St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 38

guy day morxing-rt- TOTTTS POST-JTRPATHTT-MAY 7, 1903 ST. LOUIS BOY WINS 25-MILE, HEART-BREAKING MARATHON RACE, FINISHING IN BURST OF SPEED ijr "I 1 fetich es Hri Jy-i yym "C-iih vi if 5 vpia o- II Hatch, Chicago, If 'il i i FOPHAW. WINNF.I? OF PACE C'RoJNG' Forshaw, 5t.LoijIc5-.at TARTOF RACE UNATTENDED THROUGH RACE JNraHIKG SECOND, bridge with trainers, one crr2F2ic; jbottle. of jE-sT'orA'jrivENS'. 5 sy Of the men who started i'i the long contest only one failed to cover the entire distance on foot.

Bel Valones, a Greek, gave up the race at Edgenvint and rode in on a street car. His brother James was the last man to finish, be entering the clubhouse at exactly 6:30, 2 hours and 12 minutes after the winner. All the men were examined by a corps 3f if Joseph Forshaw of Missouri Athletic Club, Cheered by Thousands as He Completes Run Across Country in Three Hours, 16 Minutes, 57 2-5 and in Almost Perfect Condition; Nearly 25 Minutes. Ahead of Hatch, of Chicago, Second Man. of physicians as soon as they finished.

Of 4 in i T' Youn. Forshaw, the Victor, Tells the Tactics He Adopted Winning Race. "Before the race." said 24-year-old Joseph Forshaw the wlnnrr. "I thought that if I could hold on to Fowler I might possibly get seoand 1 had nit Idea that I would come out in the lead. When half the race was run, however, and I had taken the lead and Carvajai, the little Cuban, dropped In-hind so ir that I could not see him, I was confident that I would win.

"At the beginning of the race I stayed with Fowler because I had made up my mind that he was the best man In the bunch. Corey started off at a half-mile pace, but I let him go. knowing that he couldn't stand that for any length of time. Then Carvajai passed me. and still I kept even with Fowler, running on the opiposite side of the road.

Corey and Carvajai soon were out. of sight and I couldn't tell how far they were In the lead, but Fowler was running In fine form, and relying on his experience I did not lengthen my stride. When we reached Belleville I noticed that Fowler whs weakening and thru his naoe was geiting very slow. So I tlxmght It was about time for me to start out for Carvajai snd 4orey. I hit up a g.Kd stride and Just on the western outskirts of Belleville I caught Up with Carvajai.

who was aitout nt elgh-li of a mile In the rear of Corey. I passed CarvaJ.il easily and a mile or tVo down the road I pussed Corey. After that it was easy sailing. I 1 1 sure that the race was mine, as I was not winded or very tired. "I walked very little in the race as I always find It hard to get back Into my running stride after walking.

I ran the first 24 milea without a halt, then 1 walked four, as I thought at this ftage that I was going to get cramps in my legs, and then 1 sprinted one m41e to finish. At no period of race did I feel like qultt'og. "I attribute my success to the long distance skatlvg irips that I took this winter, and also to lh advice given me by my friends, and especially by one my rivals. Fowler, ho, think. Is one of the best sportsmen I ever met." Order and Time of Each Runner Who Finished.

after thorn came Forshaw. Fowler, the' lone Katern entry, and Hatch of Chicago, well bunched together. For 15 miles out of Freeburg Corey held the lead, at no time being less than three-quarters of a mile ahead of Forshaw and Fowler, who continued to run "together. Along country roads, bounded on either side by fields or woods and covered -to a depth of six inches in some black, sticky mud. cause 1 by the recent rains, the runners plodded in sihnce.

words were spoken by them except to answer in jerky monosyllables when addressed by their attendants, one of whom accompanied each man on a bicycle. Before long the shoes of the men ere encased in mud and it was necessary to stop from time to time toscrape them clean. Xo regular course on the road was followed. Kaeh man picked his own way. dodging the mufiholes as best pleased him.

Bellpvi'le was rechd and there the rren ran for at lea, two miles on hard brick streets that jarred them mercilessly. The streets were lined with people along the entire course through Belleville and frequently the runners were forced to slowdown and pick their way from side to sidti to find a clear course. Forshaw Passes Corey. It was jusV out of Belleville, when near-lng Priester's Park, that Corey's strength began to fail him. There it was that Forshaw assumed the lead, which lie never lost and which was gradually increased until ho made his sensational finish.

