Philadelphia Inquirer, March 18, 1913View transcription
GEORGE WILLIAMS ALWAYS IN FRONT
Forging to the front at the crack of the starter's pistol and maintaining the lead throughout, George Williams, running under the colors of the St. Patrick's Club, of Philadelphia, handily won the five-mile Marathon race held under the auspices of the Business Improvement Association at Camden yesterday afternoon. Although the race did not get under way for over an hour after scheduled time, hundreds lined the course despite the cold, and at the starting and finishing point the crowd was so dense that it was with difficulty that Captain Stanley and a force of mounted and foot policemen made a lane for the runners. The official timers got lost in the surging throngs and in consequence not even the time of the winner was recorded.
For two full laps Williams, who ran second in the big race in Philadelphia on Saturday, was unable to shake off Stanley Root, of the Mercury Club. But on the third lap the St. Patrick's lad drew a full block ahead and at the finish had nearly doubled this lead. Root, who was second, led McLaughlin by a like distance.
First team prize went to the Northwest Boys' Club, who had five members finishing third, fifth, ninth, thirteenth and eighteenth. The Boys' Club, of the Church Club, landed second, the first five to finish ranking seventh, twelfth, nineteenth, twenty-first and twenty-third. A. Cusick, of the Billiken Club, who was the twentieth contestant to cross the line, got the special Camden Post-Telegram offered for the first Camden boy to finish. Mayor Ellis, of Camden, who with members of City Council and B. I. A., paraded over the course with a band of music precious to the race and bestowed the prizes from the judges' stand. Following is the order of those who finished:
1—G. Williams, St. Patrick's Club.
2—Stanley Root, Mercury Club.
3—E. McLaughlin, Northwest Boys' Club.
4—E. Hunter, Germantown Boys' Club.
5—J. Weiss, Northwest Boys' Club.
6—C. Mellon, Germantown Boys' Club.
7—T. Riley, Boys' Club C. C.
8—J. McSorley, St. Patrick's Club.
9—J. Howley, Northwest Boys' Club.
10—J. Johnston, Comet Club.
11—J. Crossin, unattached.
12—J. Benner, Boys' Club C. C.
13—Harris, Northwest Boys' Club.
14—H. Garvin, Shawnee Club.
15—J. Dillon, St. Malachi.
16—E. Glancy, St. Malachi.
17—J. Kerns, unattached.
18—R. Hepford, Northwest Boys' Club.
19—W. McDowell, Boys' Club C. C.
20—A. Cusick, Billiken Club.
21—W. Dahl, Boys' Club C. C.
22—A. Sprague, Shawnee Club.
23—H. Rutter, Boys' Club C. C.
24—G. Grey, St. Malachi Club.
25—J. Sauter, Northwest Boys' Club.
26—Noll, Northwest Boys' Club.
Forging to the front at the crack of the starter's pistol and maintaining the lead throughout, George Williams, running under the colors of the St. Patrick's Club, of Philadelphia, handily won the five-mile Marathon race held under the auspices of the Business Improvement Association at Camden yesterday afternoon. Although the race did not get under way for over an hour after scheduled time, hundreds lined the course despite the cold, and at the starting and finishing point the crowd was so dense that it was with difficulty that Captain Stanley and a force of mounted and foot policemen made a lane for the runners. The official timers got lost in the surging throngs and in consequence not even the time of the winner was recorded.
For two full laps Williams, who ran second in the big race in Philadelphia on Saturday, was unable to shake off Stanley Root, of the Mercury Club. But on the third lap the St. Patrick's lad drew a full block ahead and at the finish had nearly doubled this lead. Root, who was second, led McLaughlin by a like distance.
First team prize went to the Northwest Boys' Club, who had five members finishing third, fifth, ninth, thirteenth and eighteenth. The Boys' Club, of the Church Club, landed second, the first five to finish ranking seventh, twelfth, nineteenth, twenty-first and twenty-third. A. Cusick, of the Billiken Club, who was the twentieth contestant to cross the line, got the special Camden Post-Telegram offered for the first Camden boy to finish. Mayor Ellis, of Camden, who with members of City Council and B. I. A., paraded over the course with a band of music previous to the race and bestowed the prizes from the judges' stand. Following is the order of those who finished:
