The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-03-06

Now comes story that Salt Lake
represented by Hardy Downing. man
ager OF the Manhattan Athletic club,
Is after several OF the great Marathon
Stars of the country, including the
one time famous Johnny Hayes. one
OF the principals in the Olympic games
dispute causing the seyerlng OF Ath-
letio relations with Great Britain fol-
lowing the affair OF 1908, Dorando
and st. Yves, for the purpose OF pull
ing off marathon race in Salt Lake.
Hayes recently won match on the
coast, thereby surprising n number of
followers of the cinder track. Dor
ando has been doing fairly well all
along. although his record is replete
with collapses between the twentieth
and twenty flfth mile. st. Yyes-pro-
nounced SAINT Eeves-since his killing
in the first big $4,000 marathon race
held In New York city. when he lost
to Hayes, Dorando. LonGboat and nu-
merous others In the first half OF the
race and finally shook off Alfred
Shrubb, the great English profession
al runner, only when the latter col
lapsed, has not shown so much class.
An authority on long distance run
DlOG 0dS DGbu uuOttu dS SdN luS thdl
no man should run more than three
marathons a year. yet most of the
professionals and a good many of the
amateurs before the public today are
running we'll up above a dozen
year. The result is sure TO be
breakdown sooner or later, yet some
of the men running today ase show
Ing marvellous endurance. coming
back after collapsing In previous
race aud romping home the winner
week or two later.
While Johnny Hayes was never
famed for speed, he is said to be
chock full of endurance, his admirers
and backers claiming that twenty
FIVE miles or the marathon distance
of twenty-siX miles three hundred and
eighty Ave yards is not long enough
for HIM Dorando has more speed
than Hayes, but seems tn lack the
endurance of the American In st,
Yves all the dope books are valueless.
When the Frenchman started in the
first big marathon derby in New York
everyone expected TO see him drop
out before the tenth mile, but he kept
steadily plugging along and finally
lost all his competitors. st Yves uses
n short, jerky stride and runs With
out the slightest semblance Of what
is considered form" by experts, but
in spite OF this he often manages to
bring home the cash.
The case OF Alfred Shrubb In run
ming bears 4 strong resemblance TO
that Of Joe Cans in pugilism. Shrubb
is over 80 years Of age. burt in spite
OF this is probably the best ten mile
runner living. When In his primo
he was inylnciblc up to twelve miles.
but an injured ankle generally causes
him to weaken at about the thirteenth
mile, so that he until recently con-
fined his efforts to twelve miles. He
holds the worlds record for the ten
mile distance OF 90 minutes and 40
seconds. which has never been even
approached Shrubb at one time held
all records from one and one-half
miles up TO twelve miles. but his age
is beginning to tell on him. and the
great Englishman is gradually giving
way TO younger rivals. A marathon
race in this state between number
Of good men In the business should
draw we'll. and It is 70 he hoped that
Downing succecdes in his efforts to-
wards arranging the meet.
Commenting on the excuse being
offered by Battered Bat" Nelson. for
his defeat by Ad WolGaSt. that be
had taken Wolgast lightly and was
not In as good condition as he should
have been, an eastern sporting writ
er says:
Nelson's cry is the same that has
passed down the line for years and
years. and 1t is the neatest excuse
ho could offer. But. still. some sort
OF an excuse is better than none
In his opinion.
Nelson was In shape all right, but
he met his master-thats the only
real excuse. Bat never was the real
championship goods, Al Hereford is
right when he says he was the poor
est excuse for a champion that the
lightweight division over had. The
Dane was simply another Joe Grim
and he never bad tho class of Joe
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