Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1909 — SHRUBB BEATS DORANDO [ARTICLE]

SHRUBB BEATS DORANDO

Englishman Easily Wins In Race Originally Arranged For Longboat. Buffalo, N. Y.. Feb. 26—Alfred Shrubb easily defeated Dorando Pietri in a fifteen mile race. The Italian took the place of Tom Longboat whose terms were rejected by the local promoters. Pietri had no chance to prepare for the contest. He stepped from a train only a few hours before getting into his running togs. Every American indoor record from the first to the fifteenth mile was smashed, the time for the race being 1:24:06 4-5.