Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
| sary that somebody catch them or they
will fall on the hard cement walk"

sary that somebody catch them or they
will fall on the hard cement walk"
Officers Are Selected
The mayor and the board of trustees
of the city of Ocean Park will be at
the finish line as the guests of the Los
Angeles Athletic club. The club will
be represented by its secretary, Charles
Eyton, who also will be one of the
time keepers and the referee at the
finishing. Assisting him will be Jim
Morley and Abbot Kinney. Chief of
Police Simpson of Venice said yester-
day that he would gladly cooperate
with the officials of the race in every
possible respect. A special detail OF
police will be on hand at the finish to
give the runners every possible protec
crowds away from the finish.
Referee Al Treloar will meet with
Clerk of Course Van Court during the
forenoon of Monday, September Z, and
arrange for the duties of the various
judges which have been chosen. Five
automobiles have been offered by
members for the use of the officials
of the course. The judges will be
Robert Brain, president of the West
ern Rubber and Supply company and
donor of the fifth prize, which consists
of a handsome thermos bottle in
leather case; Robert Marsh of the real
estate firm of Robert Marsh & Co.
and one of the directors of the Los
Angeles Athletic club; Jesse G. Rains
Of the real estate firm of Franklin &s
Rains; Charles ]. Fox son of Richard
X. Fox, proprietor of the Police Ga
zette and originator of the Mt. Wilson
climb Frank e. Wolfe, managing edi
tor of The Los Angeles Herald; Sam
uel Coulter, amateur champion light
weight boxer of Southern California
and q prominent member of the club;
Clifford Reuman, amateur champion
middleweight moXer of the Pacific
coast and a prominent member of the
club. These men will be under the
supervision of Referee AL Treloar. who
will instruct them to see that the rules
of the race are followed to the minut-
est particular and to report to him
personally any violation of these rules
by any of the participants or their
trainers.
Mayor Harper the Starter
Other officials will be Mayor A. G.
Harper, who will start the race.
Timekeepers at the start viii be as
sistant secretary of the club. w. F.
Henderson. Leslie Henry of the Dyas-
Cline sporting goods house and George
Damron of the Los Angeles Athletic
club. Immediately after race Is start
ed w. F. Henderson will board an
electric car and ride to eVnice, arriv-
ing there in due time to compare
watches with referee at the finish who
will be Charles Eyton.
On no account will any member or
others be allowed to ride in the of
ficiaI automobiles without showing
one of the official badges that will be
pronerlv distributed by the referee.
Chief of Police Kern Of Los An
syeles has signified his intention of de-
failing a squad of officers to assist
Mayor Harper during the start of the
race. Referee Al Treloar viii instruct
the various officials and drivers of the
automobiles to see that no runner is
shielded from the wind by an auto
mobile. IF a runner Is seen to be be-
hind an auto the driver of the car
should either ston and let the runner
pass or move ahead of the runner.
AS there may be a strong wind during
the race it would not be fair for one
runner to be protected and the others
unprotected.
Beware HALF Distance Men
There has been much debate among
the members as to the mode of run
ming each participant viii choose at
the start. While 1t may be possible
that one or two of the runners have
"doped out a system by which they
will run, it is not probable that any