The Washington herald., 1909-01-09
MALONEY IS FIRST
Wins the Indoor Marathon,
Breaking the Record.
MELIOR LEADS AT START
CIassfest Field of Amateurs Ever
Started in Long Distance Race
Rn,uer Crowley Takes on Shoes
After T1xenty-One Miles Has Been
Travelled and Comes in Second.

Madison Square Garden. y. Y, jan &
The American Indoor Marathon Of p
miles SS5 yards took place at Madison
Square Garden tonight and the contest
attracted an entry list OF the best long
distance men in the country, with few
exceptions
Maioney, OF the Trinity Athletic Club.
Won n fast time, breaking al amateur
records.
The crowd was slow IN arriving and
for a time it looked ike q frost There
were about 200 persons in the building.
The track was built On the board floor
and was ten laps to q mile. It was Of
tan bark Out OF a list OF thirty-five
starters thirty-two went 10 the post.
L was exactly two minutes past nine
o'clock when they lined up, and BY that
tine the crowd had increased to about
z.oo0- Maloney. OF the Trinity Athletic
Club, had 10 pole. but he took his time
about. getting away. and c. Ressinico. OF
the Tucker Athletic Club. showed the
way. Close on his trail was Mellor. Of
the Mercury Athletic Club. who took the
lead after two laps, with Ressinico
second. MeIlOr led at the nile. and the
Two miles were covered by him in Hi
MeIIOr in the Lead.
NeIIor led at the third and fourth mile
Mellor also had the lead al the fifth mile.
The tine for five miles was 2S;25. Melior
maintained the lead al the sixth mile.
The time was S4.21- Mellor's figures for
the seventh mile were 1870 2-5, and at
the eighth 46.45lz. Going by the tenth
mile MeIIor had lead OF three laps and
his time was 1915. At this stage there
were thirty men stiu running
For eleven miles the time was 1.5.u IS
or SIS Of a second slower than the Do
rando-Longboat, Mark and NeIIor had e
lead Of three laps
At the thirteenth mile there was q
troubled look creeping into NeIIor's face.
and apparently the freshest man in the
race was MaIoney. The time was III:
IS - This was more than twelve sec
onds ahead Of the L0ngboat-DOrond0
time
MeHor led al the fourteenth nile but
dropped 10 q walk in the fifteenth. and
Crowley and MaiOney passed him Crow
ley showed the way in the fifteenth mile
and third The time was I:3215
For sixteen miles a new American
amateur record saw the light and the
old mark was wiped away L was 1:43-2C
by ". c. Davies, IN New York City, in
1852. The new mark was 1881. At this
point John DAILY kicked Of both shoes
and pegged away barefoOted. Although
0IeIlor kept going he looked TO have
nearly enough and he was soon two laps
behind Crowley's tine for seventeen
miles was 1851 against the old record OF
Davies 1-51-10-
AIaIoney was showing the way at the
even nineteen miles, the tine being 2-13
which is q new American record A.
twenty miles, Crowley led Maloney BY z
yard OF so. DAILY was stil in third place
eight laps behind
Old Record Shattered.
MaIoney led at twenty-one miles in
2:I4:35, against the old marx OF 2.208
After going two laps. Crowley stopped
TO get rubbed and lost three-Quarters OF
lap. Quick to take advantage. Maloney
sailed along. and on the seventh lap OF
the twenty-second mile lap had the Irish
runner. Crowley stopped again. and, TAX
ing Of his shoes. went on again Daly
dropped 70 a walk, and Msllor got into
third place. The time by Maloney FOL
twenty-five miles was 2:21:44 The time
for twenty-four miles by MalOney, whC
led by three laps, was 2,55-5l
ATaloney covered the twenty-five nile:
in 2:4:50. Crowley, who was still run
ming barefOOted, was five laps behind.
8IaIOney Won, with Crowley second and
Hatch third Time 2-54.t2
The time for the full distance was
2.54:5 %. The time for twenty-six miles
was 2:53.5- Old record, $50.