The sun., 1908-11-27
CROWLEY WINS MARATHON
POOR MANAGEMENT MARS
YONKERS ANNUAL EVENT.
Tewanina OF Carlisle Ran an Extra Mile
and Was Placed Fourth--One Hundred
and Fifty Starters-Many Drop Out
and Are Picked Up BY Ambulances.

anu was Placed F0urth--One Hun0fed
and Fifty Starters-Many Drop Out
and Are Picked Up by Ambuiances.
The second Yonkers Marathon race given
under the auspices OF the Mercury A. c.
took place yesterday. Through the mis-
calculation of the scorers Lewis Tewanina
Of the Carlisle Indian School was forced to
run mile over the stipulated distance, and
while the redskin plugged around the
smallest boy looking on was aware Of the
mistake. 1t was only after q storm OF
hisses and jeering that the officials knew
something was wrong. and after the Indian
completed the extra lap which made him
seventh they admitted the bunder and
placed him fourth &
That James F. Crowley OF the Irish A. A.
G.. won by about three-Quartcrs Of a mile
from Samuel A. Meilor Of the Mercury A. {.
there is no question, but there will always be
doubt about the third man. The Official
placing Of the third position was Edward
Ryder of the Oakdale A. A. Of Jamaica
Plain. Mass. but agaiust this a crowd OF
athletes and old timers were loud in de-
claring that the third man home was Robert
A. Fowler of Cambridge. Mass. This
point Is almost as important as the winner.
as q handsome prize went to the first New
England runner to finish and II Fowler won
It honestly 1t is pity he did not get 1t.
The mixup in ths scoring was caused
by the fact that the last four miles OF the
twenty-five was run round the Empire City
racetrack, and as the men were strung out
while the leaders were doing their laps It
was not an easy job for inexperienced hands
to keep a clear score. Anyway the officials
were out along the road in autos. watching
the fun instead OF being at their posts before
the runners hit the track.
Crowley was the first man into the track.
and next came Fowler, about half mile
behind. In third place came Mellor. about
a quarter Of q mile away. but moving better
than either Crowley or Fowler. The fourth
man to lope into the track was Tewanina.
and after him and about a hundred yards
apart came James Clark Of the Xavier A. A.,
Rhoder and Sidney Hatch OF the Illin OILS
A. c. OF Chicago. After completing lap
Crowley stopped in front Of the grand stand
to have one Of his legs rubbed. but he only
lost about half a minute and was OF again
with his labored rolling gait. As Fowler
went by the stand 1t was noticed that Mellor
was fast gaining on Fowler. and about half
way on the back stretch the Yonkers vet
eran caught and passed the New Englander
Owing to the heavy fog the forms OF the
runners were barely discernible on the
other side of the track from the stand
MeIlor made no gain on Crowley. and what
gave ise to the claim about Fowler was that
Mellor was the only runner to go by him
Crowley Is a big chested. strong limbed
athlete and Just the man to put up a good
race on sticky. heavy day. He finished
strong, and as he pounded over the finish
line big wreath OF laurels and flowers was
fiung around his neck and he was carried
on the track on the shoulders OF his parti-
sans. Crowley made good showing in
last years race when Hayes won. When
Mellor got home he too got wreath and the
crowd gave him a great ovation.
!. There were about 100 entries and though
the exact number OF starters could not be
i, front OF the Hollywood Inn. The route
doTs sGH lane o
Ferry. From there the course laid east on
Ashford ayeSs G,eF Dsslsy sSynra aaresdse and
.he runners steamed away and thus early |
rewanina went to the s,ii front mt and made thS
we're Coon and Hunt. the two other Indians
rom the Carlisle school, Right in the front
srigSde Eas hMellS n1.v MoF5sssy Cr9Ssy
est pretty well punched, Tewanins
vas showing the way at three miles and
Aeilor hsd moved up to second place. The
William Bengal Of the West New York A. G.
niles had been left behind. Up to that
,oipt there vas no change in the position
u the leaders. but the redskin was sticking
o his work and taking his followers along
!. fast clip, Though the roads were wet,
irm enough underneath the skin OF soft
mud At seven miles Joseph Mulpetries
Il the st. Mery's T A. G. OF Bayonne, Y. j.,
sas done for and he fell by the wayside
FACING the eight mile mark John Coon. the
cad from Tewanina. Mellor was third, but
here was half a mile between him and the
indian, while strung out and running in the
rider named were Hunt, the Indian Thomas
iorTtssey Of the Mercury A. c.. Crowley
,harles Henry Of Lynn Mass; James ";
.avier. R. A. Nicely, Mercury A. C.. T. s.
Harris Of New York, and James J. o'Rorks
4 the Dominican Lyceum, New York.
'owler was about mile behind the leader
t this staRe.
bird. but Il was noticed that the yonkers
nan was gaining q trihe: Toward the tenth
,ile Coon hoisfed the flag OF dIst ress and
'ewanina took command, and soon after.
'ard Mellor. coming up strong. went by
oop. There Tas no yerS great change
Tevanina led Melior by an eiahth OF
mile when they were twelve sud n half
lilies on the Journey Hnd Coon had fallen
wav three quarters OF a. mile from Mellor.
unit, the other Indian. dropped out at this
, come hack 10 Meiior. who kept siidieT
long AZ he old smooth gait. and at fifteen
lies the Mercury runner was In the lead,
Shen sixteen miles had been left behind