The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
KOLEHMAINEN AGAIN
WINS Big MARATHON
In Third Victory in City
Streets Time Is Above Last
Years for 10 Miles.
GIANAKOPULOS Is SECOND

~Iean cut victory--hs third In as many
years--in the modified marathon con-
Quoted by the EveniN0 Mad yesterday.
The famous Finn ran the thirteen miles
and 200 yards from the upper reaches
OF The Bronx to the City Hail in hour
IA minutes Q 3.5 seconds. just about
hve mimi es slower than his record
breaking time OF 1914. The course was
not exactly the same as II was last year,
and that may account for the slower
time.
For the first Ave or six miles koleh-
mairen had company in tire person OF
Nick Gianskopulos, the mighty Greek.
who persisted in sticking right at the
Finn's shoulder all through The Bronx
and Harlem. and who had the efftontery
to take the lead for all Of a block as
the head OF the procession swept down
Fifth avenue in the seventh mile.
A few blocks further down about
seventy-eecond street. the Finn began TO
shake on his sturdy rival. and from
that point on II was only a question OF
by how much Kolehmainen would win.
He kept adding to his advantage with
every succeeding step and soon was so
far ahead that the bulky form OF Nick.
the bTteh. WINS loSN III NIV iul IllOll o'-
hind. Gianakopulos was so far ahead OF
the others. however. that he could arord
to let Kolehmainen gain big lead and
still remain In second place. He
finished In hour 16 minutes a. seconds.
nearly half a mile behind.
=. Travelana OF the Mohawk A. c.,
who has done good work In other dis
lance races about New York. finished
in third place well behind the Greek.
c. Pores. the Sea Gate winner. was
fourth. with II. Honohan. another OF
the favorites, NTH.
Thus every man In the first five was
q well known runner. who had proved
his worth before yesterdays race. Tie
big army OF unknowns failed to furnish
an unheraided star to nsht It out with
the acknowledged leaders at the game.
1t was not until 1908. over half an
hour late, that Justice Barlow :. Weeks
fred the pistol that sent the big mass
OF runners scrambl.ng down the Con-
course from 1stth street at a speed
that would have been judicious II the
race had been a half mile instead OF
thirteen mile AFFAIR. kolehmainen and
Gianakopulos soon emerged from the
crush and went out in front 10 stay there
until the finish. The others tried
valian,ly to fold the pace. but none was
equal to the task, and before the second
mile was over the two leaders had the
race all 10 themselves.
Just beyond tire second mile point
a turn was made down a steep hill into
Jerome avenue and the runners kept on
down Jerome avenue until they reached
Central Bridge and were through with
The Bronx
Across the bridge they swept. while
4 hotilla NJ tugs wh!stled a vain request
for the bridge to open. hut the river
traffic had to wait until the last athlete
had set foot on Manhattan Island. The
Manhattan end OF the bridge was the
three mile mark, and kolehmalnen
passed II Is minutes SO 3-5 seconds after
the start. with Nick. the Greek. pound
ing along AT his heels.
From the bridge the course was
straight down Seventh avenue to Cen
trail Park. and every foot OF the way
was lined with spectators. who inquired
anxiously of the officials in the automo-
biles ahead as TO how the race was
progressing.
who's ahead" shouted a group OF
the dusky denizens OF the region around
lS5th street. Jess willard" was the
answer, and the throng OF negroes en-
joyed the retort so much that they
hardly recovered from their laughter In
time 10 see the Finn and the Greek
Hash by.
The runners turned east on llOth
avenue that the Greek made his last
stand. He managed TO pass koleh.
mainen for about block and then be-
gan TO drop back. They were shoulder
to shoulder at the end of the seventh
mile, which was completed In rs minutes
Us seconds. but at the eighth mile
post. Sixty-third stree; and Fifth ave-
nue.. Kolehmainen had lead of a third
OF a block
A turn To the west was made al Fifty,
seventh street. and the runners found Z
hill in their path that accounted for z
good many of the weaker ones. At th'
top OF the hill they turned south OF
Seventh avenue and found the most dis
agreeable stretch of all ahead OF them
Below Forty-second street the course
was over the board roofing OF the un
completed subway. and the great clouds
Of dust almost hid the runners from tn
crowds which made narrow lane II
the middle OF the road.
On Fourteenth street Kolehmaine'
turned east again to Fifth avenue an
Just before he turned into the avenue
finished the eleventh mile in hour an'
! minute.
Down the lower blocks OF Fifth ave
nue. and under the Washington Arcl
Kolehmainen ran seemingly as fresh a
ever. At Fourth street another turn 4
the east was made TO Lafayette stree
and the remainder OF the route was Of
Lafayette street to the City Hall
This made the last mile all over har
stones. but Kolehmainen did not seem {
mind II. He wound his way through tn
crowd around the city Hall and brok
the tape amid the cheers OF the throng.
II was a well run race and the Fin
was in fine condition when IL was over
After n wait OF over two and one-hal
minutes the big Greek numbered acros
the line. Then the others began trailin
along and kept on until the time limi
OF hours and 20 minutes.
The first nifty:
l., u; Kolehmainen. Irish America
4. c.; y. Gianakopous, Millrose A G.
3 r, Trsvelana, Mohawk \. G.; 4, {
York a G.; g. T, Dwyer Mohawk, 4, g
unattached, ., J. Dolan; Mohawk A. g,
10, J. Losgar. College Point; II. II. Acker
man. New York 4. C.; ~. J. Phillip
Anselms A. G; -, II. Springsteen. Nonker
Y; NJ. c. a., -, +: Ruggerio, Bronx churc
House; Is, N. Walsh, uns,tached; H.
schwarz. Brooklyn Evening High schoo
10, e. Erickson. Mohawk A. e: 20.
Dutka Hungarian American A. G.
son, Mohawk A. G; 81, J. McS.ii prs-er
istion Club rs, NJ Lynch; carroll .lIns,
pwy.r 20 rsderaI 'n a. @ q" IS " vo,cTti.a
Greek American A.; g; 20, r VerGsno. NJ.
hawk A. G.: 80, G. M.zzunca, Mohawk A. q
= rsm,ns'c 'n &, fou ~; Gree tis..
Park !. i, g: s5, ii. McGinn, raul
T. g; So; 2 ,T.s'"'s.n' F. a. 10 c a.
y. N. Catholic Lyceum