Fowler, whom 'Forshaw had planned to follow throughout the race, was taken ill in Belleville and was compelled slow down to a walk. He dropped behind Forshaw and was passed by Carvajai, who set out after fs teammate. Forshaw-. Four and alt" r.ii'-s ojt of Ksst St. Ijouis.

Forshaw decreased his pace to a fast walk. This he eontltfwcd until Kacls bridge was reached, when he began his 1. JOMh I-Yn4l)HW 2. S. K.

ilntrh 8. Fhx rvnl 4. Iran Hmmotrr 6. Allwrt A. Carry Rotxrt A.

owler 7. Theodora Knhotilas D. Imtiralcla I. Joaepb I.jdoa 10. J.

J. Rauter 11. (7iKrl 18m 57a S7m Ail Mm 63m 2m 4h Sm 6m, 43m 43m .611 2m .7 iy. the winner ttrihu'es bds successsa oistano? runner. Me.

is rf for long .1 i a "fjA-Jd a ent 'jrtrsPMaratbon race and. he says, his last. Eight sliver cups, ram inn to were awarded I to th these Forshaw and Carvajai were said to be in the best, condition. Forshaw lost six and one-half pounds on the journey, bat was Raid to have been otherwise unaft fected. Fowler was in the poorest condition of any.

It was some time before ehe doctors ceased to w'ork over him, and many-hours after he was unable to walk and scarcely able to speak above a -whisper. While lying on a table under treatment of the Fowler had recovered sufficiently to inquire in a whisper who had won the race." When told that Forshaw was the winner, he roused himself and hoarsely exclaimed. "By George, so little Joey won. He is a gime kid, and I wanted him to take the prize if 1 could Mt." Fowler, who arrived in the city last Friday night from Boston, where he finished third in the Boston Marathon race just two weeks his failure to win to the change in elimitic conditions and to the fact that he had so recently gone throi gh a similar struggle. Corey, who finished srcor.d In the Olympic Ma-athon held here last summer, was disappoint x.1 at winning yesterday.

He overestimated his f-treiiRth at the start and was forced to slow down. He was also troubled with a poorly fitting shoe and wjlfn two mil's out of East t. Ijouis, threw away both shoes ar.d covered the ramuinlng otstarr-e in bare feet. miuring what, must have been excrutiating pain. the Greek, who came In eighth, lost only a pound and a half, W't of any stirter.

Hemmeter. who was In' only fair ship' when the finish was reached, lost lo pounds. It wa-s the genetal comment of the attending physh-ians that the condition of the men sui prisirgly goj, A ff)e men, with the exception of Fowler, lingered about the gymnasium, talking over the race arid, aside from their drawn countenances and tired looks, seemed little affected by the severe test they had unr'er-gone. Forsbw. the winner, is a graduate of the Central High School or ths cliy.

arwl has been engaging in distance races for several years. Fp to a month when he won the cToss-oountr championship of the Vcstern A. A. over a cVurse of six and oe-half miles, be hid ver undertaken more tlw-n live miles. He Is a well -known skater, and his trwintrg In thia branch of rport has heleil to (lnl'0 his running a Hiy.

Forshaw is 24 years old and is in bus-ires in St. luis. His father is a native-born tEngllshman and to thia Jnherltence of tlia Knglish characteristic, stamina. Y4' -0 -v4 K'' Kou- men Itnishlng within that numn-r. Vrir- a I 0 given each man who finished.

anil pnnr. ii matter of favorable The attendan the runers wa P.eferee, c-mment. -i-ko. i in rharge vere. J.

J. odonnir: timers. C. t) Hrlen. Stevens.

It. i TXLIX CARVAJAL-CUBAN, THIRD The juflare at the r.Uli Luen- ler Konta. W. II. Thomfoii.

Ben Fell Jerome Kaist. I )of tor j. i.ee-,gher. Frank Tate. G.

