The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-23

comes in fifteenth man, will be re-
cross the tape.
Get Yor own Numbers.
There is one condition going to be
exacted in this Marathon, and it will
avoid confusion and all misunderstand-
ing. When an entry Is sent for this
Marathon, the next day such entries
will be published and a number accord
ing to the receipt of the entry will be
published. This number the entry will
take and furnish himself with it on the
day of the race, so tina the public will
know at a glance who is number 20 or
whatever lumber the runnerfi is carry
ing. This will do away with any dupli-
cate numbers appearing in the run.
The making of these numbers can be
easily done. and the figures should be
sufficiently large to be read several
hundred feet away. All those who
have sent in their entries already will
please do SO again, and their numbers
7 will be published. L have lost sight of
several and would like to receive them
over again.
A Marathon Trophy.
The winner. will get something in the
shape of a Marathon trophy. A figure
of a unner mounted on q base mas
been suggested, and silver cups for the
rest of the three winners for foreign and
local boys, while it has been said by
several captains of the seven relay
| teams that a bronze medal be given to
/ every runner who finishes in the race.
The committee is taking this matter up
today so that within the next forty
eight hours everything connected with
the race will be announced, n when
his is Ion the runners who intend
entering will AVE a a to see just
! what they are running for.
Must Have Quick Action.
There will be very little time left to
perfect any further arrangements by
the runners after the date is announced.
Tho date will be decided with a view
from the runners side as well as from
the pubiic's. The latter have not en-
! tirely recovered from the relay race,
and the thousands who saw that event
will want to turn out and see that men
OF Essex county are fit enough to travel
fifteen miles and make a good showing.
The Marathon will bring individual
honors out more plainly. The relay
race brought two clubs prominently to
the front, and a third one was also
brought into the limelight by its great
finish in the person of Reilly, who fell
down within sight of the long-looked-
for goal. The Belleville club certainly
won much honor, and | hear that a
goodly sum has been raised to purchase
a suitable present for Reilly. He and
his teammates will no doubt remember
their friends in Belleville for their
timely thought in showing their appre-
citation for the gallant struggle made
by this club.
Johnny Hayes Heard From.
Johnny Marathon Hayes. who has
turned professional, may be over i'll
Newark on the day THE EVENING
STAR Marathon takes place, and if he
is he will be an interested spectator.
Hayes cannot take any active part in
any A. A. u. event. He has been
placed under the ban of that %organiza-
ton to such an extent hat he is not
eligible to act even as an official. He
would n been present at the X. of G.
games last Sunday, but he was ad-
vised that If he put in an appearance
at the games he might draw down
criticism from the A. A. u, and he re-
manned away. But Hayes can write
stories of his Marathon and he can adj
wise even amateurs the best stride to
adopt to make a successful rune
This Hayes will do, and there is all the
probability in the world that he will
be performing in a local theatre by the
time THE EVENING STAR Marathon
ace comes off. Hayes turned profess
sional because he saw money In the
game. n he is not to be blamed. He
will never enter any big event unless
Morrissey wins the Yonkers Marathon
and turns professional, and then there
might be a chance to get these two men
cut in a twenty-five-mile run. Tom
Longboat would not need much induce
ment to make him leave the amateur