Deseret Evening News | 1908-01-11 | Page 11 | As to Longboat

AS TO LONGBOAT Englishman Italian Indian Is IR Overrated England outclasses America in dis distance tance tane Tills This is the opinion of ot Alfred champion champlon runner who adds I that he has hils failed tailed to find dad a real reo good runner here hereS Speaking S of tho the runners of oe America says sos Longboat will wilt never be bea a champion I have tried him hIm out for tor three miles anti and I ran him oft olt Ills hIs feet f lIt lItIn In that distance 1 He has hils no speed and andI I am sure I 1 could run him right out inside of at 10 miles it if he would run me rae He lie IB ts overrated and und the tho track that ho bo homade homade made his great record on Is la not much over 17 miles long if It it la is any I have hue not run any man tuna that I would call really good but I havo have run ruf the best that thal could ba bo provided Almost nil alt altof of my runs have been where I r have havo I taken on two men as relays and have hao had hod no difficulty In winning The Tha beat men I met in this country count were vera of Boston Doston and Sullivan of ot the same sam olace elace Distance running In tn America IB is not at all what It Is hi In England Over there we run pretty much all the tho year your around while In America a 0 a man must mut In the winter and so he does doea lay hay up tip that not get anything like the tho practise We do donot donot donOt the men get on the other side e not run Iun so 50 far Car either and mostly wa we distance is ts keep to 10 the 10 miles That far tar enough h to o 0 run