The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05

Crowding his way through thousands
OF cheering people. with chest expand
ed and feet running free, Louis r.
Hiteshew. OF Woodland Heights, an
unattached competitor, yesterday at
ternoon won the first modified Mara
thon race ever run in the South, in the
record time OF l hour, minutes and
43 seconds.
Around the base Of the Washington
Monument In Capitol Square. where the
race was finished. yelling, shouting
pressing mob clamored for a Rlimpse
OF the hero Among them were the
Governor of to-day and the Governor
OF to- o-morrow-william Hodges Mann
and Henry C. Stuart. They were the
hrst to reach tho side of the painting
runner and to accord him the con-
graduation which was due him In his
hour OF victory.
Lifted High by Crowd.
When young Hiteshew broke aeainst
tho tape the crowd surged around
him. and lifted him from his feet.
Faces were upturned to his. and a
united multitude OF throats burst with
n shout of praise.
Far behind Hiteshew the other run
ners fought for place. They streamed
into view from tho distance rudninr
down Grace Street between two lines
OF massed humanity that broke and
crushed through the Gordon OF police
Heubi. OF Richmond College. was rae
Ing In tho lead with steady stride.
with Gary. a running mate, not far IN
the rear.
BACK OF them. but far in the rear,
streamed the others. painting, strus-
Cling. lighting for breath but still forr
ing on. From the boulevard. down
Monument Avenue and Franklin and
Grace streets. TO the Square the peo-
pie or Richmond lined the curb and
urged them on to the finish Heubi
finished second. making the distance
In l:l2:55. only little more than
hve minutes behind tho victor. Gary,
of Richmond College, came third mali
ing II In 1:l3:O5. Morgan, of the New
port News Y, NJ c. A.. finished fourth.
In the time of 1:13:15.
Ieam honors went. respectively, to
e. g. a., finishing fifth. ninth and four
teenth; Newport News Y NJ C. A., An
ishing fourth. eighth and seventeenth,
and V. NJ. L., finishing hftcenth. siv.
teenth and nineteenth -.
or at Pistol Shot.
The great modified Marathon, run
under the auspices of The Times-Dis-
patch, started from the fountain at the
south end Of the boulevard promptly
on the stroke OF o'clock. Hhalf a
hundred automobiles were gathered
around. and the course was lined with
cheering people Standing In front OF
the line of Firgina's Drawn and sinew.
and facing the rapd-hre OF moving
picture machines. Mayor George Ainsiie
hrcd tho pistol and. amid ringing
cheer. the race began Hiteshew and
Davids, OF Richmond broke away, neck
and neck. In hts second stride fIite-
shew clca.ed q path from Davids and
settling himself 10 pace OF eleven
miles an hour. kept his lead to the end
Itavds. who, for two days had sub
sisted on n soft diet, broke down on
the third lap. and walked home at 5:1Y
Cclock. seventeen minutes after the
time limit had expired. Then he col
lnpsed. Hiteshew never showed the
slightest strain.
The Lone Indian Cheered.
Circumstance favored The Times
ideally calm and there was not even
the shadow OF a cloud in the sky. All
along the course OF ten and nine tenths
miles the streets were massed with
cheering humanity, a bare touch of
autumn kept them in good spirits. and
acted like draugnt OF wine on the
runners.
Supple in every Sincw, with limbs
and arms swinging free. the runners
toed the line and crouched FOR the
sound OF the starting shot. Every
nerve was on edge, They pulsed with
IRE ana cNcfES. Inelr eyes HNOno
clear to the afternoon sun. Their skins
were white and clean. and every mus
clio held taut AZ their toes cleaved to I
the line. a lone Indian crept to his
place among them. and crouched down
with eyes to the front. One OF his y
sleeves tapped empty to the slight
breeze that stirred. and n sound OF M
sympathy swept through tho watch-
ing crowd that cheered.
Behind the line were gathered the s.
automobiles OF the games committees,
OF the officials. and ono containing.
Governor Mann, Henry C. Stuart, II
Mayor Ainsie and DR.. Lambeth. OF this
University OF Virginia. Other auto
mobiles were gathered about. and on Z
either side tho wide thoroughfare wnn,
packed with people. Allen J. 5avilIe.s
OF tho ~. A. u, with !;
watch in hand. stood In front waiting 81
Continued on First Sporting Hag1y