The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
when police ended Marathon Contest ]
Policemen End the Marathon Dance
After New Worlds Mark Is Set

/ peared to be in the worse condition
OF the two.
That left five couples on the floor.
They were:
Joseph and Ethel Hartman, 1904
Golden Gate avenue.
J. F. Rankin. 1881 Fillmore street.
and Miss NJ simmons, 1929 Califor-
MIA. street.
c. David Oman. Harrison and
! Twenty first streets, and Miss Florence
Burns, 2467 Harrison street
Fred Banducci. 1900 Hyde street,
Pearl Grand, 81 Eureka street.
]. A. West, STA Valencia street, and
Eva Walsh. 1868 Geary street.
The Hartmans Banducci and Miss
Grand, and West and Miss Welsh were
in fairly good shape for. the long con-
test
POLICE PREVENT A RIOT
The i've couples went on for 90 min
utes longer. Then the physicians and
police held consultation and the
dancing was stopped. 1t almost ended
in riot Serious trouble seemed i'm
minent when Police Corporal Moriarty
hustled Joseph Hartman and his wife
Ethel who We're among the winners,
outside the ropes, and f1oored a few
oDSlEtpeIOuS youths VINO seemed bent
in making a rough house
Two hundred and fifty dollars had
been put up as the purse for the win
ners, but it was announced that All
the contestants would receive some
thing. The biggest share was divided
among the five remaining on the floor
at the end of the Itch. There was
considerable money wagered on the
Hartmans.
PRIZE WANTED FOR WEDDING
At the end the interest of the crowd
was centered on West and Miss Welsh.
West is a man of So, while the other
dancers We're all young. and his years
and gray head aroused interest and
sympathy for him. That couple stuck
to the stride to a reli igious rite and
never varied an iota from the pro-
scribed movements of the feet in the
waltz and twostep.
There was young man in the crowd
who wanted Miss Welsh to win The
girl. who is Is years of, age. is en-
gagged to be married to the young fell
low who had the lunch concession in
the rink. She had promised to marry
as soon as she secured her trousseau.
and the Marathon dance prize was to
be invested in dainty garments The
young man was an assiduous trainer
of the couple. The girl received a
bunch of carnations while in the dance.
Banducci and Miss Grand were con-
sistent dancers and a the close of the
contest We're as fresh and eager to
continue as any couple.
But Rankin and Miss Simmons and
Oman and Miss Burns were not in
good shape. Miss Simmons and Oman
were utterly exhausted
HUNGARIAN DANCERS LIVELY
But the sprightly pair in the dance
were the Hartmans, husband and wife
They are theatrical performers of ma
tiopal Hungarian dances. Hartman
with his black, long curly hair and
,lta barred throat and forearms looked
the gypsy dancer or dramatic tenor.
and his handsome wife. with her
graceful form, which terminated in
scarlet shoes, was a pretty picture.
y1is couple were not contented with
the waltz and twostep measures and
In ,erposed steps from the Hungarian
czardas and the Merry Widow waltz.
During the dance all the contestants
uok refreshments, sucking oranges,
lemons or bits of ice. and some drank
black coffee and apricot brandy. One
of the rules was that no stfmuIants
or drugs were to be used. but some
of the dancers are said to have taken
stryehnine tablets.