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No. 2: 1909

February 12, 1909. "James Crowley, 2nd in Brooklyn Marathon." View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress.

February 12, 1909. "James Crowley, 2nd in Brooklyn Marathon." View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress.

 

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Runner's build

James Crowley was built like a boxer. Most long-distance runners today are much skinnier. In current times coaches tend to push athletes toward the sports which fit their physiques.

Marathon Man

RunningPast.com features a cigarette card of the gent along with his likeness.

James Crowley (USA) - Crowley deserves the title, "King of Marathoners" according to the back of the card. James found his greatest success in 5 mile races. Of course back then they referred to almost any long distance race as a marathon run. He finished 4th in the 1909 Boston Marathon.

The Winner

In case anybody cares, the runner who came in first according to the NY Times Archives, was one Edwin H White. He ran under the auspices of the Holy Cross Lyceum. The distance covered was 26 miles,385 yards and his time was 3 hrs, 11 minutes and 25 seconds.

[There was more than one Brooklyn Marathon. The winner of this race (the Brooklyn-Seagate Marathon) was James Clarke. - Dave]

James Crowley

The Four Horsemen played for Notre Dame from 1922 through 1924. James Crowley was born in 1902. If this is the same person, he was very mature for his age.

Vertigo.

I don't know if it's the lines of the boards on the floor or the ones on the wall at the back or maybe the leaning some men are doing, but this picture makes me a little queasy.

(Good thing those two smart mustaches in the crowd snapped me right out of it!)

[As we can tell from the windows along the top, the image is tilted a bit. Here it is untilted. - Dave]

A Horseman too?

Is this the same James Crowley who was one of the infamous Notre Dame Four Horsemen?

Just think...

How he might have finished if he'd worn shoes.

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