Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-09
TEN STARTERS
ARE ANNOUNCED
BOYS ARE TRAINED FOR THE
HARD RACE
HANDSOME PRIZES oFFERED>F
CONTESTANTS
Los Angeles Athletic Club Event Be-
gins at O'Clock at Its Building
and Ends at Annex at
Venice
BY CHESTER LAWRENCE

lea Elm pGILCClly lAeAiAAOA e@eAASSSSp ~-AN
members of the Los Angeles Attn
- letic club, will start upon the
Marathon run to Venice at 9 o'clock
this morning. The start will be made
from the entrance to the club at 534n
South Spring street, and Mayor A. G.
Harper will officiate as starter, hrlng
the shot that will send the boys on
their run of seventeen miles, at the
end of which the pot of gold Will con-
sist in prizes of greater value as tro-
piles of the endurance race than other-
wise. This run is the first Of its kind
to be undertaken west of the MISSISSIPPI
Ii, and has been termed the Southern
California Marathon, because it prob
ably will become an annual event OF
the club.
Only one runner, Joe Pensa, is re-
garded as favortte or as having any
advantage over another runner. Until
Monday George Retzer was a 2 to
prospective winner, but the sturdy attn
lete has had much trouble with his
stomach and has not recovered sufti-
GENTLY to justify the superstition that
he will win. Several other boys have
had trouble with their stomachs and
have given that most important organ
the best Of attention, and they will be
in fine condition when they are lined
I'D for the pistol shot that will start
them on the grueling race, which. in
the east, has meant death to many
starters since 1t became an established
branch of athletics in this country.
However, this extreme was met only
by contestants who had not trained
sufficiently for the race, and had run
despite the warnings of doctors and
trainers.
Referee AL Treloar has secured the
services of DR.. r. B. Griffith and DR..
Hollingsworth, members of the club,
who will accompany the judges in one
of the automobiles and be on hand In
case of emergency or If one of the
runners becomes exhausted. Each run
ner has secured trainer who will ride
behind him on a bicycle and carry wa
ter and other necessities Of first aid.
Each runner will bear a number, and
the trainer who rides behind will bear
a number which corresponds, so that
the spectators will be able to identify
them. The number will be worn on
the breast of the runner, while the
trainer will wear the same number on
his back.
Conditions ard Rules
The conditions and rules of the race
are as follows:
The referee of the race shall be Phys
zeal Instructor AL Treloar, who shall
be assisted by such officials as have
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decide all questions relating to the act
ual conduct of the race. If claim of
foul Is made he shall have the power
to disqualify the competitor who is at
fault, If he considers the foul inten- |
tiona1 or due to culpable negligence |
and also shall have the power to allow |
the hindered runner to continue in the |
race as II he had been placed upon |
trial.
1t will be the duty of the officials of |
the course to ride in such automobiles |
as the referee shall designate, to watch |
the competition closely and in case of |
claim Of foul to report to the referee |
what he or they saw of the incident |
such officials merely are assistants to |
the referee, to whom they shall report |
and have no power to make decisions. |
neither shall they coach any particu- |
lar runner. These officials will be fur
nished with badges and on no account |
will anybody be allowed to ride in the |
official automobiles without one of |
these badges.
The clerk of the course will be De |
Witt c. Van Court, who has arranged |
to have the course marked so that the |
runners will not take any wrong roads. |
1t shall be his duty also to see that |
the, runners are at the starting point |
In time for the start, so that there |
shall be no delay. He also shall dis
tribute the numbers and shall have
sole jurisdiction over the runners until |
he notifies the referee that they are
ready to start.
The starter of the race shall be May
or A. c. Harper. who shall start the |
men at o'clock by pistol report.
There will be six timekeepers, three
at the start and three at the finish
The referee will see that the race is
not started until each of the timekeep-
ers has a watch and that all the |
watches agree as to time The flash |
of the pistol shall denote the time of
starting. The timekeepers at the start
will be w. F. Henderson, assistant sec
rotary of the Los Angeles Athletic |
club; Leslie Henry and George Dam
ron. The timers at the finish will be |
Charles Eyton, who also will be ref
cree of the finish, James Morley and |
Abbot Kinney.
Finish at Venice Annex
The finish Of the course shall be at |
the entrance to the annex Of the Los /,
Angeles Athletic club at Venice, and |
will be represented by a line between |
two finishing posts, drawn across and |
at right angles to the sides of the |
promenade, where the annex is stu
ated, and four feet above this line |
shall be placed a tape attached to |
either end OF the finishing posts. A |
VIII NC Wn6n any part
of the winners body, excepting his |
hands or arms. reaches the finish line. |
The order of finish for second and |
third places and so on will be decided |
in the same manner.
The course of the race shall be from |
the entrance to the Los Angeles Ath- |
letic club on Spring street, south to |
Main street, south on Main street to |
Adams street, West on Adams street |
to Washington boulevard, following
Washington boulevard to Fredericks, |
where the runners will cross the tracks
of the Los Angeles-Paci1c railroad,
then turn sharp to the left and follow
the automobile road to the lagoon
bridge that leads into the Midway at
Venice, pass through the Midway in
Windward avenue, turn to right on
promenade and terminate at the en-
trance to the annex.
Each runner may be followed by a
trainer on a bicycle, who will be
obliged to keep behind his runner ex-
cept when he is in the act of handing |
him stimulants. Violation Of this rule