Show MAT MALONEY ISSUES A TO LONGBOAT New ew York Feb 6 In C.-In In all probability Tom Longboat king of professional long Iong on distance runners will soon bo be I upon to defend his tile laurels i i against Mat Maloney aloney the very best i of lor present day a amateurs The Tho winner i lof of tho thu Christmas day Marathon race raco today mailed his resignation to tho the I I A. A A. A U. U Immediately ho he Issued a 0 to Longboat for or a a. race over the full tull Marathon distance for tor a side bet of ot 2000 to money to be po pouted posted ted as soon as Longboat accepts 4 Tom Eck says ho ito 10 will back Fred Simpson the OJIbway Indian against I Longboat Hayes or Dorando or all of them in a race over tho the full Marathon distance |