The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22

smear a pale blue tint over our national
fabric in an athletic way
Hannes himself started it early in Sep
tember in Jersey City, when he ran
three miles, which is really under his
distance. close % the American record
but the fame that had preceded hlIn
here caused him TO be soddled with
such heavy handicaps that IL was inpos-
sible for him to catch his beld inside
the limited distance. Hannes then pro-
ceeded to dish up performance for our
delectation that has never been equaled
on an American track, just by way OF
showing US how feeble and PifflIng had
been our attempts to hog things on the
cinder path. ;
Running unattached, in the National
A. A. L. games at Forbes Field, PItts'
burgh, on Saturday, September q, this
wonderful little Finn captured the i've
mile national championship In such easy
style that he finished smiling laps
ahead of his nearest competitor, then
boarded q train, and. with but = few
hours rest after an en-night ride, ap-
peared at Celtic Park, Long Island,
next day, and in the Ave-mile race at
the annual Galway mems games wiped
out two records that have stood on the
books for many years and came within
one-fifth Of q second of smashing George
Bonhags record for FIVE miles, orercom-
ing his handicaps 60 easily that he let
up at the finish and logged home.
In this latter race experts egree that
had Kohlemainen been pushed to the
limit Bonhage record time OF 25.O9 Is
would have been sent into the discard,
and the few present who had tho good
fortune TO witness the Finnish fash
rl>1v fo. fnrr
minutes q repetition of his extraordi-
nary work at the Olympics. While rae
ing around the track in his usual heady
style, Kohiemainen fractured the best
figures at the three and q haH mile
posi-. 7. P. Coneff established the rec
ord OF 17.42 for the distance away back
in 1898, which Koh1emainen, running Ia
a hve mile race, clipped To 17S4 As,
In another quarter mile, the little Finn
had wiped ont another record Ti,is was
for three and threequarter nrles. Kohl.
emainen travelled this distance Ssix and
three-6fth seconds faster than Willie
DH, when be established the record at
Bergen Point, November, 1889, which is
going back some for records.
There Is no getting away from the
fact, HeDnes Eohlemainen today stands
out as the bright particular star Of the
the greatest IN these events that the
world has ever eeen. What other man
could duplicate the performance of the
tinn In winning a national five mile
championship in Pittsburgh on Saturday,
and, after an allnight ride on the train,
trot out on another field the follow.
ing day and smash two worlds records
and win another fiye-mile event in easy
style, within ope,hfth of a second of the
worlds record? IF there have been any
fplattered through the rnustY pages o;
psst sporting history they have succeed!
ed mighty well in keeping 1t aecret,
that's all
In spite Of che figures established IN
this performance. the little Finn finished
fresh as daisy and barely drawing a
long breath, and experts concede that
he has all records from two to ten miles
at his mercy at any time he chooses 10
extend himself. # this isn't hogging
about all tbe spotlight that is now being
centred on the cinder path, we'd lust
| like TO know what that would consist OF