Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-06
MARATHON RACE GOOD SPORT
al Does Not Prevent FAST Running
at vinton Street Park.
LAUREL GOES TO CHICAGO TEAM
Amour and Gibson win, but Dineen
Brothers, R-epresentinE North
Omaha Club, Make F~Irst-CIass
Showing Throughout.

Omaha's first Marathon proved TO be an
unqualified success, and the large num-
Der OF spectators saw some fast and game
long-distance running over the twenty
mile course which was laid out at Vinton
Street park. An eighth OF a mile track
vas marked out in the center OF the mark
with American flags to marx the course
The race was won by the Chicago team
John Amour and Lester L. Gibson. in
l.57:3t%.
The heavy rain OF the night before and
the afternoon did not interfere with the
runners at all, as most of the going was
on the sod surrounding the diamond. and
the racers in the preliminary event beat
down a path so tina the Marathon runners
had good going.
Eight teams started and six ran to the
finish OF the race, which was most excit-
ing all the way through, because Of the
changing positions Of the runners.
Mike and william Dineen Of the North
Omaha Athletic club set the pace for thir-
teen full miles. when the Chicago lads crept
up. This Dineen boys had made a sprint
at the start and gained a lap during the
first mile, and this advantage they were
able to hold until the twelfth mile, when
Amour ana Gibson. by some fast sprinting,
overhauled them, and then by some more
spurts in tbs sixteenth mile went a lar
to the good, and this position they held
until the finish.
The first mile was made by the Dineer
brothers in sos. but they made the fifth
mile In faster time, when they circled the
diamond sight times in B:031s. On the ninth
mile the Dineens were one lap ahead Of tn,
Chicago boys and the Young Mems Chris
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Alex weidenfeid. were third. three laps be
hind.
Third Place Fought Hard.
In the second lap OF the eighteenth mil,
Mason and weidenfeld and the Swedis
team. Carl Christ and Erik Backlund,. wer
tied for second place. and they fought har,
all the way TO the finish. when the Youni
Mems Christian association team took thir,
place by half a lap.
The winners were Amour and Gibson
first. time 1:57:5t%; Dineen and Dineen, sec
ond, I:5s:4eM; Mason and Weidenfeld, third
2:02:A The other finished in this order
Christ and Baeklund. fourth; Rehm an
sieborg, fifth McNab and Joe Writ, sixth
Parker and wanack of Fort Crook with
drew at the end Of the second mile. an
Richer and Putnum. the Hot Springs,
D., team. Withdrew at the first lap Of tn
fifth mile.
The heavy atmosphere seemed TO be to
much for the Black Hills team from ii
mountains and they were gasping fc
breath before they had ruA far.
The races We're held under the auspic'
of the Central branch Of the Amateur All
letic union. and Frank Bunce OF Clevelar
represented the association. Mayor Dab
man fired the pistol which started the rul
ners, and they struck a merry clip while
was maintained almost TO the finish. tt
Chicago team showed the better traintu
as both runners ran well on their toe
Gibson was q hard grinder and held Il
pace whenever he took It, but Amour W!
a sprihter. and Invariably made up mar
yards when he was running, The Chicat
lads ran nearly two miles each at the sta
before changing. while the local team
changed men nearly every two or thr
laps, and lost considerable time by q
change. The Dineens we're great favorit
from the start because Of the magnifice
run they made. but the Chicago team III
a Httle edge in staying ability.
soldier wins preliminary
The preliminary was won by Granvi
Pr,dham Of the Signal Corps, Fort omaf
with e. c. Rauffold. a messenger b
from the omaha postoffice, second T
time for the two miles was 1S;iO4s-