Uacy. k-mir and l.ee- -acy. Iuls TheyVe off! Blue Serge in the Lead htiil 15 Cella, troodrr.aii "You doctor i w-isn with rpKard to that" Pimple, half-bahful remark mad by Jodpph r-orKhHW. tho IJU Who w.m. tl.

first annual Marathon race of inf Mi.anr.uri Athlete Club Satu-J4v art-r l.r', car, a f. i Llut Tjmnalum aru-r Rrr-at wlu-, Korwhaw ram In almost ml-i-ut aboa.I of S. R. natc of chk.Jgo Boond man. In-, (irvf.

ono of the exa Intn rhylcmn was to exclaim-Well, you fooled all of us. The resu't- tr your examination last niarht KUV(, no jn dlotlon of feat like It wm exactly 18 minutes after 4 o'clock when hf throngs of appotators on tlie west approach of Kads bridge and those along both Hides of Wit ae-nue tioed the cry: "Here comes the nrst man." The -epalr beltia; raadn on the north side of tite bridge obstructed the view of -the course and ft was not until the runner was lialf Hy across that persons on ttii side taught sight of him. The automobiles the referee and timers had whirred pairt and were follow! by a carriage in which wero other offlolals and attendants Speeds Final 100 Yards. Behind the carriage, walking at a rapid gate. i Joe.

Kornluiw, native St. and the lllt of inuny admlrtrt. 'When the toll gat on this Hide wax reached. Jon algiuUcd th-j driver if the carriage to whip up and at th crack of the whip uj amid th cluMMiug of tlwusajius, the TOD SLOAN AT KANSAS CITY. Suits, $15.50 f'ullt to your form.

All weave ani shadea color warranted. final sprint. It was shortly before. Flgemant hove in sight th.Tit Hatch passed the Cutian. Carvajai.

and set out after the fist disappearing; Forshaw. The leader was then about a mile aid one-half ahead of the field and Hatch's task in striving to catch him was a hopeless one. Carvajai clung cloudy to the Chicago- runner, hut the space between hem gradually ideited. The relative positions of the first three men remained the same throughout the rest of the race. Alout two miles back of Carvajai, Hem-mener, Another St.

louis boy, waa passing Corey, and this advantage he maintained to the-end. finishing two minutes ahead of the Frenchman. The othr rtmiim were straggled along the "route, some walking, while others continued to run -w Fowler, although from a we; J-nod stomach, caused by the midden change of climate and watei. phiekily plugged abng in (Tilth plu.ee and tin I shed, entirely exhausted. cor.dltian of the roaUa over which the race wa run.

Thirteen men faced Starter Ba-sset at 1:02 Sturdy afternoon on the country-road adjoining the little railroad station of Kreeburg. Many nationalities were represented and the several hundred inhabitants of the 144 tie. Illinois town, who had assembled to the runners mart on their long journey, watched with wide-open when the pistol ciacked and the gruelling contest was on. Carey Takes the Lead. Corey, the Frr-nchmsui, representing the Chicago A.

waa the first the lend, jumping away from the field as if he wen- undertaking only a PX-yard dash instead of a Ion, nerve-tenting journey of 21 final rj j-urdi of the tcrriiic. heart-breaking rare was run u.t a clip that tested the strength of a hundred or nore spectators who the runner on the last tr'unu -hunt lap. Th-' lomarkablc tiniMli of Forshaw waa the feature of a ra Institd of the soni! -conscious, mechanical fisrure, that was expected to s-tajigcr In. with the la.st of vitality tc.it exhausted, the-spectators aaw a trained athleto, with ul! faculties under nurmal control, b-ma-k the tape In front 'f the clubhouse entrance after a sprit. 1 that would, have dime credit to an average man who had run a quarter mile.

Forwhavv ran lightly up th Into the i and was Into Die far' iyskiaiw who were Irt iitinw complete exnnrinations of each The 3h. I'ini. 57 while om- KANSAS CI TV. May fc The Mls-r-url handicap at one mile and worth 11615 to the Trlnn-r. at K'm Ridge today, resulted in an easy victory for Uevout.

which Jej from start finish. True Wing was seronrl, a length ahead of Kval Legend Iunntnir. -leverl'r rld-n by Tod Ploan. won the first race from Nevada and Ilat-t Carr rnis was rtloan first mount IW Kim Ridire. I he first steeplechase handicap of the m-'ting over the fulj course resnltel In a victory for Jhn K.

wetia. Coiatan was second, a nack in fiont i John K. Owens. Wasteful. Vevc.ut and Falerniau were th winning Weather tiear; track heavy.

712 PINE ST. Open 6a turns Cwcninc Till 10. A Fells Oarvajal, the little Cuban, ua.ru tucly slow, waa guod consideriaj the CarporaU the Gretk, followed closely. auad without improving or losing this poartdon. a aat--r Hi i if iTtf iwriiiir.