Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-21

"How much longer could Willie
Kohlemainen have kept up that Won
derful pace he carried yesterday for
over seven miles from the nineteenth
mile al the M~otordrome until he had
completed the regulation
distance of twenty-six miles $3.50
vards?' That is the question which
lodged in the minds of many of the
1000 enthusiasts who roasted around
the hinge saucer while the tireless
Finn circled the track again and
again with that steady,
pace. His legs rose and fell in CLOCK
like rhythm as he reeled off mile after
mile at a pace that was fast killing
off Americas best at the marathon
game. Hans Holmer.
Holmer, sleek and apportloned on
the lines of a greyhound, stuck with
Kohlemainen, brother of the Olym-
pic running marvel, Hannes kohle-
majnen. who directed his brother n
coached him through the grueIllng
battle. 1t was Holmer who was in a
measure responsible for the Firms
record breaking time for the distance.
two hours 80 minutes SO 1-5 seconds.
The Finn and the native son" ear
w Tapped the field and then hung to-
eether grimly, forcing a swift pace
that nashed American records at
every mile after the fifteenth. Thure
.Johanson, the Swede, was Tapped by
the two long distance stars at SIX
miles. after which he stuck with the
two big fellows until Kohlemainen
lei out with the squirt that made
IJolmer look as though he were stand
ing still. Johanson was ready TO quit
around the twentieth mile, put ms
friends encouraged him along ana lie
stuck to the finish.
Eohlemainen's wonderful re0oiu
smashes all previous marks for the
maratho distance. Holmer, who mn
isbed recond, was 1850 yards behlnd
the new holder of the American cham
pienship In defeating Homer
Kohlemsinen broke Hans's recoru'
established by Holmer in January,
1911. in Scotland, 2 hours, 81 minutes
and u seconds. The Firms marx
yesterday clipped 2 minutes and Al 10
seconds off this time.
There were some who recalled john
~nbu mark of Q hours 20 mini
utes 40 seconds. made at Lawrence,
Mass. in August. 1910. This was
four -ffths of a second slower than
Eohlemainen's time yesterday II
rvanburg's time is official. Swan
burg was. present yesterday, but did
not rGn.
Koblemainen's stride is not as
lengthy as Holmer,s, perhaps. Hol-
mer runs like a. greyhound, n WITH
scarcely any waste of energy in MS
arm -swinging. Homer perhaps is the
prettier runner to watch, but the
Finn. who is smaller and more sturdy
packed more stamina, and that vita
spark from the dynamo of human
energy seemed to grow stronger as
he reeled around the track close tc
the inner line, so close in fact thai
it seemed he crowded the inner rim
tracing his footsteps again and AGAIN
without losing an inch.
when Kohlemainen started his
spurt in the nineteenth mile he took
the pace away from Holmer, who
had been plotting the alien star evei
since the twelfth mile. This combina'
ton. with Johanson hanging on
though he was officially a lap behind
continued to circle the track for NOR
than six miles IN the same order.
The killing pace as mile after milk
showed that the United States record
was being shattered, first told OF
.Johanson. Homer apparently kept
up the same steady pace he had main
tanned while leading the Finn. but
when the laxen-haired youth
sprlnted and the crowd yelled
for Homer to bring him back
Hans did not have the kicl
ard fell steadily behind. The crows
applauded the Finn. but its heart wa;
with Homer. Again and again the
fans cheered, applauded and yelled tt
encourage him as Hans continued the
monetonous grind, but Holmer hat
not the mercy left to go after Kohie'
mainen. When he had been lappec
the crowd settled back. expecting
momentarily to see Willie weaken