Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-15
EAGER TO JOIN
RUN TO VENICE
ATHLETIC CLUB GETS MANY
APPLICATIONS
RACE. CONFINED EXCLUSIVELY
TO MEMBERS
Manaaers Of Local Sporting Goods
Houses Show Lively Interest In
the Contest by Donating
Handsome Prizes
BY CHESTER LAWRENCE

First prize-Perpetual challenge cup Of
fered by the Los Angeles Herald.
Second prize--GoId signet ring, set with
diamonds, offered by the Los Angeles Ath
letic club.
Third prize-white coat sweater adorned
with emblem of the Los Angeles Athletic
club, offered by the Cline sporting
goods house.
Fourth prize-Order on the w. II. Hoegee
sporting goods house for athletic goods to
the value of IS, offered by the w. II. HOegee
sporting goods house.
Fifth prize--Beautiful pearl handle razor,
value $3.50, offered by the Tufts-Lyon Arms
company.
For the benefit of the many athletes
who each Gay are inquiring at the Los
Angeles Athletic club regarding the
eligibility of non-members of the club
to the Los Angeles-to-Venice running
race, to be held Saturday afternoon,
August 20, under the auspices of the
Los Angeles Athletic club, it may be
stated that the race is open only TO
members of the club. The next race
probably will be open to all runners of
Southern California who care to enter
and are registered with the A. A. u.
Assistant Secretary Henderson, yester-
day received q letter from Henry III.
Wheeler, 53-year-old athlete of Po-
mona, asking permission to participate
in the race.
Henry Wheeler, it will be remem-
bered, is the man who made such good
time in the recent Mount Wilson climb.
Although he did not finish first, his
time was considered remarkable for
man of his age. The officials of the
club regret that they cannot receive
Wheeler's entry as it Is a club affair,
but assure him that he will have the
opportunity to compete in the next
race the date of which will be decided
when the present race is run off.
1hat the proposed race is creating
wide interest is proved by the fact that
the club officials daily receive letters
from athletes in all parts of Southern
California who want to take part.
The local sporting world has taken an
active interest in the event, and, Judg-
ing from the sentiments expressed re-
garding the race, all roads will lead
to Venice on the day of the race. No
doubt the biggest crowd that ever
-congregated at Venice will witness the
finish of the race. If things go well
the crowd will witness the finish or
one of the toughest propositions ever
launched in the sporting history OF
Southern California. A run of two
blocks will weaken the average man
who walks the streets of Los Angeles
and that is but a drop in the bucket
as compared with a run of seventeen
miles under a broiling sun. Whichever
competitor wins the race will have
earned all that is coming to him. 1t
will not be a case of walk, for the sem
timents of the many who are entered
are to the effect that each man will
attempt to win the race If he never
runs another.
The managers of the local sporting
goods houses are enthused over the
contest and have generously donated
prizes for the competitors. The Dyas-
Cline sporting goods house yesterday
offered a white coat sweater for the
runner who crossed the line at Venice
third. in compliance with the rules or
the race. The w. HI. Hoegee sporting
goods house offered an order on the
house for athlete goods to the extent or
So for the runner who crosses the line
fourth. and the Tufts-Lyon Arms
company offered a pearl-handled razor
valued at $3.50. Taken all in all the
nrizes are as classy a set as were ever
offered for an athletic event in South
ern California.
There were four new entries added
to the list yesterday. They are Ed
Deitrick, Gordo Whelan, champion
handball player of Southern California,
Frank Halbriter, captain of the Los
Angeles high school baseball nine,
and Joe Pensa.
The competitors will be requested TO
wear a white gymnasium shirt bearing
the emblem of the club and white rum
ming pants with a blue stripe down
the sides.
The total list of entries to date is as
follows: