Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-13
HERALD OFFERS
CUP FOR RACE
PRESENTS TROPHY FOR LONG
DISTANCE RUN
THEREBY BECOMES PERPETUAL
CHALLENGE EVENT
Los Angeles Athletic Club Cross
Country Contest for August 20
Attracts Large Number of
Advance Entries
BY CHESTER LAWRENCE


Enthusiasm reigned high at the Los
Angeles Athletic club yesterday when
it was announced that the Los Angeles
Herald would offer perpetual chal-
lenge cup to the winner Of the Los
Angeles to-Venice cross-country run,
which is to be held under the auspices
of the Los Angeles Athletic club the
morning of August 20. The cup VIII
become the property of the runner Wno
wins it three times. The races are 10
be sanctioned by the Amateur Athietlc
union of North America, and each
competitor for the cup must be reg
istered with the association. entry
blanks for registration in the A. A. Y.
may be obtained from Assistant Secre-
tarv Henderson of the club.
The Los Angeles Athletic club mas
donated a second prize for the runner
who crosses the line second. There
now are twelve entries for the event,
and promises are had of many more
before the week is ended. About TWEEN
ty of the boys went into training last
night, and until the day of the race II
will be persistent work for the fleet
legged ones. About fifty of the boys
will walk to Venice the day of the
race, while others will go the night be"
fore, to be in at the finish when the
boys reach the seashore town. Many
automobile parties already have been
made up among the members, many Oh
whom will be appointed to act as Off
Gals of the course. Any runner VINO
receives succor in any way from those
not entered in the race will be disqual-
flied, as will those who veer from the
course. De Witt C. Van Court will see
that the different turns that the run
ners will be obliged to make either are
marked with directions or will have
man stationed to direct the runners.
The distance from the club house at
534k South Spring street, where the
race will start, to the annex at Venice
is sixteen miles. The runners will be
started at o'clock Saturday morning,
August 20. The course then will be to
Sixth street; up Sixth street to Ftgue-
roa street; down Figueroa to Sixteenth
street, thence along Sixteenth street to
Vermont avenue. Here the runners
will turn three blocks to the left to
Washington street and continue down
Washington street to Venice. When
the runners arrive at the outskirts OF
Venice Van Court will have man sta
toned there to direct the runners which
road to take into the city, as there is
crossroad, and it is necessary that all
the runners should enter the city by
the same road. The race will termin-
ate at the entrance to the annex OF the
Los Angeles Athletic club at Venice.
The people at Venice already are en-
Unused over the news OF the race, ana
from present indications will turn out
in force to witness the finish of what
may turn out to be record-breaking
run without doubt the runners will
have to be in the best physical condi-
ton, as the strain will be a hard one
and entirely one of endurance. Some of
the runners may make the mistake of
the novice by starting out at sprint
1t will be an even wager of 10 to 1, with
the 10 on the negative side, that he
does not finish the race. The only time
where sprinting will be essential will
be on the last mile, or even half mile,
if the runner has the reserve that he
should have.
without doubt the runners who, even
at this early stage, are entered for the
event are a representation that South
ern California contains in the line of
athletes, and the race they put up
should make things interesting for the
thousands of people who will gather
along the course to witness the crown
ing event of the year in the line OF
sports. Among the members who en-
tered the race yesterday were: Ray
Dunnigan, Of handball fame; r. j. Lee
Lande, captain of the Junior four-oar
crew; Cliff Reuman, amateur middle
weight boxer of Southern California;
e. J. Derby, who rowed in last years
four-oar crew; Pat Swaine, Art How
ard, Jay Welton, of the clubs baseball
team.
The total list of entries to date and
the numbers they will bear during the
race are as follows: