Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1909 — Star Marathon Race March 17. [ARTICLE]

Star Marathon Race March 17.

The Marathon boom that has had the country in its grasp in the last few months will reach its zenith on St. Patrick’s night, March 17, when the big four of professional athletics— A 1 Shrubb, Johnny Hayes, Tom Longboat and Porando Pietri—will measure strides in a race at the Marathon distance, 26 miles 385 yards, in Madison Square Garden, New York.