Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-31
MARSH ARRIVES
AND WORKS OUT
CANADIAN CHAMPION RUNNER
Is TRAINING
DOES TEN MILES IN LESS THAN
ONE HOUR
WeIshman Who Defeated ST. Yves
and Alfred Shrubb at Fifteen
Miles Comes for Big
Marathon

Three hundred spectators watched
John D. Marsh, the only man in the
world to ever defeat Henri ST. Yves
in a fifteen-m race and the first man
to defeat Alfred Shrubb who was con-
sidered by many athletic experts TO
be invincible at the fifteen-mile dis
tance workout at Agricultural park
Yesterday. Marsh arrived in Los An
geles yesterday morning and was eX-
ceedingly pleased with the weather and
climatic conditions of Southern Cali
fornia. He went to Agricultural park
Yesterday afternoon, intending to jog
five or six miles, but feeling in perfect
condition, and for the benefit of the
crowd, continued for ten miles,
watches held by several of the spec
tators caught his time within the hour
mark
st. Yves did not work out yesterday
afternoon, but visited one of the local
beaches. He said it was his intention
to train during the afternoon, but
heard that Marsh had arrived and
would train at Agricultural park The
rivals do not train together and Man
ager Eyton has arranged for Marsh
to work out during the forenoon and
ST Yves during the afternoon of each
day.
Marsh is a Welshman by birth and
said last night that he has been in
Canada only during the past five years.
His athletic record shows him to be
one of the most versatile runners In
the world today, He is thirty years
old, vet can run half mile race near
the two-minute mark, and can defeat
anv man in the world at the fifteen
mile distance. He believes that he VIII
win the Marathon title from st. Yves
next Sunday.
Following is a record of his best
races:
Won the northern counties cross
country championship of England for
six consecutive years. Last time IN
1906
Won the Welsh half mile fiat cham
pionship.
Won the English cross country
championship. Distance ten miles.
1906
Won the Winnipeg Telegram annual
road race. Distance twenty miles
Time hour 40 minutes 55 seconds.
Lost first race of his career to Tom
Longboat at Winnipeg, Canada Dis
tance nineteen miles.
Defeated w. Sherring, the Olympic
champion at Winnipeg, in full dis
tance Marathon.
1907
Defeated Alfred Shrubb in a fifteen
mile match race at Winnipeg. Time,
l hour % minutes 30 seconds.
Defeated Taylor Babe in ten-mile
match race at Carman, Manitoba.
1903
Defeated Hodges Darkie in ten
mile match race at Widen, Man.
1909
Defeated Red Hawk Indian in a
twelve-mile match race at Midland,
ont.
Defeated Fred Meadows in a fifteen
mile match race at Joseph, Ont.
Won the Canadian Marathon derby
at Toronto. Field of eighteen runners.
Won the Tacoma Marathon derby at
Tacoma Field of fourteen.
Defeated Carl Berch, the Norwegian
champion, at Aberdeen in ten-mile
match race.
Won the Vancouver Marthon derby
Field Of thirteen runners.
Won the Butte Marathon derby
Field of twelve runners.
Defeated Alfred Shrubb in second
match race Distance twelve miles.
Finished second in $4,000 Marathon
derby at Seattle. st. Yves won and
established new worlds record.
Finished second in Spokane Mara
thon which was won by St. Yves.
Defeated st. Yves in fifteen-mile
match race at Vancouver.
Defeated William Stanlay in fifteen
mile match race at Vancouver.
Lost fifteen-mile match race to St
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