The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-05
MARATHON
RUNNING
BECOMES
POPUL Ar


Marathon running Is no longer a
schoolbey'a game OH men, athlet.'
cally speaking. can play at Y; and do
dis we'll as tie Kids Of the same
Astonishing as It may seem, in one
week q young man Of twenty.t40
years OF age won an open race from
a big field III cecid-smashing time
ani q man OF forty.two years followed
This performance hy winning a pro.
insslonal race IA limo that compares
very iayt ably VITA the othef
Interest IN Marathon running, which,
Is nothing more than a variation q
me cid and exciting go.as, youplease
style Of travelling made famous by
Ruwell, OLeary. Weston Fitzgerald
ord Doalar of the SOS, mover was 50
econ as a. The present time, and q
VEG sci icm passes nov that 4 new
star does no. break out In some SEE.
lion OF the country through the me.
iium Of ono OF these runs.
Michael Malouey. q mumbe Of tae
Trinity Athletic club o. New York, Is
lbe young man who recently bros
an known records for the real dis-
tancc, twenty.slx miles and aS5 yards.
81 covering the Ourse IN 2;26: 20.
better dime By over nineteen minutes
than John !. Hayes made In The Ion.
don Olympaif addition. Mike
'r0wley. wi ihed second, WAS
right on the sgof the winner and
also inside OF the record.
DIneen ereakr Age Limit.
In Boston, Pat Dlneen. an ancient
type at runner. who has been com.
neilng IN these events for twenty
years OF more, won m Indoor Mara.
hon, nov rapidly coming into style.
Aud won so easily that he had only
o walk the final Eve miles, Yet his
time. 9.4hs2Ga is wonderful, ali
things eunsiiere1.
80 It mas be considered this Is one
came that carnea with Il no llmie.
iruellng and nerve yacking Al II may
rem 10 Il when The complete exaaua.
lon into which men run themselves
S cousi ierci, frequent tests OF this
nature do noT seem to sap IN athletes
usefulness
OF course. It cannot be argued that
ihe old timers are SO good az the
game as the Youngsters. but they
sang on remarkably VOL. Dan
9Leary is still competing. Gnd SO Is
Henry sehmell Weston. and q mum
Ser 81 others. They aave dime limits
on 4 mans usefulness Ii AN othes
games but this one, apparently.
About six weeks ago Dorando Pie.
lri. or norando, as he II commonly
ealleJ. arrived IN the United States Of
america. possessing only $40 in
American money and a reputation as
i Marathon runner gained Dy bis race
against Johnny Hayes, the American
n London. when he lost near the fin.
ish because the officials aided him
across tho line.
$1,000 Fo- Flfty.Two Miles.
Today Dofando IL one OF the fore.
most figures IN the world OF sports,
md his $40 he's grown to $1,000, made
BY running ffty.twn miles and SOME
yards against Hayes and I.onEboat,
which he has tucked safely away m 4
New York batk. He Is addinS to that
sum al the rate Of 81. 900 i week, and
will so back 70 Italy SOME day wealth.
lef. as wealth goes IN the sunny
land" and wlta the aided TRIUMPH oi
ltAlns vludlcated himself PARTIALLY
us deieat IN the Lonion sta llunl he.
sides having seem this great country
and all It's woniers.
How easy II Is to get a loftuue-al
least one that Wifi rank with that oI
many hlg ~lisllaus-in a few months
wfil be 4 question which Doraudo will
ten hts oounirymen with great delight
when re returns 70 hts native land.
is he PROBABLY all. Ills brother.
UDtoh pietri. Is also sharing In The
proceeds q Ms "gptfich-anlck' expert
nncee.
ia Haly D0raado was 4 poof Italian
who earned his daily bread as best he
could. and Il was a meage living II
that He hhd always been IN amateur
aud raced IN Mafuthuns merely foi
glory. but tempting offers Of 4 for
tune to be made In America, with ex
penaes 10 come to this country, won
him TO the professional ranks Just ii
Il had won Joining Hayes some time
prior.
pcrando After italian Fortune
a. was easy fos Dofail4u 10 lurl
away in q bank s2.O0o Of his frs
check, for he was signed up ,mmeAl
Ately 10 appear on the vaudeville
htage. This again proved 10 hgse how
Easy II was 70 make fortunes 10 Amer
ca. and he made up his mind to sias
Awhilel Despite The fact TINT BE hal
been IIelne On The 'fai q The land,
zni has been sanel and uined iii tn
italian colony dT New York untlt nIl
hcias rs turned. nnfandn has his goa
TO amass Weaigh- AMI when Ii
went 10 his baak alta another s. .0pl
liter his fAch With tonsboEt the to
sAl amount there waa sf.000.
n0rando N almost certain "a M
pear N a i~ouFeosntre1 race uisl
Hayes. LonehnaI knd sHfubh. an
probably viii uen Tia and Shrub
again. a. we'll a. Aonehoat TIL
with his theatrical qnsagemcnf NJ
n 4..l4 fa444 4.4@-=4. AIN HZ4f4 .&.zs4.