Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-09
ST. YVES CAPTURES
INTERNATIONAL
MARATHON
FRENCHMAN LEADS FIELD
BY COMFORTABLE MARGIN
Svenberg, From Sweden, Bad
Second With Ted Crook Re-
presenting United States
Claimant for Third Money,


New York, May S-The great In
tcrnational Marathon. distance 20
miles. SS5 yards, for Il purse of So
600.
Fifteen starters, first seven to finish
share in prizes; $4,000 to first s.
600 to second; $1,000 to third. etc.
The first seven to finish were.
Winner-Henry 81. Yves, France.
Time :44:05.
second-John syanberg, sweden.
2,50:54.
Third-Ted crook, United states.
..2;52:10.
Fourth-Tred simpson. American
Indian. 2:54:13.
Finh-Fred Applehy, lnannd.
sixth---porando Peltr., luae.
seventh-Eduord cibot, France.
3;03s26.
Att ndarcc-20,00
In Il gruelling race in the course
Of which runner after runner collaps-
ed, only to stumble on again with al
most superhuman effort to the finish,
Henry st. Yves, thc stockN little
F~rcnchman. who jumped into fame q
month ago, today took the measure of
twelve competitors in an international
Marathon held at the Polo grounds
and romped home winner by thu
handsome margin OF five laps, or five
siXtlls Of a mile.
John Sv lnhcr2, of Sweden. finished
second after one OF the plucklest mp
hAl fights ever witnessed on the run
ling track and Ted Crook. an u
known runner from New England,
owe the tape in third
place, thus earning a measure Of glosy
for america.
The once mighty Dorando finished
sixth. his many halts in the latter part
of the race proving toe great "A handi-
cap for him to overcome at the end.
The fourth and fifth men, Fred Simp-
the Indian. and Fred Applchy,
the English entry, plodded their pa
tent way to the end. as did Cibot.
the French siX-day runner, who fin
ished seventh. John ID. Marsh. the
Canadian cntrant, after running sec
ond 10 81. Yves, for fifteen miles, gave
up In the twenty-flfth mile.
Ton MorrisSey. of Yonkers. only re-
Gently turned professional, collapsed
In the sixteenth and had to be-
from the field. but Pat White
and Mat Maloney, running for re
land; Louis Orphce, running FOR
France. and Felix Carvajal. running
for Cuba plodded on ~doggedly % H..
erd
81. yves tima. 2:44.05. was almost
minutes slower than the mark
by him in the Marathon Derby a
month ago. The pace at which tho
ilrst ten miles were run. however, was
very much faster than that which has
characterized former events Of this
Kind, the five miles being negotiated
IN 1855, and the ten miles in 5g.02.
The race brought to the Polo
grounds Il crowd Of nearly . 10000 en-
The weather was ideal.
At the crack of the starting pistol
took the lead, with st Yves
dying him stride for stride. the littla
trenchman pattering on like a steady
poneY, never more than u
feet behind the leader.
For fifteen miles the two ran practi-
ally together Behind these two. dis.
sometimes by a few yards. at
'thers by several laps, came swan
In the sixteenth mile st yves
killed his man" and Marsh be
to fan back slowly.
First Svanbcrg and then Appelbv
lassed him. For a While the piuckp
'anadian fought against Dorandoi
assing him. but the Italian would not
'e denied and rushed by with a fine
'urst of speed.
As the race wore on the runners be-
to show signs of distress First
lorrissey, then Applcby, then swan
'erg topplcd ovor on the grass. ut
erly spent. All three struggled to
heir feet again and continued brave
Y, but for Moriissey the strain had
cen 90 much and he had to leave
he field.
The surprise was Crook. who. run
ing as if each lap would be the last.
managed to creep his way TO the
ont, past Dorando. past Marsh. past
ppleby. past Simpson and onto thu
heels OF %Syauberg.
As a sensational finish to an al y
ady stirring race. Crook, SVanberg. q
lmpson and Appelby all crumpled up
iter crossing the finish and had to
T. carried OFF the field. Doraudo. {
was apparently in as good
at the finish as at the start.
galloped off the grounds amid
9TH cheers and Kisses.