Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-25
a@oDEEN HRRALD.
looming VARIATIONS:
Many Long Distance Events
Scheduled For Near Future.
LARGE ENTRY IN YONKERS RUN
judging From Present Indications,
Over Two Hundred May Start In
Long Run-Lonebost May Meet Do
rando and Shrubb-Southern Race.
py THOMAS F. CLARK.

BY THOMAS F. CLARK.
Marathon races have topped all ath-
letic events and will probably continue
| to do so for many months to come.
The craze was started IN this country
when Dorando Pietri defeated Johnny
Hayes. winner Of the Olympic race in
London last July. Renewed impetus
was given the movement when Tom
I.ongboat. the Canadian Indian. de-
| feated Dorando in New York recently.
The result is that we are going to have
Marathon after Marathon in the near
future.
Following the race between Dorando
and Longbont in Buffalo on Jan.
will come n meeting between Long
boat and Alfred Shrubb. the English
professional champion. ut Madison
Square Garden. New York. Jan. 8.
Shrubb wanted n shorter distance than
the regular Garden Marathon Of 2d
miles 1856 yards at first. but will prob
ably run the distance provided Long
boat agrees to meet him following the
big race In shorter distance races. at
which the Englishman Is a star.
| For the close Of the Marathon sea
son 1t looks as If Johnny Hayes. Do
rando. Longboat and Shrubb and pos
sibly several others will get together
! in race at the Garden. Corey of Chi
ago. who has won several long dis.
lance races, IS out with a challenge to
any Of the men who have run in New
York for race ut the Coliseum Mt
Chicago on Jan. 8. AS Longboat and
Shrubb are matched for Jan. 8 in New
York. 1t is hardly likely that Corey's
challenge will receive attention until
nfter that date. He may visit New
York and compete in the big affair,
open to all, which will be pulled of
early In February.
In addition. lot Of amateurs who.
,azzled by the big money the "pros"
nre receiving for their efforts, may
take up the money game by that time
and insure a big field.
Many crack long distance men are
In training for the southern Marathon
race to be held in New orleans Jan. 6.
The course IS under the usual distance
for such events, being only seventeen
miles in length. This will be the first
Marathon held in the south, but un-
douhtedly 1t will be made an annual
event.
Unless the plans of DR.. L. J. Cooke.
athletic director of the University Of
Minnesota, miscarry, the Twin Cities.
st. Paul and Minnesota. will some
time during next spring witness
real Marathon race which will be
the first event Of its kind ever at
tempted in that section of the coun
try. Long distance running in Mime
sofa is practically an unhcard of
thing. There have been relay races
between the Y. NJ. G.. AS of the two
cities, but outside Of these annual af-
/ fairs nothing has ever been attempted.
! From present indications field of
200 plugccrs probably the largest that
ever faced starter I'm Il foot race. viii
compete in the championship Mara
thon to be run under the auspices Of
the Yonkcrs q. " Ath'o+i" asSocia
tion on New Years day Mt the Empire
City race track. Yonhers. Among the
men in training for the yOnlCrs race
are Jim Crowley. who won the
THANKSGIVING day Marathon In Yon
knrs: Sam Mellor, the veteran. who
finished second: Fowler OF Boston.
who finished third. and Hatch Of Chi
ca@o.
! The race will be the full Marathon
distance of &c miles $50 yards, this
being done on the request of Crowley,
who believes he can lower the records
/ of both Dorando and Hayes. President
Sullivan of the Amateur Athletic I'M
ion will referee the race.
/ One Of the principal events Of the
! Pittsburg indoor athletic meet Dec. %
will he fifteen mile Marathon race.
/ The participants will run the last few
miles inside the Exposition roller rink
in order that the spectators may wit
ness the finish.
One result of this Marathon craze
that is sweeping the country will be
great crop of distance runners year
or so hence. Hundreds OF youths
throughout the land. reading the graph
lc stories Of the great long runs. both
amateur and "pro," will become inter
ested in the sport. Scores will go out
On the roads just to see what they
can do. Dozens will develop into dis
lance runners, and among them will
be a crop Of new champions who may
be expected to come pretty near break
Ing up the monopoly our English cous-
ms have on the middle and long dis
lance running game.
Chicago Skating Derby on Jan. I.