The Washington times., 1909-06-12


waizzed by. II was a great moment for
local and Baltimore athletes and they
al realized IT,
Early On the Job.
This morning as earla as 8 O'Clock a
solitary man stood in front Of the
Munsey building and gazed upward at a
long list OF names They represented
abe Marathon entrants. In a few min
utes other people were up, and they
Joined the solitary man. Then they be
gan to talk. At o'clock the cars carry
ing the judges, scorers, and officers Of
ths course left The Times building for
Laurel. Nd. Then the assembled crowd
dispersed-for a little while.
At ten O'Clock they were back again
hundreds of them-waiting for the
they're Of sign on the score board
by which the watchers were told Of
the progress of the run. Every moment
added 70 the density and the enthusiasm
OF the thrOngs. Toward noon It had
veritably assumed the proportions Of d
peaceful mob. Ones gaze fell alternate
IS upon the score board, carrying the
fateful numbers OF those ahead at the
dast scoring point and down Pennsyl-
Vania avenue where every moment a
1.-THE figure clad IN white, shortcut
uniform was expected to appear.
Come Into Their Own.
81 The runners came into their own
as soon as the Peace Monument, de-
noting the entrance TO the business
sections of the city, was reached.
Many enthusiasts had gathered there
to see the beginning Of the fnal spurt
10 victory. Ensor. a local boy, was
recognized by many Of these and If
there is such a thing as invisible or
subcOnsciOus support, Ens0r certain
ly received it. Apparently everybody
was trying 10 extend one gigantic,
spirit hand 10 the runner and 10 drag
Alm through the last lOBs.
Feminine screams Of approval, team
yells, smothered eNclamations from the
more timid1 and mighty chorus from
everybody, rent the air as the three
leaders somewhat in advance Of the
rest, swept defantly up the Avenue
Ihey'r re finishing strong; they're I'm
lshlng strong, somebody yelled, and
the runner, eyes straight ahead. quick
Fned his pace a little bit and hurdled
all the harder for the little line of white
few hundred yards in the distance.
Two hours and twelve minutes, Gee.
thaIs covering ground calculated a
man who held his watch in hand as the
winner dashed across the tape. Then
Ne ana the fellow next 10 him, whom
he's never seen before. slapped one
p
Many Policemen Needed.
It required more than a score of po-
hcemen, mounted and on foot, TO con-
troll the thousands who gathered in
the roped-on Enclosures surrounding the
nnish line. 1t was not an unruIv crowd.
bur 1t was one that fairly dubbed over
Erith enthusiasm and that restrained
ttself or permitted itself to be re-
strained with the greatest reluctance.
= From the little park between the
Munsey Building and the Municipal
Building down the Avenue 70 Twelfth
street, there was an unbroken line Of
eXpectant humanity packed four TO one
hundred deep. From Twelfth street to
Peace Monument a rather disconnected
but nonetheless interested line. eX-
lending on both sides OF the street and
banked against the Curbing.
9 As the runners would come in there
would be a concerted movement toward
the sprinter, and many of the contest
6nJs ran up the Avenue between cheer
ing rows OF enthusiasts packed so close
on both sides that the runner might
have touched them. The police, sta
toned all along the Avenue, tried as
best they could to partially check the
good-narurcd interest of the throng
rre-escapes OF practically every build
Ing along the Avenue were grouped
hundreds Of others their cheers ming
ung with those on the thoroughfare be
low Every window in the Postofhce
building. the Southern railway. the
Municipal building, and others were oc-
cupied.