New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-05
FINN WINS THE RACE
Willie KoIehmainen Beats QueaI
After Hot Sprint.
LONGB0AT FINISHES THIRD
Big Crowd Sees Professionals
Compete in Fifteen Mile
Run at Celtic Park.

William Kolehmainen. the Finnish dis
tance runner. proved too speedy for the
field OF nine professionals that competed
in the fifteen-mile run Of the Monument
Athletic Club. held at Celtic Park, Long
Island City, yesterday. He won as he
pleased by an advantage Of lap and
minutes II seconds KOlehmainen sprint
ed at the ninth mile. assumed the Lead
and held n throughout thereafter.
William Queal finished second Tom
Longboat, the Canadian Indian, captured
third place by some lively running In the
final mile beating out Ted Crooks. OF
Boston Longboat was three-quarters OF
q lap behind Queal at the finish, while
Crooks was more than lap In the wake
Of the Indian. r. Wusterland, OF San
Francisco. and Edward Touhey the vet
eran Brooklyn runner, who Jogged
through the race, were more than hve
miles behind Kolehmainen when the ref
cree called the race.
Twelve thousand persons lined up six
deep around the circular track to witness
the event. There was applause for ALL
but the Finn received a mighty cheer
when he dashed down the last stretch al
the speed of a sprinter. Twelve athletes
we're scheduled to toe the mark, but Fred
Meadows. OF Canada, who holds the M
teen mile worlds record, Abbie r.
Wood the Englishman, and Johnny
Hayes. the winner Of the Olympic Mara
thon at Shepherds Bush, London, In 1908,
did not compete.
Those who also started but dropped out
were Harvey Cohn, who quit at about two
miles: Al Kent, of Brooklyn, who stopped
1T three miles. and Jimmy Lee of Boston,
who left the track after travelling seven
and a half miles
Queal and Kolehmainen leaped out IN
front at the start and set terrific pace
for the field As the Finn was about TO
finish his second mile it was noticed that
blood was trucking out of his mouth and
nose. Kolehmanen declared after the
race that he had been suffering from "A
cold for the last few days.
The two runners kept abreast for the
first nine miles Of the race. with the FINN
hugging the rail and setting the pace. AT
five and a quarter miles Longboat tired
slightly while in fourth place and dropped
down to a walk for a lap. kolehmainen
sprinted away from Queal after the ninth
mile was passed and although the latter
heightened his stride. the Finn succeeded
I'm opening gap between them. He
turned the tenth mile in 80 minutes 10 40
seconds. and had gained a loo-yard lead
! over Queal Crooks was still In third
place. more than two laps behind the
leade'.
Kolehmainen gradually increased his
/ lead until he finally Tapped Queal at thir-
/ teen and half miles. longboat was
/ coming on with rush. ana at fourteen
miles had taken the third position from
/ Crooks The Indian then set sail for
/ Queal. but the latter was urged to
/ lengthen his stride and was able 10 hold
/ his position, although Longboat was
gradually picking up lost ground.
Arthur Chapple. the motorcyclist, gave
/ q fve-mile exhibition on the fiat track.
| He covered the distance in minutes
/ "a 2-5 seconds
/ \ wrestling exhibition between George
! Bothner, the lightweight champion, and
Young" Monday preceded the race.
/ Monday after sixteen minutes was
pinned down with a flying head lock by
/ Bothner.
( The summary in the ffteen-mile run
I follows: