Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-30

of Chicago comes Joseph K. Korinek,
winner of four twenty-fiye-mile con-
tests in the east.
Starting from in front of the L. A.
A. c.. at the corner of Sixth and
Spring streets, the contestants VIII
proceed south along Spring street to
Main, continue south on Main to
Adams turn west on Adams and pro
coed to the 1uncture of Adams ana
washington streets outside the city
limits. From that point the racers viii
follow the regular Washington street
less be many thousands of persons lin
ing the road to witness the greatest
Marathon race ever pulled off in the
west. The road viii be patrolled by
policemen, who will keep anxious spec
tators from interfering with the run
officials Chosen
The following officials will have
charge of the race: Referee ]. B.
Franklin, representative of the L. A
A. c. to P. A. A., will have supervision
and control of all the judges of the
course. Robert A. Rowan, president
of the L. A. A. c., will be starter Al
Treloar and De Witt c. Van Court
will be clerks of the course. The
judges will be, E. B. Wilson, Or.
Treen. T. G. Wynne, Charles Fox,
Frank e. Wolfe, Clark Jorgstorff,
Walla Wheeler. Robert Brain, M. A.
Copp, DR.. Griffith.
The following judges will preside at
the finish: Charles Eyton, secretary
L. A. A. c.; f. C. McCarver, Venice;
Joseph Morley, Los Angeles.
Les Henry Samuel Coulter and j. g.
Stafford will act as timers.
Any one desiring information re-
garding any particular Of the race can
obtain same by application to the fol-
lowing officials of the Southern Cali
fornia Marathon association at the
Los Angeles Athletic club: Chester
Lawrence, president; Dewitt c. van
Court, general manager and marshal;
w. F. Henderson. secretary.
Contestants in the New Years day
event are requested to be on hand at
the athletic club by S:45 a. m. at the
latest. The starting gun will be fired
promptly at $3.50. Arrangements have
been made to take suit cases contain
ing clothes of the runners to Venice
by automobile.
John Nest has secured the services
of a number Of automobiles and Will
have charge of transporting the judges
and other officials over the course.
Rules of Marathon
The following extract from the
Olympic Marathon rules may be of
service to competitors and their as
sistants as well as to officials: Ihe
councillors will be followed by an
equal number of officials.
"Any runner who impedes the prog
ress of any other competitor will be
disnua1ified as was arranged in re-
gard to other races. In the same way
any runner who shall have endeavored
to shorten the route by cutting across
or by using any other means of loco
motion will be disqualified.
1.-THE place of each runner is de-
termined by lot.
"Fach runner is entitled to be fol-
lowed by a person carrying refresh
ments. or one commissioned to render
him first medical assistance during the
course of the race. This person may
under no circumstances precede the
runner, and the latter is Immediately
disqualified should the follower have
| impeded the progress of competitor -"
The following is the completed list
of the competitors and the numbers
which have been assigned to each and
which will be worn by each on the
UH Nsm ne F.sp Number
William F. Durr unattached .................
R r. Pearson, unattached ..-.....,........... l
H r. Mensing, unattached .........'..''.'''
Theo r. Portman. Y. NJ. c. A. MINIMUM. D
Geo w Isaacs, L. A. A. c. .................
II. L. Rhodes, unattached ......''...'.'''''.'
Frank F. Rosenauer, Turner'S .................
j JOS x Korinew, Chicago ..................... ,
/ william Stanley San Francisco ..............lO
1 N D. vendor, unattached ............-.......ll
Paul Reinwald. unattached ....................l2
Ed DIETRICH. L. A. A. C. ....................lS
/ Geo b. Millerh Y. NJ. c. A. ..................li
Iri Sohrag Pasadena Y. NJ. c. A. ...........l5
U. s. Pentz, L. A. A. c. ........,.,....,.....l6
oliver Starr unattached ...........,..........'lI
TUn, IT Coe Y NJ c. A. .....................1 Is
/ Charles Boscha, L. A. A. c. .................19
/ D. b. Edwards, unattached ...-...............2o
George Arid unattached .......................2l
/ STi1ton T. white unattached ................. %
/ Frank Musante, Fruitand .....................2S
/ Henry II. Wheeler, Pomona ............s.....2l
r r. Swaar, unattached .......................25
TSranl BECKER unattached ....................2 6
H /. Becker, Coronado .......................27
Everett Davis unattached .....................2S
w Sherwood San Diego .,.....................29