A GREAT VICTORY
DE j!aR WINS. AMERICAN MARATHON. UNITED STATES CRACK ATHLETES DEFEATED. United Press Aesn. by El.TFel. ‘Conyrigbi (United Seryioe.) (Received April 20, 8-30 p.m.) NEW YORK, April 19At Boston Clarence De Mar, aged 39, won the American marathon tor the sixth time, in two hours thirtyseven minutes seven seconds. His victory is the greatest in his career, as he'outdistanced the finest field of track athletes ever assembled in America. The United States’ hopes for the Olympic Marathon are considerably raised by de Mar's masterful showing.
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Gisborne Times, 21 April 1928, Page 9
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