The St. Louis Republic., 1905-11-12
ATHLETES TO TAKE
Up COUNTRY Runs
Will Serve I" Keep Them in Con.
dition During the Winter
MOnths-M. \. C.. Plans Series
Of Events.
WRITTEN FOR -uE SUNDAY Hrrrrri-.

WRITTEN FOR -iiE SUNDAY ErPi WGi-.
Athletes who cars To hc., n condition
during the winter months VII! now d.vot.
Their spare time to cross-coIativ nm
ins. NJ tho sca6on vii open Ia u week
or Two. The game Is 20 get mor" time i,-
cIily than u has In several yc,rs. and. ~
u is healthy sport. many athletes vii
Despite the severe cola weather last
year. .arsc squad. ot runners iuTurd out
every Sunday EIorn'nS tor tns jauris
thfcrSa the parks anl "r 'Gs country
roaas. InicT the nusp!gcT Of thr Mi--
sovri Athletic Club an: '!r.2lr 4 t!~ men
were conditioned from - Jng Cr "a m!!, IN
the earlier iast of th" season ur to- a.
nish rs twelve aud !ifIrcu milr, through
The snow and w.ai.
After nil the IngE -a!stancs running can.
uic',tes MD prop.r'y trained during tn.
Co:i months. t,-y were treated to "a.
hrst W. !. a. I. cross-,",Iujry chaug.ou.
snip cNrg held In -. Louis TEl, was TIu
on IN the early fps.nS AMI wac surce,.,
Ain!efes N 81. Louis i!l Ntl'n ,rnst,-
coantr" running until last year. Distance
running = about IN" only branch Uf spol,
10. -" track athlete ~ tho winter
To run five or tea miles 81, u .atriy sonl
cup IN tho fresh. crisp wiU',; plf /. .s
noa9ny an .SeTCt'~ Is ono ro"li v.sa
i"s; ins contest. and championship rsos.
un-icat. ti' the - -l!'iiinIiy 'jg. s,ud
trials. In which :ho insu arc divide, M,
several squads. prov. Nl'tu'"., Q, ever, an
rnconGit'@ncd man. ana S.rv"s ~ put HIN,
in good shape.
u. 1871 the mcn v.r, trained az n,s, n
me a.l- then tho distance ~. increased
iheS usraH.' ran Ia two squads. termed
tho SOW and fast Irrrf.s T.c 'uFfr,r
took q short. slew ,,leianr. orI rr,r,.,I,v
W"ritd ~ TO the longer IuUs. Nail" ;Ls
iSst ilen hit u Up fsom tAg start Tor long
IGHs.
Th" Missouri! Athletic Cluh :, planning
a series .; c:nss-S uuuiIy .uu. T. hr hrid
AZ i'tc.Nais az about -. v''kq Iur iu-tI
VIII IL called crt "a a v,'S or tv.r f.s
tAe preliminary IU's. ".d tn abuIt
month the hrt CuHtc3: ~. Lc hell at
five mi cs
This VIII J." the same - ~, champion.
snip. with th' ,>c'ri'"n 'hrt ia" w..arr
VIII not I,C'''N" tie '.;'J. ';rli. . Iy,r ~
bronze M da!s Will b. SNaiG". 70 'Eo win
"cr; second snt thin; la rompri,'oI.
The second coates, may h. u u,r4Icsp
anIir. TIC i!gurcs H-'rE E.y,r 'ur I.-
CoT!in- 10 the form ~ own 'F -" iurn ~
thc preliminary. anu ~" Lrst run ~ %
shcC 4 Furnish 4 wur. ivy nrIrh then
the scratch event T." '.i q UgN .u.. Hpr,
KUN " u he n SIX aru rur-hIIi M -. tho
champion sh!1 -: ia" ". a \ J. Will
hr held In the e1r!y srg ma. ana viii o!1H"
,hs season.
Although n rs Infancy. -. src-, took
soot hold last season. and tho n"~,rcr
.! men IHa. turned yU' v.tr s4spr lr.r
Tho VI. 4. =. Triple \. ~ i.ou.s Jui-
Ncrs!'y. WusN.uS;ou Iu.y'rri.y md rr.
attached ath'.r.H -I took interest On 80
ean,r. Thee sL'Ur Institutions. rnE"tncr
VIA the H.."'ni1n A'll..ir 'ub. Chris
;iau h"iHcTs '.''0Se r.t ~" 'l"wr.'
N'hi"t.' Association viii i'E' candidates
for lSrs 4.s'lrg> running '..nr' g. -
I", rore',w I'd lr-,'sa. w.n,r
Mius J%r h,..... trrH '".E,
C...gEa.-. s!Ir""" 'Hr.,Fu. Nt.'r 4
Morrow. PIKE !S.Iy"". g.. :. ".uIrsou.
t'rau&'. How" gr' jaru"r I.... EH rU.
again - s"."" u o." .".. u."s. s' 1rE- ul.