The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
Relay Run Pronounced a
Wonderful Contest
by Sullivan.
REILLY, THE ATHLETE WHO
COLLAPSED, is RECOVERING
Father at Finish Seized Weber
In Arms and Kissed the
Lad.
CROWD AT THE FINISH
SKATERS ALL RECORDS
Police CompIimented for Their
Mariner OF Keeping the
Throng in Order.


he result of THE EVENING STARS
relay race from Sea CIrt to Newark,
pronounced the greatest race ever run
in America, and witnessed by larger
crowds than have been seen in any Of
he towns and cities passed for a dec
ade, THE EVENING STAR an
nrGiccs that it is err.ingirf a Mara.
thon race. to be open % every athlete
in America registered with the Anna
teur Athletic Union. The coming
Marathon will have the active sup
port OF President James E. Sullivan.
Of the A. A. L.
The relay race yesterday was won
by the Elizabeth Y. NJ. c. A. The Or
, snse Y. NJ. c. A. was second. and the
other teams finished as mentioned:
Newark Y. NJ. c. A., third: Newark
Catholic Institute. fourth; ST. COLUMBIA
a. G.. fifth: Mohawk A. c.. sixth. The
Bcl.evile Catholic Club would have
been second had not its fifteenth relay
runner. John Reilly collapsed when in
SIGHT of the tape.
ReiIIy's Remarkable Race.
Reillys race was remarkable. When
he started, relieving his team-nate at
Elizabeth. the Elizabeth team was 600
yards in the lead Reilly ran like a
deer and reduced this lead to 150 yards
when. a block away from THE EVE
MING STAR building, he collapsed, as
die Dorando in the great Marathon
race in London. He staggered to his
feet. plunged on five yards; fell again.
rose. staggered ten yards; fell again.
rose. tottered and staggered twenty
yards, and went down unconscious and
was dragged out of the contest. But,
because of his valiant effort, he and
each of his teammates will be given
"A special prize. handsome stickpn.
TO estimate the crowds which wit
messed the race from start to finish
would be to enumerate the population
of the towns, cities and villages through
which the racers passed. Police Cap
tain Ryan. who had supervision of the
police arrangements at the finish, and
who has had long experience in judg-
Ing crowds, said here were more than
$1,000 persons at the finish. All Of
Newark agreed that there were more
persons In Broad street than at any
time since the First Regiment marched
to war in 1888. The many thousands
in front of THE EVENING STAR
Office. where the finish was, were
simply the terminating crowd OF a
mass Of people that stretched down
Broad street on both sides to Clinton
avenue. on UP to Elizabeth avenue ana
thence on for miles beyond the city.
Crowds Impeded Racers.
At Elizabeth the crowds in the street
were so great that the rrcers had diff
Guilty in gettirg through. The same
conditions existed in New Brunswick.
Matawan, Red Bank, Long Branch
Asbury Park, Elberon aid otner places.
There was one continuous ovation ror
the athletes fl ON Sea Girt to Newark.
One hundred and flve athletes were
engaged In the race. One man from
each team ran a relay OF nVe miles,
there being fifteen relays.
The last relay started at elizabeth
and came through with rush, eacn
team saving its best men for the nm
ish.
William G. Weber, 16 years pld, be-
lonoing to the boys department. of the
Elizabeth Y, NJ. C. A., was the frst to
reach the tape, being cheered by the
thousands who had been waiting many
hours He finished '4ours and % min-
,stes after the start at Sea Girt.
He was stronx when he finished ana
after few minutes rest in the edito-
rial rooms of THE EVENING STAR
he dressed and when he reached the
q street he was shouldered by his enthu-
s,astic admirers and carried through
The crowds to an automobile, whicn
carried h,m triu,nphantly back to Eiiz-
abeth, wherG he was tenderSd great
reception.
=, Uciily to be Home Soon.
when young Weber touched the tape
the 1rst manN"a reach him vas MS
father. e travelling salesman. The father
was 60 overcome by emotion that he
coi,d net speak. but he made up for
Il, by husgtns his son and IN mis- OK
ci,ement be kissed him.
Durins me commotion OF Weoers
finish the tragedy came to young heiiiy'
tCentinaeJ ON second Psse')
r.riov ths bes~. tsJ moon this week By takine