Faster and faster went the indian
Otll Dorando hung on through two cir
cults of the track. Although IN EVIL
dent distress. he forced his legs TO
swing stride for stride with Lonsboats'
The 1000 jammed into the Garden were
on their feet shrinking. yelling, bowling
announcement to the struggling run
ners until the steel Orders rocked with
the tunnult.
Swiftly Indian and Italian tore around
the eastern turn. Between them was
space that Dorando could clear with a
single bound, but as he leaped forward
the shadowy runner in front OF him
vas always slipping away with equal
speed
Collapse Of Dorando.
Suddenly Dorando wabbled from sioe
to side. His head swung back and his
ewes turned up until only the whites
showed. Keeling, he struck the wooden
curb with his left foot and fell heavily
backward and to the side. For an in
slant he lay still. dazed and half con-
scious. A score of hands were stretched
out to help him. He rose, reeled and
fell again.
I,ongboat WAS fifty yards away and
going like the wind.
Ulpiano Pietri, Dorando's brother
sobbing like child, ran and helped
the fallen champion to his feet, urging
MN TO 20 On LUZ NVoh's S''SS'N
his head and tainted. A doctor was
on the spot. and in ten seconds they
were carrying Dorando, defeated and
half conscious. to his dressing-rocIn,
while Longboat galloped gaily around
and around until the last pistol shot
announced the end Of the race.
The race, with all !ts frills and furbe-
lows, was the most sensational even;
seen In New York in many long
year. The Garden was more than
packed--it was damned. crush that
made the Brooklyn Bridge in rusf
hours look like deserted mining camI
extended for a block each way from
the entrance long after every seat was
filled and every inch OF standing room
taken.
"Phony" Tickets Sold.
Al last a squad a police held th'
doors and thousands of would-be spec
tators Furnishing their tickets. hoWleC
fruitlessly for admission and Tough
madly 10 get In. Spectators sell.nl
"phony'' pasteboards skirted the Grove
and did n landslide business in spit
OF the evident fact that there wasn't
chance on earth of even getting nea
the Garden. Italians. crazy with ex
element, jsbbered and shreked at tn
police,
Inside fence held the crowd bac
from the track and comparative orde
reigned, The race started a few minute
after 3 o'clock
Tornado Takes Lead
Dorando, the Ital az amp'on, cam
out and received an ovation mat n~arl
raised the roof Longboal, .he Iua.al
long and slim, and smiling broadly, wa
welcomed with shouts by the Canada
and American coniing-n,s. The Can,
dams. several hundred strong. weI
or hand TO bel on ,neir champ on.
The pistol popped. accompanied by
banging OF fashlight powder gnc
clicking OF camera shu.ar- There Wl
roar from the crowd The ggsa, ga
was on.
Dorando Pietri wen right INTO I.
lead. swinging his arms W.lo and "a
loplng swiftly down .uarn tHe tar
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by a burst OF vara.ors and ulmatu
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