Boston, June 5.
Gerard Cote, 26-year-old newspaper dealer from Verdun, Quebec, won the 44th annual Boston Athletic Association marathon by wearing down field of 104 other runners in the 26 miles and 385 yards race.
Cote's time was 2:28.28-3/5, breaking the previous record of 2:28.51-4/5 established last year by Ellison "Tarzan" Brown, of Rhode Island.
Just before setting out on the long grind Cote remarked: "Its my last BAA, race anyway, because next summer I'll be in the Royal Air Second was diminutive Johnny Kelley, of Arlington, Massachusetts, winner of the race in 1935. His time was 2:32:08. Third place went to Don Heinicke, of Baltimore, Maryland, a protege df the late marathon runner, Pat Dengis. Heinicke finished in 2:32:09.
After running well for a good part of the distance, "Tarzan" Brown crossed the finish line in thirteenth place.—Reuter.
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