The San Francisco call., 1910-01-31

- miIes-DOrsado AI9:z4 =
- Wfies-Hsyes 2E2s:54
- nsiles-Hayes -.--. -2>S3:5o
26 miIes-DOraRde " 2s49;29 =
FfuiSh-Dorzsde .2s4Is35
Hayes time for Rnfsh z.aI:39
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Coming down the home stretch like
lalf miller, Derando Pietri crossed the
fntshing line 20 Yards ahead OF Johnny
Saves ia the Marathon race at the ball
- K Yesterday afternoon. The Italian
Looked strong and active at the conclu-
sion Or The long grind. while Hayes
seemed ready 10 collapse. The latter
WAS carried on the track by his at
tendsnts Dora ndo beat him fairly and
sqUarelE. celebrating his fourth consec-
tive victory over the New Yorker.
crowd Of 5000 persons saw the
F4aly one half Of those present
y ere couutrynen Of Dorsndo and they
save him 2 wonderful ovation when he
anne nome : victor Hundreds rushed.
~ The field eager TO shake the hand OF
grest little runner or help escort
10 his dressing room. Half an
fouI later hundreds more tried 10
BREAK into the bail park 10 pay hom-
age 10 Dorando but they were beaten
Rack bs the police.
better man won This was the
asnlmous verdict OF the experts and
IN FTsTes, svmpsthizers were forced
omit that be met his match in the
slisns Dorando's wonderful stamina
nd gameness surprised everybody. It
Arss thought that he would attempt TO
run HAYES on his feet in the early
stages or the contest. but instead. he
allowed Hayes TO make the pace and
he held himself back for the final
sprint
Not once during the race did one
runner gain even half . lap on the 9TH
er Tt was neck and neck all the way
around. lap after lap and mile after
mile. Occasionally each man would
sprint biz and pass the other. but
The trailer invariably kept close at
rhe heels Of the leader. Neither seemed
2 aHxious 10 gain fun lap on the other
HAYES showing was a disappoint-
mont. After the wonderful race he ran
gainst Connolly and Fitzgerald six
weeks ago his followers here made
MIN 10 10 choice over the Italian.
The wagering was very brisk all sat
Lrdsv evening and yesterday afternoon
very scarce. as the price dropped from
l4 10 s. The members OF the Italian
colony are supposed TO have made
killing on tbeir eountryman.
a long about the sixteenth mile. the
its lisn was showing signs OF fatigue
and few Of the spectators would have
been surprised had he blown up ere the
twentieth. he was handed stfmulants
hg his brother who also shouted ad-
d. Is
looked Hayes all the way then, for the
American boy apparently was as
fresh as when he started and every
pody looked for him to make big
print
The runners started OF at terrific
pace, with Dorando slightly in the lead I
The FIRST mile was covered in the fast
time or minutes and 10 seconds and
Ipors moo led HAYES for q length. The
italian was also abreast Of his man at
The fnish OF the second and third miles. /
but Hayes overlook him then and led
liu the eighth
Dorando sprinteo in front OF the
grsndstsnd. taking the lead away from
Hayes IN the eighth. amid the mad |
shouts OF his countrymen. He was good |
for two Hsore miles in front, when sud-
denly Hayes put on an extra pound OF |
steam and sprinted TO the front in the |
eleventh.
The New Yorker set the pace from |
he eleventh TO the twentieth mile I
several times he tried to shake Dorsndo I
5f BIZ making a big sprint, but the /
sturdy Httle Italian refused TO be 4
Iropped. whenever Hayes started Do /
rsndo was right at his heels. He 1
seemed satisfied 10 allow Hayes to keep /
he lead, while HAYES was equally as
Wiling that Dorando should have it,
Dorando passed Hayes in the twen
ieth. but kept the lead only a few 4
.sps for in the next mile Johnny was L
ont in front again. He stayed there for I
pro miles after which Dorando sprinted 4
,nce more. This time the Italian was
front for mile, but when the l
uenty-fourth mile was hung up Hayes
vas reading his rival by about FIVE feet 1
nd seemed to be running strong.
Excitement was intense i'm the twen-
v-hfth and Hayes still had the lead /
Te tried desperately 10 shake the
tsIian. who clung to him like leech.
borsndo appeared to have recovered
lis second wind ~ this stage of the
rsrne and Hayes was firing. He looked
rorried and so did the men who had
heir money bet on him.
Just as the men rounded the last lap
h the twenty fifth mile DorandO came
N with great sprint, passing Hayes
md leading him by about 10 feet. This
1roved the downfall OF the game little
Try as he might he
.ould not get near the Italian speed
marvel
J There We're 10 more laps 10 90 and
1orando seemed 20 have il measured TO
5 nicety he was content TO keep
BAD Of p bout five feet till the last two
sps Then he cut loose with all the
speed that he had left and Hayes fell
hack Dorando's speed Increased with
avery step He had his man and he
knew Il. He increased his lead from
'ew feet 10 90 Yards at the finish and
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