New-York tribune., 1909-01-02
FOWLER BEATS DAILY
TROUBLE At FINISH OF
MARATHON RUN.
Police and officials in Wordy Var,
ana Referee Feels Called On
to Stop Race.


small sized no. all but broke up the Marathon
run which psgen at Getty Square. Yonkers. and
finished on the Empire City Racetrack yesterday
afternoon At the time the trouble started six Of
the runners had finished and properly scored
IN the following order:
Robert Fowler Cambridge: John ], DAILY. Irish
American Athletic Club: Sidney Hatch. Chicago;
f. P. Carr. Xavier Athletic Association; s. A Mel
lor Mercury Athletic Club; Fred LORI, Mohawk
Athletic Club and J. T. Harris. unattached. whose
time not taken. The latter, however, received
seventh prize Immediately after Harris finished
the officials stopped the and withdrew
Barlow S. Weeks Of the New York Athletic
Club the chief scorer and ". L. Jones, OF
this city. acted chief timer, while James F. Sui
livan, president OF the Amateur Athletic Union,
was referee. The first named two We're at the
finish line. TO catch the winners First Jones
told to away by a policeman VINO ap-
peared be trying TO clear the track. moment
later Chief of Police Wolf. Of the Yonkers force
drove up In a light wagon and ordered Weeks of
the track. Mr.. Weeks, official Of the race
refused to obey. declaring that he had right
there
and Messrs Weeks and Jones the other, and
finally. when Mr.. Jones that IT would he I'M
possible take any more times correctly, he re-
ported the difficulty to the referee. who immedi-
atey called the race.
In the mean time delegation from Yonkers
friends Of Mellor claimed that their man had been
cheated out Of lap. and entered protest. This
was not allowed by Mr. Sullivan. Incidentally the
referee declared that sanction would be gwen
for more Marathon runs unless better protectlon
for officials could he guaranteed
Hundreds Of interested persons lined the ROADS
| between the start and the track and many Of
these followed the runners all the way to the IN
| closure of course every trolley car was hled 70
overfow1ng. every being desirous OF reachlns
| the track possible
John Rudrock. Of the Mercury Athletic Club. set
! the pace for the first mile and then gave way 10
4 Nellor who first to reach rhe racecourSe-
Fowler next appeared. about one hundred YARDS oe-
! hind MeIor and then followed LORI and DAILY. The
! centre OF the track soft. and straw had been
placed underfoot for the runners
In tho grandstand and lining tire rail the crowd
kept gat' erinz throughout the until shortly
before IL. finish. the total number Of spectators
was estimated at anywhere from Scn0 10 100 per
| sons The temperature was down below freezing
lust bout right the contestants and snfncienuF
keen to keep he spectators from remaining passive
| F-ffty-nine iithe hn1hed athletes started from
Getty, souare and except for the interruption pre-
| viousIv mentioned close TO thirty would have
entshed After the three-r1iA TO the track the
| remainder OF the was decided within the en-
! closure one Of tho starters. by the name
| Of Weeks wore whiskers. He owned up to being
! frty-seven yenrs Old and admitted to being tHe
! father ot eleven children
| To ro hack n the contest the dimunitive Mellor
| continued 20 race in front after starting ms
long tourney round the track and MS many ,onH
| ers admirers were led look upon him as likely
IN dunIiats his victory the Boston Mara thon Of
| more than a year ago
! Al the end of the eighth mile Melors time was
| o47.tg 4-5 and he led DAILY and Fowler about 20
Yards with LORI running easily in fourth place
-rbo otbers were all strung out around the track
Nv that time number of the original starters had
| dropped out
! When Rudrocx had covered nine miles he was
ordarsd from the track by the officials, as he was
| ,,,ro5 ,,,,der tho ban by the registration COM
| ,,i++ea ~ th. Amateur Athletic Union for compel
| ing IN an uusanctionad road race on Christmas
| Dav Budrock, at the time he was officially de-
| cIered out was a full mile behind the leaders.
NIeor continuing TO increase his advantage. COW
! -, +na 4-.t ten miles in an even hour. Daily and
! Fowler came next, with LORI fourth
| So strongly was Melor running at the twelfth
mile that his lead had been increased 10 600 yards
THAT was his greatest advantage. and his time for
,he dstan, . was 1.2:lO BY this time the field was
greatly reduced the real contenders being DAILY,
| Fowler LORI and carr. in the order named
shortly after that II became evident that the pace
was beginning to tell on Mellor and at the hiteehth
| -,i1a his long lead had practically vanished. ana
,o1f q mile further the Yonkers runner renQuished
| bs place TO Daily and Fowler. The last pair con-
| tinued TO run strongly and when Daily flashed past
rhe sixteenth mile post, In l:4o-z a G"hce at l'e
= a,,rd table showed that the Irish-American run
| l. ,,a r.,s more than three minutes better than
| th o1d mark established by w e Davies in this
| city 1SN2 -.,
| EnyIer showed in front at the seventeenth mile
| &, r..g-O an even three minutes better tlan I"e
forr,ar mark also held by Davies. mile furtheV
/ an DaIv led the time being l:54:2S p, more tah
four minutes better than the old figures set up oy
! Gassman I'm Brooklyn in 1851. Between iheni
D.I, and Fowler continued to get inside the preVl-
s og,,res ND to twenty-fi five miles. Whether these
| rocords will stand not is a question Tor the
! Amateur Athletic Mon record committee 70 de-
! eide. 49,,
When the field passed the twentieth mile post the
| ordar VAS DaIy Fowler. Mellor L"rz HARRIS 'ar'
and Hatch A mile further on Hatch. who was
rrr,,,ne strongly passed Lorz. carr ard Meloi-
- ,,,o ,yrenty-dfth mile Mellor dropped TO walk
! for - while and this enabled Carr to pass him
ord take fourth place. About this time Fowler h'u
| oleo opened up quite gap between hinlseI ana
DoIv and at the finish the Cambridge man leu py
| rrohablv three hundred yards. DAILY crossed the
,iro roarIv half mile in advance Of fatch VINO
vas closely pressed by carr.
Tho order of finish and times OF the six lead
ers follow:
Robert Fowler Cambridge .44t
Iobn DaIv Irish American A C-.--..---- 80 -
Hatch. chicago
q \. A.