The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-01
INTERNATIONAL MARATHON
WILL DECIDE SUPREMACY
Next Saturdays Great Long Distance Derby Will
Probably Bring to an End the Series Of Pro-
~feSSional Races That Have Excited Country.

USUAL ungafnly style, never varying TO
a marked degree from start to finish
tne canadian Indian collapsed long be-
fore n end Of tho terrible a Al
Shrubb, the Eng1ishman, with speed
enough to beat the Frenchman. again
showed that he couldn't 60 the Mara.
thon distance. Dorando. the italian
hadn't the speed to cope with the mar
Vicious little Frenchman. Mat Maloney.
the Irish boy, is. apparently, not quite
good enough for the DESPITE
the fact that he did SO wei, as an
amateur. Johnny Hayes, the Olv,,,nir
hero, appears to be unable to get bark
In the condition he was when he won
the big race In England, and, though he
ran plucldly, was not a contender In
the derby.
Now the other English speeder.. rr.ed
Appleby, considered nearly a peer of
Shrubb in. distances to fifteen miles. hsa
s swed Mar cibot a fegeG orp %ssn s=yTs la1s ths
who recently .outclassed them all In a six
day race in the Garden, and CaTyajai .
Cuban, are also anxious TO secure honors
IN a revival OF the famous race. Remand,
the French-Canadlan. who won the re-
cent Boston Marathon. may also start.
Inc various Marathon" races nave at
tracted remarkable public interest. They
were all contests between nne who
had proved their worth. In each there
lation.
The excuse which brought it all about.
Of course, was the sensational finish to
the Olympic Marathon After Dorando
ana hayes hsd consented to do 1t over
been taken. "a
International rivalry of the most intense
sort was aroused, A victory for Hayes
\ they were dumfounded when
lDorando ran the plucky little New York
boy of his feet, Since that time in all
to console them.
Dorando again beat Hayes, after giving
me latter time to get himself into condf.
really fit in his first Garden race, Then
Hayes only made a fair showing in the
Marathon Derby, April s, against his Ave.
Longbcat beat shrubb merely because
the Englishman could not go the distance.
ana Dorando, In his second defeat OF
show that he was the class for the Mara
thon stunt.
Then Yves comes along and upsets all
tsicuiations, and 1t Is only natural that
me promoters feel that there Is yet time
possible contender in line Tor a finale with
all the attending fireworks.
Taken altogether, the "Marathons' have
peen good sporting events. Apparently
tney all have been won on their merits.
tNev9 tneiess, professional running has
Deen so often marked b. crooked work
ga fact which practically killed the game
n this country for the "pros") thatFit is
nigh time that a halt be called on the
periodical "Marathons.''
The game is too strenuous. Everything
That can be proved regarding the com
paratiye abilities of the rivals will have
been displayed by the time the mon get,
through next Saturday. IS
The Marathon has revived interest in
athletics to a remarkable degree in this
country. But 1t will be better to allow
the amateurs to reap the benefit. 1t will
not be necessary to go the twenty six
miles and the additional yards. Tests Of.
a milder sort are much better for Youths
and, indeed, for all who are not of a NEST
remarkable physical DEVELOPMENT. :
The promoters have gained their fnan-
c1al rewards. Let Young America now
follow the game sanely and secure the
benefits OF more sturdy frames and in
creased physical prowess.