Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-30
Preparations for a Great Gross Coun-
try Run.
GOSSIP REGARDING THE COMING FIGHT
Arson Discusses the New Base
Ball Association.
THE LOCAL PROS P CTS

The croSs-country run Monday morning.
New Year day, under the auspices of the
Young Mems Christian Association. will.
from indications, be the best one held in
the District.
Invitations to enter We're sent out to
prominent out-of-town athletic clubs and
universities, who have responded In a
gratifying manner. Nearly a score of
strong runners are entered. including sew
eral prominent university athletes.
The University of Pennsylvania will send
Messrs. Bailee and w G. Stuart. reput ed
to be two of the foremost long-iistance run
ners OF the many famous athletes at Penn
Sylvania. Stuart has made an exceptional
" strong reputation as distance runner
locally, having won the ten-mile cross
country run here a couple years ago from
large field. Cornell will likewise send
two strong runners Messrs. c. T Morrison
1901. and D. J. McMeehan 1901. being en-
tered. Mr. Morrison was member of the
victorious team that recently won the in
tercollegiate championship in New York
and Mr. Meehan was first substitute. Cor
nell is known to have the strongest cross
country team in the country. and her two
representatives who will appear here are
among her leaders.
Another entry of note is Mr. A. A. Leitch
of Galiaudet Deaf and Dumb College who
made an excellent reputation in Ireland as
a member of the Belfast Harrier's Club
Besides these men the Y NJ. c. A will enter
a good representation of its runners who
nave shown the best form in their recent
croSS-country runs and paper chases in
Guiding Messrs. McElfresh, Brest De Weir,
Barber. Graham, ". F. Ford and others
Of lesser not The Baltimore Athletic Club
will also be entered
The will be for distance of siv
miles over an almost ideal Typographical
course that will require about forty min
utes at the most to complete, and handicaps
Will be imposed so as to exact the best
ft,
one fair chance.
The course as selected yesterday extends
along the following path, which will be
marked with red flags: Leave Association
Park at 1870 o'clock am. going through
the White Lot, past the monument north
OF bureau of engraving and printing build
ing, across Long bridge, following pike to
Columbia turnpike leading to Arlington,
ana turning off out near Brickhaven strik-
ing through the fields for a good part of a
mile and reversing the course until Wash
lhgton side of the Long bridge is reached
Following the river past the bathing beach
thence to Association Park
The course gives a rolling, rambling conn
try that will test the best work of all the
runners entered. AS the start and finish
VIII include running several laps in Asso-
cation Park, good number of spectators
VIII no doubt be on hand to witness the
sport and observe the scantily cad athletes
finish their grueling test of a six-nile run
most efficient and representative set of
piiiCldlS mas been secured for the event
The runners will be started by Mr. Wright
Curtiss of the Woodside Athletic Club Mr.
George w. CurtIss, Princeton, 1902 of
Washington, formerly of the Central High
School and the interschoIastic champion
athlete of the District, viii be referee The
Judges on the course will be W Dick Dear
of the Central High School and s. r.
karpeles of the National University The
judges at the turn will be A. H. Norris of
Gallaudet College and r. f. lie Mat of the
Y NJ. c. \. The above four judges will
see that al of the runners conform fully
to the rules of the run. At the finish the
judges will be Mr.. r. NJ. Mccormick of
Washington, Prof. Maurice Joyce of Car
roll Institute, Trainer William H. Foley of
Georgetown University, Capt. E. c. Ed
wards of the Corcoran Cadet Corps and Mr.
Adam Johnson of the Columbia Athletic
Club. The timers will be Messrs. A ]. Nc
Elhon of the Woodside Athletic Cub f. A
Moore of the Arlington Wheelmen and w
F. Jose of the l.. A. W. while Mr.. Frank
p. I4ibbey of the Arlington Wheelmen will
offciate scorer.
Five prizes are to be awarded to the win
ners, silver cup going to the first man to
finish, a gold medal to the second, a silver
medal TO the third, a bronze medal to the
fourth and a specia, badge to the fifth. The
medals have been cast from dies and each
bears a winged Mercury III relief