Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-18 | Page 10 | Famous Athlete Runs Last Race

Famous Athlete Suns Runs Last Race i Steve Farrell Former Track Star and Coach Dies of Heart Attack ANN ARBOR Mich Oct 18 Jp- Jp Stephen J. J Steve Farrell p peerless story lory teller and an m athlete an and track coach of International reputation has hns run un his last race spun his last yarn Death came as suddenly as the start of 01 f a yard dash Farrell who retired retired re re- re tired as track CO coach at the University I of f Michigan in 1930 stepped to the first tee on the university c course urse yesterday yesterday yes yes- drove off oU and then dropped dead from a heart attack He would have lave been 70 years old on D December Decem cem cember ber 26 In the professional running game which flourished in the and Steve Farrell excelled at all distances He le earned a substantial living by betting bet bet- ting tine on himself himsel against the best men menn in n Europe and America He used to outrun a horse as a circus stunt Farrell coached at Yale University of Maine and Ohio State before coming com corn ing jag to Michigan in 1912 Farrell used to regale his pupils and his cronies with tales of heroes hero he knew in his younger young r days On Ont a creek wetting the soles of his shoes shoes and and continuing on to dry land Steve was captain of ot the championship hook and ladder team of Massachusetts In the days day when races between fire brigades held the public interest like football games do now