The Washington times., 1909-01-04
Sammy Mellor Will Chase
Himself Around White
Lot Roads.
HAS GREAT RECORD
AT LONG DISTANCES
His Victories Have Brought Him
Prizes Worth Ten Thou
sand Dollars.

sammy Mellor, who finished third In
the New Year Ycnkers Marathon run.
arrived in Washington today. accompa-
MED by William SchIobohm. a Washing
ton man who has long BEEN mixed I'm
running events and is looking after
MellOr's interests.
II will be remembered that the Yonk-
ers run ended IN riot because Of mis-
takes OF the officials, among whom were
some OF the leading officials Of the
Metropolitan district of the Amateur
Athletic Union. The trouble arose over
AIellor, who finished third, but the
judges became mixed about the num-
Der Of laps he performed and ordered
him 10 run another mile. This angered
the spectators. who began to cut into
the proceedings by roasting the officials
and the police finally drove all hands
away.
VIII Meet Famous Runners.
Mellor will take part in the amateur
Marathon at Madison Square Garden.
New York. next Friday night. Among
the men he will meet are Matt MalOney.
winner OF the New York Journal Mara
fhon; Bob Fowler. winner Of the Yonk-
ers New Year Marathon; Crowley, win
FER OF the Thanksgiving Marathon;
fred LORI, who won the Boston Mara
thon In 1905; Eddie Carr. fourth at
Tonkers. and Thomas P. NdOrrissey. who
wen the Boston Marathon of twenty
ave miles this year in hours p min
Ntes 8 seconds whose record for that
distance has been surpassed only once
and that oy Tom LOngbOat, who did lt
IN hours q minutes % is seconds.
MellOr is an oid-timeT at long dis
"a IN.
in 1902: tho Pal. American Exposition
Marat hon In 8 hours 16 minutes with
the thermometer at 102, and lost eleven
pounds during the race. he did IS
miles is yards at Hamilton, Ontario
in ] hour - minutes 43 seconds
IOngboat went over the same course
and fell snort minute, and
Alfred Shrubb is said 10 have lost a bet
Of 81, 900 because he failed TO break Mel
Ior's record. He won the Newark So
called Marathon on October 3. doing the
ffteen-mile course in I hour p minutes
seconds, said to be a record for that
distance on the roads. This account,
which Mellor gives out about himself
indicates that he is there with the
footwork He claims his trophies are
valued at $4,000.
To Train Here.
AIellor viii train here untu Thurs
DAY, chasing himself around the White
Lot and other good roads, and would
not object to having some one to work
with him. Manager SchIObohn said
this morning he would look up J. p
Fleming. the George Washington Uni
veTsitV middle distance runner, who
won the Washington y. n. c. A. ten
mile race on New Year Day. and ask
him 20 trOt along with Melior as a
training partner.
In connection with the coming anna
teur Marathon race in Madison Square
Garden, many questions are being ask
ed about the membership OF the Madi-
son Square Athletic Club. under whose
auspices the race is advertised to be
run. There are hints that 81 is purely
q paper club. and that Pat Powers and
his side partner. Pollok, who have con
troll OF a long list OF dates at the Car
dens are the club. II such Is the case, Il
IS hard 70 see why the Amateur Athletic
Union does not take a hand Strict
regulations have been adopted bv the
Union Tor the suppression OF paper or
E4niEatiOnB. which are almost invari-
Ally run for the benefit Of promoters.
who are IN amateur athletics for the
money there IS 20 be picked uD in the
game, and would not hesitate To cor
rUpt an amateur by offering him induce
Enents on the side.