Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
nY cHEsrER LAWRENoE

HIHE Abbot Kinney company of
Venice last night donated a spe-
\ ciai first prize for the winner of
the race to consist of q gold medal,
Abbot Kinney has long been regarded
as a sportsman of the first water, and
the fact that he has offered the prize
shows to what extent he wishes to
promote the race. Mr.. Kinney has said
many times before the race was started
that "The west lacked long distance
running races and the sporting calen-
dar of Southern California never would
pices of the Los Angeles Athletic club
or individual started the ball to roll
ing"
At a special meeting called yesterday
Of the officials who are in charge OF
the greatest endurance run that was
ever pulled off in Southern California
and which is to be held under the aus
pices Of the Los Angeles Athletic clue
1t was decided to once more change the
date of the race. At this meeting the
date of the race was set for Admission
day, September 8. 1t was further
agreed that this date would be final
and that there would be no more
changes. Although this same commit
tee had previously set the date for sun
day, August 80, there was some dis
sension among some OF the members
who were entered because they wouid
not be able TO run on Sunday. Rather
than have these runners drop out OF
the race it was deemed best to change
the date Of the event.
Postponement PIeases Many
The fact, too, that the race Is post
poned till Admission day, which is
legal holiday in Los Angeles, was re-
ceived as good news by many OF the
boys who were not entered in the race,
u ff,.@r
two weeks training. Those who al
ready were entered were glad of the
longer period in which to train.
Mayor Harper was last night notified
of the change in the date of the race.
He will act as the official starter. Rob
ert Rowan of the real estate firm Of
Robert Rowan & Co.. who is the presi-
dent of the club will act as one of the
officials of the course. Secretary
Charlie Eyton in all probability will
act as the official referee of the race,
while Leslie Henry, James Morley and
E. F. Henderson will act as timers.
Boxing Instructor Dewitt G. Van
Court will be the clerk of the course.
Cliff Reuman, Robert Brain, Samuel
Coulter and others will act as judges
and will ride in the official automo-
biles, four of which already have been
donated by members of the club.
Never before in the history of the
Los Angeles Athletic club was such
interest shown in any event as is be-
ing shown in the coming race. II Is
the one subject in the dressing rooms,
in the gymnasium, over the pool tables
and in the reading rooms.
Many Train for Event
without a doubt the event is worthy
of the notice of the whole sporting
fraternity of Southern California, mas
much as it is nearer to Marathon
race than ever was run in the west.
AS an endurance test it has never been
eeualed in Los Angeles and will tend
to bring before the vast crowds who
will gather at Venice and along the
course on the day of the race, bunch
of as finely trained athletes as ever
ran a race Many of the boys have
been training for the event for weeks.
The mere word training does not begin
to cover stunts they go through. Il
does not mean that they run mile
or so each day. Rather that they run
about five miles early in the morn
ing. Eat nothing but wholesome
foods, pass an hour in the gymnasium
every noon, another hour in the gym
nasium at night with dumb bells, chest
weights, parallel bars and wrestling
after which they do a few more miles
on the road, then indulge in shower
bath, a rub and eight hours sleep, and
repeat the vancouver tdch ddy. ~
has been rightly said that the train
ing for the race is almost as hard as
running the race itself. 1t is no SNAP
to don a pair of trunks and run five
miles each day and to do the trick re-
uuires lots of will power
Al glance over the entry list will
show the names of many of the fore
most amateur athletes in Southern
California. Many more members have
signifed their intentions of entering
the race and no doubt will do so be-
fore Saturday, September 5, on which
day the entry list will be closed.
Following are the names of members
who are entered in the race:
George Retzer ...,.............. mo. !!
Chester Lawrence ........-........s.N NO.
e. j. Derby ..................-.. NO
samuel Wood .....-..-.-........-.-. no.
Td Dietrich .................... No.
Jim Routzahn ..s.....s.- NO
nav Dunnigan ...................N No
n M Galley No.
Jay Welton .......-....-.' ....-. - no
H.. Hieyenman ....s...'.'-.'.....- NO. ~
Ioa Pensa No. Il
charles ]. Gehan ..............N No. L.
Tou Guernsey Observation-Disclosures. No. i
Sseor9e Damrou. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS No. i