The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-24
time they have met.

time they have met.
1t is Il little wonder that Lewis Te-
wanima is a great distance runner. il
the tales of Hopi f"e,ness of foot and
endurance arc true. Some of the rites
of the Hopi tribe call upon the young
braves for a twenty-flve-mile run now
and then. and in II instance q Uopi
runner in the employ of ~ white man
ran from his village 10 the Santa Ir
railroad station AT Canon Dinblo and
return. a distance of 1h0 miles NC
loose sand. i'm Twenty-Five hours.
Likes Fast Race.
Tewanima lacks the form Of a Tel
Rerna or Il George Bonhag. but, as
tn" Trishman says. "hc gifts there Just
III" same"
His style is peculiar. with none of
the usual lope in it. but when in con-
dition to run there is no ma M tho
path today that can take more
punishment and finish his race than
this same little H"pi indian. Hewani~
ma likes Il fast race all the way. and
he wants I" h" up th"re in front. fore
they like to.
Glenn Warner. Tbs famous football
coach of TIL" Carlisle indian school.
who has coached Tewanima since the,
little Il"pi ran his first race. declares
that he is the easiest athlete tn handle
that ever lived. "" has not the first
SIGN of n had habit and always obays
racing instructions Ia the letter. To-
"anim". and in fact all OF the Car
Iisl" athletes. look NJ to Warner with
great reverence. and ANYTHING he says
goes. With the accent on tn goes.
y r"'lpl" of years ago Tewaninla
"iis running Il tcn-miln race in New
York cit, ON IL schedule furnished by
Werner. The sch"1ul. was a hit
slower than T"Nanina cared to run.
and. in fact. ii allowed ,lhc paleface
runners In draw away from the little
li"pi all through the first tNc miles
of the race. Al six miles the leader,
immi" Lee of Boston was a full lap
ahead of TeWanima and MAS still go
ing away: r"t III" little redskin stuck
tn his schedule. end mover once look
cd AT Warner, WHO vas standing near.
for instructions. IL" knew that "Pop"
would give him tho word when it was
tim" t" cut loose.
The tired leaders had lust passed six
n - half mics, when Warner saun-
tered over 10 tho edge of the track,
and rs 1"Wanima passed sung out
Now" The topi runn"r cut loose
and Won't after the leaders like a
fresh miller. Mover once in that last
thrr" and a half miles did he relin-
quish TIL" killing pace that brought
him NY I" the leaders foot by foot. He
won the race hy u quarter of a lap and
established a ten-r1ilc indoor record
that has not been touched since-5t
minutes p Ia seconds.
The Swedish climate should favor
TeWanima's chances of landing we'll
up in front in the big marathon race.
I'll" likes the weather warm. but not
TOO sultrN hot. 1t was the heat that
put him out of the running for the
lead in h London Marathon and
likewise in the Boston Athletic ASSOC
citation race from Ashland to Boston
last April.
. The summer weather in Sweden il
and lacks the humidity that
is SO deadly in n long race. nina
mas had Il long rest from competition
ana is being .roonleG for the Olympic
campaign by Coach Warner. and there
is hardly an expert in the LAND that
d"uht that. il taken to Sweden next
july. the game little redskin will make
n rrcditablc showing for his country.
Japan now has %forty-fivc gas COM
pan!es. as against only seven five
ago.