Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1917 — SWEDISH RUNNER WINS RACE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SWEDISH RUNNER WINS RACE

Captures 26-Mile Bronx Marathon in Phenomenal Time of 2:40:25 Over Slushy Course. Over snowclad hiII9 and slush-cov-ered roads, Hans Shusten, a Swede, scampered the 26 miles in the course of the Bronx Marathon, under the auspices of the Pennant Athletic club of New York city, completing the distance In 2 hours, 40 minutes and 25 seconds, his phenomenal feat, under such conditions, lopping 8 minutes and 15 seconds from the record established by Arthur Roth, of the Mohawk Ath-

letic club a year ago. Even under favorable conditions the performance would have stood out as extraordinary. Harry Lucas, 15 yards behind, was second, while more than a mile and a half to the rear was Roth. The accompanying picture shows Shusten hitting it up near the finish line. To many of the thousands who witnessed the finish, and watched the runners plow through the slush, it appeared as though there were other forms of sport preferable to Marathoning.

Hans Shusten.