Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 275, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1917 — LONGBOAT KILLED IN ACTION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LONGBOAT KILLED IN ACTION

Famous Indian Marathon Runner Died “Somewhere in France,” According to Recent Report. Tom Longboat, the famous Indian Marathon runner, has been killed in action in France, according to a letter received by Mrs. Michael Daly of Toronto from her son, Thomas Daly, a

former trainer of the Toronto International league baseball team. No particulars were given in the letter, which was dated September 23. . Longboat went’ overseas with the Canadian Sportsmen’s battalion.

Tom Longboat.