Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-10
DIETRICH WINS
MARATHON RACE
FIRST PACIFIC COAST EVENT A
SUCCESS
ATHLETES COVER COURSE IN
FAST TIME
Run from Los Angeles to Venice
Arouses Great Enthusiasm Among
Populaee Of Both Cities and
Becomes a Fixture

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Charles J. Fox, son of Richard K.
Fox, proprietor OF the Police Gazette.
Mr.. Fox ran his four-cylinder Max
well UP and down the course and COW
cred some forty miles on the way
down. DR.. Hollingsworth. who was
one of the party in his automobile,
was called upon for assistance but
once, and that was to respond to the
request of Snyder for q drink OF wa
ter. AS this runner was out OF the
race the assistance was given.
1t was one OF the unusual features
of the race that no medical attendance
was required by any of the runners.
Although Drs. Griffith and Hollings-
worth accompanied the runners as a
matter of precaution, their services
were not required and there were none
OF those complete collapses that have
marred other races of the same char
acter. AS every runner crossed the
finish mark his heart action was ex-
amined by the surgeons and in every
case 1t was found to be nearly nor
NAL.
At precisely a. m. Mayor Harper
discharged the pistol that sent the
runners on their long journey. With
the exception of Dietrich every man
started on the shutting dog trot prac-
ticed by long distance runners. Die
trick, on the contrary, started out on
a sprint, and by the time he reached
Twenty-fifth street had lead of six
blocks on the others. As it was known
that he had not trained hard for the
race he was Immediately put down
as a "half distance" runner, and the
others did not worry much about his
lead. Boscha, Pensa, Lawrence and
the others kept close together. Die
trick went over the steep hill on Ad-
ans street as though he were shooting
the chutes. At this point he was a
mile in the lead and predictions were
freely made that he would not last
five miles at the furious pace he was
setting.
Dietrich Running Strong
At 10 o'clock Dietrich, who had COW
cred half OF the distance to Venice
and was apparently as fresh as when
he started was one and three-quarters
miles In advance of the bunch of rum
ners, while Snyder had dropped some
three miles behind them, and Burke
was four miles in the rear. Snyder,
who was taken with cramps. was put
in a motor car, but Burke ydoggedly
determined to finish. and come in for
one of the prizes.
At one time on the road Dietrick's
utes, but 1t was cut down as Venice
was approached, so that at the finish
Boscha was but five minutes behind
him.
At Ivy, a little over six miles from
the finish, the ocean breezes were felt
and revived the runners. While Die
trick was still far in the lead at this
point the bunch was broken up. Bos-
cha and Retzer leading, followed by
Pensa and Lawrence. Dietrich was
accompanied many miles by Frank
Garbutt, who ran by his side and en-
couraged him in the final squirt. AL
though there was no danger OF his
being overtaken, the winner broke into
q dash as he struck the cement pave
ment leading to the midway and dart
ed to the finish as though he were
doing a hundred yards in ten seconds.
much to the delight of the crowd of
spectators.
Edward Dietrich, winner of the sill
yer cup offered by The Herald. which
he will have to defend for two sue
cessive races before he attains COM
plete possession of 1t. was extremely
modest when asked how he did 1t.
"I would not have bet s cents on
myself" he said. at have not been
training for the race and did not think
had a chance, but / always try to
keep in good trim, more as matter
of good health than anything else. /
used no stimulants in the race. and
do not think they are necessary In
any contest ! have never smoked a
cigarette in my life, and 1 don't drink.
The only training. IL 1t might be called
training, was a six-mile run I took
last Sunday, but that was just for
the exercise"
When Dietrich was asked for a set
of rules that might guide future Mara
thon runners to victory, he laughed.
"Oh, there aren't any," he said. 1T
always try to keep in good condition,
and when 1t came TO the race I just
sort of shuffied along. I have never
doped out any particular system of
strides and that sort of thing. 1t all
lies in q mans physical condition,
and he should take the same care of
his body whether he is booked for
Marathon or office work or school,"
On the run Dietrich drank no water,
but simply wet his lips with a sponge,
and he was perhaps the freshest man
who finished. He has lived in Los
Angeles a number of years and has
attended school at the l.. A. high,
Berkeley and University OF Southern
California. He is an expert tennis
player, but has never before been iden-
titled with track athletics
One of the runners who made an ex-
cellent showing, despite the fact that
he had little time to devote to getting
into condition, was Chester Lawrence,
who, in the last five miles, drew away
from Pensa and captured fourth prize.
Lawrence worked faithfully from the
time the race was announced, and with
others trained at Agricultural park
many nights of the weeks preceding
the race. AL Treloar said after the
race that Lawrence had overturned
and was, like several other of the
boys, in better condition a week ago
than yesterday The postponement of
the race accounted for some of the
athletes being too finely drawn.
George Refer came in this class He
is looked upon as one of the most
likely youngsters in the club and is
expected to make capital showing in
the next distance event