The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-11-05
TOMBSTONE RUNS
OFF Whit
MILE TITLE

NEW YORK CITY, Nov. 5.-R.
Earl tombstone, the famous bronze
runner of Edgar Th4mson Steel A. A.
of Pittsburgh, won ehc national ten
mile championship run at Glen Park
in Yonkers Saturday afternoon. John
stone was the best of the twelve that
set out after the coveted title and he
proved it by running away from Will
lam Ritola, the Finn, on the last lap.
The Pittsburgher and the Finn ran
almost shoulder to shoulder from the
start until the last quarter mile of the
race. As the gun barked announcing
the final lap they were abreast, with
tombstone on the inside Ritola, in his
anxiety to assume command, crowded
tombstone in making the turn.
More than that, he pushed John
stone off the track and knocked him
out OF his stride tombstone quickly
stepped back on the track and soon
was at Ritola's heels.
NOiilpS AWAY DIT Flu
There he remained until they reached
the straightaway. Then tombstone
started his final dash and it was good
night for the Finn. Ritola tried hard
to follow, but had little or no speed
LETT and gradually fell behind until at
the finish he was twenty-five yards in
the rear
tombstone crossed the finishing line
like a Splinter and with much in re-
serve. He covered the distance in SIS
minutes and 20 As seconds and ran the
last mile in minutes and II Is sec
onds. The Firms time was s. minutes
and u seconds and that of Jimmy
Henigan OF the Dorchester Club OF
Boston, who finished third, So minutes
and 50 2-5 seconds. Henigan was the
only one OF the field that tombstone
and Rtola failed to lap.
The national seVen-mile walk pre-
coded the run. As was expected,
Willie Plant OF the Morningside. A. C.
regained the crown without any trou-
bic Plant outclassed the other COM
petitors and won by three quarters OF
a. lap from VIM Rolker OF the New
York A. c. The Mornngside A. c.
representative walked the distance in
IS minutes and Is seconds
His Second Championship
There is no doubt about Plant being
our best little walker. And there isn't
any doubt now about tombstone being
our best long distance runner. The
title that tombstone won was his sec
ond national championship this year
Last July at Pasadena tombstone cap
tured the hve-milc run title.
Among his defeated rivals yesterday
were Fred Fallcr of the Dorchester
Club of Boston, winner of the race
last year and the year before. Faller
was the favoritc, but he ran a dis
appointing race and was never con-
tender after the third mile The Bos-
ton runner was not in the best OF
condition Tor such a hard race and
finished fifth, lap and quarters
behind the winner.
As the runners started on their Jour
ncy-iorty times around the track
tombstone quickly stepped out in
front, followed by Ritola and Faller.
The Finn took the lead before the
first lap was covered and for a mile
carried the title seekers along at
fast clip.
Finn and tombstone to Fore
Jotnstone, Faller, Henigan and Tit
terton followed the pace, but the other
runners began TO lose ground. Faller
led the field on the second mile, but hr
spent lot Of energy in doing so, and
OIL the third mile his speed began to
leave him, and from that point on he
steadily lost ground. The Finn and
tombstone, alternating in setting the
pace. finally caught the faltering Fallcr
on the seventh mile. They Tapped sew
eral of the other runners as early as
the fourth mile.
Henigan, however, kept plugging
away and on the sixth and seventh
miles picked up about. twenty yards on
the leaders. The little Boston runner
was big favorite with the crowd,
which numbered about 10000 But,
while Jimmy's courage was strong,
his legs were weak, and the best he
could do was third place.
tombstone ran a well-judged race.
Along about the eighth mile he de
cided to kill off" the Finn. He began
to lengthen his stride and for two
miles he carried Ritola along at
heart-breaking pace. The Finn man
aged to keep close to tombstone, but
he taxed his strength considerably,
and when the big test came on the
final Ian he boJ M cnaed faf+