Ogden Morning Examiner | 1909-01-10 | Page 1 | Robert A. Fowler Wins Marathon Race

ROBERT A FOWLER WINS MARATHON RACE Boston Jan 9 Marathon laurels were Ire won today by Robert A Fowler of or tho the Cambridgeport Gymnasium as for the tho second time In two weeks over oyer the familiar course from fromA Ashland A to this city but lengthened lengthen d to tu the regular distance ol 01 26 20 miles by having the finishing mile at the tile National league baseball grounds 1 Admission was charged for the benefit of tho the Italian sufferers Fewer Fower ower covered the distance In two hours minutes and fifty three seconds seven seen minutes antI and 1111 1 twentynine seconds slower than tho ho outdoor record held by b Maloney Fred Fied Lors Ton of oC tho Mohawk Athletic club New Non York chased Fowler the entire distance being on oven even terms with wiLh him at the tho eleven levon mile mark maric and fin finishing shing second In 1615 Tho The two veterans so completely outran the field fiel that thai it 11 was more than ten tea mm tee before William WilHam of o South Boston tho the third man mun reached the finish The runners were sent away awa at noon noon under und r nearly perfect weather conditions for the tho roads were vere hard hanl and und the tho severe weather of ot the morn mornIng mornIng mornIng Ing had h moderated Fowler Towler dashed Into tho the lead and gained the distinction of being tho the only winner of a Marathon run to set Hot the thc pace Ilace from Crom start to finish wac vac always dangerous and never noyer nevermore more moru than a n minute or two behind tho the leader