Evening star., 1909-05-30
MULLER BEST IN
LOCAL MARATHON
New York Boy Has a Lead Of
Two Minutes at the
Finish.

Charles Muller Of the Mohawk Athletic
Club of New York won the big Marathon
race in this city yesterday afternoon.
when he crossed the tape in front Of the
District building in one hour and thirty
five minutes and forty-two seconds. His
teammate. Peter Dwyer. finished about
two minutes later.
It was a victory for the New York run
ners. as of the forty-six who An
ished in the time limit OF two hours and
fifteen minutes ten Of them were from
the metropolis The Mohawk Club had
the first four men OF that club across the
line and thus won the team prize.
At the conclusion of the race Commits
sioner Henry L. West presented the prizes
and delivered a brief address. Muller
took the lead at the start and was never
headed.
The 1O5 contestants lined up shortly aft
er o'clock. clad in running suits and
with their heads covered with handker-
chiefs. Promptly at 2.22 o'clock Arthur
Duffy fired his revolver and the runners
were on Muller was on the inside, and
as they turned into 14th street from Penn
sylvania avenue he took the lead. When
the boys reached the top Of the 14th
street hill at F street the winner had se-
cured q good lead, and when he entered
lilo 6OtOiudC speedway from SOln street
northwest he was good mile ahead Of
his teammate.
The route took the runners out l4th
street to Park road, from where. after
crossing 18th street they took a course
leading through Rock Creek Park. After
making run through the park they
came back to 10Th street and Park road
and turned south on 10th street to New
Hampshire avenue to Washington Circle
at Pennsylvania avenue. which they trav-
<oO ctr ov,l
to the Potomac speedway. They ran
around the speedway and came back on
the west side OF the ellipse and thence to
the starting point.
Those who finished in the time limit
were:
xs Charles 5. Muller. Mohawk Athletic Club. New
yd,s Peter = aR9yyer. sy. Mohawk Athletic Club. New
J; J. DAILY, Iri.h.American Athletic Asso-
J. J. Lee. Mercury Athletic Club. New YORK.
]; Gilbert. Mohawk Athletic Club. New York.
]: q. stecher. Washington Z. NJ. O. A..
:. p. Devlin. Mott Haven Athletic Club
J. Malone. ohawk A. c., 1A.1o.
G; Appleyard. Mercury Athletic Club. New
2: Smith. Mohawk Athletic Club. New York,
s: Mellon. Mercury Athletic Club. New York.
Ia
T. srydio Mercury Athletic Club. New York,
a 4. Hayden. Mercury Athletic Club. New York.
R. II. Arch, Gallaudet College, 1882.
W Mclaughlin. shanohan Catholic Club. Phil
6: Pumphrey. National Guard. District Of Co.
Humphrey Shaw. Washington Y. NJ. G. A..
J: McGlooe; shanohan Catholic Club. Phila-
". H. sheare. ~ fremont % Ath1esie % club, aIs.oo. s
J: II. Geigan, Cross Country Club, Baltimore.
]: Z. Kelley. Gross Country Club. Baltimore.
Iso Le Gerss. G, = shaDohan Catholic Club. Phlla-
F. L. Renner. Technical High School. 202.le.
G: E ~ sTeowson. e Racycle Bicycle Club. Balri-
6. Chsney. Maryland Agricultural College.
+. <. Watson. Cross Country Club. Baltimore.
g. K. Landon, Cross Country Club. Baltimore.
Harold L. Russell. Johns Hopkins University,
w. C. Greenley. Washington Y NJ o. A.,
]. n. Cults. Washington Y. M. c. A., 2.o5bo.
r. 4. Toense. unstt,ehed, wasa.ngton. 2.os.4e.
g. t. WsssnEon fsehne. XsR ss5o
4. Aranso Maryland Agricultural College,
7. B. White. Bloomingdale Athletic Club.
w. Limpert, Fifth Regiment. Maryland
W. Curley. Franklin Athletic Club, 211.24.
]. B. Him. Fifth Regiment, ..aryland
2 40
W. D. Nelson. unattached. Washington, 213 g.
H. Boeteler, Fifth Regiment Maryland.
212.01.
c. D. Evans, Cross Country Club. Baltimore.
214.2.
F. X. Frazier, Bloomingdale Athletic Club,
214.31.
Adolph Hilderbrand. Gurley Athletic Club,
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