The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-05-02
CHARIOT TE WON
MARATHON RAGE
Durhan's Fleet Runner Painted
Near Finishing Line
I[MPLET0h WON CONTEST
splendid Run d Captain Clark, Of
Durham sun-Y. N. c. A. Team, Who
5 Won Last Year, Had Pathetic Finish
when lie Lost Ills Strength and
swoonsd.

Charlotte, May l.-When victory
was almost within his grasp. W. D..
Clark. captain OF the Durham Sun-Y.
M. c, A. Marathon team. tainted
within four blocks OF the finishing line
In the big race held here Saturday
afternoon for the inters ate champion
ship. Mr.. Clark had stated chat he
would try 10 break the record for the
state now held by him. and II Is
thought that his endeavor TO set new
record was more than his strength
would permit and caused the unfortn-
nate accident.
From the beginning the eIght-mile
race was exciting. Viewed by hun
dreds OF spectators, the run was made
under ideal weather conditions and,
featured by close rivalry Tor individual
honors. the victory. which was so
nobly won. belongs 10 the Charlotte
team. which defeated Durham and
statesyllle by an easy margin. the
final score being. Charlotte %: Dur
ham s. and S'atesville 3. Chsrlotte's
score may be lowered one point aud
Durham's raised TO . VIII be decided
tonight, when the claim Of one chal-
lenEed runner IA heard,
Archie Templcton. one Of Char
lot&e's best all-round young athletes.
Is the hero OF Saturdays trial OF
strength. pluck and endusance. At
1891 his sturdy form forged across the
finish wire. winning for his brow the
laurel wreath Of conquest. He
achieved the eight miles In SO min
uses aud I seconds. Second place was
won BY James W. Goodwin. OF Char
lotte, in 55;c 10. third. Raymond
Hood. OF Charlotte. rs: % i-2 dds
putedI: fourth, ,. A. White. Of Dur
ham. $500 IL; iifsh. Audrey Alexan-
der. OF Charlotte. 51:29; sixth. r. X.
Barnes. OF Charlotte. 5s:55 i-2;
seventh. r. W. Darlington. Of Char
lotte. 59,gs; eighth. Thomas Ander-
son. Of sNscsyllie. 1920 Ia; ninth
John w. schweiger. Of Charlotte;
tenth. W. l. Gates. q Durham
Medal Winners.
Archie TeInpleton. winner OF ~,
big Marathon. win receive 50
medal. Heath crowell. who won tn
junior race Of Two miles length. will
also receive a gold medal. He made
the distance IN 1881 minutes. Jos
Doar won the silver medal for second
place IN the junior race: Clyde
sscarns third: Clarence Richards
fourth. while the NTH lies between
Earl stephens aud Harold King.
According 10 the conditions OF M
senior race. = large pennant VIII b
awarded 70 the team scoring th'
largest number OF points. only the mrs
three men In leach aggregation beinl
allowed TO score points. The man VIII
finished FIRST won 10 points for III
team, second. 3: third. 3. fourth. 7
nth. 8: sixth. 8: seventh. 7: eighth
!; ninih. 2. and tenth. |. The score
therefore. stands. Charlotte. %. Dur
ham. \. and StatesviIle. :. Anderson
OF stsfcsviiie. on whom high hope
we're based by the citizens OF lredell
several OF whom WERE here ar spec
tAiors, did not find the hard macadan
road al congenisl as the softer dir
roads on which he has been maxim,
hls Tong distance records. che hars
road producing sensation Of numb
ness which was not anticipated. NJ
stood the race we'll. however. aud wal
In excellent condition nj rs close
Templeton. whose constitution "a %
steel. seemed as fresh At The close al
az the beginning.
A splendid run BY W. y, claik. o.
Durham, who won the Marathon a
Durham last year. had q pathetic
finish. A. the procession Of runners
emerged from the Seaboard subwa,
and proceeded up North Tryon street
CLARK was slightly in the lead
Templsion was next and was pushing
him close. putting on q faster spur
Of speed, for the finish vas only about
ave blocks away. Al the intersection
az Eighth and Tryon the feet Of The
Durham runner became unsteady. Al
Tsmplcton passed him with stead,
stride the last yestIse OF strength
oored out Of the tall racers body aud
after swaying this way aud that, b
fell prone IN the street IN a swoon
Ne was at once given attention ant
carried TO the Y. ". G. A. building Il
an automobile. accompanied BY
physician