Zuna and Mellor Win Marathon Race In Ashland Framingham
Zuna and Charley Mellor led from Framingham to Natick and Wellesley to capture the marathon in a dramatic two man duel. Christensen faded to third as Linder Ohman and Michelson trailed. Trivoulides stayed in the running before Brae Burn hill where Zuna pulled away.
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Schou Christensen
Charley Mellor
Chicago
Christensen
Zuna
Mellor
Linder, Ohman
Michelson
Carlson
Ashland
Framingham
Brae-Burn
Bramingham
Linder
Ohman
Michelgon
Willie Kyronen
John Goff
Mike Lynch
Laakso
Pete Trivoulides
Michelsen
Natick
Natick Square
Trivoulides
Wellesley College
Woodland Park Hotel
Commonwealth Avenue
Brae Burn Country Club
First 15 Finishers in a Marathon at B A A Clubhouse
The race narrative notes Zuna widening the gap on his ex-partner Mellor 50 yards back while navigating a treacherous hill between Newtonville and Newton. The piece describes endurance, danger, and the crowd watching as athletes press toward the clubhouse finish before the stakes end.
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Wellesley
Zana
Mellor
Ellessians
Newton Lower Falls
Hill
Newtonville
Newton
Zuna
Zunaim
Brae-Burn Hill
Newark
Lake Street
Commonwealth Avenue
Coolidge
Exeter Street
Zuna Sets Marathon Record in 1912 Run Against Mellor
Zuna, a Newark plumber, won the Boston Marathon ahead of Charley Mellor of Chicago by a wide margin. Mellor finished second in 2 hours 22 minutes 12 seconds, while rivals Trivoulides Linder Fabre Kyronen and Laakso followed. The crowd, conditions, and numerous officials marked a record day with 33 finishers and no major collapses.
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Frank Zuna
Paulist A.C
N.Y
Perea Charles Mellor
Logan Sq. A. C
Chicago
Peter Trivoulides
Millrose A. A
N. Y
Carl W. A. Linder
B. A
Morningside A. C
Willie Carlson
A. Cc
Pieis
Zuna
Charley Mellor
Mellor
Trivoulides
New York
Carl Linder
Edouard Fabre
Willie Kyronen
Millrose
Pete Trivoulides
Linder
Michelson
Stamford
Fabre
Kyronen
Laakso
Peter Foley
Peter
Bill Kennedy
Boston clothing house offers birthday gift reversal sale
A Boston clothing house announces a limited week sale to subtract ten dollars from price tags. The store, among the oldest in the city, promises absolute satisfaction with its garments and the best values in Boston. The campaign flips birthday gift custom by offering chartered savings.
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Boston
New England
America
Ectanmama Fliaht
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Detroit
Flivver
Charles Mellor
Boulevard
Commonwealth Avenue Hills
Ryan
Tom Henigan
George W. Brown
Dorchester Club
W. J. Bryan
Bill
Vick
Springfield Cadets
Alfred Rodgers
Halifax
N. C
Lak Street
Zuna Ryan South
Coolidge Corner
Watertown Smart
LION
Big Run
EES Ams
Michelson Fabre
Laakso Golf
Cowboy
Hallmark
Troy
Hall, Hartwell & CO
Sidewell
Oneil Larkin Company
Clothiers
Washington Street
Hugh
O'Nei Larkin Company
Wm. B. Larkin
Roxbury
John J. Sawtelle
South Boston
Lawrence F. Quigley
Chelsea
James J. Biggio
Dorchester
Leroy H. Fuller
Brighton
Frank P. Redden
Jamaica Plain
Hugh J. Campbell
Edward J. Cox
East Boston
Patrick J. J. King
Patrick J. Savage
Charlestown
J. F. (Paddy) Callahan
Wm. L. Casey
Cambridge
James L. Ferrer
North End
Daniel J. Reardon
Arthur J. Leary
Boston Post New England
L. F. Quigley
L. H. Fuller
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