Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-02
FINAL WORKOUT FOR
THE BIG MARATHON

NEW YORK, April I'm preparation
for the $4,000 Marathon derby. which
will be decided at the Polo Grounds to-
morrow afternoon, the sextet of rum
ners who will make up the field had
their final workouts yesterday at their
respective training quarters. All were
put through long grinds and performed
we'll Last night each was confident he
would capture the honors In the big
race.
Confident as they are. the six con-
testants for the rich prize will be put
through few sprints this morning for
the purpose of increasing their speed
After the sprint trials they will rest UP
and await the starters gun, and after
tOday's workouts the six Marathoners
will move their quarters to the city.
Breaking Up Camps.
Johnny Hayes will leave Lakewood,
where he has been getting into shape,
this afternoon; st. Yves. the French
champion, will come in from Princeton
tonight; Shrubb will leave his training
ground at Montclair, N. j.; Matt Ma
loney will come down from Yonkers for
few hours. and Dorando and Long
boat. who have been training on the
roads in and around Central Park. will
be on the scene of the great race.
That the race will be the greatest of
its kind ever held In this or any other
country is the prediction of all the ex-
perts. Never before in the history of
distance running have SO many cham
pions faced q starter in one race. Each
is champion Of his respective country.
This makes the contest an interna-
tional event, and the result will decide
who Is the greatest runner in the world
over the Marathon distance.
Longboat Favorite on Form.
Tom Longboat, because of his consist
emit performances. rules favorite among
followers Of form" Others favor Do
rando. They pick him on his last race
with Johnny Hayes. when he broke rec
ords Of the speedy Shrubb for many
miles and then finished like a miller.
Shrubb. too, has a host of admirers,
despite the fact that his distance is sew
eral miles shorter. His race against
the Indian. when he collapsed is thrown
out. and in its place is substituted the
probability that he has trained enough
since to procure sufficient endurance to
continue the 26 miles 3S5 yards. His
followers see two ways in which he may
win: To gain enough ground during the
first fifteen miles to rest up and then
win, or save his strength by not utiliz-
ing his speed until the last few miles.
Johnny Hayes Not Friendless.
Although Twice defeated, uttle Johnny
Hayes has some friends who believe
that he will capture the event =. They
believe he is better fitted to the outdoor
track than to the board floors.
Matt Maloney is the man who is pick
ed because of his outdoor work The
way in which. he has defeated the best
amateurs over the rugged country roads
stamps him as a worthy opponent to
the great Longboat. Some of the ex-
perts who have seen both Maloney and
the Indian perform predict that the
Yonkers lad is the superior of the In
dian.
Only few persons know the real worth
est ever" he arrived here confident of
success All his work has been done
on the other side. but those who have
seen him work at Princeton say that he
possesses plenty of speed and stamina.