New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-21
DUFFY WINS THE
BOSTON MARATHON
Canadian Runners Finish
First, Second and Fourth,
After Gruelling Race.
TIME FAST, BUT NOT
UP TO RYAN'S RECORD
Thousands Line Course as Men
Struggle for Place Among
the Prize Winners.

Boston, April 2o.-Canadlan runners,
headed by James Duffy, Of Hamilton.
Ont, the favorite, outfooted and out
lasted their American competitors in the
eighteenth Marathon run OF the Boston
Athletic Association here to-day.
Duffy made good time. but not record,
covering the twenty-five miles Of rolling
roadway in 2 hours % minutes l second.
Two years ago NJ. J. Ryan. OF New York,
established the course record OF hours
q minutes IS Is seconds.
Edward Fabre, OF Montreal. finished
bang-up second to-day, only fifteen sec
onds behind Duffy.
More than three minutes elapsed before
the first American, John NJ. Jordan. Of
Cambridge. reached the finish line, while
Walter Bell, OF Montreal. closing strong
~, ran into fourth place. The rest OF the
prize winners were Americans
For more than sixteen miles Nillr
Kyronen. dark horse from Brooklyn.
set a pace which esta blished a new rec
ord at the twelfth mile post. On two stiff
hills he faltered and Duffy, Fabre and
Jordan swept by.
The Canadian pair dropped Jordan at
the twenty-mile mark and. drawing
away. fought out n desperate duel for the
next three miles. In the run through
Brooklne Duffy shook off his rtval, and
finally swung around the corner into
Exeter st. TO the finish. few yards
away. without being called on to sprint.
Duffy's victory Is the fourth that
Hamilton runners have scored since the
race was established J. J. Caffery won
in 1900 and 1901, and Tom Dongboat the
famous Indian runner, in 1907.
Although the weather threatened rain.
nearly a quarter OF million persons. in
GLIDING several hundred Wellesley COL
lege girls. lined the course.
The times OF the first ten men were as
follows:
James Duffy. Ramblers' Bicycle Club
Hamilton. Ont, 2:25:0 Edward Fahre
Richmond Club. Montreal. 2:25Is: John
NJ. Jordan. st. Mary's A. C., Cambridge,
Mass. 2:2S:42 Is: Walter Bell. Shamrock
A. A., Montreal, 2:3O:37; Arthur Y. Roth,
Roxbury. Mass, 2.31:OS 3-5; Villir Kyro-
men. Kaloria A. c.. Brooklyn. PA :SS 3-5;
C. F. McInerney. shannahan c. G., Phia-
delphia, 2:35 SO 1-5 Fritz Carlson. Mime
apolis a. c.. Minneapolis. 2.57:19 ID;
Thomas r. Lilley, North Dorchester A.
C.. Dorchester. Mass. 2:3s:62 10 and
Festus J. Madden, Roxbury. Mass.
o:3857 As.
Dark clouds were rolling in from the
southwest and a gentle breeze was blow
ing down the course as the runners gath
cred about James L. Sullivan, the referee.
for final instructions. The men were
urged 10 take plenty Of room after the
The starters pistol sent the athletes or
on their long run promptly at noon.
At South birmingham. FIVE miles from
the start. Jordan. OF Cambridge. and
Kyronen. OF Brooklyn. were abreast. fol-
lowed by AntonizO. of East Boston: Rob
inson, Of Dorchester. Henigan. OF Maiden;
Madden and Roth. of Roxbury; McIner-
ney, Of Philadelphia; Mayer. Of Mount
Vernon. y. Y; Duffy. OF Hamilton, on
tario, and Fabre. OF Montreal
Kyronen was full minute ahead or
Jordan at Wellesley Square, twelve miles
from the start. wnere he was twenty sec
onds ahead Of the record. Mclnerney was
third. and then came Roth, Fabre and
Duffy. Madden was eighth, followed by
Bell, OF Montreal and Jordan. of New
York.
At the turn into the boulevard. sixteen
miles from tho start, Kyronen was stu
in the lead. but firing. Duffy and Fabre
were running side by side in second place,
one minute behind Then came Hella-
well. OF New York. and Jordan
At Lake st. five miles from the finish,
Fabre and Duffy passed Kyronen and, be-
fore ever increasing crowds, fought out
the struggle, with Duffy proving the
stronger in the last mile.